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Garden Tour Highlights East Atlanta Green Thumbs and Historic Sylvester Cemetery

By Katherine Dillinger and Michelle Rice The eastern end of East Atlanta Village (EAV) is home to one of its most unusual treasures: Sylvester Cemetery, final resting place of many veterans, doctors, ministers, everyday Atlantans, as well as one country music legend. But lots of folks don’t even know it’s there, much less that a […]

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East Atlanta, Sylvester Cemetary

Historic Oakland Foundation Announces Capital Campaign

By Angie Wynne Atlantans now have the opportunity to help pave the way for preservation and restoration at Atlanta’s historic Oakland Cemetery for decades to come. As groundbreaking for Historic Oakland Foundation’s new Visitors Center nears, the Foundation invites the public to leave a lasting legacy by purchasing an engraved brick to be installed on […]

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Oakland Cemetary

Run With the Wolves

By Meredith Bier Are you ready to run your tail off? Registration for the 10th annual Run with the Wolves 5K and 1-mile is now open. The race will be held May 7, with the 5K race kicking off at 8:15am, followed by a 9:00am start time for the 1-mile race. The race is held in […]

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MJHS Hairspray Huge Success

By Stella Steely For Maynard Jackson High School’s (MJHS) latest musical, the theater department took on Hairspray and presented a fabulous show. This was the school’s big show of the year, and is being nominated for the Shuler Awards, considered the Tonys for Georgia high schools. Hairspray follows a teenage girl, Tracy Turnblad, portrayed by […]

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Grant Park, Maynard Jackson High School

Helping Neighbors in Need

By Bill Gould East Atlanta’s volunteer Neighbor in Need group which, for over a decade has raised funds and organized emergency home repairs for East Atlanta’s low income and special needs seniors, is embarking on an entirely new challenge. While the organization is often tasked with roof and structural repairs related to falling trees and […]

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EACA, East Atlanta, Neighbor In Need East Atlanta

Historic Oakland Foundation to Build New Oakland Cemetery Visitor’s Center

By Angie Wynne Historic Oakland Foundation is thrilled to announce the upcoming construction of a 10,000 sq. ft. visitors center outside the Cemetery’s main, western gate. The new building, designed by Smith Dalia Architects, will include a much-expanded museum store, a double-height atrium that will host interpretive exhibits that orient the visitor to Oakland and […]

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Oakland Cemetary

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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EACA, East Atlanta

GPC Canopy Soirée Returns

By 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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Grant Park Conservancy, Zoo Atlanta

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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