š± How Avondale Estatesā first Waffle House helped shape FEMAās disaster playbook
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- How Avondale Estatesā first Waffle House helped shape FEMAās disaster playbook
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Today's riddle: Why is it so hot after a ball game? š¤ (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 82 and low of 60 degrees.
- Thursday: A passing afternoon shower, temps: high: 82, low: 63.
- Friday: Cloudy with a stray t-storm, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.
š° News we're reading
ā¢ The 'Waffle House Index' FEMA Uses To Gauge Natural Disasters (tastingtable.com) ā Avondale Estates gets a notable shoutout as the birthplace of the very first Waffle House back in 1955, a legacy that helped inspire FEMAās informal āWaffle House Indexā for natural disasters. The piece explains how the chainās reputation for rarely closing, especially during hurricanes and floods, became a quirky but useful signal of storm damage and community recovery. 
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Personal Finance
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š¬ Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- A man named Ryan White has restored my faith in humans today!
HE FOUND MY DRIVERS LICENSE AND DEBIT CARD AND HE TRACKED ME DOWN!!! The cards fell out of my pocket on MARTA after the Hawks game on Saturday nightā¦ (Nextdoor Avondale Estates) - Registration is now open for the Easter Basket Giveaway- only a few tickets
Free Easter baskets, pictures with the Easter Bunny and more https://www.eventbrite.com/e/copy-of-6th-annual-easter-eggstravaganza-ticketsā¦ (Nextdoor Northern Avenue -Avondale)
- Agnes Scott College posted a job opening for Budget Manager, Academic Affairs in Decatur. Apply here.
- City of Decatur Georgia posted a job opening for Part-time Certified Firefighters EMT I or above only in Decatur. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Avondale Estates here.
š Nearby News
Decatur
- CSD board members vote not to put ECLC project on a ballot (thechampionnewspaper.com)
- Nurses to hold vigil today following deadly shooting at VA clinic in Georgia (nationalnursesunited.org)
- Woman in hijab alleges racial profiling at Sen. Cory Booker event (fox5atlanta.com)
Clarkston
- Deadly Shooting in Clarkston: Police Investigate Fatal Incident (hoodline.com)
Stone Mountain
- School Locked Down, Flash-Bangs Used In Search For DeKalb Suspect (patch.com)
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