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The Pooch Press: Meet Val!
By Jimmy Matthews Val is 78% Pomeranian according to an online DNA test, and 22% “Unresolved,” so the world will never know his true mix! Our best guess based on family members is that the rest of his mix is Eskie (American Eskimo Dog) and Rat Terrier. Val is 7 years old (8 in November).…
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More Than 20,000 Turn Out for the GPC Summer Shade Festival in Support of Grant Park
By Ceci Villanueva More than 20,000 people came out to Grant Park on Aug. 22 and 23 for the 24th annual Summer Shade Festival, a final hurrah to summer filled with music, food, art, family fun and plenty of community spirit. Presented by and benefiting the Grant Park Conservancy (GPC) the free, two-day festival supports…
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Trestletree Redevelopment Is Proposed
By Paul Bolster Located on two parcels — one on Ormewood Avenue (the North Campus, in Grant Park) and one on United Avenue (the South Campus, in Ormewood Park) — Trestletree Villages has provided housing for low-income households for more than 40 years. Recently, Trestletree was featured in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story on substandard rental property. In…
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Oakland Cemetery Updates: Atlanta’s Favorite Season at Oakland
By Kristy Gomez Historic Oakland Cemetery is more than a neighborhood cemetery and public park. It’s a destination for history lovers, cemetery enthusiasts, music fans, families, creatives, and Atlantans in the know. This fall, Oakland has three big reasons to visit: Sunday in the Park on Sept. 27, the 50th Anniversary Golden Jubilee Picnic on…
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This Festival Is for Everyone
By Riki Bolster Question: What do a bookmobile, a Bonsai tree, a bird box, a lobster roll, a nine-hole mini-golf course, three music stages, and numerous artists’ booths have in common? Answer: the Ormewood Park Makers Festival on Saturday, Oct. 10, sponsored by South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development (SAND) and Halfway Crooks. Located in the heart…
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Let’s Strut Again
By Carlen Ruth Hultgren “…Let’s Strut again, like we did last autumn,…let’s Strut again, like we did last year…” The East Atlanta Strut, the favorite festival of most East Atlantans, returns for the 28th year in a row, including a couple of COVID years, on September 26. Bigger and better than ever, always the goal,…
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Satellite Stages Star at Makers Festival
By Riki Bolster The first sound Darin Glass and Sarah Foster heard on their porch that Saturday morning was the music of David Bowie. As Ormewood Park residents for almost 20 years, this was something new. “All the musicians were wonderful,” Glass said, describing the musical artists who performed from their front porch during last…
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Raani Coffee Brings South Indian Coffee Culture to Moreland Avenue
By Leslie W. Colley It’s easy to stop into Raani for a beautifully made latte and a pastry. Spend a little more time there, though, and you’ll realize this isn’t just another neighborhood coffee shop. Since opening last November in the former HodgePodge Coffee space on Moreland Avenue, Raani has quickly become one of Atlanta’s…
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Outdoor Swim Access Draws to a Close for 2026
By Friends of Grant Park Pool Sunday August 23 marks the end of the outdoor pool season in Grant Park. We hope that you enjoyed time at the Grant Park pool this summer. The city is operating the pool from 12:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on weekends in August, but is unfortunately ending the pool…
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A Tree Falls
By David Yoakley Mitchell, Executive Director, Atlanta Preservation Center My father served on the Rome (Georgia) City Commission, and he saw civics as our best chance at democracy. He also saw nature as a reminder of our fragility. In the early 1980s, a great tree fell outside Chieftain’s Museum in Rome. He sent a small…
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Rohit Malhotra Makes Case for Local Hope
By Sydney Sevdalis On Thursday July 23, the back room of Manuel’s Tavern felt less like the site of a political campaign launch and more like a family reunion for people who still believe local government can be a force for good. Rohit Malhotra, an Atlanta-raised civic leader and District 4 neighbor, officially launched his…
Published by a volunteer staff supporting the neighborhoods of Benteen Park, Boulevard Heights, Custer McDonough-Guice, East Atlanta, Glenwood Park, Grant Park, North Ormewood Park, Ormewood Park, and Woodland Hills.