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Run With the WolvesBy Meredith Bier Are you ready to run your tail off? Registration for the 10th annual Run with the Wolves 5K and 1-mile is now open. The race will be held May 7, with the 5K race kicking off at 8:15am, followed by a 9:00am start time for the 1-mile race. The race is held in […]
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MJHS Hairspray Huge Success
By Stella Steely For Maynard Jackson High School’s (MJHS) latest musical, the theater department took on Hairspray and presented a fabulous show. This was the school’s big show of the year, and is being nominated for the Shuler Awards, considered the Tonys for Georgia high schools. Hairspray follows a teenage girl, Tracy Turnblad, portrayed by […]
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Helping Neighbors in Need
By Bill Gould East Atlanta’s volunteer Neighbor in Need group which, for over a decade has raised funds and organized emergency home repairs for East Atlanta’s low income and special needs seniors, is embarking on an entirely new challenge. While the organization is often tasked with roof and structural repairs related to falling trees and […]
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EACA Meeting – February 2022February 8, 2022 Call to Order 7:00pm Meeting Agenda: January 11, 2022, Meeting Notes approved Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service Recap – Vic Thomas, EACA president. Thanks to the 40 folks who participated. We picked up more than 20 contractor bags of trash and painted over graffiti on the wall across from Burgess-Peterson. […]
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GPNA Monthly Meeting Minutes – January 2022
Tuesday, January 18, 2022 Call to Order–7:30pm. President’s Introduction: Confirmation of Samantha McKinlay for 2022 Fundraising Chair. Appointment of Lauren Watt as Secretary. Call for engagement in NPU. Treasurer’s Update: End of year report. Grant request from Atlanta Preservation Center for $500. Public Official Update: Councilmember Bakhtiari can be reached at lbakhtiari@atlantaga.gov, 404-274-8115, or sign […]
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SAND Full Body Meeting – January
Thursday, January 13, 2022 Call to order. Announcements: Voting rights (3 meetings, or $10 membership). 2022 Woodland Hills Rep – Nicole Thorly; approved unanimously. Porch Press Board SAND – Paul Bolster; approved unanimously. Zone 6: Street racing updates – Lt Simmons was unaware of the recent street racing incident on Bill Kennedy on New Year’s Eve. The […]
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Dance Classes Come to Grant Park
By Rene Esler Challenge Aerial, Atlanta’s only intown aerial studio, has expanded. In addition to individual and class instruction in aerial silks, trapeze, lyra (hoop), sling (hammock), and rope, Challenge has added ballroom dancing, Latin dancing (including salsa, bachata and tango), TechnoBallet, aerial yoga, Pilates, aerial fitness, stretch, and traditional mat-based yoga classes. You can bring […]
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A Hike in the Lake Charlotte Nature Preserve
By Riki Bolster Tucked behind the tractor trailer depots of EcoLogistics, Fed Ex, and Southeastern, we found the hiking trails of the Lake Charlotte Nature Preserve. Only one other car was pulled off the road, some Pennsylvanian, who declared his/her love for ice hockey with ZAMBONY blazoned on the license plate. During the two hours […]
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