Atlanta art moments to watch in 2026

Buckhead Reporter 12/31 3:00A Sherri Daye Scott

Works by artists featured across Atlanta’s 2026 exhibition calendar point to a year shaped by language, portraiture, and cultural scale. (Art by Amy Sherald, Courtesy of the High Museum of Art; Melvin...

Woodruff Arts Center adds five new members to board of trustees

Buckhead Reporter 12/21 1:48A Rough Draft

The Woodruff Arts Center has appointed five new members to its board of trustees. Announced during its fall board meeting, the Arts Center revealed that it added Valeda Dent (inaugural vice-provost for the Libraries, Michael C. Carlos Museum and...

19-year-old dies in fall while exploring building where ‘Stranger Things’ was filmed

Buckhead Reporter 12/19 6:09A WSBTV.com News Staff

The former Georgia Mental Health Institute was used as a filming location for Stranger Things. (File) A young woman has died after she fell from an abandoned building that is owned by Emory...

Former CDC contractor Fuller announces House seat candidacy

Sandy Springs Reporter 12/13 6:49P Bob Pepalis

Sandy Springs resident Beth Fuller announced her candidacy for the Georgia House District 53 seat. (Provided by Beth Fuller) Sandy Springs resident Beth Fuller announced on Dec. 11 her candidacy as a...

Atlanta restaurants offering dine-in and takeout service on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

Brookhaven Reporter 12/11 4:00A Beth McKibben and Eloisa Bloom

Planning to dine out on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day? Restaurants around Atlanta will serve special holiday menus on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. For people gathering at home, let a local...

Did you miss these November 2025 Atlanta restaurant openings?

Buckhead Reporter 12/4 4:38A Beth McKibben

Check out this brief roundup of recent restaurant openings and announcements of upcoming restaurants you might have missed in November. Steakhouse Luella opened in the former The Ivy space in...

Quick Bites Dec. 4: Lewis Barbecue’s debut, 24/7 Marietta Whataburger, restaurant closures

Sandy Springs Reporter 12/3 11:30P Beth McKibben

Lewis Barbecue opens Dec. 8 at Ansley Mall. (Courtesy of Lizzy Rollins) Restaurant Openings Whataburger opened this week in Marietta . The Sandy Plains Road location is open 24/7, includes a double...

City of Atlanta announces dates and locations for early voting in runoff election

Buckhead Reporter 11/21 4:00A Rough Draft

The City of Atlanta Office of the Municipal Clerk has announced the dates and locations for early voting for the Dec. 2 runoff election. Early voting will begin Saturday, Nov. 22 and continue through Wednesday, Nov. 26. The races remaining to be...

Community calls for new APD Zone 6 precinct

Buckhead Reporter 11/11 1:00A Katie Burkholder

Zone 6 Community Safety Leaders are calling on the City of Atlanta to commit to a new Atlanta Police Department precinct serving the city s east side. The Zone 6 Community Safety Leaders represent neighborhood associations, community groups, and...

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...