Best dishes to try at restaurants around metro Atlanta

Sandy Springs Reporter 7/31 12:45A Beth McKibben and Sarra Sedghi

Each month, Rough Draft’s dining team, Beth McKibben and Sarra Sedghi, share their favorite restaurant dishes to try, along with a few restaurant discoveries and cool pop-ups to put on your radar....

This week at the Farmers Markets

Brookhaven Reporter 7/30 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...

Metro Atlanta schools back in session beginning Aug. 3

Buckhead Reporter 7/30 3:42A Collin Kelley

Students across metro Atlanta will head back to classrooms next week as the region’s largest public school districts begin the 2026-27 academic year. Schools in Fulton County, DeKalb County, City Schools of Decatur, and Atlanta Public Schools...

Brookhaven police introduce K-9 Recon, a new Belgian Malinois officer

Brookhaven Reporter 7/26 2:00A Cathy Cobbs

The Brookhaven Police Department introduced its newest four-legged officer, K9 Recon, a Belgian Malinois, who is now serving alongside his handler, David Fikes. Recon steps into the role following the...

Tree clearing resumes on SR 400 as billion-dollar project moves forward

Sandy Springs Reporter 7/23 6:04A Hayden Sumlin

Sign up for SR 400 Express Lanes project updates here . The Georgia Department of Transportation announced that tree clearing will resume on six sections of State Route 400 in early August, as the...

This week at the Farmers Markets

Brookhaven Reporter 7/23 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...

Quick Bites for July 23: Nick’s Food To Go owner dies, Anne Quatrano opens new restaurant, a Danish...

Buckhead Reporter 7/23 12:30A Beth McKibben

In this week’s Quick Bites, get updates on several new restaurant openings, along with a few upcoming restaurants just announced. We also share sad news on the passing of Nick Poulos, the owner of...

Pebble Tossers offers easy path to equip youth to serve, become future leaders

Brookhaven Reporter 7/21 7:02A Cathy Cobbs

Pebble Tossers, a non-profit that matches youth with non-profits to foster volunteer opportunities, also provides a leadership program that guides participants in developing lifelong skills. The...

DeKalb County launches 2055 unified plan update to guide future growth

Brookhaven Reporter 7/19 4:00A RD AI Assist

The DeKalb County Planning & Sustainability Department has officially launched the county s comprehensive land use plan update, known as the 2055 Unified Plan Update. Community members are invited to share their vision for DeKalb County through...

Greater Perimeter Chamber launches survey to gauge regional perception

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 7/19 2:00A Cathy Cobbs

The Greater Perimeter Chamber is conducting a digital survey to gauge respondents perspectives on the Perimeter area. The purpose of this research is to better understand perceptions of the Greater Perimeter region, including Brookhaven,...

DeKalb opens cooling centers during heat wave

Brookhaven Reporter 7/18 12:08A Rough Draft Staff

In response to continued high temperatures, DeKalb County, is partnering with local service providers to offer cooling centers to assist vulnerable residents seeking relief from the extreme heat. County officials encourage seniors, unhoused...

This week at the Farmers Markets

Brookhaven Reporter 7/16 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...

Two people arrested for running unlicensed massage business in Brookhaven

Brookhaven Reporter 7/15 9:20A Cathy Cobbs

The Brookhaven Police Department arrested two people for operating an unlicensed massage business. Chunlei Wang, 65, and Yun Pan, 47, were arrested following an investigation at a massage business establishment at 2484 Briarcliff Road. On June...

A future bridge and a sad farewell for Brookhaven: $15.8 million for connector bridge, and District...

Brookhaven Reporter 7/15 8:51A Cathy Cobbs

The Brookhaven City Council celebrated a milestone and mourned another on July 14 as the city approved a financial agreement with Emory University to fund the vast majority of the construction of the...

DeKalb School parliamentarian warns board about ‘departure from moderate speech,’ excessive vote...

Brookhaven Reporter 7/15 6:46A Cathy Cobbs

At the start of the July 13 DeKalb County School Board of Education meeting, its attorney/parliamentarian issued a warning about board members’ personal remarks, side banter, and a “proliferation of...