Invest Atlanta approves tax breaks for Amsterdam Walk and Trestletree Village

Buckhead Reporter 9/18 7:27A Logan C. Ritchie

Invest Atlanta , the City of Atlanta’s economic arm, gave the green light to two major redevelopment projects: Amsterdam Walk near Piedmont Park and Trestletree Village Apartments in Ormewood Park....

Buckhead Forward launches five-year plan to improve livability

Buckhead Reporter 9/18 3:31A Logan C. Ritchie

Katharine Kelly, CEO of the Buckhead Coalition and CID, has announced a five-year roadmap to increase livability in the community. Buckhead Forward is a plan focusing on walkability, infrastructure, public safety, traffic mitigation, and...

Raymond Creamer on becoming a horror filmmaker with ‘Goody Goody’

Buckhead Reporter 9/18 2:00A Sammie Purcell

Years ago, one of filmmaker Raymond Creamer’s family members decided to have a home birth. As anyone who has ever considered that possibility knows, if things don’t go as planned – if even a yellow...

‘The Weight’ is a straightforward, dependable thriller

Buckhead Reporter 9/18 12:30A Sammie Purcell

“The Weight” starts off quietly, with a wide shot on a picturesque country road. Birds are chirping, the dulcet tones of nature are humming, and all is peaceful. Until a car comes roaring down the...

Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ is a video game adaptation done right

Buckhead Reporter 9/18 12:00A Sammie Purcell

There is a moment early on in “Resident Evil” when Bryan (Austin Abrams) is on the run from his first zombie – but the chase isn’t taking him very far.  In this early sequence, Bryan, cornered up...

Atlanta City Council member Mary Norwood endorses Rick Jackson for governor

Buckhead Reporter 9/16 9:23A Logan C. Ritchie

Atlanta City Council member Mary Norwood has gone public with her “wholehearted” endorsement of Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson.  Norwood said in a statement and video that she believes Jackson has the background needed to run the...

‘Toy Factory’ exhibit coming to Pullman Yards Sept. 30

Buckhead Reporter 9/16 7:34A Sammie Purcell

“Toy Factory,” a family-friendly, immersive exhibit taking you behind the scenes of a working toy factory, will premiere at Pullman Yards on Sept. 30 and continue through the end of the year.  “Toy Factory,” according to an online description , is...

Forward Warrior mural festival returns to Cabbagetown with new light show

Buckhead Reporter 9/16 5:00A Sherri Daye Scott

Cabbagetown’s walls are about to get a lot more paint — and light. Forward Warrior, the neighborhood’s annual mural festival, returns Sept. 18–20 with 80 murals along Wylie Street, plus a new Friday...

‘Legendary Georgia Musicians’ at MCMA is Jackie Dorsey’s watercolor love letter

Buckhead Reporter 9/16 2:00A Sherri Daye Scott

On Sept. 26, Marietta Cobb Museum of Art (MCMA) opens “Legendary Georgia Musicians,” a watercolor exhibition by Athens-based artist Jackie Dorsey that pays homage to performers who have called Georgia...

Queer Latinx dance party La Choloteca marks decade milestone

Buckhead Reporter 9/15 4:47A Katie Burkholder

Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage Month , an annual celebration of the history and contributions of Hispanic and Latinx people. For La Choloteca, Atlanta’s queer Latinx dance party, this month also represents its 10th anniversary.  La...

Racial slurs yelled at marching band leaving high school football game

Buckhead Reporter 9/15 2:51A Eryn Rogers | WSB-TV and Alex Jo

Atlanta Public Schools is investigating allegations that racial slurs were hurled at students after a football game Friday night. Channel 2’s Eryn Rogers spoke to parents at Maynard Jackson High School. They said the team traveled more than an...

City of Atlanta launches no-fee microloans to help struggling renters

Buckhead Reporter 9/15 2:40A Rough Draft Staff

As part of the City of Atlanta’s Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative, Mayor Andre Dickens announced a new zero-cost, zero-fee anti-displacement loan pilot program to help renters who might be facing eviction. The two-year pilot is being led and...

Report: Atlanta eviction rate is three times the national average

Buckhead- Reporter Newspapers 9/14 3:41A Logan C. Ritchie

Metro Atlanta landlords filed 140,000 eviction cases in 2025, a rate researchers say is more than three times the national average and higher than any other major metro area in the country. ...

Editor’s Note: I will always love Dolly Parton

Buckhead Reporter 9/13 12:00A Collin Kelley

Dolly Parton’s death was a gut-punch. I was a lifelong fan, discovering her old 1970s television variety show when I was 5 years old. I was so obsessed that my parents bought me the Dolly doll that...

Atlanta Beltline expands small-business incubator with 13 businesses

Buckhead Reporter 9/12 5:58A Rough Draft Staff

The Atlanta Beltline has expanded its small-business incubator program to 13 businesses, adding entrepreneurs offering everything from vegan food and desserts to fashion, gifts, specialty foods and haircuts. The Atlanta Beltline Marketplace...