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Apr 24, 2024 | 285south.substack.com | Sophia Qureshi

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Apr 8, 2024 | 285south.substack.com | Sophia Qureshi

Dear 285 South readers,285 South is off to a fresh start this spring. We are officially migrating off of Substack and on to a new platform this week, run by Indiegraf, a company that supports the tech needs of small, independent community news publishers. What does this mean for you? The most important things will stay the same: you’ll continue to see 285 South stories in your inbox, and at www.285South.com.

Apr 4, 2024 | 285south.substack.com | Sophia Qureshi

For months, the humanitarian and security crisis in Haiti has been on the minds of thousands of Haitians who live in Metro Atlanta. About 1.5 million people in Haiti are on the verge of famine, and more than 4 million require food aid, sometimes eating only once a day or nothing at all, according to the World Food Programme. Port-au-Prince, the country’s capital, is in the grip of pervasive gang violence, and the situation is deteriorating in other parts of the country.

Apr 1, 2024 | 285south.substack.com | Sophia Qureshi

Tuesday, April 2Local art at Oglethorpe: The work of a collective of Atlanta-based Latin American artists is on exhibit at Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (check out this 285 South profile of one of the artists). Works from the collective, Contrapunto, include portraits, still life, and surrealist landscapes. On exhibit through April. 8am to 5pm. Oglethorpe University Museum of Art, 4484 Peachtree Rd NE, Brookhaven, 30319.More details here.

Mar 29, 2024 | 285south.substack.com | Sophia Qureshi

Ivan Solis stood behind his custom-made coffee cart in Candler Park on Saturday afternoon. It was the grand opening of Space Queen, a new vintage clothing store in the neighborhood. Thirty minutes before the celebration was scheduled to kick off, several people were already hovering around him, hoping to be his first customer. They had good reason. Ivan is no ordinary barista, and no ordinary businessman.