This week at the Farmers Markets

Brookhaven Reporter 9/3 4:00A Sammie Purcell

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...

Sept. 3 Quick Bites: New pizzeria in Inman Park, vegan brunch launch, trio of restaurant closures

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 9/3 12:30A Sarra Sedghi and Beth McKibben

In this week’s Quick Bites, get updates on a Michelin-recommended pizzeria’s opening in Inman Park, a trio of restaurant closures, and a long-awaited vegan brunch menu debut in Reynoldstown. We’ve...

Destination Augusta touts Savannah River city as tourism destination in Brookhaven

Brookhaven Reporter 9/2 7:24A Hayden Sumlin

Destination Augusta, the official convention and visitors bureau of the “Garden City of the South,” stopped by Brookhaven City Centre in late August for a three-hour open house promoting the Savannah...

‘Bill of rights’ aims to make parking in Atlanta less confusing

Brookhaven Reporter 9/1 4:31A Justin Gray | WSB-TV

Driving in the city, you have probably seen all types of parking signs. QR codes. License plate readers. It can get confusing with all the different ways that parking lots across Atlanta operate. “You’re sort of surprised that they’re all so...

Did you miss these August 2026 Atlanta restaurant openings?

Sandy Springs Reporter 8/31 7:38A Beth McKibben

More than two dozen new restaurants opened around metro Atlanta in August, spanning from Dunwoody, Brookhaven, and Midtown, to the Old Fourth Ward, East Atlanta Village, and Fayetteville. Meanwhile,...

Cumbiatron and K-pop group DROP will headline Brookhaven International Festival

Brookhaven Reporter 8/30 5:00A Rough Draft Staff

Cumbiatron, K-pop Group DROP to headline Brookhaven’s fourth annual International Festival Latin American cumbia dance party Cumbiatron and K-pop group DROP will headline Brookhaven’s fourth annual International Festival, set for Saturday, Oct....

Southern Bridge Connector project meeting becomes contentious

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 8/28 10:34A Cathy Cobbs

Despite Brookhaven city officials call for civil discourse, attendees at a community meeting on Aug. 26 about the proposed Southern Connector Bridge over I-85 turned into a free-for-all, with...

School cafeterias are the busiest restaurants in metro Atlanta

Sandy Springs Reporter 8/26 12:45A Sarra Sedghi

With classes back in session, school cafeterias have become some of metro Atlanta’s busiest restaurants. School systems throughout the metro feed thousands of kids five days a week, across all grades....

MARTA to update more than 30 routes, schedules; 5 already changed

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 8/24 10:01A Sam Sachs | WSB-TV

MARTA has notified passengers that multiple routes and schedules are changing across the transit network, while some have already been changed. Five routes saw what the transit agency called “slight routing changes,” but said more than 30 others...

DeKalb County shifts student assignment project focus to overcrowding in six clusters

Brookhaven Reporter 8/23 5:00A Cathy Cobbs

On Aug. 21, the DeKalb County School District announced the continuation of its Student Assignment Project, inviting families, students, staff, and community members from six school clusters to help shape how new and expanded schools will serve...

Jewish groups warn metro Atlanta residents about fake Holocaust reparations scam

Brookhaven Reporter 8/18 7:14A Logan C. Ritchie

Several Jewish households in metro Atlanta have received unsolicited letters claiming that their families may be eligible for Holocaust reparations, which Jewish groups have strongly condemned.  The...

Monday nights are for Atlanta’s supper clubs and underground restaurants

Brookhaven Reporter 8/18 5:21A Beth McKibben

Monday is the slowest day of the week for restaurants. It’s the day most people return to the work grind and daily routine after the weekend. Customer data and behavior patterns even prove the Monday...

Recipe: Miso soup from Nakato

Brookhaven 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...

DeKalb Commissioners recognize spelling bee champ, aviation advocate

Brookhaven Reporter 8/16 1:00A Rough Draft Staff

At the August 11 DeKalb County Board of Commissioners regular business meeting District 1 Commissioner Robert Patrick recognized two outstanding members of the District 1 community — a young scholar...

This week at the Farmers Markets

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 8/13 4:00A Sammie Purcell

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...