A blazing-fast Saturday
March 29 — Marist senior Tommy Latham became the first Georgia high school runner to break the four-minute mark in the mile. He ran 3:59.79 at last night’s Marist Mile.
☁️ Cloudy and 77° today. Rainy and 72° tomorrow.
MARKET UPDATE
📉 The Wall Street sell-off continued as uncertainty about inflation and tariffs roiled markets. The Dow Jones dropped 1.7%, the S&P 500 shed 2.1% and Nasdaq fell 2.9%.
Locally, Delta Air Lines, Home Depot, and Coca-Cola were all lower.
LOCAL NEWS
👮 An autopsy report contradicts the police narrative of the death of Cornelius Taylor, the homeless man who was struck by a construction vehicle and killed earlier this year.
🏃♀️ A Brookhaven woman is set to complete her sixth major marathon when she runs the Boston Marathon on April 21.
🧒 A new playground is being built in Olmsted Linear Park, set to open this spring.
ELSEWHERE
📝 President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would eliminate “divisive, race-centered ideology” from the Smithsonian, including museums, research centers, and the National Zoo.
🇲🇲 A 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed more than 1,000 people in Myanmar, with thousands injured and many trapped beneath collapsed buildings across the region.
WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND
💡 Join Villa Albertine and The Goat Farm tonight for the Night of Ideas 2025, a free event exploring common ground and diversity in Atlanta.
🌸 The Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival, a free music festival in Blackburn Park, runs this weekend on Saturday and Sunday.
🥗 The Piedmont Park Green Market opens for the season today.
🛹 Little 5 Fest in Little Five Points starts at 1 p.m. today.
⚽ Atlanta United hosts NYCFC tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
🏐 The Atlanta Vibe hosts the Columbus Fury on Sunday at 3 p.m. at the GSU Convocation Center.
🏀 No. 1 Auburn faces No. 2 Michigan State in the Elite Eight tomorrow at 5:05 p.m. at State Farm Arena.
➡ Here are some concerts to check out:
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Enjoy your Saturday!
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Top stories of the week
A look back at this week’s most-read stories from our website. Follow @RoughDraftATL on Instagram for regular updates.
① Roswell man charged in fatal accident that killed Sandy Springs pedestrian
② Brookhaven buys blighted commercial lot for $1.8 million
③ Huge amount of fentanyl seized in Sandy Springs drug bust
④ Legislature passes two tax relief bills
⑤ Georgia to cancel 455,000 inactive voter registrations (pictured)
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