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Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Home to welcome visitors after renovation

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:57:55 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) On July 4, Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park will reopen the historic MLK Jr. Birth Home to the public, following the completion of a major preservation and rehabilitation project. The rehabilitation project included structural...

Mixed-use 880 North project opens in English Avenue neighborhood

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:19:08 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) OaksATL Community Development recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the completion and grand opening of 880 North on the Westside. The first-of-its-kind mixed-use infill development is located in Atlanta’s English Avenue neighborhood....

This week at the Farmers Market

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) 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 couple of recipes that include those products....

South River fish kill under investigation, chemical leak possible

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:54:51 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) The City of Atlanta is investigating a fish kill in the South River due to a potential chemical release at a water reclamation center on June 29. This is the second fish kill since May 20, when severe flash floods caused an estimated 6 million...

Atlanta art scene embraces Congolese artist Raphael Bahindwa’s FIFA World Cup series

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 05:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Raphael Bahindwa paints to bear witness. Born and raised in the Democratic Republic of Congo, he moved to the United States to study art, earned his B.F.A. in painting from SCAD Atlanta in 2022, and since built a body of work here devoted to his...

Midtown International School blames declining enrollment for financial woes, but avoids bankruptcy

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 03:30:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Midtown International School (MIS), a Druid Hills private school that shocked parents this spring by closing abruptly, will not declare bankruptcy after all. Founded in 2013, MIS was a school for twice-exceptional students from kindergarten to 12th...

At Johnson Lowe, Richard Dial’s steel sculptures hold up a family’s history

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 02:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Artist Richard Dial learned metal-work building patio furniture alongside his father, legendary contemporary artist Thornton Dial, and brothers in Bessemer, Alabama. Last Friday, Richard Dial’s latest exhibition “American Idols” closed at Miami...

The Kyle Pease Foundation push teams tackle the heat, hills, and humidity at the Peachtree Road Race

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:30:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) On July 4, nearly 60,000 runners, walkers, and wheelchair racers will line up in Buckhead early in the morning for the annual Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race, the country’s largest 10K. Push teams from The Kyle Pease Foundation (KPF), a local...

Westminster Schools student recognized for sports-driven social change

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 06:04:05 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) A Westminster Schools student is among 20 young people being nationally recognized this year by ESPN for using sports to drive social change. Rohan Anand, a Georgia honoree for the Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award, will be celebrated at the...

Recipe: Brunch burger from Buttermilk Kitchen

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 05:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) This week, we re sharing the recipe for the brunch burger special at Buttermilk Kitchen in Buckhead. Buttermilk Kitchen founder and Brunch Season: A Year of Delicious Mornings from the Buttermilk Kitchen cookbook author Suzanne Vizethann said her...

Piedmont Park Conservancy announces free summer programming

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 02:03:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) This summer, the Piedmont Park Conservancy is offering a full slate of seasonal programming designed to bring Atlantans together – from outdoor fitness classes and guided walks to craft nights and community markets. “Piedmont Park has a way of...

Where to celebrate the Fourth of July and America 250 in metro Atlanta

Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) America’s 250th anniversary, or the semiquincentennial (say that five times fast!) is officially on July 4, but the celebrations are going all summer long. Check out where you can party like it’s 1776 around Atlanta and beyond. JULY 3-5 – The...

‘Couture’ is a beguiling, unfocused take on women in the arts

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:30:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) “Couture” makes its thematic tensions apparent immediately. Early in the film, which takes place in the lead up to a show during Paris Fashion Week, a seamstress works on the dress that will open the show, pinning red threads in a pattern across a...

Milly Alcock delivers in a derivative ‘Supergirl’ film that pulls its punches

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) In an interview with IndieWire last week , “Supergirl” director Craig Gillespie said that the tone of his film will be very different from James Gunn’s “Superman” – the first film in Warner Bros. relaunch of the new DC Universe. Gillespie said...

Dickens issues temporary moratorium on new self-storage developments

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:55:46 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) A temporary moratorium has been placed on new self-storage developments in the City of Atlanta, supported by Atlanta City Council member Dustin Hillis. The executive order signed by Mayor Andre Dickens will allow time for the city to evaluate the...

