Category: Front Page
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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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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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Summer Camp Success!
By Jessie Grande During June 20 through June 24, the Atlanta Preservation Center (APC) welcomed 30 elementary age students from the City of Refuge, in collaboration with a number of wonderful community and preservation partners. Each day began at the L. P. Grant Mansion (APC headquarters) where the children learned the importance of historic preservation […]
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Summer Shade Festival Announces Presenting Sponsor
By Caren West A favorite tradition, the Grant Park Conservancy Summer Shade Festival is thrilled to announce Southern Feedstore as the presenting sponsor for this year’s event. The 20th annual two-day event features a free, family-friendly festival with live music, an artist market, food trucks, beer, and a 5K run. Southern Feedstore will help the […]
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Book Club & Summer Reading at the East Atlanta Library
By Shannon Sanders After a great success of the inaugural Fulton County One Book, One Read with Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, participants decided to continue a branch book club and invite more of the community to participate. With the interest of more community outreach, Friends of the East Atlanta Library (FEAL) is sponsoring […]
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Nature Pop! Makes Its Debut at Zoo Atlanta
By Rachel Davis Beautiful, inspirational exploration of art and nature is open now through August 8 Sean Kenney’s Nature POP! Made with LEGO® Bricks made its Atlanta debut at Zoo Atlanta on May 13. This new exhibition from acclaimed artist Sean Kenney features over 40 sculptures made from more than 800,000 LEGO pieces and explores […]
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Grant Park Conservancy Honored with Atlanta Urban Design Commission Award
By Shannon McCaffrey The Atlanta Urban Design Commission has recognized The Grant Park Conservancy’s Historic Preservation Project with an Award of Excellence for the restoration of three historically significant landmarks in the park: the Milledge Fountain, the Lion Bridge and the Erskine Fountain. The Award of Excellence honors projects, programs or people that have contributed to […]