Theatre Review: ‘Elf the Musical’ is a heartwarming holiday spectacle

Buckhead Reporter 12/18 1:51A Stephanie Toone

Jack Ducat (Buddy) and Andrew Hendrick (Santa) in Elf the Musical, which runs from Dec. 16-Dec. 21, 2025, at Fox Theatre. (Photo by Evan Zimmerman for Murphymade) If there’s two things that Buddy the...

Fulton County DA Fani Willis defends 2020 election case in fiery testimony before Senate panel

Buckhead Reporter 12/17 10:08A Ross Williams | Georgia Recorder

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and her attorney, former Georgia Gov. Roy Barnes, at Senate Committee tasked with investigating Willis. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder A defiant Fulton...

State Farm Arena ranked top five venue in the country by Billboard

Buckhead Reporter 12/17 8:13A Rough Draft

State Farm Arena was ranked number five domestically and number seven in the world in Billboard s The Year in Touring 2025 Report. (Courtesy graphic.) State Farm Arena has been ranked a Top 10 venue,...

Downtown development Forge Atlanta moves forward as Webstar closes on 10-acre site

Buckhead Reporter 12/17 7:58A Collin Kelley

A rendering of Forge Atlanta. (Courtesy Webstar) Webstar Technology Group, Inc . and its development subsidiary, Forge Atlanta Asset Management, have closed on a 10‑acre parcel at Ted Turner Drive SW...

Atlanta Beltline Art opens call for 2026 season

Buckhead Reporter 12/17 3:00A Sherri Daye Scott

A bold, color-saturated mural transforms an underpass along the Eastside Trail, extending the Beltline’s role as an outdoor gallery. (Courtesy Atlanta Beltline) Atlanta Beltline Art , the public art...

Six Atlanta artists to earn trauma-informed education certificate through Paint Love

Buckhead Reporter 12/17 3:00A Sherri Daye Scott

Paint Love s 2026 Artist Cohort marks the first time participants will earn a professional certificate in trauma-informed arts programs after completing the yearlong program. (Courtesy of Paint Love)...

Perspectives in Architecture: Historic building makes news with renovation

Buckhead Reporter 12/16 3:50A Melody Harclerode

A rendering of the renovated Atlanta Constitution Building. (Courtesy Gensler) The Atlanta Constitution Building opened in 1947 as the most innovatively designed newspaper headquarters in the country....

Have yourself a merry John Waters Christmas at Variety Playhouse

Buckhead Reporter 12/16 3:19A Gregg Shapiro

John Waters (Courtesy Variety Playhouse) When it comes to iconic Christmas scenes in movies, none can top the tree-toppling tantrum thrown by cha-cha heels-deprived Dawn Davenport in John Waters’...

City Springs Theatre Company puts a whole lot of heart on the stage with ‘The Wizard of Oz’

Buckhead Reporter 12/15 5:35A Sammie Purcell

The Wizard of Oz at the City Springs Theatre (Photo by Ben Rose Photography). The 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz” is nothing if not a tough act to follow. Starring Judy Garland as Dorothy, a young Kansas...

Ring in 2026 at these Atlanta restaurants on New Year’s Eve

Buckhead Reporter 12/15 3:20A Beth McKibben and Eloisa Bloom

We’ve rounded up a slew of special New Year s Eve dinners at restaurants around Atlanta to help you ring in 2026. Reservations and tickets are disappearing fast, so make your move today. Check back...

Fire set by inmate inside Fulton County Jail injures nine people

Buckhead Reporter 12/15 2:44A Rough Draft

Five inmates and four Fulton County Jail staff members were taken to a local hospital with smoke inhalation injuries after an inmate started a fire at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Dec. 12. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office reported in a news...

Concorde Career Colleges to open first Georgia campus in West End

Buckhead Reporter 12/14 2:46A Rough Draft

Healthcare education provider Concorde Career Colleges announced that it has selected Atlanta’s West End as the location for its inaugural Georgia campus. Slated to open in 2027, Concorde’s new campus will be located in the 929 Building, a...

Former CDC contractor Fuller announces House seat candidacy

Sandy Springs Reporter 12/13 6:49P Bob Pepalis

Sandy Springs resident Beth Fuller announced her candidacy for the Georgia House District 53 seat. (Provided by Beth Fuller) Sandy Springs resident Beth Fuller announced on Dec. 11 her candidacy as a...

Atlanta Children’s Shelter receives $45k grant from Herbalife Family Foundation

Buckhead Reporter 12/13 4:15A Rough Draft

The Herbalife Family Foundation ( HFF ), a global nonprofit and public charity dedicated to enhancing the well-being of kids, announced that it has awarded a $45,000 grant to the Atlanta Children’s Shelter. The shelter, which provides support to...

MARTA to close select faregates for Breeze payment system upgrade

Buckhead Reporter 12/13 3:24A Rough Draft

Work continues on MARTA s Better Breeze system, which will change the way transit fares are collected at stations. MARTA is in the process of making changes to Breeze cards and tickets, faregates and validators, ticket vending machines, and...