DreamHack gaming festival returns to Atlanta May 15-17

Buckhead Reporter 5/11 1:29A Rough Draft Staff

DreamHack, a gaming lifestyle festival, will come to Atlanta May 15-17 at the Georgia World Congress Center.  According to a press release, DreamHack is a three-day celebration of gaming, creators, and digital content. Attendees can also enjoy...

Brookhaven May 12 meeting venue changed to PEP Building

Brookhaven Reporter 5/10 5:00A Rough Draft Staff

The Brookhaven City Council will hold its next regularly scheduled business meeting at 6:30 p.m. May 12, at the Brookhaven PEP Building, 2665 Buford Highway, according to an announcement from the city. The consent agenda includes: Consideration of...

‘Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour’ is a masterclass in connection

Buckhead Reporter 5/8 12:30A Sammie Purcell

At one point during “Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour” – the new concert film that Eilish co-directed with James Cameron – she asks the audience to go completely quiet.  Surprisingly,...

‘The Sheep Detectives’ is a surprisingly poignant children’s movie

Buckhead Reporter 5/8 12:00A Sammie Purcell

There are many surprises in my job. One of them was when I learned that something called “The Sheep Detectives” was a real movie and not a weird dream I had. The other was when I watched said movie,...

‘Blue Heron’ is a beautiful treatise on memory and grief

Buckhead Reporter 5/7 11:30P Sammie Purcell

“Thank you for the memories. They’re all that I have now.”  This line, at the beginning of Sophy Romvari’s feature film debut “Blue Heron,” offers the perfect encapsulation of what you’re about to...

This Week at the Farmers Market

Brookhaven Reporter 5/7 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...

Fulton County fights Department of Justice push for 2020 election worker information

Buckhead Reporter 5/6 11:47A Maya Homan | Georgia Recorder

Fulton County officials are trying to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from gaining access to the private information of nearly 3,000 Georgians who served as election workers and volunteers during...

Media mogul Turner remembered for journalism advocacy program

Buckhead Reporter 5/6 11:03A Cathy Cobbs

While leaders around the globe praised media mogul and philanthropist Ted Turner, who died at the age of 87, for his bold moves that changed the face of television news, Sonia Tucker remembers him...

Sandy Springs unveils preliminary schedule for fire station overhaul

Buckhead Reporter 5/6 7:38A Hayden Sumlin

Key points: • Sandy Springs is gearing up to begin construction on three of its five fire stations, which are expected to be rebuilt or renovated by the end of 2027. • The city is renovating Fire...

Atlanta Jazz Festival 2026 poster art reveals city’s unique cultural tapestry

Buckhead Reporter 5/6 5:00A Sherri Daye Scott

Illustrator George F. Baker III had one goal in creating “Spirit of Atlanta,” the design commissioned by the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) in honor of the 49th annual...

Ted Turner, media mogul and former Atlanta Braves owner, has died at 87

Buckhead Reporter 5/6 4:59A WSBTV.com News Staff

Media mogul, team owner, restaurateur, philanthropist and a lover of the wide-open spaces. Those are just a few of the titles that Robert “Ted” Turner III held throughout his lifetime. Turner died Wednesday at the age of 87. His creation of CNN...

DeKalb Student Assignment Plan shifts into different gear after stakeholder protests

Brookhaven Reporter 5/5 9:22A Cathy Cobbs

After months of feedback, protests, and angst about DeKalb County’s Student Assignment Plan, which proposed closing dozens of schools and repurposing others, the school district announced on May 5...

Atlanta City Council forms group to address safety concerns at Piedmont Park

Buckhead Reporter 5/5 5:48A Logan C. Ritchie

Key points: • Atlanta City Council is investigating a 404 Day concert, an annual event held in Piedmont Park. • Plans for an unhoused development on the Westside Beltline have been paused. • Council...

Food That Rocks Sandy Springs returns to City Springs this June

Sandy Springs Reporter 5/3 4:00A Rough Draft Staff

Taste of Atlanta s annual Food That Rocks Sandy Springs is returning to City Springs on Thursday, June 4, spotlighting the neighborhood’s diverse and ever-growing culinary scene. The four-hour event...

Run-DMC’s Darryl McDaniels to perform at pre-Peachtree Road Race festivities

Buckhead Reporter 5/2 3:47A Rough Draft Staff

Atlanta Track Club announced that hip hop legend Darryl “DMC” McDaniels is slated to perform on the eve of the upcoming Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race on Friday, July 3.  The appearance by the Run-DMC founding member, presented through a...