Atlanta City Council appoints members to reparations commission

Buckhead Reporter 10/8 1:51A Katie Burkholder

The Atlanta City Council approved a resolution on Oct. 6 appointing members to the City of Atlanta Reparations Study Commission. The commission, established to research and document the city’s historical role in the legal discrimination of...

Peachtree St. entrance to MARTA Five Points Station closing Oct. 13 as renovations continue

Buckhead- Reporter Newspapers 10/7 3:05A Rough Draft

The next phase of MARTA’s Five Points Transformation project begins Monday, Oct. 13, with the closure of the Peachtree Street station entrance and the federal tunnel for employees. The   Forsyth...

Early voting locations for Fulton and DeKalb

Buckhead Reporter 10/6 8:34A Rough Draft

Early voting for the Nov. 4 municipal election begins Oct. 14 and closes Oct. 31. Along with municipal elections in Fulton and DeKalb, voters can also cast early ballots for two Georgia Public Service Commission seats. Fulton County Early voting...

Above the Waterline: Outrunning climate change in the wild

Buckhead Reporter 10/6 5:28A Sally Bethea

A pika in the wild in Colorado. (Photo by Hal Massie) As my eyes scanned the scattered piles of gray rocks and boulders at the base of a steep mountain, my ears concentrated on high-pitched “eep”...

After back-to-back hurricanes, Georgia’s pecan farmers brace for the future

Buckhead Reporter 10/6 3:30A Sarra Sedghi

Powerful storms like hurricanes Idalia and Helene often uproot pecan trees, causing both the trees and crop to collapse. Once a tree is down, it cannot be replanted or saved. (Provided by Georgia...

New apartment complex BRYKS Upper Westside now leasing

Buckhead Reporter 10/5 5:00A Rough Draft

Photos courtesy Golub & Company Development firm Golub & Company has completed a new apartment complex called BRYKS Upper Westside at 2200 Marietta Blvd. NW. The 5.8-acre site includes two apartment...

Willis to appear before Georgia Senate panel on Nov. 13 to discuss Trump case

Buckhead Reporter 10/3 11:05A Ty Tagami | Capitol Beat

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will finally testify to a special committee of the Georgia Senate after rebuffing their demands for more than a year, the committee’s leader said Friday. After refusing to appear last year and fighting...

Veteran Georgia lobbyists launch new firm

Buckhead Reporter 10/3 7:45A Rough Draft

Helen Sloat George Ray Stan Jones Georgia lobbyists Helen Sloat, George Ray, and Stan Jones have launched their own firm, Gold Dome Parners. The trio, best known for their widely read Gold Dome...

APS to host a more than a dozen public meetings in October on proposed consolidations,...

Buckhead Reporter 10/3 4:20A Collin Kelley

Atlanta Public Schools (APS) will hold more than a dozen public meetings Oct. 6-8 concerning potential school closures, consolidations, expansions, and redistricting. APS said in a press release that the next set of community meetings would focus...

Atlanta City Council candidates address LGBTQ+ issues at forum

Buckhead Reporter 10/3 3:34A Katie Burkholder

Key Points: Thirteen candidates in four municipal races answered questions about LGBTQ+ issues at Georgia Equality and HRC Georgia s LGBTQ+ Candidate Forum on Sept. 30 Discussed topics included...

Brandon Deyette talks story behind short film ‘Kitty’ screening at Out on Film

Buckhead Reporter 10/3 2:00A Sammie Purcell

(L-R) Brandon Deyette, Luke Bucaro, and Rafi S. Perez on the set of Kitty. (Photo provided by Pulse10 Consulting) Brandon Deyette is staying busy. When we hopped on the phone for an interview earlier...

Saving A Landmark: The Randolph-Lucas-Jones House is a success story for historic preservation

Buckhead Reporter 10/2 7:15A Collin Kelley

Roger Smith sits on the front veranda of the Randolph-Lucas-Jones House in Ansley Park. (Photo by Isadora Pennington) The 101-year-old Georgian Revival-style home at 78 Peachtree Circle looks like it...

Inmate at Fulton County Jail charged with aggravated assault

Buckhead Reporter 10/2 4:01A Rough Draft

Fulton County Sheriff’s Office investigators have charged a 27-year-old Fulton County Jail inmate with assaulting another inmate who remains hospitalized in critical condition. Shania White of Atlanta was charged with aggravated assault,...

This week at the Farmers Market

Buckhead Reporter 10/2 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...

IGNYTE conference mobilizes LGBTQ+ youth leaders Oct. 9-12

Buckhead Reporter 10/2 3:00A Katie Burkholder

While the National Center for Civil and Human Rights is temporarily closed for expansion, the organization’s work still continues. The Center’s LGBTQ+ Institute hosts the 2025 IGNYTE conference Oct. 9-12, a four-day experience uniting emerging...