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https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LBB_7CookiesRoundPlatter_129652_v1-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LBB_7CookiesRoundPlatter_129652_v1-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LBB_7CookiesRoundPlatter_129652_v1-scaled.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LBB_7CookiesRoundPlatter_129652_v1-scaled.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LBB_7CookiesRoundPlatter_129652_v1-scaled.jpg?zoom=2&resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 2400w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LBB_7CookiesRoundPlatter_129652_v1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="293934" data-permalink="https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/02/17/girl-scout-cookie-season-metro-atlanta/lbb_7cookiesroundplatter_129652_v1/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LBB_7CookiesRoundPlatter_129652_v1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1428&quality=100&ssl=1" data-orig-size="2560,1428" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="LBB_7CookiesRoundPlatter_129652_v1" data-image-description="<p>Provided by Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta</p> " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LBB_7CookiesRoundPlatter_129652_v1-scaled.jpg?fit=450%2C251&quality=100&ssl=1" 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rel=\"nofollow\">Pexels.com<\/a>","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"raindrops on glass window","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="pexels-photo-243971" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/pexels-photo-243971.jpeg?fit=450%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/pexels-photo-243971.jpeg?fit=1024%2C682&quality=100&ssl=1" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/02/16/atlanta-man-dead-tree-collapse/" rel="bookmark">Early morning storms leave one dead, thousands without power</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-16T09:37:42">February 16, 2025 | 9:37 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-16T16:51:00-05:00">February 16, 2025 | 4:51 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="293778" class="tag-atlanta tag-chattahoochee-national-park-conservancy tag-chattahoochee-river-national-recreation-area tag-event tag-fundraiser tag-hightower-award tag-national-park-service tag-party-for-the-park tag-president-jimmy-carter category-atlanta-intown category-buckhead category-fulton category-sandy-springs category-sustainability type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/02/15/jimmy-carter-honored-hightower-award/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-14T113344.141.png?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy to honor late President Jimmy Carter at fundraiser" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-14T113344.141.png?resize=900%2C675&quality=100&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-14T113344.141.png?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-14T113344.141.png?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-14T113344.141.png?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-14T113344.141.png?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-14T113344.141.png?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="293780" data-permalink="https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/02/15/jimmy-carter-honored-hightower-award/untitled-design-2025-02-14t113344-141/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-14T113344.141.png?fit=1200%2C675&quality=100&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,675" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Jimmy Carter on the Chattahoochee River" data-image-description="<p>The late President Jimmy Carter rowing on the Chattahoochee River</p> " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-14T113344.141.png?fit=450%2C253&quality=100&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-14T113344.141.png?fit=1024%2C576&quality=100&ssl=1" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/02/15/jimmy-carter-honored-hightower-award/" rel="bookmark">Chattahoochee National Park Conservancy to honor late President Jimmy Carter at fundraiser</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-15T09:00:00">February 15, 2025 | 9:00 am</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-14T15:12:55-05:00">February 14, 2025 | 3:12 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="293592" class="tag-childrens-healthcare-of-atlanta-3 tag-couchman-noble-foundation tag-inspire-foundation tag-youth-leadership-program category-education category-news category-sandy-springs type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a 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src="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wreckcon.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image" alt="Georgia Tech WreckCon to celebrate pop culture March 1" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wreckcon.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&quality=100&ssl=1 1200w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wreckcon.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wreckcon.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wreckcon.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/wreckcon.