Manny’s Band Foundation hosting community concert on Nov. 26

Sandy Springs Reporter 11/22 3:00A Sammie Purcell

A local nonprofit is hosting a community concert on Nov. 26 at the Buckhead Theatre to celebrate the life of Manny Pargman and to inspire people to talk and take action to prevent suicide (Photo...

FutureVerse advances plans for new innovation center in Downtown

Buckhead Reporter 11/22 2:17A Rough Draft

FutureVerse is moving forward with plans for the Georgia Center for Innovation & Discovery, an educational destination that is proposed for Downtown Atlanta. The Atlanta nonprofit announced that architectural test fits have been completed on...

Atlanta Press Club gets Blank Foundation grant for debate series

Buckhead Reporter 11/22 1:38A Rough Draft

The Atlanta Press Club received a $265,000 grant from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation to support the costs of the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Debate Series in 2025 and 2026. According to a press release, the grant funded APC’s 2025...

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...

Sandy Springs mayoral candidates Paul and Carter discuss political endorsements, jabs

Sandy Springs Reporter 11/21 2:34A Bob Pepalis

Key Points: • Candidates for Sandy Springs mayor Rusty Paul and Dontaye Carter answered questions in a forum hosted by Rough Draft that can be viewed on YouTube. • Voters can vote early starting...

Light Up the Season celebration at Piedmont Park on Nov. 23

Buckhead Reporter 11/21 1:00A Rough Draft

The Piedmont Park Conservancy is inviting the community to kick off the holiday season at the inaugural  Light Up the Season  celebration in The Meadow at Piedmont Park on Sunday, Nov. 23, from 6 to 7:30 p.m.  The evening will feature the lighting...

‘Train Dreams’ is a search for meaning in American expansion

Buckhead Reporter 11/20 11:00P Sammie Purcell

Joel Edgerton in Train Dreams. (Photo provided by BBP Train Dreams) There’s a pivotal scene in “Train Dreams” where a group of loggers gather to mourn a fellow worker who has been killed by a falling...

DeKalb County reveals details about interim superintendent pay, duties

Brookhaven Reporter 11/20 4:42A Stephanie Toone

Dr. Norman Sauce (Courtesy of DeKalb County School District) The DeKalb County School District has shared with Rough Draft Atlanta the details of the one-year contract with Norman C. Sauce III,...

ATL Jewish Film hosts inaugural Student Filmmaking Competition Showcase

Buckhead Reporter 11/20 3:58A Sammie Purcell

Students at the ATL Jewish Film inaugural Student Filmmaking Competition Showcase on Nov. 19 at the Tara Theatre (Photo provided by ATL Jewish Film). ATL Jewish Film has announced the winners of its...

This week at the Farmers Market

Buckhead Reporter 11/20 3:00A Sammie Purcell

Rough Draft Atlanta is partnering with Community Farmers Markets to let you know what’s in season at your local market. Each week, we’ll share a list of ingredients that are farm fresh, along with a...

‘Laughs, Llamas and Pajamas’ event returns to Uptown Atlanta for fifth year

Buckhead Reporter 11/20 1:42A Rough Draft

Uptown Atlanta will kick off the holiday season tonight, Nov. 20, with its fifth annual “Laughs, Llamas and Pajamas” event. Running from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. along the mixed-use development’s Main Street, the free event gives visitors the chance to...

‘One Day in October’ screening draws audience in Midtown

Buckhead Reporter 11/20 1:28A Logan C. Ritchie

From left, Rabbi Peter Berg, Oct. 7 survivor Sabine Taasa, director Daniel Finkelman, and producer Chaya Amor. (Photo by Logan C. Ritchie) Sabine Taasa had four thriving and healthy sons on Oct. 6,...

Quick Bites Nov. 20: Poncey-Highland dessert and cocktail bar debuts, new rooftop bar on the...

Buckhead Reporter 11/19 11:30P Beth McKibben

Quesillo tart from Bar Ana. (Courtesy of Andrew Thomas Lee) Restaurant Openings Bar Ana, the dessert and cocktail bar backed by award-winning pastry chef Claudia Martinez and Artie De Los Santos,...

North vs. South Thanksgiving sides smackdown: Hot dishes

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 11/19 6:00A Beth McKibben and Sarra Sedghi

When it comes to the Thanksgiving table, side dishes are anything but an afterthought, sometimes equaling or even eclipsing the turkey. Thanksgiving sides also illustrate the rich communities and...

Brookhaven removes tax cap despite charter language, pleas from residents

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 11/19 5:27A Cathy Cobbs

Dozens of speakers spoke against Brookhaven s lifting of its millage rate cap. (Photo by Cathy Cobbs) Key Points: • The council passed a $42 million budget, while eliminating its millage rate cap from...