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Getting It Right: Volunteer
By Henry Bryant The Porch Press makes an effort to get it right. Spelling? Grammar? Typos? Continuity? and even Libel? Our first (and sometimes last) line of defense is our Proofing Director. We are in need of a new one right now. Before the pandemic, a group of proofing volunteers met each month to proof […]
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St. Paul UMC’s Good Neighbor Project Serves Neighbors in Need
By Rebecca Wallace In 2011 as the economy was starting to recover from the great recession, the congregation of St. Paul United Methodist Church started a capital program to make repairs to its beautiful 116-year-old sanctuary. The church decided that if it was to raise funds to make repairs to its church home, it is […]
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Village Farmers Market Update
By Carlen Ruth Hultgren July has been a little quiet, but none the less, great month at East Atlanta Village (EAV) Farmers Market. Lots of soaking up the sun and sweat and looking forward to more families returning from vacation. But with the kids returning to school and families returning to their routines, also come […]
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Local Apartment Complexes Targeted by Prosecutors
By Henry Bryant Atlanta and Fulton County prosecutors have named 43 complexes in different parts of town citing persistently dangerous and unhealthy apartments. Some have been designated a top priority including 3 in or very near the border of the Porch Press area. One is Forest Cove Apartments on New Town Circle at the southern […]
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It’s BAAAACK: Time to Strut Your Neighborhood
By Michelle Rice What is your favorite sign of autumn? For southeast Atlantans, it’s the East Atlanta Strut, which this year is Saturday, September 24. The Strut is sticking with the neighborhood wide “Porchfest” format, with the event’s presenting sponsor, Southern Feedstore, serving as the center of the action in the East Atlanta Village business […]
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EACA Meeting Minutes – July 12, 2022
Welcome and Call to Order, 7:00pm – EACA President. Special Acknowledgement of Dawn Rivera, Howard Fore, Jonathan Barhite, JR Deardorff of A Sound Proposition, and Laura Gonzalez, Communication Committee Chair. Public Officials’ Reports: Patrick Husbands for Liliana Bakhtiari – New Zone 6 leader. Demolition planned tomorrow for the decrepit church on Clifton. Started heat and […]
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GPNA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Call to Order–7:30pm. President’s Introduction. GPNA Gathering #3 will take place at Elsewhere Brewing on Tuesday, July 26th from 5-7pm. GPNA Gathering #4 will take place in October, and the date will shift from Saturday to Tuesday. More details to come. Vice President’s Welcome. Treasurer’s Update: Monthly Financial Report in Google Folder. Evelyn Pannell is […]
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Newly-Designed Street Sign Toppers Coming to Grant Park
By Grant Park Neighborhood Association Staff The Grant Park Neighborhood Association (GPNA) is in the process of designing street sign toppers to place on top of street signs throughout the neighborhood. Residents are encouraged to sponsor a street sign topper for the intersection nearest to their homes. The cost of each sign topper will be $100. Everyone is […]
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August Excitement at Southern Feed Store
By Guilherme Shakespeare As reported recently by the Porch Press, the latest addition to East Atlanta Village’s exuberant food and entertainment scene, Southern Feed Store, is this year’s Summer Shade sponsor. The six-stall mini-food hall and live music venue, which takes its name from the feed store that occupied the building from 1927 until the 1940’s, has […]
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Capturing the Spirit of Oakland Halloween Tour Tickets on Sale NOW
By Historic Oakland Foundation Staff Designed to enlighten rather than frighten, the Capturing the Spirit tours bring to life the stories of some of the cemetery’s notable residents and allow visitors to experience historic Oakland Cemetery after dark. A costumed docent guides attendees through the cemetery’s beautifully lit Victorian gardens where they will meet some […]
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2022 NBA Draft Has East Atlanta Ties
By Lynda Wolfe Smith Jabari Smith, Jr., the 2022 NBA draft presented on June 23 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, has close East Atlanta ties. He played college basketball for the Auburn Tigers, was an All American, and he was elected third overall by the Houston Rockets in the NBA 2022 draft. At the age of […]
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