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New Champion Trees in East Atlanta
By Henry Bryant Brownwood Park is home to two new Champion Trees: a Blackgum (Nyssa sylvatica) and an American Sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) down by the river creek path in the south end of the park. Trees Atlanta hosts a monthly Forest Restoration project in Brownwood Park. All are invited to volunteer on the first Saturday of the month to […]
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That Food Desert…
By Tom McGowan When I moved to Grant Park in 1977, it was in today’s parlance, a food desert. The only restaurant nearby was the Kozy Grill. It was located on Park Avenue 200 feet south of Memorial Drive where the residential building with Doc Chey’s now stands. It was 500 square feet, if that, […]
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CALENDAR – April 2022
COMMUNITY MEETINGS via ZOOM: GPNA (Grant Park Neighborhood Association): 3rd Tuesday, 7:30pm. Check www.grantpark.org for details. SAND (South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development): 2nd Thursday of every month at 7:30pm via ZOOM; check www.sandatlanta.org for details. EACA (East Atlanta Community Association): 2nd Tuesday of the month, 7:00pm. See www.eaca.net for details. EABA (East Atlanta Business Association): General Meeting, the third Tuesday of […]
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A Day of Service in East Atlanta
By Chase Miller On Monday, January 17, over 30 East Atlanta Community Association (EACA) members came together to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in a Day of Service for East Atlanta. Families, friends, and neighbors of all ages picked up over 20 bags of trash next to the Glenwood Avenue and Maynard Terrace exits […]
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GPC Canopy Soirée ReturnsBy Sam Moore The Grant Park Conservancy (GPC) will be hosting its second annual Canopy Soirée on March 11 from 8:00pm to 11:00pm at Zoo Atlanta overlooking the African Savanna exhibit in Savanna Hall. This fundraising event benefitting the GPC will be a night to remember! Funds raised will be used to enhance historic Grant […]
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MJHS Drama Presents Hairspray
By Jessica Goldbogen Harlan and Carrie Teegardin The Maynard Jackson High School (MJHS) drama department is preparing to raise the curtain on Hairspray, the Tony Award-winning musical comedy. This show is MJHS’s most ambitious musical yet, with a cast of more than 40 students, an elaborate set, an interactive outdoor experience upon arrival, gorgeous period […]
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Nan Orrock and the 2022 Legislative Session, a Commentary
By Paul Bolster She is proof that some people get better with age. Maybe at just a few things. Nan Orrock was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1986. She was elected to the Georgia Senate in 2007 and is still there. That is a total of 34 years of experiences under the […]
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