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East Atlanta Village Is Getting a Tennis League
By Austin Walker What started as a monthly Sunday meetup at Brownwood Park has grown into something bigger – and now it’s becoming official. EAV Tennis Club, founded by local Realtor Austin Walker of TX Peach Homes & Investments, is partnering with the East Atlanta Community Association to launch the neighborhood’s first community tennis league.…
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Grant Park Pool Opens for Summer 2026
By Tom Welander The Grant Park Pool is open for the 2026 summer season! Both the 50-meter pool and the zero-entry pool are in great condition thanks to last year’s resurfacing and pump upgrades. The water sparkles in the sun. Pool open days and hours are the same as in recent years: June and July…
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Pours for the Park Brings Rare Bottles and a Spirited Night Out to Grant Park
By Madelyn Sutton, Caren West PR My Friend’s Bottle Shop (MFBS) is teaming up with the Grant Park Conservancy for Pours for the Park: A MFBS Anniversary Celebration on Thursday, June 25, 2026 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Historic Oakland Cemetery Visitor Center. The one-night fundraiser brings together wine lovers, bourbon hunters,…
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Summer Shade Returns to Grant Park for its 24th Year
By Madelyn Sutton, Caren West PR Returning Saturday, August 22, and Sunday, August 23, 2026, the Summer Shade Festival marks its 24th year as one of Atlanta’s favorite end-of-summer weekends, once again filling Grant Park with live music, regional artists, vintage vendors, local food, and family-friendly programming spread throughout the city’s oldest park. Presented by and benefiting…
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Beltline Sections 4 and 5 Officially Open
By Paul Bolster The Southeast Beltline’s opening ceremony was on April 16. Mayor Andre Dickens, Beltline CEO Clyde Higgs, and local members of the Atlanta City Council, Board of Atlanta Public Schools (APS), and Fulton County Commission were among those gathered to officially open the 1.2 miles of Sections 4 and 5 that connect Glenwood…
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Market in the Park Returns with a Birthday Bash for Grant Park
By Madelyn Sutton, Caren West PR After a standout debut in April, the Grant Park Conservancy is bringing Market in the Park back to Boulevard Green at Grant Park Gateway on Saturday, May 17, from 10:00am to 3:00pm. The second installment of the new monthly series arrives just in time for Grant Park’s 143rd birthday,…
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May at Oakland Cemetery: Hot Fun in the (Almost) Summer Time
By Kristy Gomez, Historic Oakland Foundation It’s not quite summer, but we’re turning up the heat at Oakland Cemetery this month. Did you know the Historic Oakland Foundation is a Gen X-er? In June, we’re celebrating 50 years of the organization dedicated to preserving, restoring, enhancing, and sharing your favorite 176-year-old Cemetery and park with…
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Tapestry Greenspace Receives Adopt-A-Stream Award
By Melanie Regnier During my last walk through the Tapestry Greenspace (off United Avenue), I found Tapestry neighbor Julie Lowring weeding around the blueberries planted near the water pipe. She had news: Tapestry was selected as a recipient of the 2026 Rivers Alive Adopt-A-Stream Award, in acknowledgement of their work conducting trash cleanups and monitoring…
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The Pooch Press: Say Hi to Stella
By Olivia Rourk Stella is a beautiful 11-year-old mini poodle and her parents, Olivia and Will, are new to the neighborhood. When Stella was five years old, Olivia rescued her and it was love at first sight! Olivia literally cried when she saw Stella in person and knew their lives would change forever! Stella loves…
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