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Grant Park Sign Topper Update

By Phil Kelly In the fall of 2021, the Grant Park Neighborhood Association's Homes & History Committee asked the Transportation Committee if we could take on the work of the Sign Topper update project. Since then, we worked hard to understand the City process for the project and worked as a community to create a...

Zuber-Jarrell House Receives a Preservation Award from The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation 

oto by Elena Kaplan Homeowners & Representatives from the GA Trust,the Jarrell Family, and ZJH Tradesmen. Left to Right: Front Row: Tiffany Alewine, Brandy Morrison, Mark McDonald, Jennifer Murray, Marc Dobiecki, Rob Wanderman, Back Row: Alan Keck, Douglas Frey, Norris Broyles, Rebecca Jarrell, Dick Jarrell, Robbye Jarrell By Jennifer Murray The Georgia Trust for Historic...

Grant Park Pool Opens for Summer

By The Friends of Grant Park Pool Splash into your pool! The Grant Park pool is one of 12 public outdoor pools provided by the City of Atlanta Parks and Recreation. As of late April, the city plans for the pool to be open five days a week (open Wednesday through Sunday; closed Mondays and...

May and June Happenings at Oakland

By Angie Wynne Oakland’s late-spring calendar is filled with family-friendly opportunities to experience the cemetery in unique and educational ways. May is National Preservation Month, and to celebrate, Historic Oakland Foundation’s preservation team will lead two “Behind-The-Stones” preservation tours. Tickets for these tours tend to go quickly, so get yours now. Informational signage will also...

Invasive Removal Program in Grant Park

By Alisa Chambers The Grant Park Conservancy announces the expansion of its Canopy Care program. In conjunction with historic preservation, one of the main focuses of the Grant Park Conservancy over the past five years has been the removal of invasive plants and vines throughout the park's woodlands. In early 2017, we contracted the pruning...

East Atlanta Chess Club Going Strong

Deepak Aaron Photo by Ian Roach Bob Peatman Photo by Ian Roach Shabir Amani Photo by Ian Roach Carter Peatman Photo by Ann Packwood Seth Dousman-Disroe Photo by Ann Packwood By Carter Peatman The recently formed East Atlanta Chess Club meets every Wednesday at Branan Towers, 1200 Glenwood Avenue, in East Atlanta Village. They hold a weekly rated tournament from 6:00pm-10:00pm, as well as free...

King Middle School Lady Jaguars Win the APS Basketball Championship!

By Constance Franklin, KMS PTSA President Congratulations to the King Middle School girls' basketball team, the Lady Jaguars, on their threepeat win of the APS Girls’ Basketball Middle School Championship! Not only did they win the championship trophy, King students and the Lady Jaguars coach received additional accolades: Janiyah Weaver (game MVP), Nakai Worthy (APS...

Ormewood Park Makers Festival Returns

By David Mayr On Saturday, May 20, the 5th Annual Ormewood Park Makers Festival will return. It will be held in the heart of Ormewood Park radiating outward from the intersection of Woodland Avenue and Delaware Avenue from 11:00am to 6:00pm. With a successful return to live events, 2022’s Makers Festival was a huge success, bringing...

Illumine Shines at Oakland this April

By Angie Wynne Historic Oakland Foundation invites its neighbors to attend Illumine 2023 starting April 27. Illumine, HOF’s annual after-dark arts event, returns to Oakland Cemetery with all-new artistic installations set against the inspiring backdrop of Atlanta’s glittering skyline.  Illumine 2023 will shine a light on Oakland’s magnificent arboretum, exploring Oakland’s trees’ environmental, historical, social, and...
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CALENDAR – April/May 2023

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,...

EACA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, April 11, 2023

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....

SAND Meeting Minutes – Thursday, April 13, 2023

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...

GPNA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, April 18, 2023

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...

Thanks, EACA Topper Volunteers

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...

Red’s Farm Update

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...

East Atlanta Neighbor Will Be Missed

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...

Supportive Housing Coming to Moreland

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...

Third Annual Serviceberry Fest Returns to East Atlanta

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,...

The “Scooter Boys” and the Fulton County Juvenile Court Part 2: What Do We Know about the Juvenile Court? 

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...
For "Farmer Red" Brian Harrison, In loving memory on behalf of all his Ormewood Park neighbors who so appreciated his company and generosity.

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