🌱 Juneteenth Celebrations + Alleged Anti-Cityhood Data

Buckhead GA

17 June, 2022

8:16 PM

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Welcome back, Buckhead. I'm here in your inbox today to tell you everything you need to know about what's going on in town. First, today's weather: Sunshine; breezy in the p.m. High: 91 Low: 66. Here are the top three stories in Buckhead today: Storage Post, a real estate company focused on self-storage, has moved to One Buckhead Plaza. This space has been leased for 13 years, so Storage Post will be a consistent neighbor to the restaurants, fitness center, and green space that currently call One Buckhead Plaza home. (Connect CRE)Although a Buckhead cityhood opposition group claims recent polls show voters in their favor, the group has refused to release the raw data. The poll with Committee for a United Atlanta had a purported 380 respondents, which the pro-cityhood group Buckhead City Committee argues is too small of a sample even if the data is factual. (SaportaReport)The Atlanta History Center is hosting a Juneteenth "Jubilee on the Lawn" this Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event will incorporate both Black history and the future in Atlanta, as well as music, food, and games. Registration is recommended for this free event. (Reporter Newspapers) Help us make this newsletter better! We've been getting so much positive feedback about the Buckhead Daily that we're starting to get a big head. Want to bring us back down to earth with some constructive feedback? If so, take our simple — and quick! — reader survey. Your feedback will help us make sure we're covering the kind of local news, events and scuttlebutt you really care about. And it will help us toward our goal of being an indispensable local resource and the last email you'd ever unsubscribe from. We'd be so appreciative of your feedback that, if you take the survey, we'll enter your email address in a drawing for a small mountain of Patch swag. You know you want that tote bag — so click the link and give it to us straight. Thank you! Take the Survey 👉 Today in Buckhead: Experience Brunch at Phipps Plaza (10:00 AM) Brunch at Lenox Square (10:00 AM) Summer Pleasures Art Exhibit at Thomas Deans Fine Art (11:00 AM) From my notebook: If you've been loving Calum Scott's new album 'Bridges,' you'll want to snag tickets for his show at Buckhead Theater on Aug. 16. (Broadway World)Propel ATL is looking for 100 people on wheels to participate in the Juneteenth parade this Saturday. Sign up here to ride, cycle, wheel, or skate! (Propel ATL via Instagram) Atlanta will be the proud host of the 2026 FIFA World Cup! Atlanta has already hosted both the Olympics and the Superbowl. (City of Atlanta Government via Facebook) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Events: Hear Us Roar! (June 18) Hire A Pro To Clean Up The Yard For Dad (June 19) Wellness Together Walk-Along At Cumberland Mall (June 21) Bytes & Brews (2022 Series) (June 24) Add your event Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday. I'll see you around! — Carla Varner