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Greetings Atlanta! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Atlanta's $160M Beltline-to-Botanical Garden link means for you
  • How Atlanta adopters can help save dozens of at-risk shelter dogs
  • Why a national equity award was just handed out in Atlanta

Also on today's calendar: Mornings at the Zoo and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the Buffalo say when his son left? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 92 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 89, low: 69.
  • Tuesday: Periods of sun, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Atlanta Botanical Garden plans $160M Beltline expansion, direct access by 2028 (atlantanewsfirst.com) — Atlanta residents will soon get direct Beltline access to the Atlanta Botanical Garden through a $160 million expansion planned along Piedmont Avenue and the Northeast Corridor, targeted for completion by 2028. The project adds a Beltline plaza with free programming, a new visitor center with bike parking, and more immersive garden space, which frequent Beltline users say will enhance walkable, environmentally conscious public space in the city.
   

• 18 dogs saved from euthanasia at DeKalb County shelter; dozens still at risk (atlantanewsfirst.com) — Atlanta-area animal advocates saved 18 DeKalb County dogs from imminent euthanasia, but 72 dogs in DeKalb and Fulton shelters are still at risk as facilities remain packed. LifeLine Animal Project is urgently calling on Atlanta residents to adopt or foster, noting many surrendered dogs are well-behaved pets whose owners struggled financially. Free dog adoptions are offered every Tuesday.
   

• ACCA Presents Parren J. Mitchell Crusader Award to Rodney K. Strong (geneonline.com) — Atlanta just hosted a major milestone for the American Contract Compliance Association, where attorney Rodney K. Strong received the Parren J. Mitchell Crusader Award. The honor recognized his long-term work expanding fair access to government and private-sector contracts, highlighting Atlanta's role in national conversations about equitable procurement and economic opportunity.
   

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  • Meet LifeLine Animal Project's Pets of the Week —Timyka Artist Read on Patch
  • We found this little guy wondering the street he is a male im not sure the breed but if your missing your baby please reach out to me I have him in my home I will also take him to be scanned before contacting animal control found @640 Oak Vista Ct
    Lawrenceville Ga 30044 I have also posted him on lost and found pets of Gwinnett and the neighbors app Update : His owners were found his name is… (Nextdoor Washington Square)
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🗞 Nearby News

East Point

  • GLAAD's 2026 HIV Stigma Report Inspires Intergenerational Conversation Down South (poz.com)
  • Class Dismissed! Celebs Who Went To The Same High School & Will Leave You SHOOK (theshaderoom.com)
  • Kupcakerie Planning Two Openings This Year (whatnow.com)

Hapeville

Decatur

  • New Decatur High School program puts students on a path to real estate careers (saportareport.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bison! (Thank you Judy M. for sending it in!)
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