Here’s what you need to know about early voting in the City of Atlanta

Buckhead Reporter 10/13 2:55A Rough Draft Staff

Advance voting for the Nov. 3 midterm elections is open now through Oct. 30 in the City of Atlanta. Early voting takes place Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Saturday, Oct. 17 and 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sunday, Oct. 18 and 25...

Buckhead senior living community announces 11-story tower expansion

Buckhead Reporter 10/3 3:23A Rough Draft Staff

Luxury senior living community Corso Atlanta will add an 11-story residential tower with 110 private residences, new amenities, and restaurants. Located in Buckhead at 3200 Howell Mill Road, the expansion is expected to open in Spring 2028,...

Emory celebrates 40 years of Spike Lee with Cinematheque series

Buckhead Reporter 9/8 5:00A Sammie Purcell

“40 Years of Brother Spike Lee,” a free series celebrating the films of filmmaker Spike Lee, continues this week with the film “School Daze,” playing at the Emory Cinematheque on Sept. 9.  The “School...

5 things about Callanwolde’s new executive director Jason Martin

Buckhead Reporter 9/2 5:00A Sherri Daye Scott

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center has a new leader. Jason Martin took over as executive director effective Aug. 31. He succeeds Andrew Keenan, who retired after nine years leading the organization. Martin...

Report: DOD orders Emory University to conduct ‘research security audit’ or lose federal funding

Buckhead Reporter 8/28 6:46A Rough Draft Staff

The U.S. Department of Defense has ordered Emory University to conduct a “research security audit” examining its academic, financial and research ties to foreign entities of concern, according to a report from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ....

Artist Selorm Attikpo explores Ghanaian hip-hop history at ADAMA exhibit

Buckhead Reporter 8/26 2:00A Sherri Daye Scott

On a warm Friday evening at the African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta, in a room filled with the low hum of conversation, artist Selorm Attikpo, known in Accra’s hip-hop scene as Selormjay, moved...

DeKalb County shifts student assignment project focus to overcrowding in six clusters

Brookhaven Reporter 8/23 5:00A Cathy Cobbs

On Aug. 21, the DeKalb County School District announced the continuation of its Student Assignment Project, inviting families, students, staff, and community members from six school clusters to help shape how new and expanded schools will serve...

Decatur Book Festival announces 2026 festival lineup with more than 80 authors

Buckhead Reporter 8/21 7:41A Rough Draft Staff

The Decatur Book Festival (DBF) has unveiled the full lineup for its 21st annual festival, taking place Oct. 2–3 in downtown Decatur. Free and open to all, the festival takes place Saturday from 10...

Auburn Avenue Research Library hosts Kathleen Cleaver photography exhibit

Buckhead Reporter 8/5 5:00A Sherri Daye Scott

At the Auburn Avenue Research Library, a new photography exhibit is telling the story of the life of Kathleen Cleaver. “The World(s) She Made: Composing the Radical Lives of Kathleen Neal Cleaver,”...

Historic Rufus M. Rose House on Peachtree Street returns to market

Buckhead Reporter 8/3 6:45A Logan C. Ritchie

A historic Victorian mansion listed on the National Register of Historic Places is for sale on Peachtree Street – again.  The Rufus M. Rose House is a late Victorian/Queen Anne-style house listed for...