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Atlanta airport expects 2.7 million passengers during Memorial Day travel period

Thu, 21 May 2026 03:01:52 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) expects to welcome about 2.7 million passengers during the upcoming Memorial Day travel period. According to a press release, the Memorial Day travel period kicked off on Wednesday and continues...

Inside Sanithna Phansavanh’s ‘A Forest of You’ public art installation

Wed, 20 May 2026 04:59:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) You have four days left to walk underneath it. “A Forest of You,” the fourth edition of Dashboard’s Alleywave public art installation in Fairburn, Georgia, closes May 24. Produced by Dashboard in collaboration with the City of Fairburn, the project...

Gov. Kemp vetoes bill to strengthen Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit

Wed, 20 May 2026 04:16:43 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation expressed deep disappointment after Gov. Brian Kemp vetoed HB 376 , legislation that would have strengthened the state’s Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit program. In place since 2002, HRTC has driven more...

Highlights from the High Museum’s ‘American Sublime’ conversation with Amy Sherald

Wed, 20 May 2026 02:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Two nights before “ Amy Sherald: American Sublime ” opened at the High Museum of Art, celebrated painter and Georgia native Amy Sherald took the stage with Academy Award-nominated filmmaker and writer RaMell Ross and High Museum assistant curator of...

Atlanta Board of Education considers approving tax allocation review committee

Wed, 20 May 2026 01:56:40 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) The Atlanta Board of Education announced May 18 that it will consider establishing the Tax Allocation District Investment Review Committee (TADIRC) at its Board meeting on June 1. The proposed committee will review Tax Allocation District (TAD)...

Atlanta considers private security screening at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport

Tue, 19 May 2026 06:47:27 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International the next airport to privatize security? The Atlanta City Council unanimously supported on Monday, May 18, a resolution to study the potential of privatizing security screening at Hartsfield-Jackson. If the...

How Atlanta’s TOUR Championship fuels business connections

Tue, 19 May 2026 03:09:51 Z

(SimplyBuckhead.com) In an increasingly experience-driven business environment, companies are seeking more meaningful ways to connect with clients, partners, and employees. Corporate hospitality has evolved beyond traditional meetings and dinners, with live sporting...

Atlanta mayor scales back $10 billion affordable living plan

Tue, 19 May 2026 02:01:40 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is scaling back a plan to funnel up to $10 billion to affordable housing and wrap around services through the Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative (NRI), a plan that’s been under scrutiny for a year. NRI was created to...

Skybridge installation at Georgia State Capitol draws criticism

Mon, 18 May 2026 03:44:59 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Key points: • A $10 million pedestrian bridge is being installed at the Capitol next month. • Critics say the bridge will prevent elected officials from interacting with constituents. A controversial $10 million pedestrian bridge connecting the...

The Carter Center to host annual mental health forum on May 19

Sat, 16 May 2026 05:05:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) The Carter Center is hosting the 30th annual Rosalynn Carter Georgia Mental Health Forum on Tuesday, May 19. The day-long event will look to progress mental health policy and practice in Georgia while also honoring the legacy of the late former...

Theatrical Outfit unveils 50th anniversary season

Sat, 16 May 2026 04:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Atlanta theater company Theatrical Outfit (TO) has revealed its 50th anniversary season plans: a yearlong celebration of performing arts, under the theme “Changing Generations,” that TO said will reflect its “rich history and exciting future.” “For...

Home Style Saturday 504

Fri, 15 May 2026 23:00:26 Z

(Southern Hospitality) Summer is inching closer by the day and we have had some spectacular weather in Georgia. It got cooler in May and feels like spring again, but the hot weather is coming. We have a great lineup today on Home Style Saturday, from a stunning bedroom...

Questions remain as Kirkwood senior housing project heads for full Atlanta City Council vote

Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:33 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) A rezoning request to build an apartment building for homeless senior citizens in Kirkwood received approval from the Atlanta City Council’s Zoning Committee on May 11, but with a series of added conditions not shared with the neighborhood before the...

MomoCon brings Wonder Festival to North America

Fri, 15 May 2026 03:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) This year, MomoCon, Atlanta’s annual celebration of gaming, comics, and anime, has a new partner on the docket. Wonder Festival, a renowned Japanese figure and modeling event, will hit the floor at the Georgia World Congress Center. Sponsored by the...

Travis Willingham and Marisha Ray on MomoCon and Critical Role’s success

Fri, 15 May 2026 02:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Playing Dungeons & Dragons for a living sounds like a kid’s pipedream. But for the team at Critical Role, it’s a reality. Critical Role is a web series where a group of voice actors play Dungeons & Dragons on a livestream. The stream started back in...

