‘Reel Portraits’ from Michael Kalish heads to Atlanta Art Fair

Buckhead Reporter 9/29 5:14A Sammie Purcell

Artist Michael Kalish is getting back to his roots with his newest venture, “Reel Portraits,” which will be unveiled at the Atlanta Art Fair Oct. 1-4.  Kalish is an Atlanta native who now resides in...

Scholarship fund created to honor Ole Miss student from Atlanta

Buckhead Reporter 9/29 2:58A WSBTV.com News Staff

A memorial scholarship fund has been established in honor of Robert Strang to support Ole Miss Phi Delta Theta students in need of financial aid. The Robert Tudor Strang IV Memorial Scholarship Fund will provide annual support to a student who...

How Atlanta’s sushi chefs source fresh fish from Japan

Buckhead Reporter 9/29 12:30A Sarra Sedghi

Fish used for sushi travels a long way before ending up between a pair of chopsticks in Atlanta. That’s because most top-tier sushi restaurants and omakase operations opt for sourcing fish straight...

APS celebrates AP Exam gains as scores more than double since 2022

Buckhead Reporter 9/28 8:31A Rough Draft Staff

Atlanta Public Schools’ expansion of Advanced Placement (AP) opportunities is producing “record achievement across the district,” according to a news release from APS. More students are taking AP exams, the percentage earning scores of 3 or...

Recycle vapes and medical equipment at CHaRM

Buckhead Reporter 9/26 4:13A Rough Draft Staff

The nonprofit Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM) is now accepting medical equipment and will begin accepting vapes on Oct. 1. Live Thrive has launched a new partnership with Friends of Disabled Adults and Children (FODAC) to help give...

Georgia Tech gets new residence hall, dining hall upgrade

Buckhead Reporter 9/26 3:00A Rough Draft Staff

Georgia Tech opened its new student residence hall at the start of the fall semester. The Bud & Val Peterson Residence Hall, located at 920 Curran St., is an eight-story, 191,000-square-foot building...

‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty’ is a delightfully odd ode to the power of movement

Buckhead Reporter 9/25 12:30A Sammie Purcell

In the opening sequence of Josef Kubota Wladyka’s “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!” Haru (Rinko Kikuchi) tells her husband and dance partner, Luis (Alejandro Edda), that he’s pigeon-toed.  She’s watching a...

‘Primetime’ is a surreal reckoning with reality

Buckhead Reporter 9/25 12:00A Sammie Purcell

The first time you see Chris Hansen in action in “Primetime,” he’s framed like God himself. We spend a little bit of time with Chris (Robert Pattinson) ahead of this moment, but this marks the first...

28th annual East Atlanta Strut returns Sept. 26

Buckhead Reporter 9/24 6:53A Rough Draft Staff

East Atlanta Strut returns Saturday, Sept. 26, with a twist on the usual community festival. The event runs from noon until 6 p.m. with the annual Strut parade with marching bands, floats, and more at...

Atlanta detention center sale sparks heated debate

Buckhead Reporter 9/24 3:42A Logan C. Ritchie

A contentious work session over the City of Atlanta’s plan to sell the Atlanta City Detention Center to Fulton County ended in a shouting match on Sept. 23. Community advocates and agencies, Atlanta and Fulton County police, and elected officials...

First suburban location of Chops Lobster Bar opening in Johns Creek

Buckhead Reporter 9/23 5:56A Beth McKibben

Chops Lobster Bar will open in Johns Creek in 2028.  Buckhead Life Restaurant Group announced this week that Chops will open at a hotel planned for the Medley development in Johns Creek. This marks...

Delphine Diallo on AI art, ancestry and the body

Buckhead Reporter 9/23 5:00A Sherri Daye Scott

French-Senegalese artist Delphine Diallo says she uses artificial intelligence (AI) “not as a tool, but as a ritual collaborator.” At an African Diaspora Art Museum of Atlanta (ADAMA) Arts Salon talk...

Artist Keith Duncan brings ‘Battle of the Bands’ to the College Football Hall of Fame

Buckhead Reporter 9/23 3:00A Sherri Daye Scott

New Orleans artist Keith Duncan’s “Battle of the Bands” opened Aug. 29 at the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame, timed to Atlanta’s MEAC/SWAC Challenge Kickoff and the start of HBCU football...

How EMS workout suits provide high-intensity strength training in 20 minutes

Buckhead Reporter 9/23 12:30A Laura Scholz

When Tom Holland wanted to get in peak shape for his leading role in Marvel’s “Spider-Man” series, he turned to electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) training. Like his superhero alter-ego, the...

Theatrical Outfit launches 50th anniversary season with ‘Fences’

Buckhead Reporter 9/19 6:16A Rough Draft Staff

Theatrical Outfit (TO) has launched its 50th anniverary season with a staging of August Wilson’s “Fences,” onstage now through Oct. 4. Joining TO for the production are Dominion Entertainment Group...