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, 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data-permalink="https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2020/03/12/atlanta-considers-a-ban-on-large-public-gatherings-due-to-coronavirus-councilmember-says/amir-farokhi/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/amir-farokhi.jpg?fit=400%2C400&quality=100&ssl=1" data-orig-size="400,400" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="amir farokhi" data-image-description="<p>Atlanta City Councilmember Amir Farokhi. (Special)</p> " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/amir-farokhi.jpg?fit=400%2C400&quality=100&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/amir-farokhi.jpg?fit=400%2C400&quality=100&ssl=1" /> </a> </figure> <div class="entry-wrapper"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/02/27/atlanta-city-council-member-farokhi/" rel="bookmark">Atlanta City Council member Amir Farokhi to step down to lead Galloway School</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-27T17:56:06">February 27, 2025 | 5:56 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-27T18:39:25-05:00">February 27, 2025 | 6:39 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="295130" class="tag-black-culture-innovation-and-technology tag-department-of-education tag-georgia-tech tag-georgia-tech-pride-alliance tag-the-georgia-tech-pride-alliance tag-university-system-of-georgia category-atlanta-intown category-buckhead category-education category-featured-story category-georgia-voice category-news type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/02/27/georgia-tech-pride-alliance-dissolved/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/359766633_742599497873365_8650221897365567532_n.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="Georgia Tech dissolves LGBTQ+ Pride Alliance, Women’s Resource Center, Black tech group amid DEI concerns" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/359766633_742599497873365_8650221897365567532_n.jpg?w=960&quality=100&ssl=1 960w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/359766633_742599497873365_8650221897365567532_n.jpg?resize=450%2C338&quality=100&ssl=1 450w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/359766633_742599497873365_8650221897365567532_n.jpg?resize=768%2C576&quality=100&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/359766633_742599497873365_8650221897365567532_n.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/359766633_742599497873365_8650221897365567532_n.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/359766633_742599497873365_8650221897365567532_n.jpg?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/359766633_742599497873365_8650221897365567532_n.jpg?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/359766633_742599497873365_8650221897365567532_n.jpg?resize=706%2C530&quality=100&ssl=1 706w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/359766633_742599497873365_8650221897365567532_n.jpg?resize=150%2C113&quality=100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/359766633_742599497873365_8650221897365567532_n.jpg?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="295133" data-permalink="https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/02/27/georgia-tech-pride-alliance-dissolved/359766633_742599497873365_8650221897365567532_n/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/359766633_742599497873365_8650221897365567532_n.jpg?fit=960%2C720&quality=100&ssl=1" data-orig-size="960,720" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Pride-Alliance-Georgia-Tech" data-image-description="<p>The Georgia Tech Pride Alliance announced the LGBTQ+ center and other groups would be dissolved. 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rel="bookmark">Piedmont Park seeks input on comprehensive plan, sets annual Landmark Luncheon</a></h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <time class="entry-date published" datetime="2025-02-22T12:48:56">February 22, 2025 | 12:48 pm</time><time class="updated" datetime="2025-02-22T12:49:03-05:00">February 22, 2025 | 12:49 pm</time> </div> </div> </article> <article data-post-id="293449" class="tag-atlanta tag-canoe tag-chattanooga tag-event tag-georgia-rivers tag-kayak tag-paddle-georgia tag-south-chickamauga-creek tag-tennessee-river category-news category-sustainability category-travel type-post post-has-image" > <figure class="post-thumbnail"> <a href="https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/02/22/paddle-georgia-marks-20th-anniversary/" rel="bookmark" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <img decoding="async" width="800" height="600" src="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-12T121805.798.png?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1" class="attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium size-newspack-article-block-landscape-medium wp-post-image" alt="Paddle Georgia marks 20th anniversary with multi-state river adventure" data-hero-candidate="1" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-12T121805.798.png?resize=900%2C675&quality=100&ssl=1 900w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-12T121805.798.png?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1 800w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-12T121805.798.png?resize=600%2C450&quality=100&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-12T121805.798.png?resize=400%2C300&quality=100&ssl=1 400w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-12T121805.798.png?resize=200%2C150&quality=100&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-12T121805.798.png?resize=800%2C600&quality=100&ssl=1&w=370 370w" sizes="(min-width: 782px) 300px, (min-width: 600px) 42.5vw, 90vw" data-attachment-id="293451" data-permalink="https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/02/22/paddle-georgia-marks-20th-anniversary/untitled-design-2025-02-12t121805-798/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/roughdraftatlanta.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Untitled-design-2025-02-12T121805.798.png?fit=1200%2C675&quality=100&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,675" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Paddle Georgia" data-image-description="<p>The annual Paddle Georgia event is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a canoe/kayak excursion spanning three states</p> " data-image-caption="" 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