Eight new Atlanta restaurants that captured our attention this spring and summer

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 9/3 9:52A Beth McKibben

Wood-grilled Maine scallops and peach-glazed pork belly at Nàdair. (Provided by Nàdair) Spring and summer in Atlanta saw many new restaurants hit the scene, kicking off with a handful of hotly...

Children’s Healthcare to close Egleston when patients transfer to new Arthur M. Blank Hospital

Brookhaven Reporter 9/3 9:37A Logan C. Ritchie

An increase in police and ambulances is to be expected on Sunday, Sept. 29 when Children s Healthcare of Atlanta will conduct a 12-hour critical care patient move from Egleston Hospital at Emory...

Take 5 with Megan Rogers, author of the children’s book ‘Rosie Finds Her Shine’

Brookhaven Reporter 9/3 6:00A Teri Elam

What exactly is art; who defines it; who makes it, and where in Atlanta do poets, thespians, and artists congregate and create? We’ll use this space to catch up with a few…some you may know; others we...

Food, beer and fun planned for Harvest on the Hooch festival

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 9/3 2:27A Rough Draft

The Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC) will host its 9th annual Harvest on the Hooch festival celebrating local food, craft beer, and the organization s Unity Garden. This event returns Sept. 22 from 1 to 5 p.m. after a five-year hiatus to support...

Georgia legislators in the thick of a season of peering ahead to next session

Brookhaven Reporter 9/3 2:08A Jill Nolin | Georgia Recorder

College football is back, pumpkin-flavored everything has returned, and the legislative study committee schedule is loaded with meetings. Fall must be creeping in. Lawmakers, industry leaders and subject matter experts are huddling together to...

Georgia Power biomass projects spark opposition

Brookhaven Reporter 9/2 2:00A Dave Williams | Capitol Beat

An energy supply resource generally considered renewable and in plentiful supply in Georgia is running into opposition from environmental groups. Atlanta-based Georgia Power is seeking approval from the state Public Service Commission (PSC) to...

Brookhaven bans non-EV vehicles from parking in designated spaces

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 8/30 4:45A Logan C. Ritchie

The city of Brookhaven is banning non-electric vehicles (EV) from idling or parking in designated EV parking spaces. At the Aug. 27 city council meeting, city staff recommended that this type of...

Vice President Harris campaigns in Savannah as recent poll shows tight Georgia race with Trump

Brookhaven Reporter 8/30 3:55A Ross Williams | Georgia Recorder

Vice President Kamala Harris at a Savannah rally. Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder Vice President Kamala Harris got a warm welcome in Savannah Thursday when she stumped for votes in the coastal city not...

Film Review: ‘Incoming’ fails to deliver on the high school party movie formula

Brookhaven Reporter 8/30 12:00A Sammie Purcell

(L-R) Raphael Alejandro, Mason Thames, Ramon Reed, and Bardia Seiri in Incoming. (Photo Cr. Spyglass Media Group, LLC and Artists Road, LLC/Courtesy of Netflix) The high school movie is an important...

Georgia puts Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz back on the state’s presidential ballots

Brookhaven Reporter 8/29 9:55A Jeff Amy | Associated Press

Progressive activist Cornel West speaks at a demonstration in Union Park outside the Democratic National Convention Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia...

Concert Review: Green Day are dads now. But they still really rock.

Brookhaven Reporter 8/29 8:58A Sammie Purcell

Green Day performs at Truist Park on Aug. 28 (Photo by Sammie Purcell). Before Green Day took the stage at Truist Park on Aug. 28, they played a recording of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” in its...

This week at the farmers market

Brookhaven Reporter 8/29 5:30A 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 as well as a...

Atlanta dining news: Quick Bites for Aug. 29

Brookhaven Reporter 8/29 3:00A Julie E. Bloemeke

Paella at Fogón and Lions in Alpharetta. (Provided by Fogón and Lions) This story is from Side Dish, a weekly newsletter about Atlanta’s dining scene. Subscribe for free via the Newsletters tab at the...

SCANA’s partnership with local schools for homework program sees dramatic results

Brookhaven Reporter 8/28 2:50A Cathy Cobbs

Scenes from the SCANA Field Day at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Photo by Casey Sykes/Atlanta Falcons) A partnership between Metro Atlanta Title 1 schools and SCANA Energy has resulted in...

State launches ad campaign for Georgia Pathways Medicaid program

Brookhaven Reporter 8/26 1:00A Dave Williams | Capitol Beat

The state agency that runs Georgia Medicaid is going all out to increase enrollment in Gov. Brian Kemp’s limited Medicaid expansion initiative beyond the paltry numbers who signed up during its first year. The Georgia Department of Community...