By Henry Bryant After a month off in May for tour guide training, the BATL organization is starting summer with two tours of the Battle of Atlanta battlefield plus its annual commemoration of the battle. Both tours are easy walking tours that take between one and two hours. They include […]
By Stephanie L. Cherry-Farmer After more than a year of work, the draft National Register of Historic Places nomination materials for the proposed East Atlanta Historic District is now available for public review. Visit the East Atlanta Community Association website at www.eaca.net to review the draft form and some of […]
The Atlanta Urban Design Commission awarded Ormond-Grant Park with an Award of Excellence in Parks and Landscape Design. This was a great recognition for our little park and everyone who helped make the renovation possible! Of the 22 other award winners, the Larkin on Memorial, the MLK aquatic center, […]
By Lyn Hillman The Porch Press is the only publication dedicated to covering the neighborhoods of Grant park, East Atlanta and SAND. As part of our neighborhood focus, we rely on our neighborhood editors and calendar editor to bring our readers information on recent and upcoming events. We are […]
By Bang Tran Starting May 20, you’ll find farm fresh peaches from our peach farmers at Grant Park Farmers Market at 600 Cherokee Avenue. Peach season lasts only for a couple of ephemeral months, so be sure to catch them while they’re here. There’s nothing quite like a ripe peach […]
By Bang Tran East Atlanta Village (EAV) Farmers Market has completely renovated the learning garden area in the back of the farmers market with more open space and areas for children to play, learn, and garden. Throughout the season, the market will be expanding the area further to create an […]
Join The Grant Park Conservancy As It Celebrates Atlanta’s Oldest City Park With a Special Anniversary Campaign By Caren West Spring has sprung and there’s no better time to celebrate Grant Park, Atlanta’s oldest city park. Located in the heart of the bustling Grant Park community, the historic park will […]
By Jill Sieder Sure, you could spend your summer holed up in your house mastering Minecraft or bingeing Supernatural on Netflix. Or, you could take it to another level, with some other mind-challenging, creative, fun and, dare we say, social activities. Kids from 2nd to 8th grade will have plenty […]
By Henry Bryant By the middle of May there will be a new art show on view in the East Atlanta Library Gallery space. The artist is Renee Ruffin an art teacher at Drew Elementary School and former Art Gallery owner in Kirkwood. The Friends of East Atlanta Library, sponsor […]
By Rachel Davis Zoo Atlanta welcomes a new ambassador for one of Earth’s rarest big cat species. Sparky, a 13-year-old male Sumatran tiger, arrived in Atlanta in early March and has begun exploring his new home in the Zoo’s Complex Carnivores habitat. He has been recommended by the Association of […]