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

Brookhaven Reporter 12/18 3:54A 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 1:56A 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 3:00A 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...

November restaurant openings: Bankhead Seafood, Nite Owl, Ganji, Kanpai BBQ, Durty Birds, and more

Buckhead Reporter 11/22 7:51A Beth McKibben

Aviva by Kameel is now open at Buckhead Landing. (Courtesy of Aviva by Kameel) Check out this brief roundup of recent restaurant openings and coming soon announcements of upcoming restaurants you...

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...