MARTA wraps investigation on overloaded escalator, announces safety enhancements

Buckhead Reporter 8/15 5:11A Rough Draft

The escalator at Vine City MARTA Station. (Courtesy MARTA) MARTA has reopened an escalator at Vine City Station that malfunctioned following a Beyoncé concert at the Vine City Station, injuring...

Take these classes in Atlanta to keep your kitchen and culinary skills sharp

Buckhead Reporter 8/15 4:55A Beth McKibben

Via Distillery of Modern Art. Whether you re an avid home cook, love mixing it up behind the bar at home, enjoy wine tastings, or simply want to learn something new before the next dinner party, these...

Producer Marc Provissiero talks ‘Nobody 2’ and Bob Odenkirk’s action star turn

Buckhead Reporter 8/15 2:00A Sammie Purcell

Bob Odenkirk in Nobody 2, produced by Marc Provissiero (Photo by Allen Fraser/Universal Pictures). Marc Provissiero’s first ever job was serving ice cream at a shop in the Merchant’s Walk shopping...

With ‘Highest 2 Lowest,’ Spike Lee reinterprets a classic for the digital age

Buckhead Reporter 8/15 12:00A Sammie Purcell

Denzel Washington in Spike Lee s Highest 2 Lowest. (Photo courtesy of A24) Credit: A24 Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 masterpiece “High and Low” – a gripping drama about class stratification, and morality, and...

Atlanta Jewish Film Festival rebrands to ATL Jewish Film

Buckhead Reporter 8/14 7:00A Sammie Purcell

Executive Director Kenny Blank speaks at a donor event for ATL Jewish Film at Assembly Studios (Photo by Sammie Purcell). Credit: Sammie Purcell The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival is making the move...

Take 5 with Atlanta poets Rupert Fike and Amy Pence

Buckhead Reporter 8/14 4:33A Teri Elam

What exactly is art; who defines it; who makes it, and where in Atlanta do poets, thespians, and artists congregate and create? We’ll use this space to catch up with a few for a few…some you may know;...

This week at the Farmers Market

Buckhead Reporter 8/14 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 as well as a...

Residential tower proposed over Midtown fire station

Buckhead Reporter 8/14 3:16A Collin Kelley

The Midtown Development Review Committee (DRC) made recommendations Tuesday for a proposed residential tower on 10th Street that would incorporate a new Fire Station #15. The project, led by Atlanta...

Chef Kevin Rathbun reopens Krog Bar as an intimate pizzeria in Buckhead

Buckhead Reporter 8/14 3:06A Rough Draft

Key Points Chef Kevin Rathbun reopens Krog Bar in Buckhead as a pizzeria serving coal-fired pizzas. Located in the same complex as KR SteakBar in Peachtree Hills, the small pizzeria offers eight...

August 14 Quick Bites: New downtown Atlanta fresh market, must-attend events, restaurant openings to...

Brookhaven Reporter 8/14 12:30A Beth McKibben

Get the 411 on Atlanta’s dining scene, including restaurant openings and closings, need-to-know industry intel, and upcoming food events to attend, via Rough Draft’s “Quick Bites” news roundup ,...

Life Time Perimeter opens at former Concourse Athletic Club site

Sandy Springs Reporter 8/13 10:30A Rough Draft

Life Time Perimeter opened its three-story center in Sandy Springs between the King and Queen buildings. (Provided by Life Time) Life Time Perimeter opened the doors on Aug. 8 to its...

City of Atlanta launches design phase for Memorial Drive Greenway

Buckhead Reporter 8/13 8:52A Collin Kelley

Detail from the 2016 vision plan for the Memorial Drive Greenway linear park. (File) The plan to build a linear park along Memorial Drive has been resurrected again as the City of Atlanta has...

Arts community provides feedback on future LGBTQ+ center

Buckhead Reporter 8/13 7:00A Katie Burkholder

Paul Conroy (pictured) and Malik Brown spoke to artists and community leaders about Atlanta s potential LGBTQ+ community center on Tuesday, August 12. (Photo by Katie Burkholder) On Aug. 12, Atlanta...

Atlanta Beltline presents draft of $3.5 billion transit plan

Buckhead Reporter 8/13 5:33A Collin Kelley

The 2025 cost estimate to building transit along the Atlanta Beltline s 22-mile loop. (Courtesy Atlanta Beltline) The Atlanta Beltline hosted a virtual meeting on Aug. 12 to present draft...

Timofey Abel lights the way for Atlanta’s next creative wave

Buckhead Reporter 8/13 5:30A Sherri Daye Scott

Credit: Timofey Abel A striking black-and-white portrait series by Timofey Abel captures Sudanese model Abiei in natural light, highlighting her elegance, strength, and timeless beauty. Courtesy of Timofey Abel Studios On a warm August night in...