Quick Bites Jan. 30: more closures, 7th House cocktail omakase, and a Tex-Mex restaurant and market

Sandy Springs Reporter 1/30 2:00A Beth McKibben and Julie E. Bloem

This story is from Side Dish, our weekly Thursday newsletter about Atlanta’s dining scene. Subscribe for free via the Newsletters tab at the top of this page. Have you heard? It appears the Brickworks complex on Marietta Street on Atlanta s west...

Bank of America offers free admission to local museums

Buckhead Reporter 1/29 7:00A Isadora Pennington

Photo courtesy of the High Museum of Art Bank of America, Merrill, and Bank of America Private Bank credit and debit cardholders are in for a treat this weekend. “Museums on Us” is a program that...

Art from the stars: Gabeaux discusses her “In Astris” series

Buckhead Reporter 1/29 7:00A Isadora Pennington

A close up of the Capricorn piece from In Astris by Gabeaux. Photos provided by Gabeaux. This weekend, local artist Gabeaux will host a closing reception and artist talk for her series “In Astris”...

Atlanta Business Chronicle names Dean Anason editor-in-chief

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/29 6:28A

Dean Anason joined Atlanta Business Chronicle as managing editor in 2024 before being promoted to editor-in-chief this month.

‘Made in Georgia’ panel talks cultivating state talent at Sundance

Buckhead Reporter 1/29 4:21A Sammie Purcell

The Made in Georgia panel at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in Park City. (Photo by Sammie Purcell) Georgia film industry professionals gathered in Park City, UT, over the weekend to discuss the...

New podcast, citing leaked docs, reveals details on training center protestor’s killing

Buckhead Reporter 1/29 1:15A Peter Biello | GPB

In January 2023, a protester was killed while opposing the construction of the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center known to opponents as Cop City. Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, also known as Tortuguita, was shot by Georgia state troopers after...

Atlanta City Council to hold public work session to go over controversial changes to Office of...

Buckhead Reporter 1/28 2:53A Dyana Bagby

Atlanta City Council members will hold a Jan. 30 public work session to go over proposed changes to the Office of Inspector General. The Committee on Council and Finance Executive Committee will hold the work session from 10 a.m. to noon at...

Eugene Buchko and his website Atlanta Coffee Shops champion the local caffeine scene

Buckhead Reporter 1/27 8:00A Beth McKibben

Photo by Eugene Buchko/Atlanta Coffee Shops This story is part of a partnership between “City Lights” / WABE” and Rough Draft Atlanta called “The Beverage Beat with Beth McKibben.” As a “City Lights”...

Seven Cross Keys students admitted to Georgia Tech in early action

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 1/27 6:01A Logan C. Ritchie

Seven 2025 Cross Keys graduates were accepted to Georgia Tech early action. (Photo courtesy of College AIM) Seven students at Cross Keys High School in Brookhaven were admitted early action to Georgia...

Brookhaven City Council approves $25,000 settlement authority for city manager

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 1/27 5:34A Logan C. Ritchie

Brookhaven City Manager Christian Sigman has been given the authority to settle litigation on behalf of the city up to $25,000, after a unanimous vote by city council. City attorney Jeremy Berry...

CVS Health Foundation gives $1 million to Atlanta health collaborative

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/26 11:58P Crystal Edmonson

An Atlanta collaborative focused on healthy aging gets a financial boost from a corporate foundation.

City of Atlanta seeks volunteers for upcoming ‘Love Your Park’ initiative

Buckhead Reporter 1/25 2:00A Rough Draft

The City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation announced that it is making a call for local volunteers to participate in its second annual “Love Your Park” initiative. Taking place throughout the month of February, the yearly event brings...

‘Harry Potter’ and more headlines Broadway in Atlanta’s 2025/2026 season

Buckhead Reporter 1/25 1:00A Rough Draft

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is one of the stage shows that will be making its Broadway Atlanta debut. (Photo by Photo by Matthew Murphy) Credit: Photo by Matthew Murphy Regions Bank Broadway in...

Fulton school board discusses Spalding Drive Elementary closure

Sandy Springs Reporter 1/24 2:43A Bob Pepalis

FCS board member Michelle Morancie said she didn t support the closure of Spalding Drive Elementary School. (Courtesy of Fulton County Schools) The Fulton County Board of Education voted 4-3 to move...

Best dishes from Season, Paper Plane, Ticonderoga Club, January 2025

Sandy Springs Reporter 1/24 2:28A Beth McKibben

“ The Move” is your guide to the top food finds from Rough Draft Dining Editor and Editor-in-Chief Beth McKibben. The guide appears first in her weekly Side Dish newsletter.  Subscribe  for free to...