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

Buckhead Reporter 10/14 4:12A 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 7:45A 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 8:34A 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 10:39A 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 9/2 12:00A 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 3:00A 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 10:07A 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 7:00A 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 10:30A 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 4:52A 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 3:08A 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...

Rally Foundation honors Marchak with 2025 William Olson Impact Award

Sandy Springs Reporter 8/3 2:00A Rough Draft

Caroline Schiltz, Rally Kid and Development coordinator, Jordan Gilleland Marchak, Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Emory University School of Medicine, and Chelsea Mullinax,...

Hooray for mini cocktails in Atlanta!

Sandy Springs Reporter 7/29 8:45A Beth McKibben

This story is part of a partnership between “City Lights Collective” / WABE” and Rough Draft Atlanta called “ The Beverage Beat with Beth McKibben .” As a regular “City Lights Collective” contributor,...

‘Global work on a local level’: DeKalb gets new tuberculosis clinic

Brookhaven Reporter 7/21 5:06A Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat At

Dr. Alawode Oladele in front of a new X-ray machine that is part of DeKalb Public Health s new tuberculosis clinic. The county has the highest rate of TB infections among Georgia counties.  (Rebecca...

‘Pets & Their People’ showcases readers and their furry friends

Sandy Springs Reporter 7/18 12:00A Rough Draft

We put out the call for photos of you with your beloved furry friends and you answered us! Our annual “Pets & Their People” feature is one of our favorites since it gives us a great opportunity to...