City of Brookhaven plans to build a pedestrian bridge over I-85

Brookhaven Reporter 5/7 3:09A Logan C. Ritchie

A rendering of the pedestrian bridge in Brookhaven by Michael Baker International. (Courtesy of the City of Brookhaven) Brookhaven is planning to build a flyover pedestrian bridge from Emory University s Executive Park to the Peachtree Creek...

CDC cancels grant that funded free home test kits for HIV

Buckhead Reporter 5/7 1:37A Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat At

Federal funding for a program that used dating apps to connect people with free HIV home tests identifying nearly 7,000 new cases since its start in 2022 has been canceled. The Together Take Me Home project, based at Emory University in Atlanta,...

Brookhaven police arrest man for multiple acts of arson, burglary

Brookhaven Reporter 5/6 5:09A Logan C. Ritchie

The Brookhaven Police Department arrested a local man in connection to a string of crimes, including multiple acts of arson, burglary, and vandalism. Dillon Welch of Atlanta is facing 22 charges in Brookhaven and additional charges in Atlanta....

Films, festivals and fun: Another busy weekend ahead in Atlanta

Brookhaven Reporter 4/24 7:17A Collin Kelley

Courtesy Atlanta Film Festival Atlanta Film Festival The 49th annual festival, and its corresponding Creative Conference, will take place April 24 – May 4, held primarily at the Tara and Plaza...

Brookhaven City Council to discuss major development of Corporate Square

Brookhaven Reporter 4/21 3:58A Logan C. Ritchie

Brookhaven City Council members are scheduled to hear next week from Third and Urban about the phased development of Corporate Square, a project to convert the 32-acre office park into housing, retail, and restaurants. A project years in the making...

Emory University receives $5 million gift to establish BL Harbert Real Estate Center

Buckhead Reporter 4/18 4:01A Rough Draft

Billy Harbert (Courtesy Emory University) Emory University’s Goizueta Business School announced April 18 that it has received a $5 million gift from esteemed alumnus Billy Harbert, a leader in the...

I-85/NDHR corridor revamp near metro Atlanta expands health care mecca, boosts jobs and quality of...

Atlanta Business Chronicle 4/17 4:21A Laura Newpoff, Writer, TBJ Conte

Emory University seized an “extraordinary, once-in-a-generation opportunity” several years ago to expand its land holdings in the City of Brookhaven, benefiting the institution and the region. The university purchased approximately 60 acres at...

Brookhaven passes updated ethics ordinance to promote transparency

Brookhaven Reporter 4/13 2:00A Logan C. Ritchie

Brookhaven city council members have passed an updated ethics ordinance, part of the city s recertification with the Georgia Municipal Association, and a step forward and continuing our commitment as a city to having an open, transparent and...

Emory class presents inaugural student film festival

Buckhead Reporter 4/11 2:13A Sammie Purcell

A still from (G)HOST COUNTRY, one of the films playing at the Aperture International Student Film Festival (Photo provided by James Pellerito). A class at Emory University is putting on the school’s...

Report: ICE revokes student visas at Emory University

Buckhead Reporter 4/11 2:08A Collin Kelley

Emory University confirmed Thursday that a current student and three recent alumni had their student visas terminated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The alumni were still under Emory’s immigration sponsorship while...

Spring into art this season with Atlanta Beltline Art

Buckhead Reporter 4/9 8:00A Isadora Pennington

Atlanta Beltline Art, known for captivating experiences along the trail segments, has been enriching the community through murals, art installations, performances, and more since their inaugural...

Brookhaven’s newest government office building opens

Brookhaven Reporter 4/8 7:35A Logan C. Ritchie

City staff and council members at the ribbon cutting for the PEP building on April 2. (Photo provided) After months of delays , the City of Brookhaven has opened its newest government office building...

Brookhaven council member John Funny joins transportation advisory board

Brookhaven Reporter 3/16 2:00A Logan C. Ritchie

Brookhaven Council member John Funny. (Photo provided) Brookhaven council member John Funny has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) Transportation and Infrastructure Advisory...

DeKalb County school board okays $148M for Cross Keys High School renovations

Brookhaven Reporter 3/11 4:53A Logan C. Ritchie

Cross Keys High School in Brookhaven, which was built in the 1950s, is finally moving forward with needed repairs and renovations that have been promised for nearly a decade by DeKalb County School District. During a 10-hour DeKalb County school...

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...