Holiday Happenings: Lights, music, and performances kick off the festive season

Brookhaven Reporter 11/3 5:13A Collin Kelley

The holiday season will be in full swing starting this month with concerts, plays, opera, visits with Santa, illuminated landscapes and aerial theatrics under the big top.  Cirque du Soleil: Luzia...

Izzy Roland on ‘D(e)ad’ and its nontraditional journey to theaters

Buckhead Reporter 10/31 1:00A Sammie Purcell

The cast and crew of D(e)ad, from writer Izzy Roland. (Photo by Lauren D. Zbarsky) Independent filmmakers have been getting creative for years, especially when it comes to getting their movies in...

Weekend Fun: L5P Halloween, Taste of Chamblee, World Party and more

Brookhaven Reporter 10/16 5:16A Rough Draft

Another fun-filled weekend is ahead in Metro Atlanta, with the Little 5 Points Halloween Festival and Parade, Brookhaven International Festival, Taste of Chamblee, and much more. Little 5 Points...

Ideas Festival Emory returns Oct. 18 with keynote by Rosanne Cash

Buckhead Reporter 10/15 2:05A Rough Draft

Rosanne Cash (Courtesy Ideas Festival Emory) Ideas Festival Emory, the flagship event of Emory University’s  Center for Public Scholarship and Engagement  (CPSE), returns for a second year on...

More than pecans: Stuckey’s CEO Lamar returns to Oglethorpe to inspire students

Buckhead Reporter 10/14 3:12A Logan C. Ritchie

Photo by Grant Utter, Oglethorpe University Stuckey s CEO R.G. Lamar returned to his alma mater, Oglethorpe University, to talk about lessons he learned at the liberal arts college in Brookhaven, his...

CDC reversal restores funding for Atlanta-based HIV home testing program

Buckhead Reporter 10/10 6:45A Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat At

Home HIV testing kits use an oral swab and can deliver results in about 20 minutes.  (Courtesy of the CDC) Funding for an Atlanta-based program that has provided nearly 1 million free HIV home testing...

Early voting locations for Fulton and DeKalb

Buckhead Reporter 10/6 7:34A Rough Draft

Early voting for the Nov. 4 municipal election begins Oct. 14 and closes Oct. 31. Along with municipal elections in Fulton and DeKalb, voters can also cast early ballots for two Georgia Public Service Commission seats. Fulton County Early voting...

Atlanta City Council approves funding for Peachtree Creek Greenway project

Buckhead Reporter 9/15 9:39A Katie Burkholder

Key Points Atlanta City Council approved a $6 million agreement with PATH for the Peachtree Creek Greenway project. Plans for phase three of the project are currently underway, and a public meeting regarding the project will be held in Brookhaven...

Switchyards to open Toco Hills location on Oct. 13

Buckhead Reporter 9/1 11:00P Collin Kelley

Courtesy Switchyards Neighborhood work club Switchyards will open its 13th location in Atlanta on Oct. 13 in Toco Hills. The new workspace will be located at 2935 N. Druid Hills Road in the historic...

Brookhaven City Council approves funding for multi-use paths and sidewalks

Brookhaven Reporter 8/30 2:00A Logan C. Ritchie

File photo The Brookhaven City Council meeting was held at the new City Centre building for the first time on Tuesday, Aug. 26, as the city pushed to complete multi-use paths and sidewalk projects. ...

Ideas Festival Emory returns with keynote speaker Rosanne Cash

Sandy Springs Reporter 8/20 9:07A Sammie Purcell

Rosanne Cash is the keynote speaker for this year s Ideas Festival Emory (Photo by Pamela Springsteen). Credit: Pamela Springsteen Rosanne Cash will be the keynote speaker for this year’s Ideas...

Public memorial for DeKalb officer killed in CDC shooting set for Aug. 22

Buckhead Reporter 8/18 6:00A Rough Draft

A public memorial service for DeKalb County police Officer David Rose, who was killed during a shooting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this month, will be held Friday at...

Life Time Perimeter opens at former Concourse Athletic Club site

Sandy Springs Reporter 8/13 9:30A Rough Draft

Life Time Perimeter opened its three-story center in Sandy Springs between the King and Queen buildings. (Provided by Life Time) Life Time Perimeter opened the doors on Aug. 8 to its...

GBI and FBI provide new details on CDC shooting investigation, release suspect photo

Buckhead Reporter 8/12 3:52A Collin Kelley

GBI Director Chris Hosey speaks during a press conference on the CDC shooting on Aug. 12. (Screenshot) The Georgia Bureau of Investigation and Federal Bureau of Investigation held a joint news...

Inside a crisis at the CDC: Shooting adds to trauma as workers describe projects, careers in limbo

Buckhead Reporter 8/11 2:08A Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat At

Supporters of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention rally at a park in Atlanta on Sunday, days after a gunman fired shots into CDC buildings.  (Rebecca Grapevine / Healthbeat) Centers for...