This week at the Farmers Market

Brookhaven Reporter 6/11 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...

Brookhaven City Council considers millage rate increase during first public hearing

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 6/10 5:46A Cathy Cobbs

The Brookhaven City Council on June held the first of three public hearings regarding a millage rate increase. Two people spoke in favor of the increase, and two, including former Brookhaven Mayor J. Max Davis, spoke against it. According to the...

Mid-Year Report:Metro Atlanta real estate pros respond to current market

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 6/9 6:29A Logan C. Ritchie

Real estate experts in metro Atlanta say it’s a buyer’s market. Homes are staying on the market longer due to economic uncertainty, high mortgage rates, and inventory levels. Rough Draft asked four...

New MARTA app provides real-time transit information, trip planning, and safety reporting

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 6/9 5:17A Rough Draft Staff

MARTA has launched a redesigned mobile app and web-based rider tools to provide riders with real-time transit information, trip planning assistance, and safety reporting. The new digital platform, developed by civic technology firm Reflexions, is...

Class of ‘26: This year’s valedictorians and salutatorians

Buckhead Reporter 6/8 2:55A Rough Draft Staff

Congratulations, graduates! Metro Atlanta families recently gathered to celebrate the graduating class of 2026. Here are the top students honored as valedictorians and salutatorians for local public and private schools in Rough Draft’s coverage...

New mural brings color and connection to Brookhaven City Centre

Brookhaven Reporter 6/7 8:00A Ansley Kelly

Glass mosaic artwork entitled “Coming Together,” was unveiled on June 4 – a new public art installation designed to reflect Brookhaven’s diversity, growth, and sense of community. Silver lines stretch...

Brookhaven proposes millage rate increase to fund budget

Brookhaven Reporter 6/4 8:59A Cathy Cobbs

The City of Brookhaven recently announced that, to fund its upcoming fiscal year expenditures, it is proposing a 3.85 millage rate, resulting in a 1.233-mill increase over the rollback millage rate....

This week at the Farmers Market

Brookhaven Reporter 6/4 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...

MARTA to face scrutiny over stabbing incidents in a federal investigation

Brookhaven Reporter 6/4 2:59A Collin Kelley

MARTA is now under federal investigation over its safety and security plans following two stabbings in May. In a press release, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said he has directed the...

June 4 Quick Bites: Summer Halal Food Festival returns, Kimball House bartender lands on ‘best of’...

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 6/4 12:30A Sarra Sedghi

In this week’s Quick Bites, get caught up on a restaurant opening in Ponce City Market, a new rotisserie chicken spot on the Westside, and the second location of a self-serve wine bar in Sandy...

New MARTA trains face testing and safety delays, inaugural ride postponed

Brookhaven Reporter 6/2 9:29A Rachel Spooner

The new fleet of MARTA rail cars was set to debut on June 4 with an inaugural “first ride,” but the ceremony has been postponed due to ongoing testing and safety checks. In an email to Rough Draft,...

Melody Kelley leads effort to build Juneteenth tradition in Sandy Springs

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 6/1 9:21A Hayden Sumlin

Sandy Springs Council Member Melody Kelley, Ph.D., is on the ground in the Central Perimeter community, whether she’s teaching at Georgia State University’s Dunwoody campus or serving her...

Brookhaven City Council considers moving Cherry Blossom Festival to earlier date

Brookhaven Reporter 5/31 9:37A Cathy Cobbs

Brookhaven City Council heard a proposal to move its popular cherry blossom festival up a week in 2027 to align with an early Easter calendar. At the May 26 work session meeting, Brookhaven Events...

Fare will be required to ride MARTA at all stations beginning May 30

Brookhaven Reporter 5/29 5:00A Collin Kelley

MARTA will fully activate its new fare gates on Saturday, May 30, with riders required to pay the fare to ride trains from all stations. Payment had been suspended at some stations during the installation of the Better Breeze payment system, and...

This week at the Farmers Market

Brookhaven Reporter 5/28 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...