Major construction project to close lanes on North Druid Hills, Frontage Road

Brookhaven Reporter 3/10 7:23A Logan C. Ritchie

The Georgia Department of Transportation is closing several lanes at North Druid Hills and I-85, continuing a massive construction project to ease the volume of traffic in the area. Beginning at 8...

‘Privilege of a lifetime’: Lois Reitzes announces retirement from WABE

Brookhaven Reporter 3/6 8:21A Collin Kelley

Lois Reitzes (Courtesy WABE) After nearly 46 years as the iconic voice of WABE, City Lights host Lois Reitzes announced at the end of her March 6 broadcast that she would retire in June. It s been the...

This week at the Farmers Market

Brookhaven Reporter 3/6 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 March 6: Decatur cocktail and wine bar news and a Sweet Auburn breakfast spot

Brookhaven Reporter 3/6 12:30A Beth McKibben

Photo by Beth McKibben. Remember our February story on Chef Robert Butts , one of the new owners of Auburn Angel in Sweet Auburn? We also told you that the restaurant would soon begin serving...

Atlanta food and dining events to attend in March

Brookhaven Reporter 3/6 12:00A Beth McKibben and Julie E. Bloem

Chef Donald Young from Michelin-rated Chicago restaurant Duck Sel will be at Taqueria del Sol Howell Mill March 10. (Provided by Duck Sel) Throughout March Inman Park’s Amore e Amore is bringing the...

Pastry chef Claudia Martinez opening dessert and cocktail bar behind El Ponce

Brookhaven Reporter 3/5 9:35A Sarra Sedghi

Pastry chef Claudia Martinez. (Courtesy of Andrew Thomas Lee) Poncey-Highland restaurant El Ponce is about to develop a serious sweet tooth. James Beard-nominated pastry chef Claudia Martinez (Tiny...

What you need to know about the 2025 Brookhaven Cherry Festival and 5K

Atlanta Business Chronicle 3/5 5:47A Laura Newpoff, Writer, TBJ Conte

Leaders of Brookhaven, Georgia, want residents and visitors to know they “Belong Here.” Each year, this sense of belonging comes to life at the Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival and 5K, where music, the arts, a vibrant culinary scene and...

GSU project Atlanta Gastro Carta explores the metro’s South Asian diaspora through restaurants

Brookhaven Reporter 3/4 9:05A Sarra Sedghi

From left to right: rogan josh, saag paneer, and butter chicken. (Courtesy of Abhik Banerjee) As with any group of people, South Asians and their food and culture are not monoliths. This vast region...

Recipe: Sichuan stir-fried shredded potatoes

Brookhaven Reporter 3/4 6:00A Beth McKibben

Sichuan stir-fried shredded potatoes. (Courtesy of Coraline Ingraham) This week, Candy Hom, the founder of dumpling pop-up Soupbelly , shared her recipe for Sichuan stir-fried shredded potatoes. She...

DeKalb County offers free recycling events for residents

Brookhaven Reporter 3/4 5:43A Cathy Cobbs

Recycling image by Sigmund/Unsplash. DeKalb County is holding two free recycling events for its residents. The first is hazardous waste recycling, on Sat., March 15 from 8 a.m. to noon at the...

DeKalb County Student Film Festival to celebrate student work March 25

Brookhaven Reporter 3/4 5:09A Sammie Purcell

The DeKalb County Student Film Festival will take place on March 25 (Photo provided by RE:IMAGINE ATL). The nonprofit RE: IMAGINE ATL has partnered with the DeKalb County School District and Decide...

Spring Arts Preview: Theatre, music, visual art and more

Buckhead Reporter 3/4 5:06A Collin Kelley and Katie Burkhold

It’s going to be a busy arts season this spring, with theatre world premieres, big concerts, and evocative visual arts. We’ve rounded up some of the best bets to add to your arts calendar. Be sure to...

Did you miss these February 2025 Atlanta restaurant openings?

Brookhaven Reporter 2/28 8:45A Beth McKibben

Filipino pop-up Boodle Fight is now in residence at Brick & Mortar in Kirkwood. (Provided Boodle Fight) Check out this brief roundup of recent restaurant openings and announcements of upcoming...

Quick Bites for Feb. 27: tamales from Mi Barrio, Mardi Gras, Feel Goods Pizza, Dunwoody restaurants

Sandy Springs Reporter 2/27 3:00A Beth McKibben and Julie E. Bloem

Provided by Feel Goods Pizza This story is from Side Dish, our weekly Thursday newsletter rounding up the latest Atlanta food news. Subscribe for free via the Newsletters tab at the top of this page....

Exclusive: Brookhaven to spend $5 million to relocate behavioral health facility

Brookhaven Reporter 2/26 6:04A Logan C. Ritchie

Claratel Behavioral Health is located in an 1970s building in Brookhaven Park. (Photo provided) An 1970s-era school building in Brookhaven Park where dozens of DeKalb County s disabled residents spend...