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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...

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...

‘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...

Fulton County fights Department of Justice push for 2020 election worker information

Wed, 06 May 2026 11:47:59 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Fulton County officials are trying to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from gaining access to the private information of nearly 3,000 Georgians who served as election workers and volunteers during the 2020 presidential election. The Justice...

Media mogul Turner remembered for journalism advocacy program

Wed, 06 May 2026 11:03:30 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) While leaders around the globe praised media mogul and philanthropist Ted Turner, who died at the age of 87, for his bold moves that changed the face of television news, Sonia Tucker remembers him fondly for one of his lesser-known, yet equally...

Sandy Springs unveils preliminary schedule for fire station overhaul

Wed, 06 May 2026 07:38:36 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Key points: • Sandy Springs is gearing up to begin construction on three of its five fire stations, which are expected to be rebuilt or renovated by the end of 2027. • The city is renovating Fire Station 3 on Raider Drive, relocating Fire Station 4...

Atlanta Jazz Festival 2026 poster art reveals city’s unique cultural tapestry

Wed, 06 May 2026 05:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Illustrator George F. Baker III had one goal in creating “Spirit of Atlanta,” the design commissioned by the City of Atlanta Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) in honor of the 49th annual Atlanta Jazz Festival. “I wanted to showcase the...

Ted Turner, media mogul and former Atlanta Braves owner, has died at 87

Wed, 06 May 2026 04:59:24 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Media mogul, team owner, restaurateur, philanthropist and a lover of the wide-open spaces. Those are just a few of the titles that Robert “Ted” Turner III held throughout his lifetime. Turner died Wednesday at the age of 87. His creation of CNN...

Atlanta City Council forms group to address safety concerns at Piedmont Park

Tue, 05 May 2026 05:48:03 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Key points: • Atlanta City Council is investigating a 404 Day concert, an annual event held in Piedmont Park. • Plans for an unhoused development on the Westside Beltline have been paused. • Council accepts recommendations for the Neighborhood...

Run-DMC’s Darryl McDaniels to perform at pre-Peachtree Road Race festivities

Sat, 02 May 2026 03:47:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Atlanta Track Club announced that hip hop legend Darryl “DMC” McDaniels is slated to perform on the eve of the upcoming Northside Hospital Peachtree Road Race on Friday, July 3. The appearance by the Run-DMC founding member, presented through a...

Roy Cohen remembers Aseel Aslih with documentary ‘Far From Maine’

Fri, 01 May 2026 03:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) In 1997, 13-year-old Roy Cohen and 14-year-old Aseel Aslih became friends while attending Seeds for Peace, a summer camp in rural Maine meant to cultivate conversation between kids on opposite sides of international conflicts. Cohen was Israeli, and...

Local filmmakers turn experience with grandfather into short film ‘Temple’

Fri, 01 May 2026 02:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) Truth is often stranger than fiction. And no one knows that better than local filmmakers Tony and Joshua Gary. The brothers have taken their strange truth and turned it into a new short film. “Temple” is based on Joshua and Tony’s experience with...

‘Swapped’ delivers a heartfelt story without the sensory overload

Fri, 01 May 2026 00:30:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) There is a certain type of kids’ entertainment that seems to be getting increasingly popular. I like to think of it as the sensory overload genre. You see it in movies like “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,” or any number of YouTube channels designed...

Horror film ‘Hokum’ blends human and supernatural terror

Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) “Hokum” doesn’t begin how you might expect a horror film set at a remote Irish hotel to begin. Instead, it starts in a sandy desert, with two parched and sunburned travelers making their way over the windswept dunes. We quickly learn that this is...

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ – the nostalgia machine comes for us all

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:30:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) From the moment “The Devil Wears Prada 2” starts – with a Dua Lipa needledrop, following Andy Sachs (Anne Hathaway) as she struts her way through the crowded streets of New York City – I was immediately transported back in time to 2006, watching the...

April 30 Quick Bites: new coffee shops and restaurants, an Alpharetta card game lounge, vegan lunches in Reynoldstown

Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:30:00 Z

(Buckhead Reporter) May is on the horizon, and metro Atlanta’s dining scene is heating up. This week’s Quick Bites includes details on new coffee shops in Grant Park and Midtown, a card game lounge coming to Alpharetta, vegan lunches in Reynoldstown, and the 2026 Slow...