Atlanta residents can find relief from scorching temperatures at a new cooling center opening today at Selena S. Butler Park.
🕐 When It’s Open: The cooling center will operate Monday, June 23 from 1 to 6 p.m. and Tuesday, June 24 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
📍 Where To Go: Residents can visit Selena S. Butler Park at 98 William Holmes Borders Senior Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30312.
🌡️ Why It Matters: Heat-related illnesses can be dangerous or even deadly, especially for elderly residents, children, and those without access to air conditioning.
💧 What’s Provided: Free bottled water will be available to all visitors while at the center.
🌆 The Big Picture: As summer temperatures climb across Georgia, cities are taking proactive measures to protect vulnerable populations. Cooling centers like this one provide crucial public health support during extreme weather events, which are becoming more common.
Before You Dismiss This Article…
We live in a time when information feels overwhelming, but here’s what hasn’t changed: facts exist whether they comfort us or not.
When A&W launched their third-pound burger to compete with McDonald’s Quarter Pounder in the 1980s, it failed spectacularly. Not because it tasted worse, but because customers thought 1/3 was smaller than 1/4. If basic math can trip us up, imagine how easily we can misread complex news.
The press isn’t against you when it reports something you don’t want to hear. Reporters are thermometers, not the fever itself. They’re telling you what verified sources are saying, not taking sides. Good reporting should challenge you — that’s literally the job.
Next time a story makes you angry, pause. Ask yourself: What evidence backs this up? Am I reacting with my brain or my gut? What would actually change my mind? And most importantly, am I assuming bias just because the story doesn’t match what I hoped to hear.
Smart readers choose verified information over their own comfort zone.
B.T. Clark
B.T. Clark is an award-winning journalist and the Publisher of The Georgia Sun. He has 25 years of experience in journalism and served as Managing Editor of Neighbor Newspapers in metro Atlanta for 15 years and Digital Director at Times-Journal Inc. for 8 years. His work has appeared in several newspapers throughout the state including Neighbor Newspapers, The Cherokee Tribune and The Marietta Daily Journal. He is a Georgia native and a fifth-generation Georgian.
