Atlanta gets $1.6M grant to improve public safety, including gun boxes and license plate readers

Buckhead Reporter 6/9 9:00A Collin Kelley

the City of Atlanta and Atlanta Police Department have been awarded $1,649,965.90 from the State of Georgia Public Safety and Community Violence Reduction Grant. The money comes from the federal...

Fulton Magistrate Court will ‘Bang the Gavel’ for students on June 12

Buckhead Reporter 6/9 8:00A Bob Pepalis

The Magistrate Court of Fulton County will hold a lunch and learn for 8th to 12th-grade school students in Atlanta and Fulton County on Monday, June 12. Chief Magistrate Judge Cassandra Kirk and the...

Atlanta Pride Committee names Chris McCain as new executive director

Buckhead Reporter 6/9 7:00A Rough Draft

Chris McCain The Atlanta Pride Committee’s (APC) Board of Directors has named Chris McCain as its new executive director. A native of metro Atlanta, he will oversee all facets of APC’s work, leading...

Second DBA Barbecue location opens in Buckhead

Brookhaven Reporter 6/9 6:44A Sammie Purcell

DBA Barbecue will open in Buckhead on June 9. Matt Coggin has opened a second DBA Barbecue location in Buckhead near Chastain Park.  The new location will be at 4441 Roswell Road NE, according to a...

Swimming in Sobriety: Ben Tuff premieres documentary about recovery journey

Brookhaven Reporter 6/9 5:00A Sammie Purcell

Swim Tuff: How I Swam My Way Out of the Bottle will premiere at the Plaza Theatre on June 13. Most of us will probably never swim more than a couple lengths of a pool at one time. But when Ben Tuff...

Georgia dropping ‘woke’ words from teacher preparation rules

Buckhead Reporter 6/9 4:46A Dave Williams | Capitol Beat

The Georgia Professional Standards Commission voted unanimously Thursday to delete “woke” words including “equity” and “inclusion” from the state’s teacher preparation rules. Along with “diversity,” a...

Staff are working to keep kids safe from drowning at Atlanta pools

CW69 Atlanta 6/9 3:49A Valencia Jones

ATLANTA (WUPA) A recent report shows some staggering data about child drownings in the U.S., but parents and staff at Atlanta area pools are working to keep kids safe. The sounds of summer could be...

Film review: ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ manages to inject some humanity into planetary...

Buckhead Reporter 6/9 12:00A Sammie Purcell

Maximals and Autobots in Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (photo via Paramount Pictures). I’m not going to lie – I didn’t walk into “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” with the highest of expectations....

Fulton, DeKalb animal shelters say 1,000 animals need homes as adoption rates plummet

Buckhead Reporter 6/8 11:58A Madison Auchincloss

Courtesy LifeLine LifeLine Animal Project was started in 2002 to end the unnecessary euthanasia of stray animals. But if adoption rates in DeKalb and Fulton do not increase soon, they may be forced to...

This week at the Farmers Market

Buckhead Reporter 6/8 9:30A 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 as well as a...

Recipe: Boone’s Smoked Wings + Peach Buffalo Sauce

Brookhaven Reporter 6/8 9:30A Sammie Purcell

This story first appeared in Side Dish, a weekly newsletter. Subscribe at  sidedishatlanta.com . Summertime is the perfect time for wings, and Boone’s has a sauce recipe you’ve got to try. Boone’s is...

New petition urges Atlanta school board to renew superintendent’s contract

Buckhead Reporter 6/8 9:08A Collin Kelley

Atlanta Public Schools Superintendent Lisa Herring A petition urging the Atlanta Board of Education to offer Superintendent Lisa Herring a new contract has gathered nearly 2,000 signatures in just...

MARTA to host groundbreaking for first BRT line in Summerhill

Buckhead- Reporter Newspapers 6/8 8:36A Collin Kelley

A rendering of the BRT lanes along Hank Aaron Drive in Summerhill. MARTA and the City of Atlanta will host a groundbreaking for the region’s first bus rapid transit (BRT) line in the Summerhill...

Atlanta History Center to host Juneteenth celebration on June 18

Buckhead- Reporter Newspapers 6/8 7:42A Rough Draft

Last year s Juneteenth celebration at the Atlanta History Center. Credit: The Wilbert Group The Atlanta History Center has announced programming for its annual Juneteenth celebration. This year’s...

Mercedes-Benz Stadium to launch new premium seating option this August

Buckhead Reporter 6/8 5:30A Rough Draft

A rendering of the AT&T Lofts at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Credit: Image courtesy of Heather Sautter Atlanta s Mercedes-Benz Stadium has announced that it will be launching a new premium seating option...