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Birthright Israel trip changes perspectives and directions for Atlanta-area participants

Sandy Springs Reporter 12/25 5:02A Logan C. Ritchie

Rough Draft asked Atlanta-area Birthright Israel participants to tell us their stories. Here s what they shared.  As a parent, I would fully put my trust in this organization to take care of my child....

Woodward senior wins national music contest

Buckhead Reporter 12/25 3:30A Sammie Purcell

Woodward Academy senior Joshua Meredith (Photo courtesy of Janelle Meredith). Joshua Meredith, a senior at Woodward Academy, has been named a winner of the Moises Jam Sessions , a music competition....

Georgia trip offers respite for Ukrainian students impacted by war

Sandy Springs Reporter 12/25 1:00A Bob Pepalis

Key Points: • Seventeen students visited Metro Atlanta as a respite from war-torn Ukraine in December. • Each teen had lost at least one parent in the Ukraine-Russia war. The students from Ukraine...

Dekalb County Tax Commissioner Irvin J. Johnson to retire after 26 years

Brookhaven Reporter 12/24 9:35A Rough Draft

Longtime DeKalb County Tax Commissioner Irvin J. Johnson will retire on December 31, after nearly 26 years with the county s tax office, including 10 years as commissioner. DeKalb County Tax...

Pittsburgh Yards marks five years as hub for Atlanta entrepreneurs

Buckhead Reporter 12/24 4:00A Rough Draft

Pittsburgh Yards, a community-driven hub for entrepreneurship in Atlanta, is marking its fifth anniversary this month. The site, which opened back in December 2020, was...

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Find Your Winter Slowdown in Ellijay: Your New Favorite North Georgia Winter Escape

Atlanta Magazine 12/22 3:54A Shelby Wisdom

When the still of winter settles in, there’s no better time to head to the mountains and escape to one of Georgia’s winter getaway hidden gems: Ellijay, Georgia. Cozy Cabins Ellijay is situated...

Best of Atlanta 2025: Eat

Atlanta Magazine 12/17 5:24A Atlanta Magazine

Tabletop grilling at Bene Korean Steakhouse Photograph by Wedig & Laxton Best Korean BBQ ITP: Bene Korean Steakhouse Bene Korean brings Korean barbecue to the Lindbergh area of Buckhead. It features...

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Five “Only In Atlanta” moments from 2025

Atlanta Magazine 12/17 5:23A Rachel Garbus

Y’all know ATL’s just gonna ATL sometimes. Here are a few of our favorite things that happened here this year—and couldn’t have happened anywhere else. André 3000 serenaded a fresh bundle of Grady...

After 25 years, lauded pastry chef Kathryn King plans to leave Aria

Atlanta Magazine 12/17 3:21A Carly Cooper

Aria pastry chef Kathryn King Kathryn King is as much a fixture of Aria as the little white building is on East Paces Ferry. The unassuming pastry chef began whipping up rich, visually appealing...

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Atlanta Falcons have plenty to play for heading into final three games

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 12/16 10:00P Donnell Suggs

First, there was a one-point win over rival Tampa Bay on Thursday Night Football, and now there are three more opportunities to potentially spoil other teams’ seasons. The Atlanta Falcons (5-9...

Falcons rookie Jalon Walker gives back to his adopted home of Georgia

Sports - The Atlanta Voice 12/16 5:34A Donnell Suggs

Photo by Donnell Suggs/The Atlanta Voice Atlanta Falcons rookie Jalon Walker is planning to host a coat and toy drive back in his hometown of Salisbury, North Carolina, on December 23. But first, he...

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