Quick housekeeping:Were switching to a new email platform, and we dont want to get lost in your spam folder. Please take a moment to addhi@mail.roughdraft.newsandroughdraft@mail.beehiiv.comto your contacts or safe sender list.Here’s a guide if you need help.Thanks! The revolving door at DCSD Oct. 17  It’s Cathy from Rough Draft with my weekly ...

Atlanta’s Fox Theatre has been named Theater of the Year by the International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA). The annual award honors venues that demonstrate leadership, innovation and consistent excellence in booking and executing live events, according to a press release. IEBA reportedly selected the Fox Theatre for its diverse programming, ...

Celebrate Diwali at the Atlanta Symphony Orchestras free Visions of India festival, which is held just before the orchestras Delta Classical concert, Celestial Illuminations featuring The Planets, on Thursday and Saturday, Oct. 23 and 25, at the Woodruff Arts Center. The festival precedes the concerts from 6 to 8 p.m. in the lobby of the […] The post ...

If you’ve been grooving to Taylor Swift’s new hit single, “The Fate of Ophelia,” The Atlanta Shakespeare Company is offering an opportunity to see where the literary reference originated Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” Running Nov. 8-30 at Shakespeare Tavern, the classic tale recounts a murdered king who drives his son, Prince Hamlet, to seek ...

The Druid Hills neighborhood will host a community yard sale on September 20th, supported by the Druid Hills Civic Association, with a Google map of participants available to help plan stops. The post The Atlanta News Quiz for Oct. 18 appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.

A post-festival check-in Oct. 17   Happy Friday! We’ve got a full slate for today’s newsletter, so let’s get right to it. But first, following this year’s Out on Film festival, I spoke with Festival Director Jim Farmer about their record-breaking year. Learn more about that, as well as which films took home the awards, here. Without further ...

Interstate 75 in Cobb County was reopened after a "suspicious item" was removed from the area by the Cobb County Bomb Squad. The post Interstate 75 in Cobb County reopens after suspicious item investigation appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.

Each January, we feature students from metro public schools, private schools and colleges who have given back to their community in a significant way. Over the last nearly two decades, weve featured students who have created their own nonprofits, have given up summer vacation to work domestically and abroad to help the less fortunate and […] The post ...

A Tucker favorite brought out the best of Tucker’s bites and raised more funds than ever for two local two local charities. Taste of Tucker raised more than $50,00 for NETWorks Cooperative Ministry and Camp Kudzu, which supports children with Type 1 diabetes, during its event on Oct. 4, organizer Karen Wood told Rough Draft […] The post Taste of Tucker ...

Feeling like fall Oct. 17  Early voting started this week and runs through Oct. 31. Heres a list of the locations in Fulton County you can cast your ballot in advance of Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 4.  You can go to the Georgia Secretary of States My Voter Page to confirm if your registered to vote and to check […] The post Ethics case closed ...

The Buckhead Coalition and Buckhead Community Improvement District (CID) announced that Katharine Kelley, an Atlanta-based urban development and civic leader, will take the helm as CEO of both organizations starting January 2026. Drawing from her 30-year career in urban development and community leadership, Kelley will oversee collaborative initiatives ...

Atlantic Citys casinos have long been a centerpiece of New Jersey entertainment, but residents are also exploring digital alternatives. Many conversations about online play now reference VPN online casinos recommended by Kryptocasinos.com, reflecting how privacy tools and global gaming platforms are becoming part of the wider gambling discussion. While ...

Welcoming them home Oct. 17 (25 Tishri 5786)  For two years, the American Jewish community has employed powerful visual reminders: yellow ribbons, Israeli flags, Bring Them Home posters, IDF dog tag necklaces, empty holiday chairs, Am Yisrael Chai stickers.   Twenty living hostages came home on Oct. 13, and the remains of 28 hostages are slowly being ...

Queer comedian Fortune Feimster comes to Atlanta Symphony Hall on Saturday, Oct. 18, at 8 p.m. on her Takin Care of Biscuits tour. Tickets are still available at aso.org. Feimster is best known for her Netflix comedy specials Sweet and Salty and Good Fortune, both of which garnered Critics Choice nominations, as well as her […] The post Comedian Fortune ...

Anne Lerner, Beverly Williams and Noelle Monferdini are the three candidates running to be Tucker's second mayor. They have all shared their plans for the campaign with Rough Draft. The post Rough Draft Q&A with Tucker mayoral candidates appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.

Buckhead native Erin ine has been acting since she was just a little kid.  She signed with her first agent when she was 11 years old and continued to book gigs all the way through her college years at Vanderbilt University. Now, she lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Kyle Valle, and, while she […] The post Erin ine talks the undead and indie ...

Friday FTW Oct. 17  Atlanta City Councils Community Development Committee will take more time to consider a proposal to extend Atlantas Tax Allocation Districts for 30 years, after a meeting this week drew hours of discussion from supporters and people with concerns. Sunny and 79 today. Partly cloudy skies are expected on Saturday, with showers forecast ...

When Martina Lindo and Jhaneal Hector first met, they found they had a lot in common. They were both Jamaican-born, American-raised, and both working in the film industry in Atlanta. They quickly became friends, and started talking about starting some type of venture together. But you know how it is you talk and talk […] The post On Set ATL founders on ...

The opening credits of Kelly Reichardts The Mastermind feature a driving, percussive score from jazz musician Rob Mazurka. Its busy, its loud, and its set to the backdrop of suburban Massachusetts. More specifically, it plays over fall in suburban Massachusetts in the 1970s. Vibrant colors, brick buildings, and a soft, ethereal beauty that doesnt […] The ...

About halfway through Urchin, Mike (Frank Dillane) comes face to face with a man he once assaulted and robbed.  Its a purposeful meeting, part of Mikes recovery and rehabilitation (hes an addict, but about seven months sober at this point). The meeting is meant to give both Mike and Simon (Okezie Morro) a chance to […] The post With Urchin, Harris ...

The Interlock development in West Midtown will finally have a grocery store when Lidl opens its doors on Oct. 22. The 31,000 square foot ground-floor space in phase two of The Interlock was originally announced in 2021 as a Publix, but the Florida supermarket chain pulled out last year. A ribbon-cutting for Lidl at 1090 […] The post Lidl to open new ...

The merchandise shelves at the Buford Highway Kroger were mostly stripped of merchandise as the store prepares to close on Oct. 17. Bargain hunters who wanted deals on batteries, paper towels, apples, eggs, toilet paper, or bananas were in luck, but for the most part, the interior aisles of the store were empty or taped […] The post Shelves mostly empty ...

Commuters along Ashford Dunwoody Road at Ashford Green will be diverted from their routes starting Oct. 20, as a storm pipe replacement project begins. According to an announcement from the City of Brookhaven, the repair will take about three weeks. “During this time, southbound traffic lanes will be closed to thru-traffic at Lake Hearn Drive […] The ...

Months after a Georgia nonprofit admitted to violating campaign finance laws, it has announced it will shut down. The New Georgia Project and The New Georgia Project Action Fund will be officially dissolved. We are proud of the milestones we have achieved, the communities we have engaged and the countless individuals whose lives have been strengthened ...

The Fulton County Board of Ethics found no probable cause during a hearing on Oct. 16 regarding a complaint filed against Fulton County Commissioner Bridget Thorne. Fulton Commissioner Dana Barrett filed an ethics complaint against Thorne on Sept. 17. Barrett alleged Thorne violated the Fulton County Code of Ethics during a discussion about Republic ...