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17Events this week
4Free things to do
90New spots
98New stories

● Checked Friday, September 11, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Rome

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 17 events, day by day →

Cinderella

Sunday 3pm · GEM Theatre

Rome Postpartum Pod - Small Group for moms with newborns

Tuesday 9:30am · Lieberman Family Chiropractic

Ridge Ferry Park Farmer's Market

Wednesday 7am · Ridge Ferry Park · Free

Roger Dale Brown Workshop

Wednesday 9am · Booth Art Academy

Home School Day: America 250: Then and Now

Thursday 10am · Booth Western Art Museum

New in Rome

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Glide Pizza

Restaurants

NY-style slices worth the drive: House-made mozzarella, 48-hour fermented dough, and that crispy-chewy bite make Glide Pizza a no-frills win when you’re in ATL.

glidepizza.com ↗

MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta)

Arts & Culture

Design nerds, rejoice: MODA (Museum of Design Atlanta) is the Southeast’s only museum devoted to design, with rotating exhibitions from architecture to graphic design that show how design shapes everyday life.

museumofdesign.org ↗

Scoops@Peachtree

Bakeries & Sweets

Sweet tooth alert: For legit handcrafted scoops, bubble tea, thick milkshakes, coffee, and even pastries, Scoops@Peachtree brings serious dessert vibes.

scoopsatpeachtree.com ↗

Rome’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

Browse Rome’s best →

Most read in Rome

The five stories Rome readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Police officer put on leave after shooting family’s pet donkey in the US

    A police officer in Rockmart, Georgia, has been placed on administrative leave after he shot and killed a family's pet donkey, HeeHaw, in the early hours of Sunday morning.

    Full story at theanimalreader.com ↗

  2. Baby donkey HeeHaw killed by trespassing cop: 'No way they thought they were in danger from tiny donkey'

    A baby donkey named HeeHaw was shot and killed by a Georgia police officer while he trespassed on his owner's property while searching for a missing child.

    Full story at us.headtopics.com ↗

  4. Yet Another Runway Excursion: Vision Jet Enters Closed Runway

    While at EAA AirVenture 2015, Announcing News Editor, Tom Patton, found the world's only flyable PB4Y-2, Privateer, a variation of the World War II Consolidated B-24.

    Full story at aero-news.net ↗

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