‘Obsession’ offers a clever, horror twist on the crazy girlfriend trope

Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Early on in Curry Barker’s new horror film “Obsession,” Nikki (Inde Navarrette) stands outside the passenger door to her coworker and friend Bear’s (Michael Johnston) car. She leans down into the vehicle, making intentional eye contact with Bear as...

Virginia Highland District Porchfest returns May 16

Thu, 14 May 2026 04:21:28 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) On May 16, Virginia Highland District Porchfest returns for its sixth year, turning more than 50 neighborhood homes into stages for over 100 bands and drawing tens of thousands of people from across Atlanta and beyond. Even at that scale, Porchfest...

May 14 Quick Bites: New Buckhead Vietnamese restaurant, North Avenue Dairy Queen closes, Nakato chef departs

Thu, 14 May 2026 00:30:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) In this week’s Quick Bites, get details on restaurant openings in Buckhead and the former Bookhouse Pub space, new hotel restaurants in downtown Atlanta, and a fast-food restaurant’s closure on North Avenue. There’s also intel on a DreamHack...

Atlanta’s ‘I’M SO ATL’ campaign brings art to 400+ parks this summer

Wed, 13 May 2026 05:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Eric Barnes has spent the better part of a decade building toward this moment. As founder of the Atlanta Music, Arts, and Culture Foundation (AMAAC) , Barnes now launches what might be the most ambitious public art initiative this city has seen,...

Inside CTR Culture Studios: A reimagined space for Atlanta’s artists

Wed, 13 May 2026 02:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) When CP Group began reimagining Downtown’s former CNN Center as The CTR, they needed someone who understood both Atlanta’s creative community and the weight of what that building represents. They found her in Neda Abghari, founder of ASHA Advisory,...

Bowie-inspired wine bar Under Pressure opening in Sandy Springs

Tue, 12 May 2026 11:11:30 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Under Pressure Wine Bar opens this fall at the Fountain Oaks complex in Sandy Springs, just north of Chastain Park. Owned by sommelier Juan Fernando Cortés (The Chastain, Stanky Wine ) and Atlanta restaurateur Adam Berlin (Buena Vida Tapas, Chicheria...

Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade to return in September

Tue, 12 May 2026 06:46:13 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) After stormy weather caused the cancellation of last year’s Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade, the event is set to return this fall. Atlanta Beltline Art said in a press release that the annual tradition, which attracts thousands of participants...

‘American Sublime’ brings Amy Sherald home to Georgia for controversial exhibition

Tue, 12 May 2026 04:18:20 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Georgia native Amy Sherald returns to her roots this week as the High Museum of Art opens “American Sublime,” the acclaimed and controversial retrospective she pulled from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery over censorship concerns. Trans...

Opponents say proposed second paved Beltline trail for bikes, scooters would kill rail plans

Tue, 12 May 2026 02:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Atlanta City Council member Mary Norwood has introduced a plan to add a second paved trail to parts of the Atlanta Beltline to accommodate bikes and scooters, which light rail advocates call “ill-conceived.” Norwood proposed a resolution to pave a...

Style Showcase 344

Mon, 11 May 2026 23:00:21 Z

(Southern Hospitality) We're back with an all new Style Showcase for you today. We have modernize pottery with spray paint, a pretty office reveal, cozy coastal bedroom, summer home tour decorating with hydrangeas, and decorating with vintage books. We hope you get some...

DreamHack gaming festival returns to Atlanta May 15-17

Mon, 11 May 2026 01:29:33 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) DreamHack, a gaming lifestyle festival, will come to Atlanta May 15-17 at the Georgia World Congress Center. According to a press release, DreamHack is a three-day celebration of gaming, creators, and digital content. Attendees can also enjoy...

Home Style Saturday 503

Fri, 08 May 2026 23:00:12 Z

(Southern Hospitality) Welcome to another Home Style Saturday, where we all share our best posts, full of decorating ideas and inspiration for you. Today we have a budget friendly living room makeover project for under $3K, simple ideas to get your guest room ready for...

‘Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour’ is a masterclass in connection

Fri, 08 May 2026 00:30:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) At one point during “Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour” – the new concert film that Eilish co-directed with James Cameron – she asks the audience to go completely quiet. Surprisingly, they do. Eilish then begins to record different...

‘The Sheep Detectives’ is a surprisingly poignant children’s movie

Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) There are many surprises in my job. One of them was when I learned that something called “The Sheep Detectives” was a real movie and not a weird dream I had. The other was when I watched said movie, and actually enjoyed it. For a film critic with no...

‘Blue Heron’ is a beautiful treatise on memory and grief

Thu, 07 May 2026 23:30:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) “Thank you for the memories. They’re all that I have now.” This line, at the beginning of Sophy Romvari’s feature film debut “Blue Heron,” offers the perfect encapsulation of what you’re about to see. Although, you don’t know quite how perfect until...