By Tom McGowan When I moved to Grant Park in 1977, it was in today’s parlance, a food desert. The only restaurant nearby was the…
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By Paul Bolster She is proof that some people get better with age. Maybe at just a few things. Nan Orrock was elected to the…
By John Prevost, Instructor, Dept. of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Georgia State University and Chris Newman, Public Safety Committee Chair, Grant Park Neighborhood Association Have…
By Elena Parent, State Senator, District 42, State of Georgia and Chair, Senate Democratic Caucus In a few months, the state legislature will enter the…
Dear Neighbors, Twenty years as your City Councilperson: I will reach this milestone shortly. It has been one of the great privileges of my life…
By Robert M. Sarwark I don’t mean the question rhetorically. Or ironically. Seriously: Who cares about The Porch Press? For one, I hope that you…
By Skyler Hassan The City of Atlanta is accepting online comments and votes through February 26 concerning possible improvements to Boulevard SE between Glenwood Avenue…
By Joan Carson At first, finding a COVID-19 vaccine appointment was an all-consuming task for many of us. Hours on the internet and the phone…
Dear Neighbor, We have compiled a list of Little Free Libraries in our neighborhood for you. As you probably are aware, Little Free Library is…
By Tom McGowan I met J.W. Clemmons about a year after I moved to Grant Park. He ran an antique and junk shop (or so…