Did you miss these June 2026 Atlanta restaurant openings?

Buckhead Reporter 7/3 12:30A Beth McKibben

Restaurant openings exploded in June as Atlanta prepared to host tens of thousands of soccer fans for the World Cup. Nearly 40 restaurants and bars opened for business around Atlanta and the metro...

Midtown International School blames declining enrollment for financial woes, but avoids bankruptcy

Sandy Springs Reporter 7/1 3:30A Logan C. Ritchie

Midtown International School (MIS), a Druid Hills private school that shocked parents this spring by closing abruptly, will not declare bankruptcy after all. Founded in 2013, MIS was a school for...

Sandy Springs Conservancy updates on proposed trails, park improvements, grants

Sandy Springs- Reporter Newspapers 6/30 8:34A Rough Draft Staff

The Sandy Springs Conservancy, a citizen-led nonprofit promoting parks and paths around the city, recapped its ongoing efforts to construct new nature trails and recreation areas in a recent June...

Dunwoody City Council to consider rezoning for 24-home community with three homes in the city

Sandy Springs Reporter 6/29 3:00A Cathy Cobbs

The Dunwoody City Council will consider at a yet-to-be determined meeting a zoning request that would allow a former church property that straddles Dunwoody and Sandy Springs to be developed into a...

Where to celebrate the Fourth of July and America 250 in metro Atlanta

Buckhead Reporter 6/29 12:00A Rachel Spooner and Collin Kelley

America’s 250th anniversary, or the semiquincentennial (say that five times fast!) is officially on July 4, but the celebrations are going all summer long. Check out where you can party like it’s 1776...

Dunwoody Preservation Trust partners with Mount Vernon School for campaign strategy

Sandy Springs Reporter 6/28 2:00A Cathy Cobbs

The Dunwoody Preservation Trust recently teamed with students from Mount Vernon School to address two organizational priorities: developing a capital campaign strategy and increasing brand awareness...

Tickets on sale for TEDxAtlanta 2026 and inaugural youth conference

Buckhead Reporter 6/23 3:52A Rough Draft Staff

Tickets are now available for TEDxAtlanta 2026 and the inaugural TEDxAtlanta Youth conference, taking place Oct. 2–3 at Atlanta International School’s Sandy Springs campus.  Centered on the theme “Bold. Brave. Unbreakable.”, TEDxAtlanta will...

Sandy Springs residents eye relocation plans for Fire Station 4 in Atlanta

Sandy Springs Reporter 6/19 3:01A Hayden Sumlin

Work on a new, state-of-the-art fire station on Roswell Road in Sandy Springs is set to begin this fall, with completion estimated in December 2027. During a sparsely attended June 17 open house in...

This week at the Farmers Market

Sandy Springs Reporter 6/18 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, along with a...

Sandy Springs approves contracts for school zone cameras and inmate housing

Sandy Springs Reporter 6/18 2:53A Hayden Sumlin

Key points: • The Alpharetta Detention Center will house some Sandy Springs inmates due to the Smyrna Municipal Jail s closure and the Fulton County Jail s intake restrictions. • Sandy Springs annual...

Where to celebrate Juneteenth in Metro Atlanta

Buckhead Reporter 6/15 9:28A Rachel Spooner

Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, will be celebrated with parades and celebrations on Friday, June 19, and into the weekend. It’s also a federal and state...

Atlanta restaurants offering a taste of the World Cup

Sandy Springs Reporter 6/15 8:56A Sarra Sedghi

Whether you have tickets to the matches or not, there are plenty of ways to bask in World Cup excitement in Atlanta without touching a soccer ball or setting foot inside Atlanta Stadium. Pay respect...

Summer meals program provides food for thousands of kids in Sandy Springs and Dunwoody

Sandy Springs- Reporter Newspapers 6/14 3:00A Hayden Sumlin

The Community Assistance Center s annual summer program Meals for Kids is now underway, distributing food weekly to families with school-age children who qualify for free or reduced-price meals in...

Class of ‘26: This year’s valedictorians and salutatorians

Buckhead Reporter 6/8 2:55A Rough Draft Staff

Congratulations, graduates! Metro Atlanta families recently gathered to celebrate the graduating class of 2026. Here are the top students honored as valedictorians and salutatorians for local public and private schools in Rough Draft’s coverage...

Sandy Springs invites community to help shape its future on June 23

Sandy Springs Reporter 6/7 2:00A Hayden Sumlin and Rough Draft St

Sandy Springs is inviting community members to help determine  The Next Chapter,  with input on the city s update to its comprehensive plan and recreation and parks master plan. The first public...