⚒️ Happy Labor Day

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Hi, September!

Sept. 1 — We’ve got music and food headlines for you this Labor Day holiday morning. Financial institutions, the post office, schools, and banks are closed today.

Mostly sunny with a high of 80° today.

The jackpot in tonight’s Powerball drawing is now an estimated $1.1 billion after nobody won Saturday night.

A Sandy Springs City Council candidate was arrested Saturday on suspicion of driving under the influence. The Brookhaven City Council approved funding for the North Druid Hills multi-use path at its first meeting held at the new City Centre complex.
The Westside Future Fund awarded a total of $100,000 to five schools in the Booker T. Washington High School cluster.

Atlanta United ended their 11-game winless streak with a 1-0 victory over Nashville SC on Saturday, picking up the team’s first away win of the season.

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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani was hospitalized with a fractured vertebra after his car was rear-ended at high speed on a New Hampshire highway.

The Tennessee sheriff who inspired the film “Walking Tall” has now been implicated in his wife’s murder more than 50 years later.

Taylor Fritz is the only American man remaining at the US Open. Coco Gauff is one of three American women still alive as play continues today. No. 3 Gauff plays No. 23 Naomi Osaka at 1:30 p.m.

Here’s what’s in today’s newsletter:

• WRFG’s Blues Barbecue
• Captain B’s Fish Camp
• Culinary honor for Tucker grad
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• Global Headlines

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1. WRFG marks anniversary with Labor Day Blues BBQ

Local independent radio station WRFG 89.3 will host its 40th annual Labor Day Blues Barbecue today at Park Tavern in Piedmont Park.

WRFG, which is also celebrating its 52nd year on the airwaves, is marking these milestones with performances by John Németh, Jontavious Willis, Blue Velvet Atlanta, and headliner Selwyn Birchwood.

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2. Captain B’s Fish Camp residency at Ticonderoga Club

You may have noticed something different about the menu at Ticonderoga Club on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings. There are two options: one for the main dining room and bar, and another for the Club’s indoor patio, known as “The Pineapple Room.”

For regulars to the Club, the return of Captain B’s Fish Camp as a sort of restaurant-within-a-restaurant means grabbing one of Chef David Bies’ fried catfish sandwiches and a side of hush puppies weekly in the Pineapple Room, rather than waiting for the annual pop-up to take place.

Bies loves seafood, a fact marked in ink all over the Ticonderoga Club menu. There’s always a fish entree, along with Club classics like the smoked mackerel dip – accompanied by Saltines – and specials like seafood paella, heavy with clams and mussels.

Find out more about the residency here.

*Photo courtesy of US Foods Holding Corp.*

3. A culinary achievement for Tucker grad

US Foods Holding Corp. has introduced its 2025 class of food scholars, and one of the honorees, Zoe Holland, hails from Tucker.

Each scholar receives a $20,000 scholarship to support their continued education, as well as professional development opportunities with US Foods.

Holland, a 2025 graduate of Tucker High School, was also chosen to receive one of the American Legion Post #207’s first-ever School Medal Award and Scholarship.

4. Earthquake hits Afghanistan; Venice Film Festival

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan near Jalalabad, killing at least 800 people and injuring over 1,300 in the mountainous region bordering Pakistan.

Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin and other leaders to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, showcasing Beijing’s global leadership ambitions.

Ukraine arrested a suspect in the shooting death of former parliament speaker Andriy Parubiy, who was killed by a gunman disguised as a courier in Lviv on Saturday.

Guatemalan officials said they proposed returning unaccompanied minors to reunite with families after planes loaded with children were grounded by a federal judge’s order halting deportations.

The U.S. State Department revoked Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s visa weeks before he is scheduled to attend the U.N. General Assembly and an international conference on Palestinian statehood.

Violent protests killed at least six people across Indonesia as the public expressed outrage over members of parliament giving themselves generous benefits while citizens struggle with high housing costs.

Israeli airstrikes killed Yemen’s Houthi-controlled Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi in Sanaa, marking the most senior rebel official killed in the Israeli-U.S. campaign against the Iranian-backed group.

The world’s oldest film festival is underway in Venice with a showcase of stars, film premieres, and highlights on the latest in fashion.

A sacred mountain in Malawi – known as “Island in the Sky” – has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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