Sandy Springs career expo is set for Sept. 29 at City Springs

Sandy Springs Reporter 9/20 2:00A Rough Draft Staff

The Community Assistance Center is bringing together employers and jobseekers on Tuesday, Sept. 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., for the Sandy Springs Connects! Career Expo at City Springs, 1 Galambos Way....

DeKalb property tax office will offer extended hours starting Sept. 21

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 9/20 12:00A Rough Draft Staff

To accommodate walk-in customers paying property taxes at the DeKalb County Tax Commissioner s office taxpayers will use the UGA Extension entrance at the front of the building Sept. 17-30 during business hours. Beginning Monday, Sept. 21, the...

Theatrical Outfit launches 50th anniversary season with ‘Fences’

Buckhead Reporter 9/19 6:16A Rough Draft Staff

Theatrical Outfit (TO) has launched its 50th anniverary season with a staging of August Wilson’s “Fences,” onstage now through Oct. 4. Joining TO for the production are Dominion Entertainment Group...

Invest Atlanta approves tax breaks for Amsterdam Walk and Trestletree Village

Buckhead Reporter 9/18 7:27A Logan C. Ritchie

Invest Atlanta , the City of Atlanta’s economic arm, gave the green light to two major redevelopment projects: Amsterdam Walk near Piedmont Park and Trestletree Village Apartments in Ormewood Park....

Buckhead Forward launches five-year plan to improve livability

Buckhead Reporter 9/18 3:31A Logan C. Ritchie

Katharine Kelly, CEO of the Buckhead Coalition and CID, has announced a five-year roadmap to increase livability in the community. Buckhead Forward is a plan focusing on walkability, infrastructure, public safety, traffic mitigation, and...

Raymond Creamer on becoming a horror filmmaker with ‘Goody Goody’

Buckhead Reporter 9/18 2:00A Sammie Purcell

Years ago, one of filmmaker Raymond Creamer’s family members decided to have a home birth. As anyone who has ever considered that possibility knows, if things don’t go as planned – if even a yellow...

‘The Weight’ is a straightforward, dependable thriller

Buckhead Reporter 9/18 12:30A Sammie Purcell

“The Weight” starts off quietly, with a wide shot on a picturesque country road. Birds are chirping, the dulcet tones of nature are humming, and all is peaceful. Until a car comes roaring down the...

Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ is a video game adaptation done right

Buckhead Reporter 9/18 12:00A Sammie Purcell

There is a moment early on in “Resident Evil” when Bryan (Austin Abrams) is on the run from his first zombie – but the chase isn’t taking him very far.  In this early sequence, Bryan, cornered up...

This week at the Farmers Markets

Brookhaven Reporter 9/17 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...

Atlanta City Council member Mary Norwood endorses Rick Jackson for governor

Buckhead Reporter 9/16 9:23A Logan C. Ritchie

Atlanta City Council member Mary Norwood has gone public with her “wholehearted” endorsement of Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson.  Norwood said in a statement and video that she believes Jackson has the background needed to run the...

‘Toy Factory’ exhibit coming to Pullman Yards Sept. 30

Buckhead Reporter 9/16 7:34A Sammie Purcell

“Toy Factory,” a family-friendly, immersive exhibit taking you behind the scenes of a working toy factory, will premiere at Pullman Yards on Sept. 30 and continue through the end of the year.  “Toy Factory,” according to an online description , is...

Upcoming Brookhaven events celebrates arts, Latino culture, and patriotism

Brookhaven Reporter 9/16 7:08A Cathy Cobbs

The City of Brookhaven upcoming public events include several family-friendly events, The popular Paint the Park event returns to Blackburn Park again this year on Oct. 4 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with...

Mayor breaks tie to deny Holy Innocents’ homecoming permit

Sandy Springs Reporter 9/16 6:06A Hayden Sumlin

Neighborhood protection efforts reigned supreme at the Sept. 15 Sandy Springs City Council meeting, with Mayor Rusty Paul casting the tie-breaking vote to deny Holy Innocents’ Episcopal School a...

Forward Warrior mural festival returns to Cabbagetown with new light show

Buckhead Reporter 9/16 5:00A Sherri Daye Scott

Cabbagetown’s walls are about to get a lot more paint — and light. Forward Warrior, the neighborhood’s annual mural festival, returns Sept. 18–20 with 80 murals along Wylie Street, plus a new Friday...

Mayor Paul warns legislative plan could cut Sandy Springs revenue by a third

Sandy Springs Reporter 9/16 4:04A Hayden Sumlin

Officials in Norcross, Sandy Springs, and cities across Georgia are warning that the state legislature’s plan to phase out homestead property taxes would strip away the revenue that pays for police,...