Report: DOD orders Emory University to conduct ‘research security audit’ or lose federal funding

Buckhead Reporter 8/28 6:46A Rough Draft Staff

The U.S. Department of Defense has ordered Emory University to conduct a “research security audit” examining its academic, financial and research ties to foreign entities of concern, according to a report from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ....

Gladys Knight ‘transitioning into the next stage’ of her life, career

Buckhead Reporter 8/28 4:38A Courtney Martinez | WSB-TV and C

Atlanta music legend Gladys Knight says she will start cutting back on performing as she looks ahead to the next stage of her life and career. Knight, 82, shared a statement late Thursday night on her social media. “After much soul searching,...

Kent Jones’ ‘Late Fame’ looks for the lost genius of a different New York

Buckhead Reporter 8/28 4:00A Sammie Purcell

What it means to reclaim lost genius has always been something that’s interesting to filmmaker Kent Jones, from his days as a film critic to his current days as a working filmmaker. And that idea is...

Bill Chen short film ‘Chicken’ covers difficult topic with sensitivity

Buckhead Reporter 8/28 2:00A Sammie Purcell

The first movie that made Bill Chen aware of what a filmmaker could achieve was Paul Thomas Anderson’s “There Will Be Blood.”  The South African-Chinese filmmaker didn’t grow up watching a lot of...

Local actress Akira Jackson on the existential horror of ‘It Ends’

Buckhead Reporter 8/28 1:15A Sammie Purcell

The first time actor Akira Jackson filmed “It Ends,” she was 19 years old. Now, promoting the film – which finally hits theaters in Atlanta this weekend – she’s 23.  Directed by Florida State...

Tabernacle music venue introduces new partnership, new name

Buckhead Reporter 8/26 8:42A Sammie Purcell

One of Atlanta’s most popular live music venues is getting a new name. Tabernacle, located in Downtown Atlanta, will now be known as Tabernacle presented by iTHINK Financial, according to a press release.  The music venue was originally built as...

Self-taught artist André René Epps Jr. pitches 10-painting series

Buckhead Reporter 8/26 5:00A Sherri Daye Scott

Atlanta artist André René Epps Jr. started one of the 10 paintings in his “Everything They Didn’t Tell Me” series on the back of a car dealership receipt, marking up the list of customers due that day...

Artist Selorm Attikpo explores Ghanaian hip-hop history at ADAMA exhibit

Buckhead Reporter 8/26 2:00A Sherri Daye Scott

On a warm Friday evening at the African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta, in a room filled with the low hum of conversation, artist Selorm Attikpo, known in Accra’s hip-hop scene as Selormjay, moved...

Atlanta Beltline stabbing death: Suspect’s family releases statement, victim identified

Buckhead Reporter 8/25 4:54A Alex Jones | WSB-TV and Brittany

The family of the man accused of stabbing and killing someone on the Atlanta Beltline on Sunday has issued an apology on his behalf. Johnathan Hamby, 54, is accused of stabbing 29-year-old Ramon...

Crate-diggers alert! VinylCon record fair returns Aug. 29-30

Buckhead Reporter 8/25 3:41A Rough Draft Staff

VinylCon! makes its long-awaited return to Atlanta this weekend with a two-day celebration of vinyl culture at the Yaarab Shrine Center on Aug. 29-30. After drawing thousands of music lovers to their...

Drew Droege brings ‘Theatre Idiot’ to Out Front on Aug. 29

Buckhead Reporter 8/25 2:45A Katie Burkholder

On Dec. 14, 2025, Patti LuPone attended a performance of Drew Droege’s show, “Messy White Gays.” A drunken audience member disrupted the show, and afterwards, LuPone told them to “never go back to the theater again.” The New York Post ran the...

Morehouse, Atrium Health to open new teaching hospital in Southwest Atlanta

Buckhead Reporter 8/22 6:08A Collin Kelley

Morehouse School of Medicine and Atrium Health have received approval to open a new teaching hospital at 675 Metropolitan Parkway SW, which will include a network of primary, urgent, and specialty...

CHRIS 180 raises more than $915K at its annual CHRIStal Ball

Buckhead Reporter 8/22 3:32A Rough Draft Staff

Atlanta-based mental health nonprofit CHRIS 180 raised more than $915,000 at its 2026 CHRIStal Ball, held on Aug. 15 at Curate in Atlanta. More than 550 community members, sponsors and partners gathered in support of CHRIS 180’s work to heal...

Decatur Book Festival announces 2026 festival lineup with more than 80 authors

Buckhead Reporter 8/21 7:41A Rough Draft Staff

The Decatur Book Festival (DBF) has unveiled the full lineup for its 21st annual festival, taking place Oct. 2–3 in downtown Decatur. Free and open to all, the festival takes place Saturday from 10...

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra returns to Piedmont Park for free concert on Sept. 9

Buckhead Reporter 8/21 3:54A Rough Draft Staff

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has announced its much-anticipated return to Piedmont Park on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 7:30 pm with a free performance of orchestral favorites celebrating Atlanta, “The City in the Forest.”  Finan Jones will...