🌱 Ethics Complaint Against Commissioner + New Venture For Mambo Zombi

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Here are the top three stories in Smyrna-Vinings today:

1. Officials say a man was shot and killed in downtown Atlanta Friday morning. At around 8:20 a.m., officers received reports of a person shot at Summit Cafeteria on Marietta Street. Atlanta fire and Grady EMS officials pronounced the victim dead at the scene. As of Friday morning, his identity is unknown, and the investigation remains ongoing. (WSBTV)
2. An East Cobb resident has filed an ethics complaint against Commissioner Jerica Richardson. In her complaint to the Cobb Board of Ethics, Debbie Fisher alleges that Richardson is engaged in a conflict of interest due to a political action committee she formed to fight her redistricting by the Georgia legislature. Fisher is seeking a censure of Richardson and wants to void Richardson’s votes on the maps. (East Cobb News)
3. The new cocktail bar Mambo Zombi owners are on a venture to include alcohol-free visitors. The new afterlife-themed cocktail bar above the Georgia Beer Garden off Edgewood Avenue opened last September. It mixes creative concoctions for the living and the undead and offers non-alcoholic drinks such as tepache, chicha morada, and agua fresca. (WABE 90.1 FM)

Today in Smyrna-Vinings:

• La Fete - Afro Dance And Meditation At The Healing Environment (12:00 PM)
• ATL Cigar Class At The Hideaway (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Join The Brook and The Bluff, Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real, and more at Georgia Theatre this Spring. Tickets are now on sale! (Georgia Theatre via Instagram)
• Are you looking for an exciting camp for your children this winter break? Smyrna Parks and Recreation have multiple camps for you to choose from, ranging from science camps to Disney camps! (City of Smyrna, Ga Government via Facebook)
• Learn about the structure and landscape surrounding the birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr. Led by The Guild – the emerging professionals of ICAA Southeast, Flux Projects, and the National Park Service, this tour will include the entire Historical Park with an emphasis on the three alley houses located behind 493 Auburn Ave. (Atlanta Voice)

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— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager 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.