Holiday Festivities: Tree lightings, theater, music and more

Brookhaven Reporter 11/18 4:25A Lola McGuire

Metro Atlanta is bustling with events for the holidays from now until January. Here are some of the most popular events around town suitable for the whole family. Some events and activities are free,...

Theater Emory to perform minimalist production ‘The Other Shore’

Buckhead Reporter 11/14 1:54A Rough Draft

Theater Emory will present  The Other Shore, an experimental and improvisation-based minimalist production written by Gao Xingjian.  The story follows the journey of one central character, The Man,...

How I launched Atlanta Intown 30 years ago

Buckhead Reporter 11/10 1:00A Chris Schroder

Atlanta Intown founder Chris Schroder with a framed cover of the first 1994 issue (when it was called Atlanta 30306) and the little Apple laptop that started it all. In October 1994, I was driving to...

GDOT project causes lane closures on I-85, North Druid Hills Road

Brookhaven Reporter 11/7 2:42A Logan C. Ritchie

The continuation of the Georgia Department of Transportation s massive project at North Druid Hills Road and I-85 is bringing land closures to the Brookhaven throughway Nov. 7-10. Designed to reduce crash frequency and congestion, GDOT s project...

Home Depot co-founder, philanthropist Bernie Marcus dies at 95

Brookhaven Reporter 11/5 5:44A Logan C. Ritchie

Bernie Marcus, co-founder of The Home Depot and Jewish philanthropist. (Photo courtesy of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta) Bernard Bernie Marcus, the co-founder of retail giant The Home...

30 Years of Intown Real Estate: Realtors share their memories and insights

Buckhead Reporter 11/5 5:33A Kathy Dean

In 1998, Realtor Harvin Greene s first home in Decatur was the 1920s bungalow you could make from a kit ordered through Sears & Roebuck. (Courtesy Harvin Greene) Over the last 30 years, Intown housing...

Wild Heaven Beer and Fox Bros. open brewery-barbecue joint in Toco Hills

Buckhead Reporter 10/29 7:58A Beth McKibben

(Photo by Chris Rank) The collaboration between Wild Heaven Beer and Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q opened this week at the Toco Hill Shopping Center on North Druid Hills Road. Wild Heaven, with locations in...

Atlanta City Council special election: A look at the candidates and their priorities

Buckhead Reporter 10/27 3:00A Dyana Bagby

City of Atlanta voters will choose from five candidates vying for a seat on the city council that s been vacant for almost eight months. Eshé Collins, Amber Connor, Nicole Evans Jones, Devin...

Ice skating rink coming for Brookhaven’s winter festivities

Brookhaven Reporter 10/24 6:50A Logan C. Ritchie

An ice skating rink will be a part of Brookhaven s citywide winter celebrations for the first time this year. Brookhaven Park will feature a synthetic ice skating rink that can hold up to 60 people at a time, although the city plans to cap it at...

Candler Park votes against historic neighborhood designation

Buckhead Reporter 10/24 6:05A Collin Kelley

Courtesy Candler Park Neighborhood Association A movement to have the Candler Park neighborhood declared a city historic district has failed after a community vote. According to a report on the...

One week in and early voting Georgians have already banked more than 1.4 million ballots

Buckhead Reporter 10/21 4:17A Ross Williams | Georgia Recorder

A voter walks into Flipper Temple AME Church in Atlanta Tuesday, the first day of early voting. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder As of Sunday evening, more than 1.4 million Georgians already voted in...

Lane on I-85 access road in Brookhaven to close for 50 days

Brookhaven Reporter 10/21 1:00A Logan C. Ritchie

One lane of the I-85 Northbound access road will be closed for 50 days starting Monday, Oct. 21. (Map courtesy of GDOT) Beginning Monday, Oct. 21, at 8 p.m., one left-lane will be closed on I-85...

Cross Keys NJROTC kicks off Adopt-a-Street program in Brookhaven

Brookhaven Reporter 10/16 1:26A Logan C. Ritchie

Cross Keys NJROTC volunteers cleaned up 10 bags of trash with the Adopt-a-Street program. Photo courtesy of Cross Keys High School. Cross Keys High School Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps....

Seeking alternatives to alcohol, young people are fueling the functional beverage trend

Brookhaven Reporter 10/14 7:14A Lola McGuire

Olipop is a prebiotic soda meant to aid in digestion. (Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images) While Atlanta may be known as the home of Coca-Cola , it’s also home to other drink companies, including Monarch Beverage Co. , The Lemon Perfect Company ,...

Construction of new Brookhaven City Hall reaches milestone as mass timber installation completed

Brookhaven Reporter 10/14 4:25A Logan C. Ritchie

Brookhaven City Council member Madeleine Simmons and former council member Linley Jones at the city hall construction site. (Photo courtesy City of Brookhaven) The last piece of mass timber has been...