Brookhaven municipal court offers amnesty for traffic violations through Oct. 30

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 10/12 6:32A Cathy Cobbs

Throughout the month of October, the Brookhaven Municipal Court is offering limited amnesty to individuals with outstanding traffic violations or have an active bench warrant. According to a release from the city, the goal is to settle...

J. Tom Morgan releases memoir on the murder of DeKalb Sheriff Derwin Brown

Buckhead Reporter 10/10 3:00A Joe Earle

For J. Tom Morgan, it started with a simple page to call his office. When he called back, he was told that DeKalb Sheriff-elect Derwin Brown had been shot. Morgan first thought there had been some...

Best dishes to try at restaurants around metro Atlanta

Brookhaven Reporter 10/9 5:28A Beth McKibben and Sarra Sedghi

Each month, Rough Draft’s dining team, Beth McKibben and Sarra Sedghi, share their favorite restaurant dishes to try, along with a few restaurant discoveries and cool pop-ups to put on your radar....

Sandy Springs officials look for ways to drive down housing costs

Sandy Springs Reporter 10/9 3:43A Hayden Sumlin

City leadership reviewed an updated Sandy Springs Housing Needs Assessment at the Oct. 6 work session, which will help create policies in The Next Chapter comprehensive plan. Mayor Rusty Paul said the...

Atlanta Neighborhood Collective launches to accelerate Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative

Buckhead Reporter 10/9 3:05A Rough Draft Staff

The City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Committee for Progress launched the Atlanta Neighborhood Collective on Oct. 8 to advance Mayor Andre Dickens’ Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative (NRI). According...

‘The Social Reckoning’ fails on every level

Buckhead Reporter 10/9 12:30A Sammie Purcell

“The Social Reckoning” is billed as a sequel to “The Social Network,” the 2010 masterpiece written by Aaron Sorkin and directed by David Fincher, starring Jesse Eisenberg as Facebook (now Meta) CEO...

This week at the Farmers Market

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 10/8 4:00A 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...

Oct. 8 Quick Bites: Smorgasburg ends early, new burgers on Edgewood, Pollo Primo opening soon on...

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 10/8 12:30A Sarra Sedghi

In this week’s Quick Bites, get details on a burger residency above an Edgewood Avenue dance club, Smorgasburg ending its 2026 season early in South Downtown, Pollo Primo’s Ponce location, and the...

Spelman Museum of Fine Art marks 30 with ‘Between Here & Infinity’

Buckhead Reporter 10/7 5:00A Sherri Daye Scott

For three decades, the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art has collected, archived and preserved art by and about women of the African diaspora. Its latest anniversary exhibition, Between Here &...

The High at 100: Museum to celebrate centennial with new galleries, acquisitions and events

Buckhead Reporter 10/6 2:00A Collin Kelley

The High Museum of Art will celebrate its 100th anniversary this fall with new collection galleries, more than 200 acquisitions, public art activations, and community events. The Atlanta museum traces...

The Berkeley adaptive reuse project begins construction along Beltline

Buckhead Reporter 10/3 4:48A Rough Draft Staff

Construction is underway on The Berkeley, The Atlantic Companies’ adaptive reuse development at 1500 Northside Drive. The newly-named project will transform the historic former Myers Carpet building...

Buckhead senior living community announces 11-story tower expansion

Buckhead Reporter 10/3 3:23A Rough Draft Staff

Luxury senior living community Corso Atlanta will add an 11-story residential tower with 110 private residences, new amenities, and restaurants. Located in Buckhead at 3200 Howell Mill Road, the expansion is expected to open in Spring 2028,...

207 Peachtree debuts ballroom event space in Downtown Atlanta

Buckhead Reporter 10/3 2:50A Rough Draft Staff

207 Peachtree , the new 45,000-square-foot entertainment, dining, and event space in Downtown Atlanta, has opened its Grand Ballroom . Located on the corner of Peachtree Street and Andrew Young...

A Q&A with Decatur Book Festival keynote speaker Brian Goldstone

Buckhead Reporter 10/2 4:51A Collin Kelley

Brian Goldstone has spent much of his career examining the lives of people too often overlooked in America’s economic and political narratives.  His Pulitzer Prize-winning There Is No Place for Us:...

‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ is faith-based filmmaking done right

Buckhead Reporter 10/2 12:30A Sammie Purcell

“Who deserves the best of me?”  The answer to this Islamic hadith makes up the title of Bassam Tariq’s new film, “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.” The question, and its subsequent answer, opens...