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Coffee in hand, Atlanta? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How tonight’s Peach Bowl transforms Mercedes-Benz Stadium into Atlanta’s football hub
  • GameStop and Macy’s trim Atlanta footprint amid sweeping national store cuts
  • Atlanta companies dominate Forbes list of top private firms

Also on today's calendar: Alzheimer's Advocacy Day at the State Capitol and 9 more events.

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  • Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 68 and low of 40 degrees.
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  • Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 50 and low of 31 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl: 5 Things To Know For NCAA Semifinal In GA (patch.com) — College football fans are converging on Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta tonight as Oregon faces undefeated Indiana in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl, this year’s College Football Playoff semifinal. The piece highlights Atlanta’s role as the “Capital of College Football,” details new Peach Bowl Hall of Fame inductees including CEO Gary Stokan and Nick Saban, and offers practical tips on tickets, parking, food options, and TV viewing.
   

2. 2 Major Retailers Closing GA Locations (patch.com) — Atlanta shoppers will soon see fewer options as GameStop shutters multiple Georgia locations, including stores at Lenox Square and Howell Mill, while Macy’s closes its Northlake Mall store under a nationwide downsizing plan. The report explains how both chains are cutting underperforming brick-and-mortar sites, with Macy’s promising to reinvest in stronger stores and GameStop pivoting toward digital-focused strategies.
   

3. This Is The Best Private Company In GA; 8 Others Ranked By Forbes (patch.com) — Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises has been named Georgia’s top private company and ranks 10th nationwide on Forbes’ list of America’s Top Private Companies. Several other metro Atlanta firms, including RaceTrac, Chick-fil-A, Holder Construction, and Jackson Healthcare, also earn national recognition, highlighting the region’s economic clout alongside major Georgia employers in Carrollton, Gainesville, Savannah, Conyers, and Alpharetta.
   

4. New Atlanta City Council president walks back committee appointment snafu (atlantaciviccircle.org) — Atlanta’s new City Council president, Marci Collier Overstreet, is revising her first round of committee assignments after mistakenly placing too many members on two key committees, potentially violating city code and quorum rules. She has rescinded assignments for two councilmembers and plans to seek legislation later this year to expand committee sizes, while stressing that all council and committee meetings remain open to the public.
   

5. Atlanta nonprofit to support over 3,500 families with new funding from Kroger partners (roughdraftatlanta.com) — New funding from Kroger vendor partners Heinz and Kellanova will help Metro Atlanta nonprofit Caring For Others expand school-based food and clothing pantries in Atlanta school communities, reaching more than 3,500 families. The investment, aligned with Kroger’s Zero Hunger | Zero Waste initiative, supports on-campus pantries and closets in at least two school clusters to meet needs quickly and with dignity.
   

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