Category: People and Places
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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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Atlanta Weston A. Price Chapter Meeting
By Marsha Thadison In an effort to bring the knowledge of great resources on nutrition and health, come be a part of Atlanta Weston A. Price Chapter. In these meetings you are shown how to include nourishing and traditional foods in your diet, that Dr. Weston Price studied on his 10-year travels. The Weston A. Price […]
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Eastside Community Pantry Continues
By Rachel Williams The interior doors of the Eastside Church Community Closet and Pantry read like an online chat forum. Words of thanks are mingled in with requests for specific items and unofficial rules for pantry maintenance, things like “This is for everyone, please be respectful.” and “Take only what you need.” What started during […]
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Celebrate Our Community and All Things Oakland
By Oakland Cemetery Staff The 44th Annual Sunday in the Park event will once again host Oakland Cemetery’s annual Tunes from the Tombs music festival. Along with amazing live music, Sunday in the Park attendees will enjoy tours, craft beer, an artist market and Museum Store pop-up shop, a Victorian costume contest, a kids’ area, a […]
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Water Discount for Seniors
By Henry BryantSenior Citizen residents of Atlanta are encouraged to apply for Water Shed’s Senior Citizen Discount and get 30% savings on their water and sewer bills. Here are the basic requirements: You must show a birth certificate, driver’s license, or other valid Georgia ID to verify your age and address. You will need to […]
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Update on Maynard Terrace Roundabout
By Sue King The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) is moving forward with plans for the construction of a roundabout at Maynard Terrace and the I-20 eastbound exit ramp (GDOT PI number 0013333) in East Atlanta. The roundabout will include partial dual lanes, pedestrian ramp facilities and lighting at the intersection of Maynard Terrace and […]
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Support Oakland Cemetery
By Historic Oakland Foundation Staff Historic Oakland Foundation (HOF) is excited to kick off its annual membership drive. For more than four decades, HOF has worked to preserve, enhance, restore, and share Oakland Cemetery, an important neighborhood greenspace where Atlanta’s history comes alive. Member support empowers HOF to address critical needs throughout the cemetery, from high-profile […]
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What Do You Want for East Atlanta Village?
By Chelsea Sommers Did you know that the funky East Atlanta Village (EAV) business district is now a Main Street community? East Atlanta Business Association (EABA) has been participating in the Atlanta Main Street (AMS) initiative of the Department of City Planning since 2019. EABA was awarded the 2022 cohort which includes a $20,000 grant […]