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WOW: Jayden Williams, a 22-year-old recent graduate of Clark Atlanta University, just defeated the incumbent Mayor of Stockbridge, Ga., a southeastern Atlanta suburb of nearly 30,000 reisdents, to become the city's youngest-ever mayor! www.fox5atlanta.com/election/geo...

All of DeKalb County has reported in. Malhotra took the county by 5,024 votes. Marci Collier Overstreet leads by 7,831 in Fulton County, with 50/180 precincts partially reported.

At City Council President candidate Rohit Malhotra’s election night party, Malhotra called the results “neck and neck” around 11:30 p.m.

Inbox— next cover of the New Yorker: “Mayor Mamdani,” by Edel Rodriguez

50k more votes to go, and Overstreet and Rohit are tied, after Overstreet had the earlier advantage.

I was at Manuel’s Tavern tonight and when Mamdani was announced as the winner the people erupted like it was game 7 of the World Series when this was announced

WHOA. Via @decisiondeskhq.bsky.social, it looks like Democrats just flipped BOTH *statewide* Public Service Commissioner seats in Georgia. That seems...significant.

Incumbent Andre Dickens wins his reelection for Atlanta’s mayor. He said tackling income inequality and building another 10,000 affordable housing units are top priorities for his second term. atlanta.capitalbnews.org/atlanta-mayo...

We’ll be live in one hour (at 7:00 p.m.) with our Election Day livestream! www.youtube.com/live/pwP9UIk...

Decision Desk has called the Georgia PSC race for the Democratic candidates. The polls have been closed for 45 minutes. That's a drubbing.

Georgia: Here's the result link for today's statewide special election for the Public Service Commission, as well as most local races.

If you take MARTA to your Halloween festivities tonight, you have atlyimby to thank for sending an email to MARTA’s CEO asking them not to single track on Halloween 😅 www.instagram.com/reel/DQcetva...

INBOX: Atlanta-based Southern Co., the parent of Georgia Power, saw profits climb 11.5% in the third quarter compared to the same period last year, the utility and energy conglomerate announced Thursday. Election Day for two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission is this upcoming Tuesday.

Wow: @ajc.com's Lautaro Grinspan reports that in just one week in October, ICE spent nearly $950,000 on ads in Atlanta — more spending than in any other U.S. city. That amount would've been enough to provide SNAP benefits for over 20,000 Atlantans every month.

MARTA unveils a new bus wrap to celebrate to the 25th anniversary of OutKast’s album “Stankonia”

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Atlanta City Council meeting Oct. 6, 2025, live thread.

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How would @marisapk.bsky.social fix Atlanta? Clean water is not simply a human right. It's a public good that we must provide and maintain as we continue to design our city for inclusivity. ATL is thirsty. Let's bring back water fountains. how-id-fix-atlanta.ghost.io/how-marisa-p...

Add Clark Atlanta... and out of precaution, Spelman is also doing a shelter im place. #HBCUs

MARTA’s NextGen Bus Network Redesign will no longer go into effect in 2025, according to Atlanta News First. www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/09/09/a...

BREAKING: The @ajc.com on Thursday said it plans to end its printed edition at the end of this year, accelerating its digital transformation amid a rapidly evolving media landscape. The final print edition will appear Dec. 31, a Wednesday. www.ajc.com/business/202...

Massive walkout underway at CDC. RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.

Yikes!!

MARTA is posting copaganda:(

First time seeing a passenger workout while riding MARTA. Someone is using resistance bands on the train. Taking transit allows people to do ANYTHING else other than driving.

I am not kidding when I say I would die for a MARTA bus driver

It’s still hilarious to me that MARTA special weekend schedules means they’re running heavy rail metro trains less frequently than my local bus lines

BREAKING: The marta board is appointing its Chief Legal Counsel, Jonathan Hunt as interim GM and CEO, effective immediately

MARTA’s board picked an interim CEO, and a committee that will advise him, after a month-long process that apparently included four secret search committee meetings: www.ajc.com/news/2025/08...

My new bus system is integrated with the Transit app and it’s fantastic. I wish MARTA would do that! I know MARTA is developing a new app though

I was like “omg so cute, this bench has starfish on it” and then I realized it’s sneaky anti-homeless architecture :(

BREAKING: Four drive belts were discovered “missing” from the motors on a MARTA escalator that malfunctioned and left 21 people inside the Vine City station with injuries, according to a report from the state agency that oversees escalator and elevator safety. (h/t @saraegregory.bsky.social)

Bummer — the art market I profiled in this week’s issue is canceled due to rain. ☔️

nothing like the marta train pulling into the station right as the bus you’re connecting to leaves :)

The match4gaza donations mentioned in the recent newsletter have been met, but you can continue supporting The Sameer Project’s South Gaza fund here: chuffed.org/project/1132...

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in case you missed it: I’m moving to California but will be continuing the newsletter remotely!! I love Atlanta too much to abandon this project and I’m moving for personal/financial/family reasons (but also after 10 years a break from Atlanta will be kinda nice)

Beyond the BeltLine: Meet Kevin Randolph, Atlanta’s Beloved Singing Hypeman theatlantavoice.com/beltline-kev...

New issue out today! -Info and photos on GVG's art market this weekend 🎨 -See what you can find at the MARTA Market 🥬 -Some personal news 👀 trackingatlanta.ghost.io/summer-marke...

Rodney Taylor, who was detained by Ice in Georgia, was put in solitary confinement after complaining about flooding in his cell that he said was potentially dangerous for his electronic prosthetic legs.

New issue out today! -Info and photos on GVG's art market this weekend 🎨 -See what you can find at the MARTA Market 🥬 -Some personal news 👀 trackingatlanta.ghost.io/summer-marke...

for those of you who were wondering “wait, wasn’t this a newsletter and not just a bluesky account,” I have something for you this week. I know I say this like every few months but I promise this time

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