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Parkside Math Team Brings Home Championship Trophy
By Samantha Lueder The Parkside Math League Team was organized by Mr. Corbett, EIP Math teacher at Grant Park’s Parkside Elementary School. The team is…
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East Atlanta Streetscape Construction Begins
By Henry Bryant By the time you are reading this, depending on weather and other possible causes for delay, construction on Phase II of the…
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Zoo Safety Phone Number Error
By Henry Bryant In December’s Porch Press, a phone number was left out of the letter to the paper from Grant Park neighbor Steve Carr…
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HomeGrown Restaurant Helps Raise $7,600 for Local Firehouses
By Emily Gober Santa came early this year to two local fire stations when HomeGrown Restaurant Concepts presented both Fire Station 19 in Virginia Highland…
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East Atlanta to Host Living Walls Art Stroll
By Kate Crosby On Saturday, March 9from 12:00pm to 10:00pm, Living Walls is taking art to the streets of the East Atlanta Village. The Living…
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BATL Featured in Annual Phoenix Flies
By Henry Bryant The good folks at the Atlanta Preservation Center are still hard at work firming up their schedule for the Annual Phoenix…
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New Principal at Maynard Jackson
By Henry Bryant While the Maynard Jackson Campus on Glenwood Avenue in Grant Park is undergoing a massive renovation, the school has been in session…
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Zoo Atlanta Wins Major Award for International Conservation
By Keisha Hines The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) today announced that Zoo Atlanta has been awarded Top Honors for the 2012 AZA International…
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Howlin’ Halloween in Grant Park with The Monster Dash Family 5K
By Berit Bjorklund Turner Every October Grant Park residents report an increased number of ghosts and other strangely dressed beasties of the night running throughout…
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Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School’s Fall Festival
By Terri Heyns Ten Things To Do at the Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School’s Fall Festival: Ride a pony (or two) Dunk a teacher (or maybe…
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Correction on Article in Last Edition
By Nancy Leighton In the story last month about new businesses there was an error. The name of the new business on Village Creek Landing…
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South Moreland LCI Rezoning
By Bob Titus The recommended Zoning Code modifications that are contained within the South Moreland LCI initiative are being considered for implementation by the end of…
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Deviant Behavior in and around Grant Park
By Chris Newman Grant Park Security Patrol Report (GPSP): There have been a number of disturbing reports of deviant behavior in and around Grant Park…
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Victorian Cemetery Comes Alive at Halloween
By Thornton Kennedy For the seventh straight year, Historic Oakland Foundation presents Capturing the Spirit of Oakland – 2012 Halloween Tours on October 25-28, the…
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Annual East Atlanta Strut Festival September 15
By Johnathan Barhite The East Atlanta Strut (www.EastAtlantaStrut.org) is a free, volunteer-run neighborhood festival that celebrates and promotes the diversity of art, music, food, drink,…
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Dine Out at Six Feet Under for Team Owen and Light the Night
By Bill Ericson Team Owen and Six Feet Under have teamed up to bring Dine Out for Team Owen, scheduled for September 18. The night…
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Glenwood Raises Over $2,200 for GA Firefighters Burn Foundation; Next Benefit Is August 25
By Jennifer Thompson EAV’s Glenwood Neighborhood Pub has a tradition. To celebrate its anniversary of another year of being in business, the eatery holds a…
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Trees Downed in July Storms
By Nancy Leighton After nearly a month with little rain, storms brought torrents along with strong winds, downed trees, power outages, and property damage. The…
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BATL Double Quick 5K Shuffles the Deck
By Henry Bryant “On the Double” takes on a new meaning to participants in the BATL Double Quick 5K Race. Double Quick is the march…
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Grant Park Summer Shade Festival and Corks and Forks
By Carrie Whitney It’s almost time for the Grant Park Summer Shade Festiva. Now in its tenth year, this art, music, and food festival celebrates…
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Duke Bradley III Named Principal at Wesley International Academy
By Lee Landenberger After an extensive national search, Duke J. Bradley III has been named the new principal at Wesley International Academy. Wesley International Academy,…
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Gordon School Action
By Henry Bryant Since the early 1990s, the Gordon Elementary School on Metropolitan Avenue behind Martha Brown Methodist Church at Moreland Ave. has been vacant.…
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Trees Atlanta Hires Sheep to Eat Kudzu
By Bethany Clark Photo Credit: Trees Atlanta Trees Atlanta has hired a herd of sheep to eat kudzu this summer! The program, called Have Ewe…
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Local Gym Changes Ownership
By Elizabeth Harris CrossFit Downtown Atlanta has completed its purchase of CrossFit On the Move, establishing Atlanta Barbell in the downtown area. This acquisition by…
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Grant Park Conservancy New Member Offer
By Alisa Chambers Are you a member of the Grant Park Conservancy? If not, now is the time to join! If you love programs like…
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World’s Rarest Tortoises Arrive in Atlanta and Knoxville
