☄️ Meteors & Bottle Rockets

Full-on Friday June Onlookers across four states saw and heard a fireball streak across the sky on Thursday afternoon identified as a bolide meteor by the American Meteor Society A fragment fell through a home in Henry County Scattered thunderstorms and a high of currently The weekend looks like a carbon copy Lois Reitzes signed off the last evening after years at WABE with a special edition of City Lights My heart is full of gratitude for this career and all it has provided Reitzes revealed Tucker residents offered feedback on road and trail improvements at a Wednesday open house New members of the CDC s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will review its current guidelines for childhood vaccines and Hepatitis B shots All Stripes Atlanta United s LGBTQ supporters group is closing out Pride month with Drag Bingo the next morning ELSEWHERE The Supreme Court ruled that individual Medicaid recipients cannot sue states for removing Planned Parenthood from government-funded wellbeing insurance programs Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman her husband and their golden retriever will lie in state Friday before a private funeral Saturday after being killed by a gunman Influential American Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour is stepping down after years in the role Bill Moyers who chronicled American life for over three decades on PBS died at on the same day his final film won an Emmy In in the modern day s Rough Draft Bottle Rocket moves Film Review F The Sports SectionAND Top Stories of the Week Help provide life-changing mental physical condition promotion to kids and families across metro Atlanta by attending CHRIS s th anniversary CHRIStal Ball on Aug Get tickets here SPONSOR MESSAGE Photo courtesy Bottle Rocket Bottle Rocket moving to South Downtown Bottle Rocket a longtime Castleberry Hill bar and restaurant known for its sushi burgers and cocktails is pulling up stakes this fall after nearly a decade and relocating a half mile away to South Downtown A popular spot for Castleberry Hill residents and gameday patrons alike Bottle Rocket will remain open at its present Walker Street location until closer to the opening on Mitchell Street later this year Located between Tyde Tate Thai Kitchen and Spiller Park Coffee along historic Hotel Row Bottle Rocket will reside on the ground floor of a renovated early th-century storefront Read more of Beth McKibben s specific summary here MORE DINING NEWS Women s sports bar Jolene Jolene is taking over the Brick and Mortar space at Pullman Yards in Kirkwood starting July How to help calm your dog during fireworks and thunderstorms SPONSORED BY SCENTHOUND Loud unpredictable noises like booming fireworks and rolling thunder can turn even the the bulk confident dogs into nervous wrecks Whether it s the th of July or a sudden summer storm a multitude of dogs suffer from fireworks stress and thunderstorm anxiety that can impact their soundness and happiness As a dog parent you re not powerless With a sparse thoughtful strategies and the right calming help you can help your dog stay safe and soothed no matter what s happening outside Learn more here and discover the Scenthound difference at our Buckhead Dunwoody and Tucker locations Photo courtesy Warner Bros F is about teamwork and also Brad Pitt WEEKLY FILM REVIEW BY SAMMIE PURCELL It s not about the money In Joseph Kosinski s F retired and semi-disgraced racecar driver Sonny Hayes Brad Pitt repeats this line often usually in reference to questions about why he feels the need to cram himself into a metal box and drive in circles at speeds of over mph So what is it about then For Sonny it s about that feeling you get when you drive the one that makes you feel like you re flying The movie itself a bang-up invigorating summer blockbuster tries to give us that same feeling For the the majority part it excels particularly when it comes to Kosinski s ability to tell a story within an action sequence But the film would also like you to believe that it s about teamwork and finding middle ground and coming together to achieve a common goal and that s where F butts up against its star and his persona in rather absorbing approaches Click here to read Sammie s review Stay in the picture with Scene by Rough Draft our weekly newsletter about Georgia s film industry Subscribe for free Messi and PSG in Atlanta Peachtree in one week BY HANNAH MUCH Decatur FC takes on Chattanooga FC for their final event of the season tonight at p m at Decatur High School looking to close out an undefeated season Mercedes-Benz Stadium hosts Inter Miami vs Paris Saint-Germain in a FIFA Club World Cup Round of match Sunday at noon The Mets shut out the Braves last night as the teams split a four-game series in Atlanta Los Bravos host the Phillies for a weekend series starting tonight at p m The Hawks made several trades during draft week landing Atlanta native and UGA star Asa Newell in the first round while also acquiring a first-round pick and Boston center Kristaps Porzingis The Atlanta Dream hosts the first-place Minnesota Lynx tonight at Gateway Center Arena at p m The New York Liberty visits Atlanta on Sunday at p m Wimbledon starts Monday with Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka as the men s and women s top seeds respectively Kenyan Faith Kipyegon fell short of developing the four-minute mile but set a new world record of in Paris the last evening The Peachtree Road Race returns on July bringing over runners and several fans for the world s largest K race Help provide life-changing mental strength advocacy to kids and families across metro Atlanta by attending CHRIS s th anniversary CHRIStal Ball on Aug Get tickets here SPONSOR MESSAGE 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 Kroger shoppers in Brookhaven face uncertainty after store closure Opening of new Beltline segment creates miles of continuous Westside Trail pictured Dunwoody Homeowners Association will not advocacy controversial low-income housing proposal Brookhaven City Centre project hit with color mismatch issue Hate crime charges pending for individuals who cut up Pride flags in Midtown Help provide life-changing mental robustness patronage to kids and families across metro Atlanta by attending CHRIS s th anniversary CHRIStal Ball on Aug Get tickets here SPONSOR MESSAGE Test your knowledge of the week s news in the following morning s News Quiz Keep an eye out for our email at a m or bookmark this page Don t miss News Word Atlanta our new daily word competition Presented by Oglethorpe University Atlanta s premier undergraduate learning experience Connect with us on Bluesky The post Meteors Bottle Rockets appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta