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Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and Heritage Center

In Johns Creek, a refuge for injured wildlife

This spring, 10 baby possums arrived by cardboard box to a newly opened wildlife rescue center in Johns Creek. The now nine-week-old joeys had been in their mother’s marsupium when she was killed by a car. Here, state-licensed wildlife rehabilitator Jess Legato gives one of them water with a syringe.
Why I’m enraptured with Atlanta’s raptors

Why I’m enraptured with Atlanta’s raptors

After 15 years of living beneath Atlanta’s storied tree canopy, the city’s birds of prey still get me every single time. It’s a feeling that goes a bit deeper than sheer novelty, or even fondness. Seeing an owl silently swooping past street lights and power lines, or spotting a hawk circling above the highway, feels extraordinary, almost fake—a welcome visual record scratch ripping across the mundanity of cityscape.
50 Ways to Play Outside in Atlanta

50 Ways to Play Outside in Atlanta and Beyond

Time to get outside and play! From basketball to fishing to hiking to hanging out in a hammock, here's 50 great things to do outdoors around Atlanta.
Lizzo Music Midtown things to do in Atlanta

5 Atlanta events you won’t want to miss: September 12–17

Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Cardi B, Travis Scott, and more take the stage at Music Midtown; the Atlanta Falcons host a kickoff pep rally; and the Atlanta Horror Film Festival gives you an early start on Halloween.
Things to do in Atlanta for the moon landing

5 things to do in Atlanta to celebrate the moon landing’s 50th anniversary

Celebrate the historic moment with a moon-themed pop-up bar, film screenings, activities for kids, and more.

Best of Atlanta 2018: City Life

The best of city life in Atlanta 2018, including axe throwing, best place for celebrity spotting, new bike trail, dog park, staycation, bar trivia, and more.
Atlanta Food & Wine Festival

5 Atlanta events you won’t want to miss: May 30-June 5

Fly in a hot air balloon at the Helen Atlantic Hot Air Balloon Race, float down the Chattahoochee at Duluth's Whatever Floats Your Boat, or stay on land to celebrate all things Southern dining at the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival.
Things to do in Atlanta August

5 Atlanta events you won’t want to miss: August 2–8

The 5th annual Cool Dads Rock Soapbox Derby takes over Historic Fourth Ward Park this weekend, and Cabaret opens at Serenbe Playhouse.
Atlanta Strees Alive

Splash into summer with these 23 events for Atlanta families in June

Tour the city on two wheels, watch a butterfly release, see a Dancing Granny, and build a sand castle in Decatur Square

19 of the best events for Atlanta families in May

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo, watch an operatic take on Cinderella, wander through a grove of pastel trees, and paddle down the 'hooch on Mother's Day.

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