Class of ‘26: This year’s valedictorians and salutatorians

Buckhead Reporter 6/8 2:55A Rough Draft Staff

Congratulations, graduates! Metro Atlanta families recently gathered to celebrate the graduating class of 2026. Here are the top students honored as valedictorians and salutatorians for local public and private schools in Rough Draft’s coverage...

Chastain Park Conservancy nearing fundraising completion for new greenspace project

Buckhead Reporter 6/6 5:25A Rachel Spooner

Chastain Park Conservancy is hoping to break ground in November on a $13 million campaign to revitalize 30 acres of land and open up greenspace in the park. The Palisades project will include scenic...

Kolter Urban plans luxury condo project in Midtown Atlanta

Buckhead Reporter 6/6 3:46A Rough Draft Staff

Florida-based real estate development and investment firm Kolter Urban is expanding its Atlanta presence into Midtown after securing purchase contracts for a new luxury condominium project, named Fourteen Park . The firm, which previously closed on...

Marlon and Shawn Wayans on returning to ‘Scary Movie’ franchise

Buckhead Reporter 6/5 2:00A Sammie Purcell

It’s been 25 years since the Wayans family has had any direct involvement in the “Scary Movie” franchise.  The first installment of the parody series hit theaters in 2000, starring and co-written by...

‘Power Ballad’ is a shakily charming musical dramedy

Buckhead Reporter 6/5 12:30A Sammie Purcell

Imagine you’re the lead singer of a wedding band – you were once filled with rock and roll dreams of headlining Madison Square Garden, but that dream has long passed you by. But one night, a famous...

‘Masters of the Universe’ is a flawed but fun adaptation of the He-Man franchise

Buckhead Reporter 6/5 12:00A Sammie Purcell

I’ve never been a huge “Masters of the Universe” person. My biggest connection to the Mattel media franchise is the parody video that features He-Man singing a disco-ified, if strangely operatic,...

This week at the Farmers Market

Buckhead Reporter 6/4 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...

MARTA to face scrutiny over stabbing incidents in a federal investigation

Buckhead Reporter 6/4 2:59A Collin Kelley

MARTA is now under federal investigation over its safety and security plans following two stabbings in May. In a press release, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said he has directed the...

June 4 Quick Bites: Summer Halal Food Festival returns, Kimball House bartender lands on ‘best of’...

Buckhead Reporter 6/4 12:30A Sarra Sedghi

In this week’s Quick Bites, get caught up on a restaurant opening in Ponce City Market, a new rotisserie chicken spot on the Westside, and the second location of a self-serve wine bar in Sandy...

New photos released of ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect in Georgia State MARTA stabbing

Buckhead- Reporter Newspapers 6/3 8:41A WSBTV.com News Staff

MARTA police and Crimestoppers Atlanta have released new surveillance images of a suspect wanted for a stabbing at a rail station. The stabbing occurred May 24 at the Georgia State MARTA station. The...

Robert Wierzel’s lighting design brings Wagner’s ‘Twilight of the Gods’ to life

Buckhead Reporter 6/3 5:00A Sherri Daye Scott

Robert Wierzel has lit opera on stages in Paris, Tokyo, Toronto, San Francisco, and dozens of stops in between. But when the Atlanta Opera opened Twilight of the Gods ( Götterdämmerung ) on May 30 at...

Atlanta City Council considers tax penalties for stalled construction site in Midtown

Buckhead Reporter 6/3 4:24A Logan C. Ritchie

In response to growing concern over a stalled construction site at Peachtree Street and 14th Street in Midtown, the Atlanta City Council is exploring tax penalties equivalent to 25 times the current...

Atlanta filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper honors artist Romare Bearden in new documentary

Buckhead Reporter 6/3 2:00A Sherri Daye Scott

Atlanta filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper named her production company, Coffee Bluff Pictures, after a place many people don’t know, a small enclave in Savannah, Georgia, historically settled by formerly...

Mid-Year Report: ‘Marry the house, date the rate,’ real estate experts advise

Buckhead Reporter 6/3 12:00A Logan C. Ritchie

Driving around Intown, it’s hard to miss the for-sale signs popping up like spring flowers.  Four seasoned real estate agents weighed in on the Intown market: who’s selling and buying, how mortgage...

Atlanta City Council funds $8M trail to connect Westside Beltline and PATH Parkway

Buckhead Reporter 6/2 5:34A Logan C. Ritchie

The Atlanta City Council unanimously voted to fund an $8 million deal to build a .06-mile trail to connect the Westside Beltline Connector trail and the PATH Parkway trail, which runs through Georgia...