By Henry Bryant On Saturday, June 17, at 2:00pm, the BATL organization will offer its Civil War to Civil Rights Tour. Tickets are available online at www.batlevent.org. Advance purchase will be required. This walking tour will cover an important corner of the battle that took place on July 22, 1864, […]
By Jean Hallman The Dance 411 Performance Company recently won the Power Platinum Award in Daytona, Florida, at the Platinum National Dance Competition. The company rounded out its season at the end of May, winning the highest honor of the competition. The group of young dancers kicked off their season […]
Lost kitty! Latte is a beautiful fluffy orange & cream-colored male. He is neutered and microchipped. No collar. He had lived on Woodland Avenue for the last 2 months since being adopted from the Humane Society. He escaped near Fayetteville & Flat Shoals Roads when being dropped off to his sitter. […]
By Becky Godsey You’re familiar with Grant Park. You drive by it, walk through it, visit the farmer’s market on Sundays, pack picnics for you and your family, and enjoy the tennis and basketball courts. You may even hit up a little league game or two on the weekends, and […]
By Howard Fore Camping in the backyard is a time-honored summer tradition. But what about camping in someone else’s backyard? In East Atlanta, the historic Zuber-Jarrell House was the campground on Saturday, April 22 for more than 50 East Atlanta residents of all ages, as they cooked over a campfire, […]
By Natalie Rosbottom Big thanks to Maynard Jackson High School (MJHS) Garden Club for helping Grant Park Cooperative Preschool (GPCP) install the “Peace Prevail” peace pole in the rooftop garden at MJHS on April 11. This is one of three peace poles created by the children from the Swans class […]
By Nancy Leighton Tree lovers in southeast Atlanta have lost another beautiful old oak tree to the weather. The tree located at 520 Boulevard in front of the CVS Pharmacy started life when new houses were first built in Grant Park. The tree was about 125 years old and was […]
By Christina Mobley The Grant Park Neighborhood Association’s (GPNA) 43rd annual Grant Park Spring Tour of Homes returns May 20 and 21 from 12:00pm to 5:00pm each day. This year’s tour will offer a peek inside seven homes and three gardens across the neighborhood, as well as The Social Goat […]
By Henry Bryant The Battle of Atlanta Commemoration Organization keeps it coming, announcing upcoming programs starting in April – some of them free of charge. On May 13 at 2:00pm, BATL will offer its most popular tour, especially for residents of NPU-W. The BATL Frontlines Tour is a walking tour […]
By Henry Bryant For years, the famous engine that was involved in the great train race from Big Shanty (Kennesaw) through North Georgia early in the Civil War was located in Grant Park. It stood first in the basement under the Cyclorama painting before it was moved upstairs to the […]
