🏠 Affordable housing milestone

Tuesday topics Sep This week we ve got stories on The City of Atlanta reaching an affordable housing milestone with a new senior growth in East Lake a review of City Springs Theatre Company s The Producers and the reopening of a beloved gift shop in Buckhead First a insufficient headlines A groundbreaking ceremony for the new billion Rivian EV plant which will sit on acres along I- east of Atlanta and create new jobs was held currently The Atlanta City Council appointed disability advocate Carden Wyckoff to fill Amir Farokhi s unexpired term representing District The council also approved a million agreement with PATH for the Peachtree Creek Greenway project Early voting is underway in the runoff electoral process for State Senate District Democrat Debra Shigley and Republican Jason Dickerson are running to replace Republican Brandon Beach Along with lane closures along th and Piedmont in Midtown for sewer repairs a major repaving project has kicked off west of Downtown on Perry Boulevard and West Marietta Street Allow extra time for your journeys Historic Oakland Cemetery reports that of the niches planned for its new columbarium for cremated remains have already been sold Here s what s in in the current era s newsletter Affordable senior housing Theatre Review The Producers AND Swoozie s reopens Enjoy Photo by Amanda Andrews Atlanta reaches affordable home milestone with senior housing redevelopment Atlanta housing leaders have cut the ribbon on a new senior housing redevelopment in East Lake The project marks a major milestone on the road to Mayor Andre Dickens goal of creating or preserving units of affordable housing by Dickens disclosed the renovation of the Legacy at East Lake apartments places the city at units of affordable housing All units in the complex will be made affordable for seniors and at different levels based on area median income Atlanta Housing CEO Terri Lee reported their goal is to welcome people who have been priced out back into the population Read the full story here Teach your old fur new tricks SPONSORED BY RESTYLE YOUR FUR Do you have a sentimental fur stole jacket or coat hanging in your closet collecting dust and not being worn Let Restyle Your Fur perform an unforgettable trans-fur-mation Restyle Your Fur is a division of Labelle Furs an Orlando th generation family business since and one of the scarce premier furriers in the US Come visit our event at Magnolia Moon in Alpharetta City Center on Wednesday Sept and Thursday Sept from a m to p m during our recycle fur and mink restyling event Learn more here Photo by Ben Rose Photography City Springs production of The Producers is a zany delight Rough Draft theatre critic Manning Harris says City Springs Theatre Company s production of The Producers which continues through Sept is a zany delight City Springs is presenting a show with a cast orchestra and crew that is well-nigh flawless You ll see a production that Mel Brooks himself would applaud vigorously Harris writes Read his full review here Photo via Swoozie s Instagram Swoozie s reopens in Buckhead Gift party and stationery shop Swoozie s has reopened its original location in Buckhead and will celebrate with a five-day grand opening event beginning Sept The regional chain which once had more than locations was reduced to just the one location at Roswell Road after the owners filed for bankruptcy The store closed in February Now just a sparse months later the family that founded Swoozie s nearly years ago is back in control and quietly reopened the store earlier this summer More on this story here Explore more of our newsletters Did you know Silver Streak has other newsletters that go deeper into what s happening across metro Atlanta Stacks Our newest newsletter covering Atlanta s literary scene author profiles book reviews and more comes out the second Sunday of each month Sketchbook All about Atlanta s art scene Artist profiles art openings museum events Wednesdays Side Dish News about the food scene Beyond just openings and closings Side Dish includes recipes and a regular feature on pop-ups Thursdays Scene The only newsletter focused on the movie world Reviews interviews podcasts Fridays All of our newsletters are free you can unsubscribe at any time and we never sell your details Subscribe here In the current era s Silver Streak was edited by Julie E Bloemeke The post Affordable housing milestone appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta