Morning Reads for Tuesday, August 8

Good morning! Have you made your eclipse plans yet? You have less than two weeks to strategize how you’re going to get to northeast Georgia by around 2 PM on Monday, August 21. Traffic will be a nightmare as millions of Americans take part in what promises to be “the most photographed, most shared, most tweeted event in human history.”

• Georgia Tech wants the Board of Regents to give a thumbs-up to their $63 million plan to acquire 32 acres of land for their Cobb County expansion.
• Columbus has a new performing arts high school named for two incredibly talented Georgians, Ma Rainey and Carson McCullers.
• Georgia doesn’t have a law on how old your kids need to be for you to leave them at home alone – but DFCS does have some guidelines you might find helpful.
• The Oconee County Sheriff, who knows how to do Facebook right, urges residents to stock up on bread and milk, like, now in preparation for the eclipse later this month.
• Two Millennials from San Jose bought the common areas (and valuable parking spaces) on the exclusive, private San Francisco street that has served in the past as home to Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Senator Dianne Feinstein. The homeowners are not amused.
• The Northwest Passage is opening. Here’s what it looks like.
• The final resting places for famous Georgians.
• In Smyrna, we like Gucci Mane the most. What music is the favorite for your neighborhood?