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🌱 Man Jumps From Buckhead Parking Deck + Second Chance Startups

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Carla Varner, Neighbor
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Good morning, neighbors! I'm back with your fresh edition of the Buckhead Daily. Let's get this Saturday started off right, with a quick review of everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town.

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 90 Low: 71.

Here are the top three stories today in Buckhead:

  1. A suspect is hospitalized after jumping six stories off a Buckhead parking deck. Around 3 a.m. yesterday, three men were spotted breaking into the parking deck at the Icon Buckhead Apartments. When police began chasing them, one teen jumped from the sixth-floor parking deck, falling about 50 feet and landing on the sidewalk. None of the suspects' identities were revealed as of Friday evening. (Buckhead Patch)
  2. A Buckhead restaurateur offers local convicted felons a second chance through a Shark Tank-esque investment. Chad Dillon, owner of The Boiler Seafood & Crab Boil, partnered with the Atlanta Reentry Prison to teach a group of inmates valuable business and life skills. The participants created and pitched their own business startups to Dillon, who awarded each $1,000 to $2,000 to go toward the new businesses upon release. (CBS 46 News)
  3. A traffic stop on Highway 400 turned into a multi-agency drug investigation that spanned across the Atlanta metro. When a Forsyth County Sheriff's Deputy pulled over a car on suspicion of DUI, investigators found 70 pounds of methamphetamine in the trunk. Authorities then found a warehouse in Alpharetta and an apartment in Buckhead where they seized fentanyl, heroin, and other drugs. (FOX 5 Atlanta)

Today in Buckhead:

  • Muscadine Bloodline At Buckhead Theatre (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • Meet Kitty the domestic short hair, Andy the boxer, and more adorable, adoptable pets available in Buckhead area shelters. (Buckhead Patch)
  • The Buc is an all-new, app-based shuttle that services the Buckhead business district. Learn more about the app and current promotions here. (Livable Buckhead via Facebook)
  • Prospective homeowners won't want to miss the latest five houses to hit the Buckhead real estate market. (Buckhead Patch)

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Events:

  • Zimri Quartet in Concert (July 23)
  • Basics in TaiChi and Qigong . $20 one-on-one introductory (July 26)
  • We Love Teachers 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run (July 30)
  • Steven Quartly Annual Summertime Artist Show (July 30)
  • Celebrating You: 40 Year Anniversary and The Year of Mental Health Celebration (August 13)
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As a heads up, you will have a new curator on Monday. It's been a pleasure to cover Buckhead. Thanks for reading along, and stay well!

— Carla Varner

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