Did you miss these June 2026 Atlanta restaurant openings?

Buckhead Reporter 7/3 12:30A Beth McKibben

Restaurant openings exploded in June as Atlanta prepared to host tens of thousands of soccer fans for the World Cup. Nearly 40 restaurants and bars opened for business around Atlanta and the metro...

This week at the Farmers Market

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 7/2 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...

New documentary highlights Atlanta’s alarming rate of tree loss

Brookhaven Reporter 7/2 3:15A Logan C. Ritchie

A documentary about Atlanta’s tree canopy has caught the attention of lawmakers in Brookhaven, a metro Atlanta city that takes great measures to protect the environment through law and conservation. “...

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

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 7/1 3:30A Logan C. Ritchie

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...

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

Brookhaven Reporter 6/29 12:00A Rachel Spooner and Collin Kelley

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...

MARTA moves 1.7 million in first two weeks of FIFA World Cup games

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 6/26 8:22A Rough Draft Staff

MARTA announced Friday it has moved approximately 1.7 million people to four World Cup matches, nine FIFA Fan Festivals, and other World Cup-related events and festivities since June 11. Accoridng to a press release from the agency, the busiest...

This week at the Farmers Market

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 6/25 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...

Tickets on sale for TEDxAtlanta 2026 and inaugural youth conference

Brookhaven Reporter 6/23 3:52A Rough Draft Staff

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...

DeKalb County Tax Commissioner clarifies assessment notices and tax bills

Brookhaven Reporter 6/21 5:00A Rough Draft Staff

DeKalb County Tax Commissioner Nicole M. Golden is reminding homeowners that assessment notices are not tax bills, according to a release from the organization. “In an effort to guide taxpayers to the appropriate office, it’s important to...

Petition circulates against Brookhaven’s Windsor Parkway rebuild

Brookhaven Reporter 6/18 12:04P Cathy Cobbs

A group opposed to the Brookhaven s plan to rebuild Windsor Parkway between Ashford-Dunwoody Road and Lanier Drive, which will result in the removal of many trees, is circulating a petition against...

The Breman’s legacy: Outgoing director leaves behind a thriving cultural center

Brookhaven Reporter 6/18 10:49A Logan C. Ritchie

As The Breman celebrates its 30th anniversary this summer, Executive Director Leslie Gordon is stepping down. But she’s not going far – after seven years of engaging, creating, innovating and...

This week at the Farmers Market

Brookhaven Reporter 6/18 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...

June 18 Quick Bites: So many restaurant openings, Roswell restaurant revamp, new market-deli in...

Buckhead Reporter 6/18 12:30A Sarra Sedghi

In this week’s Quick Bites, get the scoop on an absolute explosion of restaurant openings around Atlanta and closured in Decatur and West Midtown. There are also details on the revamp of Truth Be Told...

Where to celebrate Juneteenth in Metro Atlanta

Buckhead Reporter 6/15 9:28A Rachel Spooner

Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, will be celebrated with parades and celebrations on Friday, June 19, and into the weekend. It’s also a federal and state...

Mahjong and adoptable pets unite for a cause at Puppy Love Mahjong

Brookhaven Reporter 6/15 8:59A Cathy Cobbs

Mahjong players have the opportunity to go to the dogs on June 20 (or rather, the dogs will go to Mahjong players). Puppy Love Mahjong, an afternoon that combines open Mahjong play with adoptable...