A Rare Ploughshare Tortoise. Photo Credit: Zoo Atlanta By Keisha Hines A special delivery of some of the world’s…
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Annual East Atlanta Beer Festival Returns to Brownwood Park
2011 EABF Volunteers pause work for a photo. Photo by Zach Porter Photography By Lauren Leschper The 9th annual East Atlanta Beer Festival returns on…
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Five Loaves and Two Fishes – Martha Brown Servers the Community
By Ken Rose Last year, less than 20 people from Martha Brown United Methodist Church (UMC) membership sat together in a room after church and…
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Grant Park Pool Season Starts May 28
By David Ringstrom The Grant Park Pool will open for the season on Memorial Day Monday, May 28. The pool will remain open through Labor…
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Feed the Animals at Zoo Atlanta
By Jennifer Thompson An elephant waving at you, ears moving back and forth. Seeing zebras and giraffes moving to your right, and magnificent rhinos to…
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Tunes from the Tombs: A Weekend of Music & Spirits Benefiting Historic Oakland Cemetery
By Pete Knapp A unique Americana music festival will draw a hundred acts and thousands of people to one of Atlanta’s great cultural treasures the…
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Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School Hosts First Annual Run With the Wolves and Health Fair
By Michelle Bowers Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School (ANCS) is howling with excitement to announce its first annual Run with the Wolves ANCS 5K 1Mile…
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Sixth Graders Awarded Grant to Fix Erosion Problem on School Grounds
Area on the ANCS middle campus with erosion problems. Photo provided by Jake Fuller By Jake Fuller, Colin McAdams, and Helen Regnier The sixth graders…
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GardenQuest Workshops at Library Finalized
By Katina Van Chronkite Friends of the East Atlanta Library (FEAL) has announced the details of GardenQuest, six workshops taught by local and notable gardeners,…
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Right Brain Ball
By Latha Nair-Erickson P.T. Barnum once said, “The noblest art is that of making others happy.” Attending The Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School’s 9th annual auction…
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Looking Back on a Banner Year for Births at Zoo Atlanta
By Keisha Hines Just how many babies were born at your Zoo in 2011? Members and guests may have heard plenty about Sohni and Sanjiv…
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The Porch Press Holiday Schedule
By Darin Glass Happy Holiday from The Porch Press! The newspaper will not publish in January and will not have any deadlines at the end…
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EACA Celebrates Thirty Years of Community Work
By Austin Dickson In its 30th year, the East Atlanta Community Association (EACA) has worked tirelessly to bolster the quality of life for all East…
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Neighbor in Need East Atlanta 2011 Recap
By Marc Takacs 2011 was the first full year of the East Atlanta Neighbor In Need initiative’s existence and it was an eventful one. A…
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Neighborhood High School to Close for Renovation
By Steve Carr Last November 2, voters agreed to an extra 1% sales tax, and almost $30, 000, 000 of it will be spent to…
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Fighting for Smart Development on Moreland Avenue
By Steve Norman When a city notice went up on Moreland Avenue in August about clearing some trees for a new business, many people were…
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Christmas in East Atlanta Village Scheduled
By Kevin Spigener The East Atlanta Village Santa Team has received word from the North Pole that Santa and Mrs. Claus are preparing for their…
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Candlelight Tour of Homes and Artists’ Market
By Sonia Fuller and Rebecca Wallace The Candlelight Tour of Homes in Grant Park has long been remembered for its beautiful homes and holiday decorations,…
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Bells Ringing, Carolers Singing During 31st Annual Grant Park Candlelight Tour of Homes
By Sonia Fuller For more than 30 years, Grant Park residents have welcomed visitors from near and far to their historic neighborhood for the much-anticipated…
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Maynard Jackson High School Recognized As IB Candidate School
By Sharonda Murrell Maynard Holbrook Jackson High School is now recognized as an International Baccalaureate (IB) Candidate School effective June 13, 2011. The school is…
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EACA’s Beautification Committee to Kick Off Adopt-A-Street Program
By Steve Devore The East Atlanta Community Association’s (EACA) Beautification Committee is poised to kick off East Atlanta’s Adopt-A-Street program, with a goal of getting…
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GPNA Petitions to Keep the Cyclorama in Grant Park
Photo by Lauren Rocereta The Grant Park Neighborhood Association Historic Committee had dozens come out to stand in support at the Cyclorama on Saturday, Aug. 27 and…
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Victorian Cemetery Comes Alive at Night for Halloween Tours
By Thornton Kennedy For the sixth straight year Historic Oakland Foundation presents Capturing the Spirit of Oakland – 2011 Halloween Tours October 28, 29 and…
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Grant Park Cooperative Preschool Awarded $15,000 Grant
By Emily Staggs Dr Pepper Snapple Group and national non-profit KaBOOM! awarded Grant Park Cooperative Preschool a $15,000 “Let’s Play” Playground Construction grant in June.…
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Presenting the Dance 411 Foundation: Formed to Serve the Community
By Jean Hallman Dance 411 Studios recently teamed up with Atlanta ArtSpace Program and Journey Arts to form The Dance 411 Foundation. The Dance 411…
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Get Ready to Strut Your Stuff!
