207 Peachtree debuts ballroom event space in Downtown Atlanta

Buckhead- Reporter Newspapers 10/3 2:50A Rough Draft Staff

207 Peachtree , the new 45,000-square-foot entertainment, dining, and event space in Downtown Atlanta, has opened its Grand Ballroom . Located on the corner of Peachtree Street and Andrew Young...

A Q&A with Decatur Book Festival keynote speaker Brian Goldstone

Buckhead Reporter 10/2 4:51A Collin Kelley

Brian Goldstone has spent much of his career examining the lives of people too often overlooked in America’s economic and political narratives.  His Pulitzer Prize-winning There Is No Place for Us:...

‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ is faith-based filmmaking done right

Buckhead Reporter 10/2 12:30A Sammie Purcell

“Who deserves the best of me?”  The answer to this Islamic hadith makes up the title of Bassam Tariq’s new film, “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother.” The question, and its subsequent answer, opens...

Film version of Colleen Hoover’s ‘Verity’ simply isn’t trashy enough

Buckhead Reporter 10/2 12:00A Sammie Purcell

Since 2024, there have been four feature film adaptations of Colleen Hoover novels. But the most recent, “Verity,” is a bit of a different animal than Hoover’s standard romantic fare. Directed by...

Atlanta Beltline secures final property to complete 22-mile trail

Buckhead Reporter 10/1 7:39A Collin Kelley

The purchase of a 0.2-acre piece of property in the Blandtown neighborhood is the final piece of the puzzle to complete the 22-mile Atlanta Beltline trail. Officials announced Thursday that after two...

Ansley Park Tour of Homes returns Oct. 2-4

Buckhead Reporter 10/1 3:04A Re Marzullo

When Edwin Ansley created his eponymous neighborhood back in 1904, the closest neighbors were the Piedmont Driving Club and the vast swath of land that would eventually become Piedmont Park. Back...

‘Sacred Cycles’ at Atlanta Art Fair features sights, sounds of Jerusalem

Buckhead Reporter 10/1 2:37A Logan C. Ritchie

“Sacred Cycles” is an immersive, audio-visual exploration of the similarities of Islam, Christianity and Judaism as seen in art, culture and music on display Oct. 1-3 at the free Atlanta Art Fair at Pullman Yards. Built on the rhythm of the three...

Atlanta City FC will reveal team colors, crest at free event on Oct. 4

Buckhead Reporter 10/1 2:00A Logan C. Ritchie

Women’s professional soccer is coming to Downtown as Atlanta City FC prepares to take the pitch at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, sharing space with Atlanta United and Atlanta Falcons. On Sunday, Oct. 4 ,...

‘Love, Patrick: Nothing is Impossible’ remembers a forgotten icon

Buckhead Reporter 9/30 11:56A Sammie Purcell

Before he signed on to make a documentary about him, Ryon Horne didn’t know who Patrick Kelly was. But, as soon as he saw him, he began to realize he’d seen his influence everywhere through the ‘80s...

Mule Train brings Southern-leaning cuisine and open-door hospitality to Atlanta

Buckhead Reporter 9/30 10:46A Sarra Sedghi

Mule Train , the first restaurant from husband-and-wife duo Mike and Shyretha Sheats, opened to the public Sept. 30 in Downtown Atlanta. The pair boasts a combined 26 years in the industry, spanning...

Atlanta Fashion Week and Atlanta Art Fair coincide for a weekend of creativity

Buckhead Reporter 9/30 6:53A Collin Kelley

Fashion and visual art are in the spotlight to kick off October, with Atlanta Fashion Week scheduled for Oct. 1-4 and the Atlanta Art Fair bringing galleries and artists to Pullman Yards during the same weekend. Fashion takes the runway Atlanta...

This week at the Farmers Market

Buckhead Reporter 9/30 4:30A 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...

Goat Farm SITE festival brings one night of experimental art to Atlanta

Buckhead Reporter 9/30 2:00A Sherri Daye Scott

SITE’s art is meant to be temporary. The annual experimental art festival returns to Goat Farm’s 12-acre West Midtown campus Saturday, Oct. 3, with six hours of installations, live performance and...

Did you miss these September 2026 Atlanta restaurant openings?

Sandy Springs Reporter 9/30 12:30A Sarra Sedghi

Billy s reopened in Avondale Estates in September. Photo provided by Billy s. Nearly 20 new restaurants opened around metro Atlanta in September, ranging from a Trinidadian food truck s...

Georgia voters have until Oct. 5 to register for the November election

Brookhaven Reporter 9/29 5:28A Hayden Sumlin

The last day for Georgia residents to register to vote or update their address for the November general election is Oct. 5 . Voters must be registered by the deadline to cast a midterm ballot. Metro...