Decatur Book Festival announces 2026 festival lineup with more than 80 authors

Buckhead Reporter 8/21 7:41A Rough Draft Staff

The Decatur Book Festival (DBF) has unveiled the full lineup for its 21st annual festival, taking place Oct. 2–3 in downtown Decatur. Free and open to all, the festival takes place Saturday from 10...

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra returns to Piedmont Park for free concert on Sept. 9

Buckhead Reporter 8/21 3:54A Rough Draft Staff

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra has announced its much-anticipated return to Piedmont Park on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 7:30 pm with a free performance of orchestral favorites celebrating Atlanta, “The City in the Forest.”  Finan Jones will...

‘A Beautiful Lie’ to play at BronzeLens Film Fesitival on Aug. 23

Buckhead Reporter 8/21 2:00A Sammie Purcell

This article contains spoilers for the film “A Beautiful Lie.” Tarnesha Small and Tiffany Yvonne Cox have a lot in common. They’re both military brats. They both started their journeys in the film...

Coming-of-age drama ‘Tony’ depicts Anthony Bourdain’s formative summer

Buckhead Reporter 8/21 12:00A Sammie Purcell

Anthony Bourdain had a discerning eye.  Anyone who has watched him on “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” or read his musings in “Kitchen Confidential,” can see that. Part of what made Bourdain so fun...

‘La Bola Negra,’ ‘Before I Do’ and more to head 39th annual Out on Film Festival

Buckhead Reporter 8/19 3:41A Sammie Purcell

More than 150 films, including a critically acclaimed film out of the Cannes Film Festival and work from Alan Cumming, Rachel Dratch, and more, will play at this year’s Out on Film Festival. The...

Recipe: Miso soup from Nakato

Buckhead Reporter 8/18 5:00A Sarra Sedghi

This week, we re sharing a recipe for the miso soup from Nakato , Atlanta s oldest Japanese restaurant. Miso , or fermented soybean paste, is a quintessential ingredient in Japanese cuisine thought to...

Atlanta mayor’s letter weighs in on potential Olympic cauldron move

Buckhead- Reporter Newspapers 8/16 8:05A Kimberly Wright | WSB-TV

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens wants the Olympic cauldron to stay where it is, in Summerhill, according to a letter posted on social media. As Channel 2 Action News has reported , the Summerhill neighborhood is fighting against a proposal to move...

Cherry Street Energy and Jamestown partner for Buckhead Village solar installation

Buckhead Reporter 8/16 2:00A Rough Draft Staff and Hayden Sum

In late September, Cherry Street Energy will begin installing a 227-panel solar array on the roof of the Spanx Global Headquarters building to power operations within Jamestown’s Buckhead Village...

Atlanta Land Trust appoints David Ogunsanya as executive director

Buckhead Reporter 8/15 6:22A Rough Draft Staff

The nonprofit Atlanta Land Trust (ALT), which is dedicated to preserving permanent affordable homeownership opportunities throughout metro Atlanta, appointed David Ogunsanya as its new executive director.   A longtime leader in the community land...

Music and food lineup announced for Grant Park Summer Shade Festival

Buckhead Reporter 8/15 5:15A Rough Draft Staff

The annual  Summer Shade Festival  is just around the corner, returning to Grant Park on Saturday, Aug, 22, and Sunday, Aug. 23. The free two-day festival will once again fill Atlanta’s oldest park...

Hawks expand access to basketball through Community Court Tour

Buckhead Reporter 8/15 4:00A Rough Draft Staff

This summer, the Atlanta Hawks Basketball Academy continued its commitment to investing in communities across Metro Atlanta through its 2026 Community Court Tour, an eight-week initiative that engaged...

City of Atlanta will preserve 30 acres of wooded forest in Buckhead

Buckhead Reporter 8/14 8:20A WSBTV.com News Staff

Atlanta City Council Member Mary Norwood says she’ll never forget her friend, renowned artist and photographer Lucinda Bunnen. “She was delightful. Sharp as a tack. Lovely. Charming,” Norwood said. When she passed away in 2022, she left behind a...

City Springs Theatre Company kicks off ninth season with ‘Les Misérables’

Buckhead Reporter 8/14 7:46A Sammie Purcell

The Sandy Springs-based City Springs Theatre Company is heading into its ninth season, kicking things off with the musical “Les Misérables” from Sept. 11-27.  “Les Misérables” is adapted from French...

Visionary Justice StoryLab to celebrate Southeastern filmmakers with screening event on Aug. 20

Buckhead Reporter 8/14 3:00A Sammie Purcell

The Visionary Justice StoryLab is celebrating the work of emerging Southeastern filmmakers with a screening event at the Tara Theatre on Aug. 20 . The Resisting Narratives of Erasure Short Film...

Indie Spotlight: cinematographer Alexxiss Jackson’s journey through the ebbs and flows of Georgia’s...

Buckhead Reporter 8/14 2:00A Sammie Purcell

This story is part of a series of interviews with Atlanta creatives about what it’s like to be working in Atlanta’s independent film scene and film industry at large.   Click here to read more...