🌱 Google Grant Spotlights Women Of Color + Restaurants Make Top 100

Hello again, friends! It's me, Danielle Fallon-O'Leary, your host of the Atlanta Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in town, including:

• A Google grant for Spelman's Center of Excellence for Minority Women will spotlight women of color working in STEM fields.
• Several Georgia restaurants made Yelp's annual Top 100 U.S. Restaurants list.
• Georgia is launching an investigation into the location of a man's body after a cemetery moved the headstone from the initial place.

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Mostly sunny and warmer. High: 57 Low: 40.

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Here are the top five stories in Atlanta today:

1. Google recently donated $5 million to Spelman College to recognize women of color working in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. The grant will create a data dashboard highlighting Black, Latina, and Indigenous women's work in STEM. (WABE 90.1 FM)
2. Five Georgia restaurants, including four in Atlanta, made Yelp's Top 100 U.S. Restaurants list for 2022. Fia Restaurant, Whiskey Bird, and Red Phone Booth made it in the top 50, while Brunch House came in at 51. Yelp based the rankings on total submissions, ratings, reviews, and geographic representation. (WSB Atlanta)
3. The state has now launched an investigation after a woman said last month Greenwood Cemetery moved her husband’s headstone, and she’s unsure of the location of his body. The state’s cemetery division spoke with the family, who was told the headstone needed to be moved as the family continued to visit the old space for two years where the burial initially took place. Officials say they have enough information to continue with the investigation and find the location of the body. (WSB Atlanta)
4. The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has implemented a few changes to help with the holiday crowds this season, including renovations, road construction, and shifting traffic lanes. Officials suggest you arrive at the airport three hours before your departure and double-check that you don't have any prohibited items in your carry-on to make the process smooth. (WSB Radio)
5. The City of Atlanta's Lift 1.0 initiative began in 2020 and sought to house 807 people and families in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, the millions of dollars funded housing in some of the worst apartment complexes in DeKalb. The second phase of the LIFT program aims to house more than 1,500 people/families by 2024 with nearly $27 million in city, state, and federal funding. (Subscription: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Today in Atlanta:

• Fall Safari Camp At Zoo Atlanta (9:00 AM)
• Georgia Festival Of Trees At Georgia World Congress Center (10:00 AM)
• Celebrate Thanksgiving All Week Long At Dantanna’s (11:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• MARTA is retiring some of its oldest trains to make room for its brand-new rail cars. One of the oldest cars will join almost 100 other rail cars from different eras at the Southeastern Railway Museum. (MARTA via Facebook)
• First-ever Piedmont's Holiday Gift Market will be in the heart of Midtown on Nov. 26th and 27th! The two-day event will feature 175 vendors, including artists, crafters, jewelers, and much more. (Adventures in Atlanta)
• The Poinsettia Tree at Atlanta's Botanical Garden stands a whopping 17 ft. tall and 10 ft. wide – the perfect background for your holiday photos! The tree is maintained by 1,500 ft. of internal irrigation tubing in the Fuqua Conservatory. (Atlanta Botanical Garden via Facebook)

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You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you around!

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a senior writer with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.