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Popular Atlanta brewery engaged in legal dispute with Molson Coors over ‘Monday Night’ trademark
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Monday Night Brewing in West Midtown is accusing beer giant Molson Coors of trademark infringement over its new “case of the Mondays” ad campaign.
Selling beers with unique names like Space Lettuce, Blind Pirate, and Dr. Robot might sound like a blast, but it’s work for cofounder and owner Joel Iverson.
“The reality is, it’s an incredibly difficult business,” Iverson said.
Iverson’s life has been even more difficult in recent weeks.
“So, a few weeks ago, my phone started blowing up,” he said.
Beer giant Molson Coors kicked off an ad campaign for Coors Light that bears a resemblance in name to Monday Night Brewing.
“Instead of doing ‘Monday Night’, they’re doing ‘Mondays Light’,” Iverson explained. “Two, a ‘case of the Mondays’, and that’s a little too close for comfort.”
The latter is named after the popular quote from the film “Office Space”, where the film’s protagonist is chastised by a coworker for his attitude.
Monday Night Brewing sent Molson Coors a cease-and-desist letter saying it owns the trademark on beer-context use of “Monday Night.”
Molson Coors didn’t respond to the letter until the day before the Super Bowl, denying they violated the trademark, saying in part the visuals involved in the campaign were markedly different and that “Monday” is a fair-use term. A commercial pushing the campaign aired during the Super Bowl.
“That’s a little bit of a gut punch,” Iverson said.
Atlanta News First has reached out to Molson Coors for comment and is awaiting a response.
Molson Coors is a massive company with nearly 18,000 employees. Iverson says it’s about one thousand times the size of Monday Night Brewing.
So, the brewery amplified its voice on Instagram, even including a photo of a “switched scenario” where Monday Night Brewing had used a Coors trademark.
“If the shoe was on the other foot, I guarantee they would have responded,” Iverson said.
He’s now mulling over the brewery’s options. File a lawsuit against one of the most powerful beverage companies on earth, or take the punch?
“Look, not only is there potential for this to hurt us in our current market, but there’s potential to hurt us as we go to other markets in the future,” Iverson said.
Whatever they decide, he’s still keeping Monday night every night.
“It’s a bit of a David against Goliath, especially in this competitive market,” Iverson said.
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The search for missing 16-year-old Benjamin Braithwaite is over. Atlanta police announced just before midnight Thursday that he had been located, more than a week after he vanished from his Regency Trace home.
The department shared the update on social media but did not release additional details about where he was found or the circumstances surrounding his recovery.
Braithwaite had been missing since the night of April 27, when he was last seen around 9 p.m. at his home in Atlanta. His family said they had no contact with him during the entire time he was gone.
The disappearance of the KIPP Atlanta Collegiate High School sophomore and basketball team member had galvanized the Atlanta community. His family, teammates, Atlanta police officers and neighbors gathered at the school last week to raise awareness about his disappearance. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where his mother works, joined the search effort — asking the public to watch for him at MARTA stops and fast food restaurants.
A $10,000 reward had been offered for credible information leading to his safe return.
“Even small details matter. Your awareness could make the difference,” the airport wrote in an Instagram post earlier this week.
FLOWERY BRANCH – The Atlanta Falcons are gearing up for rookie minicamp this weekend after a flurry of player moves over the last several weeks. General manager Ian Cunningham is not finished making changes to his roster, and the front office has reunited with another former player.
According to a press release from the team, the Falcons have signed cornerback Darren Hall and released safety Tysheem Johnson in a corresponding move.
Hall was originally selected by the franchise in the fourth round (108th overall) of the 2021 NFL Draft out of San Diego State. Over his four seasons with the Falcons (2021-22) and Arizona Cardinals (2024-25), he has appeared in 48 games (12 starts), registering 85 total tackles, three tackles for loss, six passes defended, one sack, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.
In the time between his stints in Atlanta and Arizona, Hall was a member of the Indianapolis Colts’ practice squad (2023).
As a college player for the Aztecs, he tied the FBS lead for pass breakups with 16 in 2019. He appeared in 34 games (22 starts) over his three seasons (2018-20) with San Diego State, recording 134 tackles (101 solo), 31 passes defensed, eight tackles for loss, six interceptions, three forced fumbles, 2.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery. He was a first-team All-Mountain West selection following the 2020 season.
As a pro, Hall’s career has not gone exactly as he would have hoped. 10 of Hall’s starts came with the Falcons, and he largely struggled in 2022. He surrendered 362 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 27 receptions against 37 targets. The Falcons waived him in August 2023 in favor of rookie Clark Phillips III, Jeff Okudah, Tre Flowers, and Mike Hughes.
Hall is still a versatile player with solid tackling ability, giving him a shot at being a depth cornerback on this roster or earning a spot on the practice squad. He will face stiff competition to earn that spot, with Phillips, Cobee Bryant, Darnay Holmes, Mike Ford Jr., C.J. Henderson, and Natrone Brooks all standing in his way.
For now, he is the second player from that 2021 draft class (Terry Fontenot’s first as a general manager) to receive some form of a second contract (Kyle Pitts was franchise tagged earlier this offseason) – it just did not happen the way anyone expected. Hall now becomes the third former Falcon to join the roster via free agency this offseason after stints with other franchises (Austin Hooper and Olamide Zaccheaus).
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EMS crews often face waits of an hour — or more — to transfer patients into hospital care.
A medical crew wheels a patient across the parking area into Grady Memorial Hospital after parking across the street because the ambulance bay was full on Friday, May 1, 2026. (Ben Hendren for the AJC)
Some Georgia ambulances are reaching hospitals with a patient on board and then shifting into park.
And waiting.
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Asia Simone Burns is a rapid response reporter for the AJC. Burns was formerly an intern in AJC’s newsroom and now writes about crime. She is a graduate of Samford University and has previously reported for NPR and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR member station.
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