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People around Atlanta woke up Wednesday to a white wonderland: SNOW! That means road conditions were treacherous and will be more most of the day.
Forecasters said freezing temperatures and wind chills would remain in the single digits in metro Atlanta for most of the day.
The City of Atlanta has opened three warming centers for those in need of a warm place to stay. Central Park Recreation Center Grant Park Recreation Center Old Adamsville Recreation Center Anyone in need of a ride to one of these facilities can call 404-546-2710.
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms posted on Twitter, “The sun is out but temperatures are still below freezing. Our @ATLPublicWorks crews have 17 salt spreaders throughout the city & will be treating roads around the clock. Please continue to stay off the road and report icy conditions to @coa311.”
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The Blaxploitation classic “Superfly” is getting a remake for the big screen and will be filming in Atlanta. The 1972 crime drama was directed by celebrity photographer and filmmaker Gordon Parks and featured Ron O’Neal in the title role.
Sony has bumped up the film’s release date to June 2018, significantly picking up the pace on production.
The movie tells the story of Youngblood Priest (O’Neal), an cocaine pusher who is struggling with the duality of trying to get out of the drug business while supporting his lavish lifestyle by earning clean money.
The new film will be set in the modern world with several famous faces in key roles. , Director X will helm the director’s chair for the remake with Trevor Jackson confirmed to star as Youngblood Priest, according to Deadline.
“Straight Outta Compton” star Jason Mitchell will play the buddy role as Eddie, “along with Lex Scott Davis as Georgia, Andrea Londo as Cynthia, Jacob Ming-Trent (Showtime’s White Famous) as Fat Freddy, and Omar Chapparo as Adalberto,” Deadline reports.
This is what producers are looking for:
- 1. African American STANDIN for our LEAD CHARACTER
– MALE
– HEIGHT 6’1 to 6’4
– WITH LONGER HAIR (at least 2 ” or longer)
– Medium/Average Build
– medium to lighter skin tone
– clean shaven or scruffy or short beard
– Must be available to be a regular Standin on the movie
working almost every day, M-F with a few Saturdays.
– will start tomorrow if available or starting Thursday is ok - 1. African American PHOTO DOUBLE
– MALE
– HEIGHT 5’11 to 6’1
– with SHORT DREADS or BRAIDS
– Average build
– medium to darker skin tone
– clean shaven (or some scruff ok) - NOTES:
1. Standin , theater, or set EXPERIENCE
IS a PLUS but NOT MANDATORYPay rate:
Standin: $140 for 12 hrs with OT after that on each day
Double: $80 for 8 with OT after thatPLEASE SUBMIT TO: projects1@tscasting.com
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SUBJECT LINE: put
“TALL STANDIN” (for #1)
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“DOUBLE” (for #2)PLEASE INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS:
CURRENT, CLEAR, PHOTOS !!!
(one of from shoulders up and one from the knees up)Then please List the following:
First and Last NAME
PHONE NUMBER (s)
CITY & STATE (where you will be coming from!)
Email address
AGE
Height
Weight
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If you have any standin , theater, or set experience, please list or attach a resumeYou MUST be local to the greater Atlanta area, or willing to work as a local hire.
- 1. African American STANDIN for our LEAD CHARACTER
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Hodgepodge Coffeehouse, a popular East Atlanta establishment, has announced plans to open a second location in the Summerhill neighborhood near downtown Atlanta.
The coffee shop will be located on Georgia Avenue near area landmarks such as the Atlanta Zoo and the Georgia State University stadium. The shop will also be a hub for community artists, it said in a press release.
“Along with serving coffee, one of the major focuses of Hodgepodge coffee is to promote local artists by providing them with a clean, well-lit space to display their work,” according to area developer Carter.
The Summerhill area is the site of intense development since Turner Field’s redevelopment, which has made way for a slew of GSU properties.
opening a concept at the Summerhill redevelopment called Wood’s Chapel BBQ. It’ll take 5,200 square feet in the 85 Georgia Avenue slot, with a goal of opening later this year.
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Calling all artists: The Midtown Alliance is seeking all those talented with a brush or pen to submit for a mural at Midtown MARTA Station along the Peachtree Place façade. The $20,000 project will include artist fees, installation, and transportation needs.
Artists are asked to submit an itemized line-item budget to justify their price. A selection committee made up of senior art and design professionals will review the submissions. Three shortlisted artists will then be asked to provide a detailed concept for the mural. “Each shortlisted artist will be given a $500 honorarium,” a summary of the project says.
Read more: Atlanta Beltline seeks artists for exhibitions
All credentials must be submitted by email to art@midtownatl.com by 12:00 pm EST on Monday, February 2, 2018.
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If you are looking to open a restaurant or bakery, a new listing in Woodstock may be the perfect spot! The store and bakery has a full kitchen and commissary in 1,650 square feet.
The rent is $1926 per month for the mint condition structure. The listing says, “Perfect for any food store or easily convert to a restaurant or use for food truck and catering.”
Priced at $65,000.
