Technology adds digital layers to Atlanta mural tour

Buckhead- Reporter Newspapers 7/22 5:00A Sherri Daye Scott

Point your phone at the mural under the Edgewood Avenue bridge — a red face with piercing brown eyes set against a background of boldy colored flora, — and the e underpass changes. A second layer...

Atlanta breaks ground on $18.5M Monroe Drive project as neighbors raise traffic concerns

Buckhead Reporter 7/22 4:03A Eryn Rogers | WSB-TV

Atlanta is moving forward with a major road redesign on Monroe Drive that city leaders say will improve safety, but some neighbors worry it could make traffic worse and create new problems for...

Local artists invited to apply for several metro Atlanta open calls

Buckhead Reporter 7/22 2:00A Sherri Daye Scott

Right now, a handful of open calls across the metro area (and just beyond it) are inviting local artists to showcase work, whether that means hanging a painting in a Gainesville gallery or setting up...

Why scalp care is the next big beauty trend

Buckhead Reporter 7/22 12:30A Laura Scholz

At a time when people are spending more money on self-care and wellness experiences, scalp care is becoming one of the next big beauty trends. Fancy serums and moisturizing masks aren’t just for...

Recipe: Quiche Florentine from Bistro Niko

Buckhead Reporter 7/21 5:00A Sarra Sedghi

This week, we re sharing the recipe for the quiche Florentine from Bistro Niko in Buckhead. Quiche, as we know it today, first appeared during the 19th century. But due to the ingredients used at the...

Your taxes could go up to help fund $1.3B Fulton County Jail overhaul

Buckhead Reporter 7/21 2:41A Eryn Rogers | WSB-TV

Financing for Fulton County’s more than $1.3 billion jail overhaul is moving forward after a little-known regional jail authority voted Monday night to approve the next step in the process. The South Fulton Municipal Regional Jail Authority voted...

New apartment building coming to Buckhead along Peachtree Creek, Beltline trail

Buckhead- Reporter Newspapers 7/20 7:34A Rough Draft Staff

McShane Construction Company was selected by Pennrose to build The Overlook at Garson, a new apartment complex on Garson Drive in South Buckhead. The six-story development will bring 130 affordable...

Work continues on new West Peachtree Street bike lane

Buckhead Reporter 7/18 4:45A Rough Draft Staff

If you regularly travel on West Peachtree Street in Midtown, then you’ve noticed the repaving, restriping, and installation of a new bike lane and parking spots. According to Midtown Alliance,...

Atlanta announces partnership to build Visa Street Soccer Park as World Cup legacy project

Buckhead Reporter 7/18 3:49A RD AI Assist

The City of Atlanta has partnered with Visa, Bank of America, and Street Soccer USA to bring a Visa Street Soccer Park to the city, aiming to expand youth recreation and community programming while creating a lasting legacy from the 2026 FIFA...

‘The Odyssey’: We have a responsibility to each other in Nolan’s soulful take on the epic

Buckhead Reporter 7/17 12:00A Sammie Purcell

In waiting for Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of “The Odyssey,” I’ve felt a lot of anticipation – as I’m sure many of us have – for certain set pieces. Whether it be Odysseus’s encounter with the...

What to know about the July 19 World Cup final watch party and concerts in Piedmont Park

Buckhead Reporter 7/16 5:37A Sarra Sedghi

On Sunday, July 19, Showcase Atlanta and ONE Musicfest will host “A Celebration of Soccer and Sound” at Piedmont Park. Atlanta’s last 2026 World Cup event takes place from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and will...

This week at the Farmers Markets

Buckhead Reporter 7/16 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...

July 16 Quick Bites: Four restaurant closures, two restaurant fires, YBar in Buckhead update,...

Buckhead Reporter 7/16 12:30A Sarra Sedghi and Beth McKibben

In this week’s Quick Bites, get updates on a new food hall in Castleberry Hill, a closure in Avondale Estates and Buckhead, and Victory’s replacement in Decatur. You’ll also find details on food and...

Kai Lin Art’s ‘Objects 2’ features new work by Marc Boyson

Buckhead Reporter 7/15 5:00A Sherri Daye Scott

Kai Lin Art’s “ Objects 2 ,”  the gallery’s second annual juried exhibition of three-dimensional work, closes July 17, capping a show that gathered 17 contemporary artists from across the Southeast...

Edgewood alcohol license moratorium finally gets traction at zoning committee meeting

Buckhead Reporter 7/14 4:46A Collin Kelley

A resolution to impose an 180-day moratorium on new alcohol licenses along Edgewood Avenue finally gained traction at the July 13 Atlanta City Council Zoning Committee meeting. First introduced in January by Councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari, the...