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 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...

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...

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...

Brookhaven home chosen for Home for the Holidays Designer Showhouse

Brookhaven Reporter 11/16 3:06A Cathy Cobbs

(Photo Courtesy of Atlanta Homes & Lifestyle) The Home for the Holidays Designer Showhouse will return for its 17th year this holiday season with a picturesque 7,500-square-foot residence in...

Silent auction offers chance to face top tennis pros at inaugural Atlanta Cup

Brookhaven Reporter 11/15 2:07A Rough Draft

One lucky tennis fan will get the once-in-a-lifetime chance to step onto the court with some of the sport’s biggest names during the inaugural Atlanta Cup on Dec. 6 at Gas South Arena in Duluth. The city’s newest professional tennis exhibition...

Norman Sauce takes helm as interim superintendent of DeKalb Schools

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 11/14 7:53A Stephanie Toone

Dr. Norman Sauce poses with a student at John R. Lewis Elementary School. (Courtesy of Norman Sauce.) The DeKalb Board of Education has appointed Norman C. Sauce III as the interim superintendent of...

Brookhaven continues free tree planting partnership with Tree Atlanta

Reporter Newspapers Brookhaven 11/13 4:10A Cathy Cobbs

(Courtesy of Tree Atlanta) Trees Atlanta’s Front Yard Tree Program returns to Brookhaven for another year, according to a release from the city. In this partnership, homeowners can choose between five...