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“Real Housewives of Atlanta” star NeNe Leakes is in the news again, this time for sharing her thoughts on the cast and who needs to be gone.
“If I had it my way, I would get rid of two girls,” Leakes told TooFab. Everyone who watches the show knows that she and Porsha Williams have been at odds since the start of Season 10.
“In my opinion, yes — the cast should be changed up a bit,” NeNe told TooFab in a recent interview. “If I had it my way, I would get rid of two girls and bring in two new ones for excitement. You know, after a while with some of the girls, they just don’t have anything going on exciting enough to be a main cast member.”
“But I better keep who I think should go to myself because the moment I say anything, all hell breaks loose,” she said.
She’s right. We’ll see how this goes over with the rest of the cast members.
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A new furniture store is opening in Atlanta. BoConcept is set to open its doors on January 31, 2018 on East Paces Ferry Road. The store is the brand name of Denmark’s biggest furniture chain.
Around the world, the store has wmore than 250 stores in 60 countries.
“We offer customized, coordinated and affordable design furniture and accessories. Customized because our products can be fitted to the needs and dreams of our customers,” the store says.
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Half a century after the death of civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. crowds are expected to gather the second Monday in January at the center built in his memory and life’s work.
Free Admission At These Atlanta Museums
The Atlanta History Center will admit visitors for free for special programming for the federal holiday. Same thing for the Margaret Mitchell House in Midtown.
Don’t sleep on these black historical sites around Atlanta as well.
In April 4, 1968, King was planning to march on Washington, D.C., in a Poor People’s Campaign, when he was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee. James Earl Ray was convicted in the murder.
Conclusion
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The Atlanta Falcons flew high for most of the season, but crashed to Earth on Saturday night, losing to the Philadelphia Eagles 15-10 in the NFL divisional playoff football game. The loss ended the Falcons’ hopes of making it to the Super Bowl for the second straight year.
Atlanta held a slim lead for most of the game, but got behind late in the third quarter, 12-10 after a field goal by Philly. Matt Ryan (210 yards) had time to find his receivers but couldn’t come up with big plays.
“One thing I’ve learned playing 10 years in this league is that past success, prior success, or lack of prior success really doesn’t have any bearing on the following season,” said Ryan. “Teams have to come together on their own each year. I thought our team did. I thought we dealt with a lot throughout the year. I thought we handled it well throughout the year. We’re certainly disappointed that we didn’t go further and get the job done, but next year’s a different year.”
Here are 5 reasons why the Falcons lost to the Eagles.
The Falcons have no identity
Are the Falcons a high-powered offense led by the butterfly-like Julio Jones or a gritty, running team with two power backs? Steve Sarkisian’s West Coast system has been anomaly for most of the season, to the chagrin of Atlanta fans. Some believe that he should have stayed in college at perennial power, Alabama, where he helmed the offense. Others feel he has ruined Atlanta’s once-high-flying offense (but more on that later).
Atlanta’s last play of the game was not a good one
The play, Sprint Right Pylon, was something the Eagles were waiting for. “I was like, ‘There’s no way they’re going to run this play,’” Eagles safety Rodney McLeod told Philly.com. “And as soon as I saw the tight end come over, I shouted it out. Yeah, I wouldn’t expect them to cut off half the field like that. But they had a lot of faith in their marquee receiver, and Jalen Mills made a big-time play – probably one of the biggest plays of the game.”
The defense let them down
The Falcoholic summed it up like this: “[The loss] was made worse by the defense. The fact that Atlanta allowed Nick Foles to march down the field against them was infuriating and unfortunate after they made real strides in 2017, but it’s the mark of a defense that still isn’t quite there yet. Their progress was still one of the most encouraging things about this year.”
The offense left them down
This from the AJC: “If any doubt remained as to the extent of the misallocation of offensive resources in their first post-Shanahan season, the final verdict was delivered here. The Falcons lost 15-10. Their 10 points came off Philadelphia turnovers. They were outgained 334 yards to 281 by a team working behind its backup quarterback.”
Sarkisian blew the game
While many feel Sark is not a good fit for the Falcons, head coach Dan Quinn voiced his support after the game. “I can take a long time to go through different spots, so it’s easy to place blame all onto one person, and that’s a shared responsibility when we don’t achieve at the level that we would like to,” he said. “There are a lot of really good things that we’ve done, and it was highlighted certainly [Saturday night] where we didn’t get the job done at the end of the game.”
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In a sigh of the burgeoning reputation of Georgia’s filmmaking prowess, BBC One has signed on to shoot a TV series at Pinewood Studios, the go-to movie house for Hollywood and increasingly, the world.
“Wedding Day Winners” is a Saturday night entertainment game show that was shot over six weeks with a live audience.
“Each week two couples and their nearest and dearest go head to head in order to make the best day of their lives even better, as they play to win the honeymoon of a lifetime, and a host of fabulous prizes along the way,” the studio says in a summary of the show.
Pinewood Studios has enjoyed an unparalleled reputation since its 2014 opening. Movies and TV shows have flocked to the facility since then, including big-budget flicks such as “The Avengers,” and more.