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Good morning East Atlanta! All 4,801 of you!

After an incredible month of June, what better time to put your feet up, cool off a bit, and relax this weekend.

NOT SO FAST!

We’re in the middle of a “heat dome” that won’t break until Tuesday, it’s America’s 250th birthday party on Saturday, and the World Cup rages on. You could say summer is just starting to heat up 😎

In case you’re wondering, no, it’s not a pleasant experience to have your AC break down during a heat dome. Had that happen this week, but all systems are a go headed into the weekend. -Connor

Let’s get into this week’s Anthem 👇

🍔 Mushi Ni dropped a Double Double Animal Style bao, a wagyu patty done animal style with no tomatoes and thousand island.

🍉 Argosy added the Melon Baller for summer, a frozen mix of cucumber watermelon gin, juiced melon, cucumber cordial, lime, and a kiss of Tajín. Yes please.

🍗 Small Fry is doing World Cup Party Packs for your watch parties, scaling from a 25-wing setup at $45 all the way to 100 wings, 54 wontons, and 8 dips for $160. Pre-order with 24 hours notice.

🥞 Homegrown posted this beautiful photo of blueberry peach lemon-whip French toast and WITHIN HOURS had to post that it was already sold out. You tease!!!

🌭 Spotted Trotter has a great selection of sausages that will be perfect for grilling this weekend AND… they gave us a promo code for Anthem readers. 15% off online or in-store with code ANTHEM.

🥪 Important Beef Alert: Tony’s Chicago Beef is at Sceptre til Friday.

🍷 So. Fox opens tonight! The team that brought you Kinship took over the Va-Hi Farm Burger location and plan to serve a seasonal 14-to-16-item menu running from Georgia olives and Gulf oysters to cobia cooked over pecan shells. Reservations are on Resy (but they’re pretty booked up right now).

🕹️ Joystick Gamebar is leaving Edgewood Avenue after almost 14 years, with their last day at the original location set for Sunday, July 12th. A new home is coming, to be announced soon.

☀ See you next week! Gigi’s Italian is closed from July 1 - 9 for summer break.

🍟 Check out these loaded fries from Sweet Auburn BBQ and be prepared to drool.

🥟 Beksa Lala brings Baltic Girl Summer to Breaker Breaker on Mondays in July, 5pm to 9pm: Polish plates, pierogi, and seasonal Baltic flavors, plus all-day happy hour.

🐟 Babs hosts a First Monday Supper Club and it’s a great deal: $28 prix fixe menu with $14 bottles of wine. Check out the menu for their 7/6 dinner here.

😢 Sad news: Nick, the founder of iconic Nick’s Food to Go (famous for Gyros) in Grant Park, recently passed away. His daughter will take over the business and carry on the family legacy. Nick’s will re-open in August after the family returns from Greece, where Nick will be buried. RIP.

📋 We’ve added jobs from Finca to Filter, My Sister’s Room, Opo Coffee, Mary Macs, and more to our Anthem Job Board.

🏃 7/2 - Peachtree Road Race Shakeout - Cooldown Running and Run Easy ATL are hosting a community shakeout run at Park Tavern before race day. Easy 1-3 miles, with Altra shoe demos, giveaways, and a Garmin watch raffle. Shoe demos at 5:30am, run at 6am, raffle at 7am. | More Info

🎄 7/2 - Y'allmark: Christmas in July - Dad's Garage improvises a fresh Hallmark holiday movie from audience suggestions, running select nights this July at 8pm. | More Info

🕺 7/3 - Atlanta Soul Club - Argosy hosts a night of rare 60s-70s soul spun on 45s by resident DJs Tony Chackal and Kat Barker, plus guest selector Kurt Wood. Doors at 9pm, soul dance class 9 to 9:30. $5 before 10pm, $10 after. | More Info

🥖 7/3 - Le Soir - An evening popup at Galette, 5:30pm to 8pm. | More Info

🇺🇸 7/3-4 - 4th of July - We tried to flag some unique local events happening in our pocket of town to celebrate the 4th, but Rough Draft put together a more comprehensive guide covering the metro Atlanta Area.

🦪 7/4 - Kimball House Fourth of July - Kimball House is running a specialty cocktail and dinner menu from 5-11pm, with caviar on hot dogs, seafood towers, and hundreds of oysters. No dress code required. | Reservations & Info

🎼 7/4 - MADONNA, It’s a Holiday (Listening Party) - Madonna is releasing a new album? Madonna is releasing a new album! And where better to listen than Mary’s in EAV. In fact, they’re playing Madonna from 4-10pm to celebrate. | More Info

🌭 7/5 - 6th Annual Hot Dog Eating Competition - Red's Beer Garden hosts its yearly showdown, where 10 competitors stuff their faces with Frippers dogs for 10 minutes. Doors at 12pm with a giveaway, competition at 2pm, plus World Cup soccer at 4pm and 8pm. | More Info

🌭 7/6 - Bark After Dark - Little Bear hosts a late-night hang starting at 10pm with hot dogs, drinks, and family. | More Info

⚽ The World Cup is still in full force, ramping up the excitement in the knockout rounds. By now, we’ve hammered you with different bars, venues, events… at one point on Tuesday, I saw 5 IG posts in a row of different bars offering different drink specials for last night’s USA/Bosnia match. If you haven’t found your home yet, good luck!

Anyway, here are the upcoming games we know at the time of sending that you can plan your schedule around:

Neighborhood: Gresham Park

About: Ollie is the sweetest boy ever! He loves to snuggle, chirp at the birds, and pounce on his big brother when it's dinner time.

Special Talent: Ollie TAUGHT HIMSELF how to pee in the toilet. Yes, you read that correctly. He just started doing it one day.

Thank you to Julia for sharing Ollie with us.

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🕹️ Volume 2 of Anthem Associations is out now… If you like playing NYT Connections, you’re going to love playing Anthem Associations.

🌳 The little Cabbagetown pocket park outside the Krog Street Tunnel got a $60,000 glow-up, trading a "dust bowl" for fresh landscaping, resting boulders, a new mural, and a dedicated spot for the scooter pileup.

🌿 More Georgians now qualify for medical marijuana cards, and more pharmacies — 400, in fact — will now be able to sell regulated THC products.

✈️ Flying for the Fourth? Hartsfield-Jackson expects more than 4 million passengers over the holiday period, with July 5th and 6th among the busiest days. Officials are asking travelers to arrive 2.5 hours early for domestic flights and 3 hours for international.

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