Get ready for food, live music and traffic detours on the Downtown Connector this weekend as the 32nd annual Sweet Auburn Springfest returns to Atlanta's Historic Auburn Avenue District.
The festival will run from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday at 230 John Wesley Dobbs Ave.
Northbound entrance ramps to the Connector will close from Fort Street and John Wesley Dobbs Avenue/Irwin Street to the Connector from 8 p.m. Friday until 12:30 a.m. Monday, the Georgia Department of Transportation said.
Starting Friday, northbound traffic coming from the Edgewood Avenue exit to Fort Street will be diverted to turn right on Auburn Avenue, left on Jackson Street and left on Irwin Street before being contained in the far right westbound lane to the Connector northbound entrance ramp.
Starting Saturday and Sunday, northbound traffic on the Connector coming from the Edgewood exit to Fort Street will be diverted to turn right on Auburn Avenue, left on Jackson Street, left on Ralph McGill Boulevard, right on Boulevard and right on Freedom Parkway to northbound or southbound lanes of the Connector.
Metal barricades will be placed at the exit closures, and local officers will help direct traffic.
One northbound lane on the Downtown Connector will close between Pine and Spring streets from 6 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Saturday for guardrail repairs.
One westbound lane on I-285 will close on the on-ramp to I-85 northbound from 9 p.m. Friday to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Tom Moreland Interchange (Spaghetti Junction) for concrete rehabilitation.
On Ga. 400, two southbound lanes will close between Ga. 140/Holcomb Bridge Road and Lenox Road from 9 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Saturday and from 9 p.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Sunday. Two northbound lanes will close between Lenox Road and Ga. 140/Holcomb Bridge Road from 9 p.m. Sunday to 5 a.m. Monday.
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Sunny and warm this weekend
Windy and cool temperatures Thursday and Friday gave little indication, but a warming trend is expected to begin this weekend, according to Channel 2 Action News.
The forecast calls for temperatures in the upper 70s Saturday and mid-80s Sunday, and there will be plenty of sunshine with not a drop of rain in sight.
Translation: No need to put off Mother's Day brunch plans.
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Don’t forget Mother’s Day
It's Sunday, by the way. (See gift ideas here.)
There's plenty to do to show mom you care with out spending a fortune.
Moms get half-price admission at the Georgia Aquarium with the purchase of one adult, child or senior’s ticket ($39.95, $33.95, $35.95) from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday.
Zoo Atlanta will let moms in free as long as they are with someone purchasing a regular-priced child’s or adult’s general admission ticket ($25.99 and $17.99). The offer isn’t available online and runs from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
If mom’s been to the zoo more than a few times, not to worry. There will be festivals galore this weekend from the Dunwoody Art Festival to the Chastain Park Arts Festival.
The Dunwoody festival will be held 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Dunwoody Village Parkway, and the Chastain Park fest will be held 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at 4469 Stella Drive. The festivals also have Saturday hours.
If mom is a sports fan, the Hawks play the Cleveland Cavaliers at 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Philips Arena, and the Braves play the Arizona Diamondbacks at 1:35 p.m. Sunday at Turner Field.
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