🏆 New Michelin stars

Tuesday stars

Oct. 29 — Our team was at last night’s 2024 Michelin Guide event at the Georgia World Congress Center. Scroll down to see which restaurants earned honors, and let Beth know what you think.

☀️ Sunny with a high of 76°. It hasn’t rained since Sept. 29, and none is in the forecast.

ELECTION 2024

🗣️ Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump labeled his Democratic opponent, Kamala Harris, a “fascist” and promised the “largest deportation in history” of illegal immigrants during a rally Monday night at Georgia Tech.

🗳 Early voting has become the method of choice for many Georgians with the state putting up record-shattering numbers. Take a closer look here. 

📬 If you’re voting by absentee ballot, the U.S. Postal Service says mail-in ballots should be sent today to ensure delivery by Election Day. Drop box locations are also available, but consult your county’s elections website.

🔥 Ballot boxes in Oregon and Washington were set on fire on Monday. It’s unclear if the incidents were related. 

LOCAL NEWS

🎤 Pop star Billie Eilish is set to speak at the OVERHEATED climate conference on Nov. 3 at State Farm Arena.

📷 A 30-acre property in Buckhead formerly owned by the late, noted photographer Lucinda Bunnen, will be transformed into a park. 

🎨 The Upton, a new apartment complex in the Chosewood Park neighborhood, is seeking proposals from artists for a new residency program. 

🏞️ Tucker city officials and community leaders had a groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 25 at the city’s newest park, Tucker Town Green. 

ELSEWHERE

⚾ Another Freddie Freeman home run propelled the Dodgers over the Yankees in Game 3 of the World Series last night. Los Angeles has a 3-0 lead heading into Game 4 tonight at 8:08 p.m. (FOX). 

🍔 McDonald’s said it will resume selling Quarter Pounders this week after ruling out beef patties as the source of an E. coli outbreak that sickened 75 people across 13 states.

🕖 Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:

• Michelin’s new stars
• Marie Cisco
• Around the State: GPB
AND
• Volunteer Opportunities

Have a good day,
Collin & Sammie 

🎁 We’re addressing the effects of Jew-hate on our community. Join Jewish Family & Career Services for a conversation featuring Jonah Platt, actor, artist, and advocate; with Nadia Bilchik, TV personality and author; at Community of Giving on Dec. 3. Learn more here. SPONSOR MESSAGE

1. 2024 Michelin Guide: Which restaurants earned stars and Bib Gourmands

⭐ The 2024 Michelin Guide to Atlanta is now official. Of the 57 restaurants recognized in this year’s guide, nine were awarded one star, up from five last year. 

Retained one star

• Atlas
• Bacchanalia
• Hayakawa
• Lazy Betty
• Mujo

New one-star winners

• O by Brush
• Omakase Table
• Spring 
• Staplehouse

Restaurants like Whoopsie’s and Superica were named new Bib Gourmands, for “offering incredibly delectable food coupled with affordable pricing.” Nolan Wynn of Banshee was recognized as the Atlanta Young Chef Award Winner. 

📍 Michelin also expanded the guide in 2024 to feature Metro Atlanta restaurants outside the perimeter, including Table & Main in Roswell and Masterpiece in Duluth.

🛞 This year marks the city’s second dining guide from the French tire company, which awards coveted stars, Bib Gourmands, and other distinctions to restaurants in cities worldwide. The inaugural 2023 guide to Atlanta centered its selections on restaurants inside the perimeter.

🍴 See Beth McKibben’s full report and the list of honorees.

🎶 Works of passion, mystery, and wonder fill Symphony Hall this month! Nov. 7, 9 & 10, Music Director Nathalie Stutzmann welcomes a marvelous lineup of soloists to join the Atlanta Symphony Chorus as they present a night of Mozart masterpieces — his mysterious, otherworldly Mass in C Minor and delightfully tuneful Symphony No. 40.

📅 Nov. 14 & 16, Stutzmann conducts Bruckner’s Romantic Fourth Symphony — a piece that conjures the mystic wonders of a forest primeval and explodes in a blaze of sunshine. Also, Principal Flutist Christina Smith performs C.P.E. Bach’s spirited Flute Concerto in D Minor.

📅 Nov. 21 & 23, ASO performs Haydn’s “Miracle” Symphony with surprising and catchy tunes. Mozart’s brilliant and joyous Violin Concerto No. 3 is performed by rising star violinist Geneva Lewis, followed by Walton’s First Symphony. 

➡️ Details at aso.org.

2. Marie Cisco talks new role at Alliance Theatre

🎭 Marie Cisco is ready to discover what Atlanta artists are hungry for.

As the new BOLD Associate Artistic Director for the Alliance Theatre, the film and theater producer will work alongside the theater’s artistic directors and manage Alliance programs such as the Reiser Atlanta Artists Lab. She will also help oversee the development of local talent through the Alliance’s Spelman Leadership Fellowship and the Kenny Leon Associate Director programs.

Cisco is an Atlanta native and has worked in numerous spaces in both film, television, and theater. Her past experience includes The National Black Theatre, The Public Theater, Lee Daniels Entertainment, and Stardust Films by Common.

✍️ You can read Sammie Purcell’s interview with Cisco here.

3. At 64, she was too young for a pneumonia vaccination. The CDC has changed that.

💉 When Karyne Jones was diagnosed with pneumonia, she was 64 – ineligible for a pneumococcal vaccination because she was too young.

Jones knows how important vaccinations are to public health, especially in communities of color and among people without health insurance or access to providers, because she serves as executive director of the National Caucus and Center on Black Aging.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is now recommending people over 50 receive a vaccine against pneumonia.

➡ Read more in this story from GPB. 

📽️ Peachtree Battle Estate Sales is hosting an unprecedented Hollywood props liquidation sale TOMORROW through Nov. 3. Explore thousands of authentic items in a massive 150,000-square-foot space. Don’t miss this chance to bring home a piece of cinema! Get more info here. SPONSOR MESSAGE

4. Volunteer Opportunities
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HANDS ON ATLANTA

🍞 Higher Calling Foundation, Inc. is seeking volunteers to help with distribution at its food bank in Decatur on Wednesday afternoon. 

🗑️ The City of Atlanta needs volunteers for Operation Clean Sweep on Central Avenue – from Decatur to Dodd – on Friday morning. Expect to help with collecting litter and debris.  

🧒 Kate’s Club (pictured) is looking for volunteers on Sunday morning. You will be paired up with a Buddy Volunteer to help support children and young adults after the death of a loved one. A background check is required.

📧 Today’s newsletter was edited by Julie E. Bloemeke.