Atlanta City Council approves $8 million for water infrastructure improvements

Buckhead Reporter 3/3 6:46A Rough Draft

The Atlanta City Council approved the transfer of $8 million from the Department of Watershed Management reserves to pay for capital improvements on the city s critical water and wastewater infrastructure. Also at the March 2 meeting, the council...

Recipe: Seared scallops with cauliflower and pancetta from The Americano

Buckhead Reporter 3/3 4:00A Sarra Sedghi

Jason Kohl developed The Americano s scallop dish as part of his job application for Chef de Cuisine. (Provided by The Americano) This week, we re sharing a recipe for the seared scallops with...

Atlanta History Center celebrates its 100th anniversary

Buckhead Reporter 3/3 1:59A Rachel Spooner

The Atlanta History Center is anticipating an eventful year in honor of its centennial. From the center’s largest exhibition to date to a sports-themed overhaul of the Goizueta Children’s Experience...

Journalist Norah O’Donnell talks her new book ‘We the Women’

Buckhead Reporter 3/1 11:00P Sammie Purcell

CBS News Senior Correspondent Norah O Donnell (Photo by Al Drago). As CBS News’ Senior Correspondent, Norah O’Donnell has made a career out of keeping the country updated on what’s going on today. But...

AID Atlanta awarded housing grant for those living with HIV/AIDS

Buckhead Reporter 2/28 6:39P Georgia Voice Staff

AID Atlanta, an affiliate organization of AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), has been awarded a Housing Stability Grant from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta (CFGA).  The funds will be used by the organization in support of housing and...

Fare collection upgrade continues at more MARTA stations

Brookhaven Reporter 2/28 2:00A Rough Draft

Beginning Monday, March 2, MARTA will continue installing new fare collection equipment as a part of its Breeze system upgrade across the transit network. Construction will take place in phases across the system to minimize disruption...

State Rep. Deborah Silcox announces reelection bid for Georgia House District 53

Buckhead Reporter 2/27 4:40A Hayden Sumlin

State Rep. Deborah Silcox (R-Sandy Springs) announced she’s running for reelection to the Georgia General Assembly in House District 53 this November. “As your state representative, I’m a proud...

Debra Ann Byrd talks ‘Becoming Othello: A Black Girl’s Journey’

Buckhead Reporter 2/27 4:33A Sammie Purcell

Debra Ann Byrd performing Becoming Othello: A Black Girl s Journey. (Photo courtesy of Debra Ann Byrd) Debra Ann Byrd doesn’t remember the first Shakespeare performance she saw. She remembers some...

Fate of seized Fulton County ballots uncertain as judge orders mediation

Buckhead Reporter 2/27 3:12A Richard Elliot | WSB-TV

Fulton County will not get its seized ballots back, at least not yet. A federal judge has ordered Fulton County and the U.S. Department of Justice to enter mediation to determine the fate of ballots seized during an FBI raid last month. Channel 2...

Hilan Warshaw talks the prophetic ways of Gustav Mahler

Buckhead Reporter 2/27 1:00A Sammie Purcell

Gustav Mahler, the subject of Hilan Warshaw s documentary Mahler in New York. (Photo provided by AJFF) Hilan Warshaw was a musician growing up, but it always felt inevitable that he would become a...

‘Man on the Run’ tracks Paul McCartney from The Beatles to Wings

Buckhead Reporter 2/26 11:00P Sammie Purcell

A photo of Paul and Linda McCartney from Paul McCartney: Man on the Run. (Photo by Linda McCartney) “Paul McCartney: Man on the Run” opens with a telling quote from the man himself. In old footage, an...

Food courier arrested after pointing gun at customers in Brookhaven restaurant

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 2/26 9:45A Cathy Cobbs

The Brookhaven Police Department arrested a 36-year-old food courier and charged him with an armed aggravated assault in connection with an incident that occurred on Feb. 20 at a restaurant located at...

Did you miss these February 2026 Atlanta restaurant openings?

Brookhaven Reporter 2/26 3:12A Beth McKibben

February may be the shortest month of the year, but it turned out to be a big month for restaurant openings around metro Atlanta. Nearly two dozen restaurants opened for business in February, equaling...

This week at the Farmers Markets

Sandy Springs Reporter 2/26 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...

Working For Fun: The robot can wait

Buckhead Reporter 2/26 2:47A Steve Carse

I was reading my almost-two-year-old the same book for the fifth time in a row. Little Dumplings was the only book he would consider, and he wanted it again. Of course he did. He always wants it...