🌱 Buckhead Patch: What's Happening This Weekend (Sat, Apr 29)

Welcome back, Buckhead! I'm here in your inbox per usual to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on in town.

But first, your weekend weather:

• Saturday: Partly sunny and nice. High: 79 Low: 59.
• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm. High: 70 Low: 47.
• Monday: Breezy with clouds and sun. High: 64 Low: 48.

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Here are the top three stories today in Buckhead:

1. Punk Foodie's underground dining guide for April 28 - 30 featured a Buckhead favorite. (msnNOW)
2. The city is planning to clear out Buckhead homeless encampments. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
3. A Buckhead resident was named High Museum's director of communications. (MDJOnline.com)

This weekend in and around Buckhead:

Saturday, April 29

• Livable Buckhead’s buckheadRUN! 5K - Lenox Square (8:00 AM)
• Free Introduction to Inner Engineering & Isha Kriya Meditation - Villa Rica Library (10:00 AM)

Sunday, April 30

• Free Isha Meditation for Beginners - 4640 Valais Ct, Suite #103 (4:00 PM)
• Bacilos - Back in the USA '23 Tour - Buckhead Theater (8:00 PM)

Monday, May 1

• Monday Morning Storytime - Buckhead Branch Library (10:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• City of Atlanta Police Department: Take a Look at APD's Bring Your Kid to Work Day festivities. (City of Atlanta Police Department via Facebook)
• City of Atlanta Government: Congratulations to the Leadership Atlanta Class of 2023! Earlier this week, Mayor Andre Dickens joined partners and fellow alumni to congratulate the 84 graduates on completing Leadership Atlanta's nine-month, executive-level training program. (City of Atlanta Government via Facebook)
• Propel ATL: We're looking for enthusiastic volunteers like you to help make the May 3rd Blinkie Awards a success. As a volunteer, you'll receive free entry to the event and have the chance to work alongside our team to play a crucial role in making the evening run smoothly. (Propel ATL via Instagram)
• Bumper: Electric vehicle ‘charging deserts,’ places where electric-vehicle recharging stations and the number of charge ports are in short supply, stretch across states, largely divided by economic and racial lines. [...] On average in Georgia, there are 2.22 charge ports per 10,000 people. (Bumper.com)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! See you all next week for your next update.

— Nicole Fallon-Peek