| | Week 33 · Monday 25 August 2026 |  | | | | This week | | What’s the one fall thing worth driving to? | | Every town near you has one. Tell us yours and we will build the list for everybody. | |
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| | | Hey THRIVE fam! |  |
| | Last full week of August. 🍂 | | The kids are finally getting into the swing of the school year, remembering where their shoes are, and the calendar's bustling again. Stadiums are prepped and painted, while Georgia’s August heat holds strong, but mornings are easing up, a promising start! With Labor Day just around the corner, fall is on the horizon. | | Here's a sneak peek at this week’s lineup: enjoy the calm of Monday and Tuesday, because the whirlwind begins midweek. | | Wednesday kicks off with a five-stop lunch tour ending in a Suwanee happy hour. Thursday promises a Snellville breakfast and simultaneous happy hours in Duluth and Greensboro from 3 to 5. So, take it easy early in the week, as the latter half is packed with excitement! | | Full rundown below. ⬇️ | | — The THRIVE community team |
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| | This Week: The Fall Festival Field Guide The Fall Reading Shelf |
| | First, the Fall Reading Shelf. 📚 | | We asked for one book. You sent eleven replies and twelve books. Here they are. | | • | The Calamity Club by Kathryn Stockett — Shannon Matteson, Suwanee. Her favorite of the year. | | • | Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara — Philip Thurman, Alpharetta and Duluth. | | • | Crossing to Safety by Wallace Stegner — Andrew Harwell, Alpharetta. He called it beautiful. | | • | The Big Relief — Andrew Harwell, Alpharetta. His nonfiction pick. | | • | Jungle Keeper by Paul Rosolie — Josh King, Duluth. | | • | The Lion Women of Tehran by Marjan Kamali — Kristine Steakley, Gainesville. Her book club read it. | | • | The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins — Sharon Valeris, Duluth. | | • | The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — Paris Williams, Suwanee. Her third time through. | | • | In the Woods by Tana French — Hank Gay, Suwanee. | | • | The E-Myth Revisited — Rhonda MG Williams, Snellville. | | • | Build a Business You Love by Dave Ramsey — Rhonda MG Williams, Snellville. | | • | Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara — Rhonda MG Williams, Snellville. |
| | Two of you named the same book. Neither knew about the other. Start with that one. | | The shelf stays open. Reply with a title and we will add it. 📖 | | One more came in. Jennifer Lindskoog in Duluth answered the old soundtrack question. Acoustic Alchemy. Zydeco. She is from Louisiana. Beth's white noise has company now. 🎧 |  |
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| | Reply or use the form This week's ask |  |
| | Now this week's ask. ⬇️ | | Fall is coming. Every town on this map has something good in it. A festival. A fair. A street closed off for the weekend. Most of us miss them. Nobody told us they were happening. | | So tell us. What is the one fall thing near you worth putting on the calendar? | | Reply with the name, the town, and one line on why it is good. A few ways in: | | • | The festival your town does every year 🎪 | | • | The drive worth making. An orchard. A mountain road. A square that goes all out 🚗 | | • | The weeknight one. A concert series. A night market. Football on a Friday 🏈 | | • | The small one nobody outside your zip code knows about |
| | We will put them together and send the list back to you. 🙌 | |
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| | Member events What's happening around THRIVE |  |
|  | Alpharetta Lunch | Wed Aug 26
11:30am |
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|  | Asheville Member Lunch | Wed Aug 26
12:00pm |
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|  | Duluth Member Happy Hour | Fri Aug 27
3:00–5:00pm |
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|  | Gainesville Member Lunch | Wed Aug 26
12:00pm |
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|  | Greensboro Member Happy Hour Bain Street location | Fri Aug 27
3:00–5:00pm |
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|  | Holly Springs Lunch | Wed Aug 26
12:00pm |
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|  | Snellville Breakfast | Fri Aug 27
9:30am |
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|  | Suwanee Happy Hour | Wed Aug 26
4:00–5:00pm |
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| | See every member event › |  |
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| | Available now Space of the week |
|  | Alpharetta · 44 Milton Ave A private office that just came free | | [Placeholder. One short paragraph on the room, who it suits, and what comes with it.] | | Seats 4 · 24/7 access · Meeting-room credits included | |
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| | Meet a member Member spotlight |
|  | [Member name] [Title · Company] · THRIVE Duluth |
| What do you do? [Two lines on the work.] | Why here? [What made them pick this location.] | Best thing about the community? [One specific answer, not a general one.] | | Want to be featured? Reply and tell us. |
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| | Worth reading From the blog |
|  | The Surgeon General called loneliness a chronic problem. A room with other people in it is part of the answer. |
|  | What happens to a main street when the commute stops at the end of the block. |
|  | Ten minutes, a door that shuts, and no talent required. |
| | Read more on the blog › |
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| | To close Quote of the week |
|  | “Don't be intimidated by what you don't know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.” ― Sara Blakely |
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Quick reminder | | The group-chat stuff lives here in your inbox. But the bigger stories, member wins, behind-the-scenes location updates, and the industry takes that don't fit in a quick email, those live on the THRIVE LinkedIn Newsletter. | |
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