By Robert M. Sarwark Calling all...

COMMUNITY MEETINGS GPNA (Grant Park Neighborhood Association) 3rd Tuesday, 7:30pm-9:00pm. Check www.grantpark.org for details. SAND (South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development) – 2nd Thursday of every month at 7:30pm, Ormewood Church Fellowship Hall, corner of Woodland & Delaware Avenues. EACA (East Atlanta Community Association): 2nd Tuesday of the month, 7:00pm. www.eaca.net for details. EABA (East Atlanta Business Association) General Meeting, the third Tuesday of every month, 6:00pm-8:00pm,...

Call to order / Meeting recording started 7:00 pm. Approved without dissent, March 14, 2023 meeting minutes. Approved without dissent, March 2023 treasurer report. Public Safety Update – Zone 6 Representative and Myron Polster: FBI now says robberies are not a violent crime for statistical reporting purposes, and now Zone 6 shows a 45% decrease in violent crime....

Submitted by Kate Champion The developers of Halidom Eatery at 1341 Moreland Avenue presented architectural drawings of their proposed food hall. They expect the facility, with its art deco/South Beach vibe, to house about 11 eateries and invited those with concepts to contact them. They hope to also have a “jungle room” which would be...

Register in advance for the meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctd-GurzgjGdBhY9lxJr2uJh7N2LKfiNZO. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Call to Order–7:30pm. President’s Introduction: We will be moving voting items to the top of each meeting moving forward. There are no items today. Public Official Update: Jonathan Harris - Community Engagement Manager for Commissioner Natalie Hall in...

By Henry Bryant What would any community be without volunteers to cover the gaps when public funds don’t quite stretch? When the East Atlanta Community Association (EACA) decided to take part in a Neighborhood Planning Unit-W (NPU-W) grant, the allotted money was not enough to print and install the neighborhood topper signs throughout all of...

By Paul Bolster District One Council Member Jason Winston told The Porch Press the City of Atlanta is interested in acquiring Red’s Farm to preserve open space in Ormewood Park. Winston said the city, Red’s family, and the Conservation Fund are in active negotiations regarding the acquisition. He says, “The city’s intention is to honor Red’s legacy.” The...

Alex Hawes volunteered on many library workdays. Here he is reshelving and helping to organize books on a Sunday afternoon. Photo by Henry Bryant By Henry Bryant East Atlanta neighbor Alex Hawes, age 82, passed away from cancer in March at his home on Flat Shoals Avenue. He was probably best known in the neighborhood for being...

By Paul Bolster, with information from Atlanta Civic Circle and Urbanize Atlanta Two supportive housing projects on Moreland Avenue in Reynoldstown are nearly ready to start construction. The capital, services and rent subsidy needed come from a program coordinated by Partners for Home, the nonprofit organization designated by the City of Atlanta to administer the...

By Carlen Ruth Hultgren The East Atlanta Village Farmers Market (EAVFM)  is happy to announce that the third annual Serviceberry Festival will return, on Thursday, June 1, 5:00pm-8:00pm to A Sip of Paradise Garden, adjacent to the EAVFM on 572 Stokeswood Avenue. Partnering with the Farmers Market, A Sip of Paradise Garden, Cathead Distillery, Farmers Jam,...

By John Prevost and Chris Newman What we know about the work of Fulton County Juvenile Court (FCJC) comes from the website www.fultonjuvenilecourt.org and from the 2021 annual report, published in 2022 and obtained after years of trying to contact the court. No previous reports were available at the website and the annual report sent to GPNA’s Public Safety...