Atlanta Checkmate Club turns chess into a social hangout

Atlanta Magazine 1/7 6:01P Joe Reisigl

Online matches are gaining popularity, but chess club is all about the thrill of good old-fashioned board play. Photograph courtesy of Atlanta Checkmate Club: @Slickdaflicka On a Wednesday night in...

POWER COUPLES

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:11A SimplyBuckhead

DYNAMIC DUOS MAKING THEIR MARK Like often attracts like, so it’s no surprise that powerful, driven, creative and philanthropic people tend to end up with partners who share their values. For this...

MIXED MEDIA

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A H.M Cauley

Sandy Springs artist combines photography and painting. Artist and photographer Cheryl Henos has a particular specialty that brought her to the attention of area art lovers, including curators at Arts...

FOOD NEWS – JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2026

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A SimplyBuckhead

New offerings are on the menu at Buckhead’s Cupcakin’ Bake Shop Cupcakin’ Bake Shop including seasonal flavors, vegan and gluten- free options, custom full-sized cakes and cupcake bouquets...

MUSIC TO MY EARS

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A Ashton Pike

New year, new mindset—and a new soundtrack to match. Beats Studio Pro As fitness goals take center stage, over-the-ear headphones have become more than just a gym essential; they’re a style statement....

RALLYING ’ROUND

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A Mickey Goodman

Celebrating Quiet Heroes! Kelly Foster heads FACT Relief to support ALS patients. Families and Communities Together, better known as FACT Relief, was born after a single father of three was diagnosed...

EMPOWERING WOMEN

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A Mickey Goodman

Acquisition broadens impact. Cynthia Good, Susan Bonds- McColloch, Meg Reggie, Tammy Farley, Myra McElhaney Dress for Success Atlanta began in 1997 as an organization focused on offering business...

SOMETHING TO CELEBRATE

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A Nicole Letts

WOO OPENS THIRD LOCATION IN SANDY SPRINGS! Atlanta-based skincare and beauty boutique Woo Skincare + Cosmetics opened its third metro-area location in Sandy Springs in late fall, bringing its hands-on...

PET PERILS

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A Chelsie Butler

Helping cats and dogs avoid household risks! photo: Liudmila Chernetska Pets are part of the family, and like young children, they often aren’t able to exhibit an appropriate amount of common sense....

ISLAND REVERIE

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A Giannina Bedford

Unlocking the wonder of The Cloister at Sea Island. Five miles of private beach await at The Cloister, situated a short walk from Sea Island s beach club. My husband and I got married in 2011 on St....

MOVING ON UP

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A Lauren Finney Harden

Sande Beck meets her design clients where they are. Sande Beck never dreamt of having a design firm. After following a friend from Florida to Atlanta to teach elementary school, which she did for 10...

UMAMI IN A GLASS

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A Angela Hansberger

Cocktails that prove sake is a brilliant base spirit! O-Ku’s Saint Miyako stirs in Koji Sake for a refreshing Japanese influenced gimlet. There is a surprising elegance to sake. The traditional...

COMMAND CENTRAL

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A Nicole Letts

A BROOKHAVEN FAMILY EVOLVES THEIR HOUSE TO SERVE THEIR WORK NEEDS AND AESTHETIC DREAMS! A mason designed and installed an angled mantle that gracefully works around the original stone structure, which...

ERNEST AND PATRICE GREER

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A Lauren Finney Harden

A DYNAMIC DUO WHO HAVE HELPED SHAPE ATLANTA’S PHILANTHROPIC SCENE “It s a natural evolution of who we are to pay it forward.”—Ernest Greer It all started with a rather expensive cab ride for Ernest...

DESTINED TO GIVE BACK

SimplyBuckhead.com 1/5 4:00A H.M Cauley

UNCF’s Justine Boyd applies early life lessons to the Mayor’s Masked Ball! Justine Boyd at the UNCF offices For more than 11 years, Justine Boyd has been sending kids off to college. But in most...