This week at the Farmers Market

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:00:00 Z

June 25 Quick Bites: Peaches at Underground, upcoming summer openings, Efendi’s anniversary weekend

Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) So. Fox opens in the former Virginia-Highland Farm Burger space on July 2. (Photo by Dave Crawford) In this week’s Quick Bites, catch up with Atlanta dining news, including openings at Ponce City Market and Avondale Estates, a Lawrenceville bakery’s...

Atlanta City Council faces pressure to remove officer with troubled past

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 09:00:10 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) For nearly two years, friends and family members of Devon Anderson, a 38-year-old man killed by an off-duty Atlanta Police officer, Melvin Potter, have been pressuring the Atlanta City Council to fire him. Supporters including Valerie Lans-Anderson ,...

An extreme summer storm killed thousands of fish in the Chattahoochee River. Could it happen again?

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 07:59:11 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) In May, a sudden burst of rain in Atlanta snarled parts of the city. It also overwhelmed a wastewater tunnel on the Chattahoochee River, dumping untreated sewage into the waterway and killing thousands of fish. The river is still recovering. As the...

Four new Tiny Doors ATL installations unveiled in downtown Atlanta for World Cup

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 05:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Karen Anderson Singer has spent more than a decade making Atlanta stop and look closer. The artist known as Tiny Doors ATL places miniature sculptural doors on the walls, columns, and lampposts of the city — one deliberate installation at a time,...

Hopeton Hibbert opens ‘The Weight and the Witness’ at Chastain Arts Center

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 02:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Seven years ago, Hopeton St. Clair Hibbert Jr. took a walk down the railroad tracks in his Grant Park neighborhood with his sons. Salvaged metal pieces and wood fragments caught his eye and imagination. What grew from those walks is now on view at...

Atlanta’s Buckhead Heritage secures historic building for preservation efforts

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 05:42:18 Z

(Buckhead- Reporter Newspapers) A historic Buckhead building that helped shape one of Atlanta’s earliest planned neighborhoods will soon serve a new purpose as the headquarters of Buckhead Heritage under an agreement with Atlanta Public Schools. The preservation nonprofit announced...

Tickets on sale for TEDxAtlanta 2026 and inaugural youth conference

Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:52:06 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Tickets are now available for TEDxAtlanta 2026 and the inaugural TEDxAtlanta Youth conference, taking place Oct. 2–3 at Atlanta International School’s Sandy Springs campus. Centered on the theme “Bold. Brave. Unbreakable.”, TEDxAtlanta will bring...

Filmmaker Matthew Simpson’s movie ‘Before Me’ explores retroactive jealousy

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:42:54 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Many movie premieres are typically followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker. “Before Me,” which played to a crowd of over 100 people on June 14 at the Tara Theatre, was no different. Most of those Q&As, however, probably don’t involve a licensed...

Restored footage of Atlanta International Pop Festival to debut at Pullman Yards

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 04:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) In the summer of 1970, crowds gathered in a field near the Middle Georgia Raceway in Byron, GA to listen to the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Bob Seger, the Allman Brothers Band, and more. This would become the last iteration of the Atlanta International...

Azalea Fresh Market marks 150,000 customers in Downtown Atlanta

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 04:00:00 Z

(Buckhead- Reporter Newspapers) Nine months after opening in Downtown Atlanta, Azalea Fresh Market says it has served more than 150,000 customers, a milestone city leaders and company officials cite as evidence that demand exists for full-service grocery options in neighborhoods...

Atlanta’s Gun Club Park to be transformed into affordable housing and public space

Sat, 20 Jun 2026 03:05:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) The redevelopment of abandoned property west of Atlanta continues, as Mayor Andre Dickens announced a 44-acre project at the former Gun Club Park through the Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative (NRI). Located near the Westside’s Shirley Clarke...

How to eat and drink like a local in downtown Atlanta

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 08:25:38 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Whether you’re in town for business, a convention, or attending a game or concert at Mercedes-Benz Stadium or State Farm Arena, downtown Atlanta includes dozens of dining and drinking options. While big brands and restaurant chains dominate the...