By Fran Coleman The East Atlanta Strut strives to promote the diversity of East Atlanta Village, its businesses, and the artists who reside in the…
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Grant Park Summer Shade Festival is the Coolest Way to End Summer
By Carrie Whitney For the ninth year, Atlanta’s historic neighborhood which houses the city’s oldest public park, will welcome thousands of visitors to the Grant…
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Bravo Films at Dance 411 Studios
By Jean Hallman Bravo TV’s Tabatha’s Salon Takeover filmed an episode at Dance 411 Studios in July. The filming took place Tuesday, July 19, and…
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Wesley International Students Achieve 100% Passing Rate on Chinese Test
By Anthony Chung During the 2010-2011 school year, Wesley International Academy launched its pilot program for the standardized international Chinese proficiency test, Youth Chinese Test…
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Great Author Line-Up at Three Venues Including Cyclorama
By Henry Bryant BATL has a great lineup of authors coming as part of the annual Battle of Atlanta Commemoration in our neighborhoods. There are…
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Atlanta Providing $1 Million in Home Energy Improvement Rebates
By Rebecca Wallace A City of Atlanta residential weatherization program is providing $1 million in rebates for qualifying home energy efficiency improvements over the next…
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The Eastern Bongo Matilda Is Expecting
By Keisha Hines The Animal Management and Veterinary Teams at Zoo Atlanta have confirmed that Matilda, a 3-year-old eastern bongo, is expecting a calf. The…
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American Girl Doll Author to Speak
By Nancy Leighton Author Evelyn Coleman will give a talk and speak with girls about her newest book in the Addy mystery series, Shadows of…
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Photos of Baby Gorilla at Zoo
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Porch Press July Schedule
By Jennifer Thompson The next issue of The Porch Press will be published a week earlier than usual. This is to accommodate volunteers and advertisers…
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EAV Farmers Market Expanding Community Reach
By Lewis Cartee The Neighborhood Fund of The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta has awarded a grant to the East Atlanta Village (EAV) Farmers Market.…
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Local Dancers Finish Second in National Step Up 3D Dance Dub Contest
By Jean Hallman Dance 411 Studio’s entry in the Walt Disney Studios Step Up 3D Dance Dub Contest finished in second place. The contest was…
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2011 Grant Park Pool Season Starts May 30
By David Ringstrom The Grant Park Pool will open for the season on Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day). The pool will remain open through September…
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Infant Orangutan Makes First Trips Outside with New Mother
By Keisha Hines An infant ape who journeyed from Texas to be fostered by one of the nation’s best surrogate mothers is now beginning to…
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Notice of Date Changes for August Issue
By Jennifer Thompson This year Independence Day is also the first Monday of July, which is usually proof night. To allow Porch Press volunteers to…
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Complex Carnivores Opens in April at Zoo Atlanta
By Keisha Hines Just in time for Spring Break, Complex Carnivores, a new series of exhibits at Zoo Atlanta, opened on Friday, April 1. The…
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East Atlanta Village Building Sold
By Stuart Brady On March 1 Clinton Raines Jr., an 18-year veteran with State Farm Insurance, acquired the building at 416 Flat Shoals Ave in…
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The First Lady Visits Local Elementary School
By Adam Waterson First Lady Michelle Obama visited East Atlanta’s Burgess-Peterson Academy BPA) and its organic garden to mark the one-year anniversary of her “Let’s Move”…
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Major Southeast Atlanta Transportation Choices Are Pending
By Robert Whittington Titus Southeast Atlantans may awake on the morning of April 1, to find that their futures might be dramatically changing for the…
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Are Atlantans Visiting Some of the World’s Last Turtles?
By Keisha Hines One might assume that an animal with a shell has one of nature’s greatest built-in security systems. If that were true, there…
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