Tag: Grant Park
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Grant Park Conservancy Continuing with Plans to Care for Greenspace
By Michelle Blackmon What another wild year 2021 turned out to be! Like you, your friends at the Grant Park Conservancy experienced a year of constant change and uncertainty in every aspect of our lives. But one thing has stayed the same — our commitment to care for Atlanta’s most beautiful and historic greenspace, Grant […]
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Cocktails for the Park
By Georgia Conservancy Staff Join us for an open-air event on September 10–a fun and relaxed evening at Zoo Atlanta’s newest outdoor event space, the African Savanna! Enjoy tasty appetizers, refreshing cocktails, and a view of the elephant exhibit while watching the sun set and supporting the Grant Park Conservancy. The event begins at 7:00pm. […]
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GPNA Monthly Meeting – June 2021
June 15, 2021 Call to Order–7:30pm President’s Introduction Approval of the May Minutes: Minutes are approved Treasurer’s Report: Now online in the GPNA Google Docs folder. Evelyn will have a monthly summary report. Donation Request Forms will be reviewed quarterly. Evelyn is working on that form and it will go up soon. Donation requests will be presented at the […]
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Reimagining & Restructuring at The Nest Nursery School: A Pandemic Silver Lining
By Mandy Palmer and Kristi Cameron, Co-Founders, The Nest Nursery School The Nest Nursery School is a not-for-profit early childhood school located in Grant Park. In the 2021-2022 school year, the Nest is celebrating ten years of caring for and educating young children in Southeast Atlanta! As we begin our second decade, we have been afforded […]
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GPNA May 2021 Meeting Minutes
Call to Order–Tuesday, May at 7:30pm. President’s Introduction Appointment for Transportation Chair – Phil Kelly. Adelee LeGrand has moved into a supporting role, and Phil Kelly was appointed. Announcement of Backing Historic Small Restaurants grant. Daddy D’z BBQ is one of the winners of this grant for $40,000 for restaurant support and building repairs. Maynard […]
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Atlanta Removes ‘Lion of the Confederacy’ Statue
By Carol Willey Following almost two years of repeated defacement, Oakland Cemetery’s “Lion of the Confederacy” monument was moved to an undisclosed location last month. The 127-year-old statue, recognized by the Smithsonian Institution as historically significant funerary art, was dedicated in April of 1895 by the Atlanta Ladies Memorial Association. The inscription on the monument […]
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Events Returning to City Parks
By the Grant Park Conservancy Staff The City of Atlanta has approved events for under 2,000 attendees and will be issuing permits for events as soon as May 15. The Grant Park Conservancy’s role is to make the park a pleasant and welcoming place for all visitors. We do this through our work restoring the […]
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Cherokee Avenue Bike Lane Update
By the Grant Park Conservancy Staff As part of the Mayor’s Action Plan for Safer Streets, the Atlanta Department of Transportation (ATLDOT) is announcing plans to install an interim bike lane on Cherokee Avenue. Starting as soon as May 14, ATLDOT will begin installing Bike Lane/No Parking signs and concrete barricades along Cherokee Avenue on […]
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St. Paul Offers Kids Summer Camp Focused on Community Service
By Rebecca Wallace Launching this summer, St. Paul Kids Serve has a mission to help kids become empowered stewards of their community through service. The summer camp will include service projects each week that partner with a community organization, while also offering traditional day camp activities. “We know children are absorbing and feeling what we […]