Atlanta City Council member Mary Norwood endorses Rick Jackson for governor

Buckhead Reporter 9/16 9:23A Logan C. Ritchie

Atlanta City Council member Mary Norwood has gone public with her “wholehearted” endorsement of Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson.  Norwood said in a statement and video that she believes Jackson has the background needed to run the...

‘Toy Factory’ exhibit coming to Pullman Yards Sept. 30

Buckhead Reporter 9/16 7:34A Sammie Purcell

“Toy Factory,” a family-friendly, immersive exhibit taking you behind the scenes of a working toy factory, will premiere at Pullman Yards on Sept. 30 and continue through the end of the year.  “Toy Factory,” according to an online description , is...

Forward Warrior mural festival returns to Cabbagetown with new light show

Buckhead Reporter 9/16 5:00A Sherri Daye Scott

Cabbagetown’s walls are about to get a lot more paint — and light. Forward Warrior, the neighborhood’s annual mural festival, returns Sept. 18–20 with 80 murals along Wylie Street, plus a new Friday...

‘Legendary Georgia Musicians’ at MCMA is Jackie Dorsey’s watercolor love letter

Buckhead Reporter 9/16 2:00A Sherri Daye Scott

On Sept. 26, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art (MCMA) opens “Legendary Georgia Musicians,” a watercolor exhibition by Athens-based artist Jackie Dorsey that pays homage to performers who have called Georgia...

Queer Latinx dance party La Choloteca marks decade milestone

Buckhead Reporter 9/15 4:47A Katie Burkholder

Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month , an annual celebration of the history and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx people. For La Choloteca, Atlanta’s queer Latinx dance party, this month also represents its 10th anniversary.  La...

Racial slurs yelled at marching band leaving high school football game

Buckhead Reporter 9/15 2:51A Eryn Rogers | WSB-TV and Alex Jo

Atlanta Public Schools is investigating allegations that racial slurs were hurled at students after a football game Friday night. Channel 2’s Eryn Rogers spoke to parents at Maynard Jackson High School. They said the team traveled more than an...

City of Atlanta launches no-fee microloans to help struggling renters

Buckhead Reporter 9/15 2:40A Rough Draft Staff

As part of the City of Atlanta’s Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative, Mayor Andre Dickens announced a new zero-cost, zero-fee anti-displacement loan pilot program to help renters who might be facing eviction. The two-year pilot is being led and...

Report: Atlanta eviction rate is three times the national average

Buckhead- Reporter Newspapers 9/14 3:41A Logan C. Ritchie

Metro Atlanta landlords filed 140,000 eviction cases in 2025, a rate researchers say is more than three times the national average and higher than any other major metro area in the country. ...

Editor’s Note: I will always love Dolly Parton

Buckhead Reporter 9/13 12:00A Collin Kelley

Dolly Parton’s death was a gut-punch. I was a lifelong fan, discovering her old 1970s television variety show when I was 5 years old. I was so obsessed that my parents bought me the Dolly doll that...

Atlanta Beltline expands small-business incubator with 13 businesses

Buckhead Reporter 9/12 5:58A Rough Draft Staff

The Atlanta Beltline has expanded its small-business incubator program to 13 businesses, adding entrepreneurs offering everything from vegan food and desserts to fashion, gifts, specialty foods and haircuts. The Atlanta Beltline Marketplace...

Atlanta Women’s Foundation announces $1.418 million investment

Buckhead Reporter 9/12 4:22A Collin Kelley

The Atlanta Women’s Foundation (AWF) announced a $1.418 million community investment during its annual Community Investment Celebration, held Sept. 10 at Atlanta City Hall in partnership with the City...

Above the Waterline: Atlanta’s disappearing tree canopy

Buckhead Reporter 9/12 3:00A Sally Bethea

Twenty-seven years ago, I bought a house because I fell in love with a tree. The huge silver maple growing through the elevated deck attached to the back of the house captured my heart the moment I...

Atlanta Beltline breaks ground on new Northwest Trail segment

Buckhead Reporter 9/11 4:39A Rough Draft Staff

The Atlanta Beltline broke ground on a new segment of the Northwest Trail on Sept. 10. The one-mile segment – known as Segment 3B – will create a connection over Northside Drive and complete the...

‘Mighty Mary’ explores all-women sailing team’s race to the top in 1995

Buckhead Reporter 9/11 2:00A Sammie Purcell

In 1995, a group of women made history as the first all-female sailing crew to compete for the coveted America’s Cup – the oldest international sports competition still in operation.  The endeavor...

‘Hope’ is a bit of a bombastic, epic mess

Buckhead Reporter 9/11 12:30A Sammie Purcell

“Hope,” the new science fiction epic from Na Hong-jin, has one of the best first hours I’ve seen of a film this year. So good, in fact, that the bad visual effects – and they are as bad as you’ve...