Get festive at these holiday pop-up bars around Atlanta

Brookhaven Reporter 11/27 11:30P Beth McKibben

Tis the season for holiday bars, which return for another round this year. From Atlanta to Alpharetta to Marietta, we’ve compiled a list of more than 30 holiday-themed restaurants and pop-up bars...

Trees Atlanta holiday card program features Elizabeth Lang’s ‘Evergreen’ design

Buckhead Reporter 11/26 3:00A Sherri Daye Scott

Lang’s “Evergreen” design centers Atlanta’s skyline within a quiet winter forest. (Courtesy of Trees Atlanta). For Atlanta painter Elizabeth Lang , winter is more than a season. It is a reset button....

The best dishes we ate in November 2025

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 11/26 2:00A Beth McKibben and Sarra Sedghi

Beth’s Best Dishes The Jade Dusk with Coconut Bounty rum, pineapple, and pandan at Celestia. (Photo by Beth McKibben) Dinner and drinks with a view at Celestia ($$$) Midtown Published in the Nov. 11...

DeKalb County School District investigates alleged sexual assault on bus

Brookhaven Reporter 11/25 4:25A Stephanie Toone

(Photo: Adobe Stock) Credit: Adobe Stock DeKalb County School District is investigating an alleged sexual assault involving three students on a DeKalb County school bus. The school district is looking...

Brookhaven uses drones, Real Time Operation Center to arrest car theft suspect

Brookhaven Reporter 11/24 3:29A Cathy Cobbs

Video captured the suspect crossing Peachtree Road, heading toward the Brookhaven MARTA station. (Screenshot from Facebook post) Brookhaven Police, assisted by video generated by its Real Time...

DeKalb County reveals details about interim superintendent pay, duties

Brookhaven Reporter 11/20 4:42A Stephanie Toone

Dr. Norman Sauce (Courtesy of DeKalb County School District) The DeKalb County School District has shared with Rough Draft Atlanta the details of the one-year contract with Norman C. Sauce III,...

ATL Jewish Film hosts inaugural Student Filmmaking Competition Showcase

Buckhead Reporter 11/20 3:58A Sammie Purcell

Students at the ATL Jewish Film inaugural Student Filmmaking Competition Showcase on Nov. 19 at the Tara Theatre (Photo provided by ATL Jewish Film). ATL Jewish Film has announced the winners of its...

This week at the Farmers Market

Brookhaven Reporter 11/20 3:00A 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 Nov. 20: Poncey-Highland dessert and cocktail bar debuts, new rooftop bar on the...

Brookhaven Reporter 11/19 11:30P Beth McKibben

Quesillo tart from Bar Ana. (Courtesy of Andrew Thomas Lee) Restaurant Openings Bar Ana, the dessert and cocktail bar backed by award-winning pastry chef Claudia Martinez and Artie De Los Santos,...

North vs. South Thanksgiving sides smackdown: Hot dishes

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 11/19 6:00A Beth McKibben and Sarra Sedghi

When it comes to the Thanksgiving table, side dishes are anything but an afterthought, sometimes equaling or even eclipsing the turkey. Thanksgiving sides also illustrate the rich communities and...

Brookhaven removes tax cap despite charter language, pleas from residents

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 11/19 5:27A Cathy Cobbs

Dozens of speakers spoke against Brookhaven s lifting of its millage rate cap. (Photo by Cathy Cobbs) Key Points: • The council passed a $42 million budget, while eliminating its millage rate cap from...

North vs. South Thanksgiving sides smackdown: Vegetables

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 11/19 2:00A Beth McKibben and Sarra Sedghi

When it comes to the Thanksgiving table, side dishes are anything but an afterthought, sometimes equaling or even eclipsing the turkey. Thanksgiving sides also illustrate the rich communities and...

North vs. South Thanksgiving side dish smackdown: Vegetables

Brookhaven Reporter 11/19 2:00A Beth McKibben and Sarra Sedghi

When it comes to the Thanksgiving table, side dishes are anything but an afterthought, sometimes equaling or even eclipsing the turkey. Thanksgiving sides also illustrate the rich communities and...

Midtown Atlanta safe streets projects causing headaches, advocates say growing pains worth it

Brookhaven Reporter 11/19 1:22A Logan C. Ritchie

Safe Street construction has begun on Piedmont Avenue in Midtown. (Photo by Logan C. Ritchie) Michael Andrews, an attorney who works in Midtown, leaves his office between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. every...

DeKalb County CEO highlights efforts to support families amid economic uncertainty

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 11/18 5:24A Rough Draft

DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson, DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, DeKalb County Community Development Department, and the DeKalb County School District announced initiatives to support...