15+ hour, 1+ min ago   (343+ words) A vacant big-box retail store on Holcomb Bridge Road is reopening as a multi-use worship and event venue after a $28 million redevelopment. Eagles Nest Church will hold the grand opening of its new permanent home at 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, at…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (373+ words) Locations of sushi restaurant NoriFish, known for its hand rolls and fresh seafood from Tokyo’s Toyosu Fish Market, and ramen and tsukemen restaurant Okiboru are now open at the Ponce City Market food hall. The two new stalls take over…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (872+ words) The first time actor Akira Jackson filmed “It Ends,” she was 19 years old. Now, promoting the film – which finally hits theaters in Atlanta this weekend – she’s 23. Directed by Florida State University alum Alexander Ullom, “It Ends” follows Jackson, Phinehas Yoon,…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (159+ words) Queer artist and educator Charlotte Woolf has curated “You Are Not Alone: BUGS!,” a group exhibition featuring Atlanta-based artists, at Georgia State University Perimeter College. Through themes of pollination, decomposition, labor, and interdependence, the show explores how insects shape the…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (568+ words) Growing public concern about license plate reader systems has led a key state senator to consider legislation to limit abuses by police. After nearly weekly news reports of law enforcement officers accused of misusing license plate reader data for personal…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (690+ words) Echoes of the past Here are the headlines: ⚕️ Georgia health officials moved to add low-income people living with certain HIV diagnoses to a list of the “medically frail,” meaning they wouldn’t have to satisfy work requirements to qualify for Medicaid…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (463+ words) In late September, Cherry Street Energy will begin installing a 227-panel solar array on the roof of the Spanx Global Headquarters building to power operations within Jamestown’s Buckhead Village District. Cherry Street Energy is an Atlanta-based company and one of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (340+ words) Norcross Mayor Craig Newton announced on Aug. 10 that former Henry County Manager Cheri Hobson-Matthews will replace City Manager Eric Johnson, who is retiring in September. Newton said city officials want to share as much as they can about the recruitment…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (577+ words) The piece honors Brian Doherty, a Reason magazine senior editor whose 2004 book, “This Is Burning Man: The Rise of a New American Underground,” chronicled the festival’s culture. Doherty died March 13 of this year. Smith and Doherty’s bond traces back to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (1475+ words) Tuesday, Aug. 12 — Happy Tuesday! Welcome to the table. For my “Editor’s Pick,” I tell you why Best BBQ at the City Farmers Market complex on Buford Highway is one of my favorite spots for dim sum. And Sarra talks up…...