Merry Christmas + Happy New Year!
December 26 — We hope everybody had a safe and happy Christmas. What we once thought would be a "normal" holiday season has been turned upside down by the Omicron variant of COVID, which continues to flare across the world. Locally, Fulton County officials are projecting 150 deaths between now and April.
☀️ For the week between Christmas and New Years, we have a look back at a couple of our most popular stories of the year and some predictions for 2022.
But first, the inauguration of Andre Dickens as mayor of Atlanta is Mon., Jan. 3. There are several community events in the days leading up to the ceremony.
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1. One top story: A burger in a gas station
🍔 In July, our colleague Sammie Purcell wrote about a unique burger joint in Dunwoody, NFA Burger, that was named “Best Burger in Georgia” by Food & Wine.
"The national monthly magazine named NFA Burger as the best in the state on July 26. Thrillist has also dubbed the restaurant as one of the '47 American Burger Spots You Need to Try Right Now.'
NFA Burger is located inside a Chevron gas station at 5464 Chamblee Dunwoody Road. Food & Wine describes the burger as 'anything but boring, starting with top-notch Angus beef smashed down (but not too vigorously) on the grill for those nice, crispy-caramelized edges.'"
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3. Predictions
🔮 Amy Wenk from our sister publication, Reporter Newspapers, spoke to some notable locals about what they are predicting for 2022. The first ones are posted here and that site will be updated with more predictions the coming days.
Posted now are local mayors Rusty Paul, Lynn Deutsch, and John Ernst. Coming soon are pieces from business and other government leaders.
Photo by Sindre Strøm on Pexels.com
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3. Top Instagram post: Westside Park
It opened in August, but the the city is still abuzz about the new, massive Westside Park. Our colleague Amy Wenk got a sneak peek, and her photos were our most popular Instagram post ever. ⬇️
If you want to check it out, put 1600 Johnson Rd, NW into your GPS for the parking lot.
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