Nearly 40 years in, Atlanta Chinatown is in the midst of a revival

Brookhaven Reporter 8/11 2:45A Sarra Sedghi

Nearly 40 years after its opening in 1988, Atlanta Chinatown and its food court and restaurants are getting a glow-up. The courtyard garden received a refresh, interior walls now include murals by...

Fulton County offers $56.5M to buy Atlanta city detention center

Buckhead Reporter 8/11 12:45A Alex Jones | WSB-TV

In a letter sent to Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens on Monday, the Fulton County Board of Commissioners has offered to purchase the Atlanta City Detention Center. Commissioners offered to pay $56.5 million for the jail, which they say takes into...

MARTA to name permanent CEO following interviews of three finalists

Buckhead Reporter 8/10 11:35A Cathy Cobbs

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority board of directors interviewed three finalists on Aug. 10 for the job of general manager and CEO and expects to name a permanent leader at its regular...

APS ranks No. 1 among metro area school systems for academic improvement, district says

Buckhead Reporter 8/10 9:15A Sam Sachs | WSB-TV

Atlanta Public Schools ranked first among metro Atlanta school districts in year-over-year academic gains for the current school year. The district achieved its strongest academic growth since the Georgia Milestones Assessment System was...

Electronics recycling drive scheduled for Aug. 15 to benefit local students

Sandy Springs Reporter 8/10 7:59A Rough Draft Staff

Generating Everlit Embed Sandy Springs Education Force is partnering with Marietta-based Novus Solutions to host an electronics recycling drive on Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in North Springs High...

Upcoming meetings to help guide Sandy Springs land use and parks

Sandy Springs Reporter 8/10 6:56A Hayden Sumlin

Sandy Springs officials are encouraging community members to attend one of two upcoming meetings to share their thoughts on the city’s comprehensive plan update, coined “ The Next Chapter .” The first...

Criminal Records celebrates 35 years with concerts on Aug. 15

Buckhead Reporter 8/10 6:18A Sammie Purcell

Criminal Records, the popular record store in Little Five Points, is celebrating 35 years in business with a concert on Aug. 15.  Eric Levin first opened Criminal Records in 1991 in a small,...

Sandy Springs becomes ICC preferred education provider

Sandy Springs Reporter 8/9 4:09A Rough Draft Staff

Sandy Springs announced that the International Code Council (ICC) approved the city as one of its preferred education providers, allowing participants in eligible seminars, roundtables, and other...

Brookhaven Bucks sweep Lake Oconee Wild Things for Sunbelt baseball title

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 8/9 2:00A Cathy Cobbs and Rough Draft Staf

The Brookhaven Bucks (24-9) swept the Lake Oconee Wild Things in the best-of-three Sunbelt Baseball League Championship Series on Saturday, August 1. The championship is the third in franchise...

Second annual DeKalb Youth Pitmaster Competition encourages emerging young chefs

Brookhaven Reporter 8/8 5:51A Rough Draft Staff

The second annual Youth Pitmaster Competition returned to the back fields of the Midway Recreation Center in DeKalb County on Aug. 1. The competition, a joint effort by the Department of Youth...

Live Thrive’s ‘CHaRM’ing Evening’ fundraiser to feature Yacht Rock Revue

Buckhead Reporter 8/8 4:22A Rough Draft Staff

Nonprofit Live Thrive, which operates the two CHaRM locations for hard-to-recycle materials, will hold its annual fundraiser on Oct. 22. Tickets are on sale now. A CHaRM’ing Evening presented by Cox Enterprises , which will feature a performance...

Trademark takes over management of Atlantic Station

Buckhead Reporter 8/8 3:35A Rough Draft Staff

Trademark Property Company, a mixed-use investor, developer, and operator, has assumed management, leasing, and operations of the mixed-use Atlantic Station. Trademark has spent more than 30 years developing and operating mixed-use communities...

‘The Samurai and the Prisoner’ and morality in a world that demands violence

Buckhead Reporter 8/7 12:00A Sammie Purcell

When looking through Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s filmography – from “Cure,” to “Serpent’s Path,” to “Chime” – there’s a prevailing interest in humanity’s capacity for violence. These films operate in a space...

‘Ice Cream Man’ might be the worst movie of the year

Buckhead Reporter 8/6 11:30P Sammie Purcell

It’s only August, but I’m pretty sure Eli Roth’s “Ice Cream Man” will be the worst movie I see all year. And for the first time in my critical career, I’m a little unsure where to even begin. After...

This week at the Farmers Markets

Brookhaven Reporter 8/6 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...