Did you miss these May 2025 Atlanta restaurant openings?

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 5/30 5:05A Beth McKibben

Lemon pepper wet pizza from Phew s Pies. (Via Phew s Pies/Facebook) Check out this brief roundup of recent restaurant openings and announcements of upcoming restaurants you might have missed in May....

Class of ’25: This year’s valedictorians and salutatorians

Brookhaven Reporter 5/29 5:55A Rough Draft

Photo by Emily Ranquist on Pexels.com Credit: Emily Ranquist on Pexels / Pexels Congratulations, graduates! Metro Atlanta families recently gathered to celebrate the graduating class of 2025. Here are...

This week at the Farmers Markets

Brookhaven Reporter 5/29 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 as well as a...

Quick Bites for May 29: Bomb Biscuit opens in Grant Park, Nakato’s big renovation, $5 giant pizza...

Brookhaven Reporter 5/29 12:00A Beth McKibben

Provided by Uno Más Taqueria Restaurant updates It appears Chef Nick Melvin and his crew are preparing to open the doors to Communidad Taqueria in the coming days. Melvin and baker Teresa Finney have...

Jewish Roller Derby team skates into Agnes Scott for Atlanta match

Brookhaven Reporter 5/28 9:55A Logan C. Ritchie

The Jewish Roller Derby is skating into town on Saturday, May 31 when the team goes up against Atlanta s Toxic Shocks at Agnes Scott College in Decatur. Roller derby is a full-contact sport played on...

Brookhaven approves design contract for I-85 pedestrian bridge

Brookhaven Reporter 5/28 9:47A Logan C. Ritchie

Brookhaven City Council members voted to invest in two pedestrian projects at the Tuesday, May 27 meeting, moving forward with a bridge across I-85 and the completion of the Briarwood multi-use path. Council members approved a contract for Atlas...

It’s serviceberry season. What the heck is a serviceberry?

Brookhaven Reporter 5/28 8:00A Sarra Sedghi

Serviceberries grow in clusters on trees all over Atlanta. (Provided by Serviceberry Fest) Local foragers know that the last stretch of spring is the serviceberry’s time to shine. The North American...

Recipe: Tiny Lou’s fancy French onion dip and chips

Brookhaven Reporter 5/28 5:00A Sarra Sedghi

Provided by Tiny Lou s. If you’ve dined at  Tiny Lou’s  recently, you may have detected a few changes, most notably the addition of Josh Wetshtein as the new executive chef of the restaurant and Hotel...

Sandy Springs plans interactive, educational Juneteenth activities

Sandy Springs Reporter 5/25 12:04A Bob Pepalis

Cici Williams of Riverwood High School participated in an art project that was part of the 2024 Juneteenth celebration. Using a special app, viewers of her artwork could see her artwork “come to life”...

Memorial Day ceremonies planned around Metro Atlanta

Brookhaven Reporter 5/24 4:00A Rough Draft

Dunwoody will hold its annual  Memorial Day Ceremony  at Brook Run Park on May 26 at 10 a.m. The event will feature the Georgia State Defense Force Band and a keynote address by Maj. Rick Scheff. Council Member Joe Seconder will lead the Pledge...

Brookhaven Council Member John Funny announces reelection bid

Brookhaven Reporter 5/23 7:31A Logan C. Ritchie

Ambassador Andrew Young and Brookhaven City Council member John Funny spoke at the Brookhaven Chamber of Commerce meeting in 2024. (Photo by Logan C. Ritchie) Credit: Logan C. Ritchie Brookhaven...

Food Fact Friday: Chamoy with a recipe

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 5/23 3:00A Sarra Sedghi

Provided by Chispas Mobile Snack Cart ATL. Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer. For people who live to eat, it s also street food season. Frutas locas, a zesty Mexican fruit snack, is...

Renaissance on Peachtree celebrates 100-year-old residents

Brookhaven Reporter 5/23 2:00A Katie Burkholder

From left, clockwise: June Macklin, Ruth Lewis, Morton Waitzman, Sandra McNeil, and Rosa Fitterman. Not pictured: Iris Finkel. (Photo by Katie Burkholder.) On May 21, residents, family, and friends...

Why the margarita is the most popular cocktail in America

Brookhaven Reporter 5/22 5:00A Beth McKibben

This story is part of a partnership between “City Lights” / WABE” and Rough Draft Atlanta called “ The Beverage Beat with Beth McKibben .” As a regular “City Lights” contributor, McKibben joins the...

This week at the Farmers Markets

Brookhaven Reporter 5/22 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 as well as a...