By Bang Tran The Grant Park Farmers Market is celebrating opening day on Sunday, April 2 at 600 Cherokee Avenue. The 2017 market season will be ushered in with activities for kids, local tastes by Chef David Sweeney, and of course, all the locally grown and made vegetables, meats, eggs, […]
By Henry Bryant with photos by Charlie Crawford Separated into two parts and rolled onto metal tubes, the Battle of Atlanta painting was moved from Grant Park to a new building at the Atlanta History Center on February 9 and 10. Projected full opening of the new facility is Fall […]
By Pamela Henman Historic Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta’s most unique music venue, brings a day packed with music and family-friendly fun at the sixth annual Tunes from the Tombs music festival coming Saturday, June 18. Last year’s Tunes from the Tombs marked the first time in the festival’s history that all […]
By Christy Simo The 42nd annual Grant Park Spring Tour of Homes taking place on May 21 and 22 offers a glimpse inside nearly a dozen properties throughout the neighborhood, including a Craftsman bungalow, a 1920s Gothic Revival church repurposed into commercial space, and stunning new additions to historic homes. […]
By Rachel Davis Kudzoo, a 22-year-old western lowland gorilla, is expecting an infant. The pregnancy was confirmed via ultrasound, and the Animal Management and Veterinary Teams detected a fetus on ultrasound in early April. A birth is expected in September 2016. The infant will be the third offspring of Kudzoo […]
Grant Park Conservancy begins renovations to the Milledge Fountain and plaza. Photos by: Michelle Blackmon. ◄ Back Next ► Picture 1 of 3 Grant Park Conservancy begins renovations to the Milledge Fountain and plaza. Photos by: Michelle Blackmon. By Sarah Hicks The Grant Park Conservancy (GPC), which began with a […]
By Matt Underwood Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School (ANCS) is honored to have been named a 2016 U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) Green Ribbon School. U.S. Secretary of Education John King recognized ANCS as one of 47 schools around the country that are “reducing their environmental impact, including energy use, waste, […]
By Jean Hallman Kids Dance 411 is excited to present their end of year recital on Saturday, June 4. The end of year recital for the Kids Progressive Program is titled Dancing Through the Decades. “This performance is great entertainment right here in our own neighborhood,” said kids program director […]
By Gina Root Grant Park Cooperative Preschool (GPCP) is excited to host camps for school age children (5 to 11 years) at our Cabbagetown campus in addition to our annual summer camp for preschool children (1 to-5 years) at our Grant Park campus. The 2016 GPCP summer camp sessions will […]
By Pam Henman On April 16, Historic Oakland Foundation’s (HOF) Arts at Oakland program returns for one evening only with Illumine: Art and Light in the Gardens. The cemetery’s Victorian-era gardens will transform into an outdoor gallery aglow with light installations made by artist and gardener Cooper Sanchez, as well […]
