State Rep. Deborah Silcox announces reelection bid for Georgia House District 53

Buckhead Reporter 2/27 4:40A Hayden Sumlin

State Rep. Deborah Silcox (R-Sandy Springs) announced she’s running for reelection to the Georgia General Assembly in House District 53 this November. “As your state representative, I’m a proud...

Phoenix Flies celebrates Atlanta’s historic preservation during March

Buckhead Reporter 2/24 3:10A Katie Burkholder

Phoenix Flies , an annual celebration of the preservation of Atlanta’s history, returns this March. Created by the Atlanta Preservation Center in 2003 to honor the rescue of the Fox Theatre , Phoenix Flies has showcased Atlanta’s historic and...

CHRIS 180 appoints new board members

Buckhead Reporter 2/14 1:35A Rough Draft

CHRIS 180, an Atlanta-based nonprofit that provides trauma-informed care to children, youth and families, has added three new members to its board of directors. The newly-instated members are Justin...

Marcus Foundation gives $21.9 million to study profound autism in children

Buckhead Reporter 2/9 5:53A Logan C. Ritchie

Dr. Ami Klin, director of the Marcus Autism Center (Supplied) The Marcus Foundation has announced a $21.9 million grant to subsidize the largest-ever study of behavior, brain, and biomarkers in...

Curator Daniel Fuller on Art, Civil Rights, and Public Trust

Buckhead Reporter 2/4 3:00A Sherri Daye Scott

National Center for Civil and Human Rights Director of Curation Daniel Fuller in front of the Center s lobby mural, designed by Paula Scher. Credit NCCHR In “Reclaiming History,” now on view in the...

MARTA to run on reduced schedule, could suspend service due to winter storm

Buckhead Reporter 1/23 3:59A Rough Draft

MARTA will implement an inclement weather service plan in anticipation of severe winter weather in the metro Atlanta area beginning Saturday, Jan. 24, according to a press release. With the forecasted freezing rain, sleet, and low temperatures...

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...