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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 […]
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Road Improvements on Moreland Avenue
By Brent Huff The South Moreland Ave Working Group (SMAWG) held their regular meeting with the Georgia DOT and Atlanta DOT on May 11. The meeting included many updates for ongoing projects and future improvements to Moreland Avenue. The repaving project is ahead of schedule. They have finished road repairs, which are easy to spot […]
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Paint the Village Pink Again
By Carlen Ruth Hultgren Planned Parenthood Southeast is excited to announce the fifth annual Paint the Village Pink Bar Crawl. Join your neighbors and friends on Friday, June 24, at 7:00pm as everyone Paints the Village Pink in support of your local Planned Parenthood health center. Check-in for the crawl begins at 7:00pm at the […]
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Grant Park Pool Is Open
By Grant Park Conservancy Staff The Conservancy works hard to make the park a welcoming place for all visitors by restoring the park’s architecture and gathering spaces, providing picnic areas and other amenities, and caring for the ecological health of the park. We love seeing the many different festivals and events in the park and […]
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Value Village Development
By Brent Huff and Mike Gardner One by one, the shops inside the Moreland Plaza/Value Village shopping center have closed and been boarded up. While the Dollar Tree is still open, it is expected to close some time in the next several months to make way for a large new development on the approximately 43-acre […]
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Paradigm Shift or a Perpetuation of Injustice: The Atlanta Prison Farm and the South River Forest
By Margaret Spalding This month, the Atlanta Regional Commission kicked off a community input and pre-planning process for protecting greenspace in southeast Atlanta and southwest DeKalb County, an area also known as the South River Forest and of which the old Atlanta Prison Farm property located at 1420 Key Road is the linchpin. Georgia State […]
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Letter to MJHS PTSA Families
By Jill Strickland Luse We made it through a miraculous, in-person school year that I’m sure we all will remember FOREVER! As I watched the honors and awards being given to the 2022 graduating class at the Maynard Jackson High School (MJHS) Visions Ceremony on May 22, I could only imagine the excitement, anxiety, and […]
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The Summer Shade Festival Is Back
By Grant Park Conservancy Staff The Grant Park Conservancy had announced the return of the Summer Shade Festival to the park on Saturday and Sunday, August 27 and 28. This year will be the 20th anniversary of the festival, so the community is invited to bring the whole family and spend the last weekend of summer in Grant Park. Each […]
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