High Street withdraws application for Brookhaven apartment complex

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 4/30 5:11A Cathy Cobbs

Developers seeking a zoning change for a 280-apartment complex in Brookhaven s Perimeter Summit quietly withdrew their application at the city s April 28 council meeting. High Street Residential, the...

Lynwood Park Day honors historic Black community in DeKalb County

Brookhaven Reporter 4/30 4:17A Cathy Cobbs and Rough Draft Staf

The City of Brookhaven and the Lynwood Park community will host the annual Lynwood Park Community Day on Saturday, May 2, beginning at noon at the Lynwood Park Recreation Center, 1899 Osborne Road. A...

This Week at the Farmers Market

Brookhaven Reporter 4/30 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...

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

Buckhead Reporter 4/30 12:30A Sarra Sedghi

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,...

Homeowners association hears from DeKalb School Board’s Ziffer about sweeping school changes

Brookhaven Reporter 4/28 5:55A Cathy Cobbs

Andrew Ziffer, the District 1 representative on the DeKalb County School District, told attendees at the Dunwoody Homeowners Association that the message he is hearing from his constituents is that...

Did you miss these April 2026 Atlanta restaurant openings?

Brookhaven Reporter 4/28 4:00A Beth McKibben

Restaurant openings ramped up again in April, with nearly three dozen restaurants opening for business around Atlanta and the metro area. Close to 20 new restaurants were also announced for the coming...

Brookhaven honors developer Dan Woodley with park dedication

Brookhaven Reporter 4/28 2:27A Cathy Cobbs

The City of Brookhaven honored real estate professional Dan Woodley on April 25 by naming a park on Dresden Drive after him, located in the middle of a retail complex that he helped build. Woodley...

Suspect in three DeKalb murders found dead in cell, investigation underway

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 4/22 9:48A Cathy Cobbs

(Via DeKalb County Jail) Olaolukitan Adon Abel, a former Navy veteran accused of killing three people during a random shooting spree on April 13 across DeKalb County, has died in custody. The DeKalb...

Smoke from southeast Georgia wildfires blankets Atlanta

Brookhaven Reporter 4/22 4:58A Cathy Cobbs

Smoke from drought-related forest fires in the southeast part of Georgia, hundreds of miles away, is invading the Atlanta area, with hazy conditions reported primarily in the southern portion of the...

Brookhaven holds community gathering after two shootings at Kroger

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 4/18 6:05A Cathy Cobbs

Key points: • BPD held a community gathering at Cherokee Place after two shootings occurred there in the past three weeks. • Shoppers say they feel safe, despite the incidents. • Patrols have been...

Police seek suspect in early-morning shooting at Brookhaven Kroger

Brookhaven Reporter 4/13 5:49A Cathy Cobbs

Brookhaven police officials are investigating another shooting at the Peachtree Road Kroger , which resulted in a man being hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds. According to BPD officials,...

Atlanta’s Skyland Trail celebrates creativity and recovery with May 1 arts event

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 4/12 1:00A Rough Draft Staff

Skyland Trail, a nonprofit mental health organization based in Atlanta, will host Arts in the Garden on Friday, May 1, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at the Skyland Trail Charles B. West Campus in...

? Sandy Springs’ new park

Sandy Springs Reporter 4/10 5:37A Rough Draft Staff

Local news for the win Friday, April 10 — Happy belated Local News Day! Rough Draft Atlanta is proud to be a founding newsroom for this nationwide effort that launched April 9 to connect communities...

Are Atlanta restaurants getting too loud?

Brookhaven Reporter 4/9 6:00A Sarra Sedghi

No, it’s not just you — restaurants seem louder these days. And what’s more, there’s no lone factor amplifying the noise. A restaurant’s design, square footage, music, seating arrangement, and even...

This week at the Farmers Market

Brookhaven Reporter 4/9 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...