Another fun-filled weekend is ahead in Metro Atlanta, with the Little 5 Points Halloween Festival and Parade, Brookhaven International Festival, Taste of Chamblee, and much more. Spooky Fun Capturing the Spirit of OaklandOct. 16-19 and Oct. 23-26Costumed storytellers bring the tales of historic Oakland Cemetery’s most notable and notorious residents to ...

Rough Draft Atlanta is partnering with Community Farmers Markets to let you know whats in season at your local market. Each week, well share a list of ingredients that are farm fresh, along with a couple of recipes that include those products. Heres what youll find in the way of produce at the farmers market […] The post This week at the Farmers Market ...

Key Points Core Spaces wants to transform the Cheetah Lounge strip club property at 887 Spring Street in Midtown into a 27-story student-focused high-rise. The Midtown Development Review Committee made numerous recommendations for the facade, landscaping, and bike storage areas. The Midtown Development Review Committee (DRC) reviewed a redevelopment plan ...

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights (NCCHR) will reopen to the public on Nov. 8, following a $57.9 million renovation that expands the museum with new galleries, classrooms, and community spaces designed to connect history to todays civil rights and human rights advocacy. “With these new galleries and spaces, we can offer not […] The post ...

Spooky Thursday  Oct. 16  Oakland Cemetery’s “Capturing the Spirit of Oakland” Halloween tours start today through Sun., Oct. 19, and from Oct. 23-26. These tours sell out fast, so reserve your spot for one of Atlanta’s spookiest traditions now.  Sunny and 80 today. DeKalb Schools Superintendent Devon Q. Horton, federally indicted on fraud ...

Out on Film, Atlantas LGBTQ+ film festival, ran from Sept. 25 to Oct. 5 this year and broke records in the process.  This was by far our best year in terms of revenue and in terms of attendance, Out on Film Festival Director Jim Farmer said. We set records roughly about two-thirds of the way […] The post Out on Film gives awards, hits record year for ...

Public health experts in Georgia are speaking out against furloughs at the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention they say have left hundreds of employees at the agency unemployed as the federal government shutdown enters its third week. Federal employees began receiving reduction-in-force notices, the technical name for layoffs, on ...

If it’s about goats, I’m IN Oct. 15 It’s Cathy from Rough Draft with my weekly newsletter on Dunwoody. I spent a long time at Tuesday’s city council meeting listening to presentations about two very important items that will affect the city for decades. Side note: Hardly anyone was there. I guess it’s not as […] The post Goats eating pie FTW ...

For this week's Quick Bites, Rough Draft Dining Editor Beth McKibben brings you details on the 80th anniversary of Mary Macs Tea Room, a new Neapolitan pizzeria headed to Inman Park, and a pumpkin contest that saw the winning gourd weighing in at just over one ton. Plus, some dining events to add to your calendar this weekend, including African Restaurant ...

Post-Pride bliss  Oct. 16  I don’t know about you, but I’m still recovering from spending the weekend celebrating at Atlanta Pride. It was an absolute treat to meet so many of you at the Georgia Voice booth in Piedmont Park and to see the throngs lining Peachtree Street for the parade. If you’re a new Crosswalk subscriber, welcome […] The post ...

Devon Q. Horton resigned as superintendent of the DeKalb County School District after being indicted on 17 fraud charges, and was replaced by Dr. Norman Sauce, the former chief of student services, who was appointed as the acting superintendent. The post DeKalb County schools board accepts Horton’s resignation, launches forensic audit appeared first on ...

The Tucker City Council unanimously approved the expansion of the Downtown Tucker Entertainment District to include the Tucker Town Green, which is set to open on November 14th, and will allow businesses with a consumption on premise alcohol license to serve beverages outside within the district limits. The post Tucker City Council extends open-container ...