Major construction project to close lanes on North Druid Hills, Frontage Road

Brookhaven Reporter 3/10 7:23A Logan C. Ritchie

The Georgia Department of Transportation is closing several lanes at North Druid Hills and I-85, continuing a massive construction project to ease the volume of traffic in the area. Beginning at 8...

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center announces 2025 Spring Concert Series lineup

Buckhead Reporter 3/8 3:00A Rough Draft

Callanwolde Fine Arts Center announced the music lineup for its 2025 Spring Concert Series. (Courtesy Callanwolde) Atlanta nonprofit Callanwolde Fine Arts Center recently unveiled the music lineup for...

Emory University plans to curb spending, staffing as fed research cuts loom

Buckhead Reporter 3/7 3:15A Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat At

File Emory University is joining a growing list of top research universities that plan to freeze or limit hiring because of concerns about federal research funding cuts. President Gregory Fenves...

16 Black-owned businesses to support around Atlanta

Buckhead Reporter 2/3 3:32A Katie Burkholder

Nourish Botanica is a plant nursery that also sells dried flower arrangements. (Via Nourish Botanica) According to a study from LendingTree, Atlanta is home to the most Black-owned businesses in the...

Malik Brown will be project director of Atlanta LGBTQ+ community center study

Buckhead Reporter 1/22 4:14A Katie Burkholder

After stepping down as Director of LGBTQ Affairs for the City of Atlanta, Malik Brown has announced his new position as the Project Director of the LGBTQ+ Community Center Feasibility Study at the Atlanta Fulton County Recreation Authority. I’m...

Finalists announced for 2025 Townsend Prize for Fiction

Buckhead Reporter 1/19 3:00A Rough Draft

The Atlanta Writers Club and Georgia Writers Museum have announced the novels and short story collections selected as finalists for the 2025 Townsend Prize for Fiction. Denene Millner,  One Blood  (Forge Books) Chika Unigwe,  The Middle Daughter...

A guide to MLK Jr. Day events and activities around Metro Atlanta

Buckhead Reporter 1/13 10:53A Rough Draft

Atlanta The King Center The King Center is hosting several events to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Details can be found on the website. The Beloved Community virtual children s book reading is...

Inclement weather prompts school closures and event cancellations

Buckhead Reporter 1/9 7:03A Rough Draft

(file photo) Our Rough Draft team is compiling a list of closures, delays and cancellations that affect our coverage area, as well as a list of restaurant-related opening delays and closures due to...

Intown real estate expected to remain strong in 2025

Buckhead Reporter 1/6 12:00A Kathy Dean

This home was recently for sale in Old Fourth Ward. (Courtesy Carolyn Calloway) Intown’s real estate market has stayed active through the challenges of higher interest rates and an election year....

Former President Jimmy Carter dies at 100

Buckhead Reporter 12/29 10:10A Collin Kelley

President Jimmy Carter (Courtesy The Carter Center) President Jimmy Carter died Sunday at his home in Plains, GA at the age of 100. The former 39 th president, Georgia governor, and senator entered...

How does one measure Elton John’s impact on Atlanta? By the books, say Emory University librarians

Buckhead Reporter 12/27 5:00A Kristi York Wooten | GPB

Sir Elton John (left) lived in Atlanta for more than 30 years. After moving away from the city in 2023, the singer donated his photography book collection (right) to Emory University in 2024....

Artists being considered for interior, exterior projects at Brookhaven City Centre

Brookhaven Reporter 12/18 4:54A Logan C. Ritchie

Several artists are being considered for two major art installations at Brookhaven s new City Centre , a $78 million city hall being built at the intersection of Peachtree Road and North Druid Hills Road. City Centre is scheduled to open in...

Brookhaven approves $1.2 million contract for final phase of Peachtree Creek Greenway

Brookhaven Reporter 12/9 2:56A Logan C. Ritchie

The Brookhaven City Council has approved a $1.2 million contract with Heath and Linebeck to design the final phase of the Peachtree Creek Greenway. In April, the council approved a motion to decline federal funds for phase III of the Peachtree...

Winterfest dashes into Virginia Highland Dec. 13-14

Buckhead Reporter 12/7 4:00A Rough Draft

Virginia Highland’s iconic Winterfest is back for its fourth year, bringing holiday cheer to one of Atlanta’s favorite neighborhoods. On Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, the historic district...