Flu is spreading across Georgia. Hospitals urge masking and vaccination.

Buckhead Reporter 1/3 4:30A Rebecca Grapevine, Healthbeat At

“We are seeing an increase in very sick kids and teens this cold and flu season,” Children’s Hospital of Atlanta’s website says, and the health system is requiring people over age 2 to wear masks in...

More than 9K to run in AJC Polar Opposite Peachtree Road Race on Jan. 3

Buckhead Reporter 1/2 2:40A Rough Draft

Laura Pifer wone the 2025 Polar Opposite Peachtree female division. (Photo by Paul McPherson courtesy Atlanta Track Club) On Saturday, Jan. 3, more than 9,000 runners and walkers will take on the...

‘New era’ for MARTA coming in 2026, officials say

Buckhead Reporter 1/2 2:30A Rough Draft

MARTA will welcome a new era of transit in 2026, with a slate of major capital projects and service enhancements scheduled for completion and implementation. An updated rendering of the new canopy and...

FIFA says World Cup 2026 ticket demand breaks record with 150 million requests

Buckhead Reporter 12/31 6:00A Rough Draft

At the halfway point of the ongoing Random Selection Draw ticketing phase, the  FIFA World Cup 2026  is already breaking records with over 150 million ticket requests submitted to date by fans from over 200 countries. According to a press...

Atlanta art moments to watch in 2026

Buckhead Reporter 12/31 3:00A Sherri Daye Scott

Works by artists featured across Atlanta’s 2026 exhibition calendar point to a year shaped by language, portraiture, and cultural scale. (Art by Amy Sherald, Courtesy of the High Museum of Art; Melvin...

ZuCot Gallery’s ‘My Favorite Things’ captures Atlanta’s art moment

Buckhead Reporter 12/31 3:00A Sherri Daye Scott

Installation view featuring Aaron F. Henderson’s Eye For An Eye (2025), Heading Home (2025), and Deacon Dapper (2025) at ZuCot Gallery. Photo by Sherri Daye Scott. At first glance, ZuCot Gallery ’s...

Four late-December Atlanta restaurant closures to know

Brookhaven Reporter 12/30 11:00P Beth McKibben

Bully Boy will close following service on Dec. 31 after seven years along the Eastside Beltline. (Via Bully Boy/Facebook) Bully Boy Old Fourth Ward Japanese seafood and sushi restaurant Bully Boy,...

Rough Draft’s Top 10 stories of 2025

Brookhaven Reporter 12/30 11:00P Collin Kelley

As we say goodbye to 2025, we look back at the Top 10 most-read stories on the Rough Draft website over the last year. Joycelyn Wilson and Gary Jones 1. Funeral held for Spelman instructor, Oconee...

New Year’s Eve celebrations happening around metro Atlanta

Buckhead Reporter 12/30 2:10A Collin Kelley

Countdown Over Atlanta 11:45 p.m. to midnight, Dec. 31 Citywide fireworks and a drone show countdown visible in Downtown and Midtown will light up the Atlanta sky as 2026 approaches. According to a...

The saddest Atlanta restaurant closures of 2025

Sandy Springs Reporter 12/29 11:30P Sarra Sedghi

Provided by Eats. Metro Atlanta’s restaurant community saw a rough wave of restaurant closures in 2025. While not as widespread as 2024, closures this year included a number of legacy restaurants,...

The 42 best dishes we ate in 2025, mapped

Brookhaven Reporter 12/28 11:30P Beth McKibben and Sarra Sedghi

Each month, Rough Draft’s dining team, Beth McKibben and Sarra Sedghi, share their favorite restaurant dishes from dining on the clock, along with a few restaurant discoveries and cool pop-ups to put...

The 20 Best Movies of 2025

Buckhead Reporter 12/28 11:00P Sammie Purcell

That time of year is finally here — it s time to whittle down the list of 150 new movies I saw this year to my 20 favorites. This is the third time I ve done this for Rough Draft, and it might be the...

Police say juveniles ejected from Atlantic Station shot up Midtown buildings

Buckhead Reporter 12/28 4:56A Collin Kelley

A group of juveniles ejected from Atlantic Station for shooting off fireworks later damaged buildings in Midtown with gunfire. According to a report from the Atlanta Police Department, officers responded to Atlantic Station on Saturday, Dec. 27,...

Atlanta Water Gardens celebrates 30 years of serene backyard designs

Buckhead Reporter 12/28 2:00A Katie Burkholder

When you step into the Atlanta Water Gardens showroom on Cheshire Bridge Road, you’re transported into an oasis of ponds, fountains, and beautiful garden fixtures. The company, which celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2026, seeks to bring this...

Invest Atlanta distributing $400k in grants to local small businesses

Buckhead Reporter 12/26 3:26A Rough Draft

The recipients of Invest Atlanta s Small Business Improvement Grant program Credit: Supplied photo Invest Atlanta’s board of directors has approved $400,000 in Tax Allocation District funding to...