🚧 Beltline buys Buckhead lounge

Finally Friday 

Nov. 8 — The Atlanta Beltline has purchased the controversial Elleven45 nightclub – shuttered as a public nuisance after two people were fatally shot – with plans to build a key segment of the Northwest Trail there.

☁️ Cloudy and 80° today. Expect a cloudy weekend with temps in the upper 60s to lower 70s, with a chance of rain on Sunday.

💊 The City of Brookhaven plans to acquire a small parcel at 2080 North Druid Hills Road to improve public transit infrastructure along the “Pill Hill” medical corridor.

🚧 Also in Brookhaven, the continuation of GDOT’s massive project at North Druid Hills Road and I-85 is bringing land closures to the throughway until Nov.10.

🏡 Housing experts are recommending changes in zoning and regulations in the Dunwoody Perimeter area to supply missing middle housing.

⚕️Healthbeat has a feature on Atlanta public health advocates’ concerns about what Donald Trump’s return to the White House may bring.

🎖️ The Georgia Veterans Day Parade will begin at 11 a.m. tomorrow on Peachtree Street near the High Museum. An observance is also planned for 9:30 a.m. at the Alliance Theatre.

✨ Sparkle Sandy Springs returns on Dec. 8, and those interested in participating in the parade have until Nov. 10 to secure a spot. Send an email to receive float requirements and more information.

ELSEWHERE

🇳🇱 At least 62 people were arrested and five hospitalized in Amsterdam after violence targeting Israeli soccer fans attending a match between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Ajax. Dutch and Israeli leaders condemned the antisemitic violence.

➡ Three people have been charged in Argentina for crimes related to the death of former One Direction member Liam Payne.

💰 The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter point.

➳ President-elect Donald Trump appointed his co-campaign chair Susie Wiles as his chief of staff, the first woman to ever hold the position.

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

• November food roundup
• Film Review: ‘Heretic’
• The Sports Section
AND
• Top Stories of the Week 

Have a good weekend,
Collin & Sammie

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1. 15 food and drink events to attend around Atlanta in November

🥂 November is a big month for food events around the city!

This month, we’re celebrating anniversaries, going to cocktail classes, and checking out new cool pop-ups around the city. Whether you’re looking for a five-course meal or a Christmas bar, we’ve got you covered.

💥 Check out the full list of things to do in November here.

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2. In ‘Heretic,’ Hugh Grant plays God

WEEKLY FILM REVIEW | BY SAMMIE PURCELL

⛪ Before Sisters Barnes and Paxton begin a long day of missionary work for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, they kick off the morning with a conversation about condoms. 

Well, really it’s about marketing. As “Heretic” – the new horror film from Scott Beck and Bryan Woods – begins, Sister Paxton (Chloe East) is telling Sister Barnes (Sophie Thatcher) that she heard that Magnum condoms are “basically the same size as regular condoms.” The whole thing is just a marketing ploy to make average-sized men feel better about themselves for buying something with “magnum” in the name. 

It’s a very funny way to open a movie where the plot relies heavily on missionary work – boy, the things people will believe just because they’re told they should! But “Heretic,” while billed as a religious horror film, is less about the religion of it all than you might think. Conversations about faith and belief are peppered throughout the film, but at the end of the day, Beck and Woods (who also co-wrote the film together) seem more interested in the hubris that leads to religion’s creation rather than religion itself. 

🥧 Check out Sammie’s full review here.

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3. Atlanta United needs another upset, ‘BirdLady’ arrested

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⚽ Atlanta United enters a winner-take-all Game 3 against Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on Saturday at 8 p.m. (Apple TV+; 92.9 FM).

🏈 Falcons superfan Carolyn Freeman, who calls herself “BirdLady” was arrested at the Falcons-Cowboys game Sunday. Freeman is charged with felony theft by deception after Freeman was allegedly paid $14,000 to host a Chiefs tailgate earlier this year.

🏈 The Falcons face their division-rival Saints in New Orleans on Sunday at 1 p.m. (FOX; 92.9 FM).

🏈  Here are tomorrow’s local college games:

• No. 2 Georgia plays at No. 16 Ole Miss at 3:30 p.m. (ABC; 95.5 FM).
• Georgia Tech hosts No. 4 Miami at noon (ESPN; 93.7 FM).
• Morehouse College and Clark Atlanta face off at Clark Atlanta’s Harvey Stadium at 1 p.m.
• West Georgia hosts Tarleton State at 2 p.m. (ESPN+).
• Mercer plays at VMI at 1:30 p.m. (ESPN+).
• Georgia State plays at James Madison University at 3:30 p.m. (ESPN+).
• Kennesaw State plays at UTEP at 4 p.m. (ESPN+).
• Georgia Southern is off this week.

🏀 The Hawks host the Bulls tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. (FanDuel Sports Network; 92.9 FM).

🏐 The GHSA Volleyball State Championships were held Nov. 2 and Nov. 4 at Lake Point Sports Complex in Emerson. The winning schools were:

• Alpharetta – 6A (Second straight title)
• Pope – 5A
• Pace Academy – 4A (Eighth straight title)
• Jefferson – 3A
• Morgan County – 2A
• Elite Scholars – A
• Hebron Christian – Private

🏃The GHSA State Cross Country Championships will be held today and tomorrow at Carrollton High School.

🏈 The “Score Atlanta High School Football Bracket Show” is on the Peachtree Sports Network tonight at 8 p.m. The show will feature the latest news and updates on playoff brackets from across GHSA football.

🏎️ NASCAR’s championship finale race begins at Phoenix Raceway on Sun., Nov. 10 at 3 p.m. (NBC). After a controversial penultimate race at Martinsville Speedway, Joey Logano, Tyler Reddick, Ryan Blaney, and William Byron each have a shot at the title. 

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4. Top Stories of the Week

A look back at this week’s most-read stories from our website. Follow @RoughDraftATL on Instagram for regular updates.

① 2024 Election Day Updates

② Home Depot co-founder, philanthropist Bernie Marcus dies at 95

③ Asbury Automotive moving headquarters to Sandy Springs

④ Manuel’s Tavern: Atlanta’s unofficial hub for election night (pictured) 

⑤ Sandy Springs resident Bob Lederman has been a day-one regular at McDaniel’s Q&2

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