2+ hour, 39+ min ago   (399+ words) Opponents are concerned that a historic district will affect their property value, taxes, and future renovations. The entire Ansley Park neighborhood in Midtown has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979, but a local historic district is required…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (494+ words) A proposal to establish a historic district on Peachtree Circle in Ansley Park cleared two hurdles this week, earning support from Neighborhood Planning Unit-E and the Atlanta Zoning Review Board. The Atlanta City Council will cast the final vote on…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (227+ words) Tucker officials are sponsoring a scavenger hunt, encouraging residents to discover and learn about the city’s history in honor of the city’s 10th anniversary. Sonja Szubski, Tucker’s communications director, told Rough Draft that around 20 to 30 people have already participated in the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (246+ words) As part of its centennial celebration, the Atlanta History Center in Buckhead is opening “More Perfect Union: The American Civil War Era” on Friday, July 10. The expansive new exhibition debuts in the fully renovated DuBose Gallery and serves as the…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (390+ words) A legal battle is resurfacing over items salvaged from the Titanic. Recently unsealed court documents reveal a back-and-forth between the U.S. government and a Metro Atlanta company over artifacts recovered from the famous shipwreck. Over the years, the Gwinnett County-based company…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (281+ words) The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation has awarded its 2026 Wade and Mary Lu Mitchell African American Heritage Preservation Grant to the Herndon Home Museum in Atlanta. The funding, worth $20,000, will help address critical repairs to the museum’s roof and drainage…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (317+ words) South-View Cemetery, one of the oldest African-American cemeteries in Atlanta, has been listed on the Georgia Register of Historic Places – and it may be going national. The 140-year-old cemetery in southeast Atlanta’s Lakewood Heights neighborhood was established by formerly enslaved…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (189+ words) The Freedom Plane has touched down in Atlanta, carrying cargo dating back to the birth of America. To celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary, the National Archives is exhibiting rare founding-era documents around the country for the first time in history. The…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (315+ words) Rough Draft Atlanta The Atlanta History Center is anticipating an eventful year in honor of its centennial. From the center’s largest exhibition to date to a sports-themed overhaul of the Goizueta Children’s Experience in partnership with five of the city’s…...

7+ mon, 4+ day ago   (507+ words) Hundreds of families from metro Atlanta stopped by the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center Jan. 19 to learn more about Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., an Atlanta native and the driving force of the Civil Rights Movement. Sandy Springs throws an…...