🌱 Marietta Man Runs 10k For 1,000 Days Straight + US Flights Grounded

Hello all. It's me, Danielle Fallon-O'Leary, your host of the Smyrna-Vinings Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in the community today.

But first, today's weather:

Heavy rain and a thunderstorm. High: 66 Low: 40.

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

1. A 75-year-old man from nearby Marietta has been doing his daily exercise of running the distance equivalent to a 10k every day for more than 1,000 days in a row. Larry Guzy started running outside every day when his gym closed during the pandemic in March 2020. Guzy said, "There wasn't anything else to do." (Subscription: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
2. Some residents of nearby Sandy Springs expressed concerns a new mixed-use development project isn't taking affordable housing into consideration. The development at the North River Shopping Center in Sandy Springs is currently planned for 81 townhomes, 242 apartment units, and commercial businesses. The representing attorney for the development company, Stream Realty, Jessica Hill said, "There’s not an affordable requirement with it. There’s a requirement that there be these 81 townhomes and that’s the priority." (Subscription: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
3. A critical computer system outage grounded all domestic flights at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in nearby Atlanta on Wednesday morning around 8:00 a.m. The outage was due to a system used by the Federal Aviation Administration and resulted in nationwide delays as all flights were grounded while the organization worked to restore service. Flights resumed about an hour after the outage was announced. (11Alive.com WXIA)

Today in and around Smyrna-Vinings:

• BlairOutLoud SOLO At Los Magueys, Marietta (6:00 PM)
• Live Music - Ansley Stewart At Ray's On The River (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• Calling all house hunters, this one's for you! Here is a list of homes that have recently hit the market in the Smyrna-Vinings area, including a couple three-bedroom, three-bathroom townhouses and a five-bedroom, four-bathroom house. (Smyrna-Vinings Patch)
• Cobb County officials would like your help! The county has several surveys on various topics that officials will use to plan the county's future, and they'd like to hear your opinions. Check out the 5-Year Strategic Plan and Cobb Health surveys and make your voice heard. (Subscription: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• Are you looking for a new job to start the new year? The MARTA Police Department will be hosting a hiring event on Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the department's headquarters in nearby Atlanta. (The Atlanta Voice)

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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— 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.