Moving in the Spirit takes full ownership of arts facility

Buckhead Reporter 2/8 4:21A Rough Draft

Atlanta nonprofit Moving in the Spirit announced that it has taken full ownership of its arts and youth development facility at the Edgewood/Candler Park MARTA station. The ownership transfer completes a multi-year partnership the organization...

MARTA will allow fare balance transfers to new payment system

Buckhead Reporter 2/8 3:00A Rough Draft

After feedback from customers, MARTA will allow Breeze balance transfers as it switches from the current fare payment system to a new one. Customers are still encouraged to spend down their stored fare by May 2, according to a news release....

Atlanta Dogwood Festival returns for 90th year this April

Buckhead Reporter 2/7 4:10A Rough Draft

The Atlanta Dogwood Festival is returning to Piedmont Park for its 90th year on April 10–12. Standing as the city’s largest and longest-running fine arts festivals, the Atlanta Dogwood Festival brings in tens of thousands of visitors to Midtown...

Explore earth’s frozen past at Fernbank

Buckhead Reporter 2/7 3:00A Rough Draft

Fernbank Museum of Natural History is inviting Atlantans to experience the coolest story on Earth. Planet Ice is an immersive experience, revealing the powerful influence ice has had in shaping our planet and human history. “The exhibit reveals a...

Atlanta student chosen for prestigious civics fellowship program

Buckhead Reporter 2/7 2:15A Rough Draft

An Atlanta high school student has been selected for a prestigious civic education and leadership program run by the Bill of Rights Institute, a Virginia-based nonprofit that develops civics and...

My five favorite movies out of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival

Buckhead Reporter 2/6 1:00A Sammie Purcell

Five days and two extremely tired eyes later, I’ve watched as many Sundance movies as I can, and I’m ready to talk faves. Ahead of Sundance, I knew I wasn’t going to get to see some of the heavy...

‘Whistle’ is a solid, if not great, teen horror flick

Buckhead Reporter 2/5 11:00P Sammie Purcell

Dafne Keen in Whistle. (Photo by MIchael Gibson) When “Whistle” starts, it’s hard to know exactly when we’re supposed to be – we’re at a high school basketball game, and the court is a little dingy...

‘The Moment’ satirizes the corporatized artistic landscape from inside the house

Buckhead Reporter 2/5 11:00P Sammie Purcell

Charli XCX stars as a fictionalized version of herself in The Moment. (Photo provided by A24) Early on in “The Moment,” Charli XCX (playing a fictionalized version of herself in Aidan Zamiri’s new...

Fulton County seeks return of seized 2020 election records in federal court

Buckhead Reporter 2/4 4:11A Rough Draft

Fulton County Commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. said the county has filed a motion in federal court seeking the return of 2020 election records, seized last week by the FBI . Arrington said the county...

Metropolitan Studios closes after decade of cultivating the burlesque community

Buckhead Reporter 2/4 4:06A Katie Burkholder

After more than a decade of creating space for Atlanta’s burlesque community, Metropolitan Studios , the Candybox Revue , and the Atlanta School of Burlesque will close this summer. Roula Roulette , a burlesque performer and owner of Metropolitan...

For Men Only Nail Salon creates a sanctuary for men to relax and rejuvenate

Buckhead Reporter 2/4 3:52A Hayden Sumlin

CEO Nikiya Cali West found the idea for her entrepreneurial endeavor, For Men Only Fine Grooming, while working on her business degree in Los Angeles more than a decade ago. What happens when a man...

‘Family Diary 2026’ at Atlanta Photography Group: Damien Jackson

Buckhead Reporter 2/4 3:00A Sherri Daye Scott

In the Hand: Program and Portrait by Damien Jackson, featured in Family Diary 2026 at APG, introduces Jackson s work through text and image. Courtesy of Damien Jackson. Opening yesterday at Atlanta...

Curator Daniel Fuller on Art, Civil Rights, and Public Trust

Buckhead Reporter 2/4 3:00A Sherri Daye Scott

National Center for Civil and Human Rights Director of Curation Daniel Fuller in front of the Center s lobby mural, designed by Paula Scher. Credit NCCHR In “Reclaiming History,” now on view in the...

Brookhaven’s Dr. Olga Sherrod honored by Crohn’s & Colitus Foundation for work with children

Brookhaven Reporter 2/2 2:40A Cathy Cobbs

Dr. Olga Sherrod is one of the honorees at this year s Crohn s & Colitis Foundation Torch Gala. (Provided) The Crohn s & Colitis Foundation’s Georgia Chapter, at its 35th Annual Torch Gala on February...

The mystery of ‘A Private Life’ falls flat

Buckhead Reporter 1/29 11:00P Sammie Purcell

Jodie Foster in A Private Life. (Photo provided by Sony Pictures Classics) Early on in “A Private Life,” Lillian Steiner (Jodie Foster) asks her son, Julien (Vincent Lacoste) to bulk order her some...