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Big budget TuesdayJune The Atlanta City Council passed a billion budget during Monday s meeting with a focus on essential services and investments in residents safety affordable housing and infrastructure Sunny and the present day Watch your mailbox or bank account The Georgia Department of Revenue will begin issuing one-time state income tax refunds this week State Sen John Kennedy has joined the growing field of GOP candidates declaring their candidacy for lieutenant governor The Chamblee Police Department has made an arrest in the murder of a man outside the St Vincent de Paul charity on Friday Georgia Power s plan to patronage a surge in content centers with fossil fuels is under scrutiny by the state s Constituents Operation Commission The installation of solar panels at the Dorothy C Benson Senior Center and other Fulton County facilities will save taxpayers an estimated million over the next years The Center for Puppetry Arts disclosed that it is lowering children s ticket prices beginning this month due to rising costs for families Just weeks after closing its original Virginia-Highland location Taco Mac abruptly shuttered its Midtown restaurant on Monday Our food mavens Beth McKibben and Sarra Sedghi look back at their favorite dishes from local restaurants in May ELSEWHERE The suspect arrested for an antisemitic-fueled terrorist attack that injured eight in Boulder CO on Sunday has been charged with a federal hate crime and counts of attempted murder Here s what s in in the modern day s newsletter Poetry from the pandemic Atlanta real estate shift Good Trouble GalaAND Volunteer Opportunities Get ready ATL Render Fest brings the ultimate Caribbean concert experience on June with Dancehall soca reggae with Elephant Man Alison Hinds more Get tickets here don t miss it SPONSOR MESSAGEPhoto by Collin Kelley Franklin Abbott s new poetry collection born from COVID lockdown Decatur resident Franklin Abbott has been a guiding presence in LGBTQ activism in Atlanta for more than years Abbott was evolving in Civil Rights and anti-war protests before joining the nascent gay rights movement in the early s He is the author of two books of poetry Mortal Love Selected Poems - and Pink Zinnia and also edited three noted anthologies on men and gender including Boyhood Growing up Male Abbott s new book My Ordinary Life was born from his experiences during the COVID- lockdown which forced him to take stock of his life The book will be published by RFD Press on June Learn more about Abbott s new book here MORE BOOK NEWS Author Martin Padgett will discuss his new nonfiction book The Countless Passions of Michael Hardwick Sex and the Supreme Court in the Age of AIDS at St Mark United Methodist Church in Midtown tonight at p m hosted by A Cappella Books Don t miss Movies on the Town this summer SPONSORED BY TOWN BROOKHAVEN Town Brookhaven kicks off Movies on the Town an annual summer movie series on June Gather on the green space for this family-friendly activity to be held on Thursdays at dusk in June and July excluding July Bring a blanket or chair and order dinner from one of our restaurants to enjoy on the green space The movies are perfect for family nights date nights girls nights or nights out with a limited friends Look for a special DIY craft station and character meet on June Free popcorn courtesy of LOOK Dine-In Cinema Visit our merchants before the movies too Learn more here Photo courtesy of The Quigley Group of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby s International Realty Atlanta-area residential real estate area sees shift in buyer priorities While residential real estate professionals are seeing a shift in the Atlanta area arena with the type of buyers and their lifestyle priorities they remain optimistic about the forecast for the remainder of Reporter Cathy Cobbs interviewed multiple Metro area real estate agents who spoke about the different trends they see in what home buyers are looking for From more inventory to a rise in empty nesters to a fall in home sales there s plenty of news to dissect Learn more about the state of the real estate region here The Good Trouble Gala comes home to Atlanta This year s Good Trouble Gala on May marked a homecoming for the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation and the legacy of the late U S Rep John Lewis Held in Atlanta for the first time the event honored a new generation of leaders continuing the work of Lewis and his wife Lillian Miles Lewis through civic engagement mentoring and of syllabus good trouble GPB s Pamela Kirkland sat down with Detria Austin Everson president and CEO of the John and Lillian Miles Lewis Foundation to talk about the foundation s mission and what it meant to bring the gala back to the city that shaped Lewis life and legacy Read more in this story from GPB Get ready ATL Render Fest brings the ultimate Caribbean concert experience on June with Dancehall soca reggae with Elephant Man Alison Hinds more Get tickets here don t miss it SPONSOR MESSAGEPhoto by New Life Area Alliance Volunteer OpportunitiesIN PARTNERSHIP WITH HANDS ON ATLANTA The City of Atlanta is seeking supporters for Operation Clean Sweep to assist with cleaning Bolton Road NW on Thursday morning Expect to remove litter and debris Power Atlanta demands supporters with a basic understanding of Microsoft to facilitate Microsoft on Friday evening Helpers will teach individuals how to effectively utilize Microsoft and prepare for digital workspaces New Life Locality Alliance pictured is looking for Praise Salon contributors on Saturday morning Roles include serving as stylists washing assistants braiders and receptionists Get ready ATL Render Fest brings the ultimate Caribbean concert experience on June with Dancehall soca reggae with Elephant Man Alison Hinds more Get tickets here don t miss it SPONSOR MESSAGE Don t miss News Word Atlanta our new daily word meeting Presented by Oglethorpe University Atlanta s premier undergraduate learning experience Connect with us on Bluesky The post Budgets books buyers appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta