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EACA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 7:00pm

Call to order, start meeting recording. Part 1 Public Official Updates and Voting Items (Zoom and In-Person). September 9, 2025 Meeting Minutes approved without dissent.…
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SAND Meeting Minutes – Thursday, October 9, 2025

Opening remarks – the meeting was called to order at 7:30pm. Approval of September Meeting Notes – The meeting notes were approved without objection. City/State/School…
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GPNA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, September 16, 2025

President Robert Selby, called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. He thanked Oakland for providing the space for GPNA’s in-person meeting. Neighbors also joined…
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Gulf Fritillary Butterflies

By Jeremy Varner As summer slowly fades and transitions into fall during September and October, most of nature is bedraggled and exhausted. It’s been so…
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Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School Invites Prospective Families to Learn More

By Paige Teusink Families interested in learning more about Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School (ANCS) are invited to attend one of the school’s upcoming Info Sessions…
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Join Us for the 2025 Grant Park Candlelight Tour of Homes, Dec. 13 & 14

By Kristen Watts The 2025 Grant Park Candlelight Tour of Homes is just around the corner. The annual event offers a festive and unforgettable celebration…
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Go Fly a Kite (Or, A Gift from the Kite Man)

By Tom McGowan I dream of there being a kite college, a place of kite making and flying. I envision them at a pep rally…
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APS Facilities Plan Could Reshape Neighborhood Schools

By Alicia DeCrisco, BaMO Academy PTA Vice President Atlanta Public Schools (APS) is developing APS Forward 2040, a long-term plan that could close, merge, or…
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EACA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, September 9

Call to Order 7:05pm. / Start meeting recording. Part 1 Public Official Updates and Voting Items (Zoom and In-Person). August 12, 2025 meeting minutes approved…
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Be Curious, Not Judgmental

By Jeremy Varner To leave the kitchen of my grandmother’s Dekalb County ranch home and go to the backyard you would have to walk through…
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Benteen Elementary: Where Learning Comes Alive

By Kristin Morgan Southeast Atlanta! We are proud to share that Benteen Elementary has been in a whirlwind of achievements and growth. As we are…
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A New Way to Rest in History: Oakland Cemetery Plans Columbarium

By Kristy Gomez, Senior Director, Marketing & Communications Historic Oakland Cemetery will soon offer Atlantans a fresh, respectful way to become part of its storied…
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CHRIS 180 Reopens Atlanta Counseling Center

By Tiffany Fessler, Marketing Consultant CHRIS 180has reopened its flagship Atlanta Counseling Center with a team of licensed clinicians and counseling interns offering trauma-informed, person-centered…
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Yoga Is for Everyone

By Riki Bolster You are invited to stretch your way into festival day on October 18 at the Ormewood Park Makers Festival. “Good morning, Ormewood,”…
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Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the New Play For All Playground at Parkside Elementary School

By Rachel Barber The Parkside Foundation welcomed the community on Friday, September 19 to officially celebrate the opening of an all-abilities playground with a ribbon-cutting…
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UFO Dispatch from Red’s Farm Preserve

By Rebecca Reese Howdy neighbors! As the days grow shorter and the air turns crisp, we’re leaning into the season of gathering, gratitude, and preparing…
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Posts published by “Carlen Ruth Hultgren”

Book Club Author Event

Book Club Author Event

By Carlen Ruth Hultgren on July 18, 2024

By Carlen Ruth Hultgren FulcoLibrary invites everyone to the 2024 county-wide book club, One Book, One Read, of which the East Atlanta branch is a…

Pink Ribbon Cutting at Halidom Eatery

Pink Ribbon Cutting at Halidom Eatery

By Carlen Ruth Hultgren on June 17, 2024

By Carlen Ruth Hultgren On the evening of May 23, Halidom Eatery celebrated its official opening with a festive ribbon cutting ceremony, after a soft…

Street Pole Banners Have Arrived

Street Pole Banners Have Arrived

By Carlen Ruth Hultgren on May 22, 2024

By Carlen R Hultgren Early on Sunday morning, May 5, a group of dedicated community members, joined EABA (East Atlanta Business Association) in the business…

East Atlanta Kids Club and Root & Blossom Counseling Announce Partnership

East Atlanta Kids Club and Root & Blossom Counseling Announce Partnership

By Carlen Ruth Hultgren on May 22, 2024

By Carlen R. Hultgren The East Atlanta Kids Club (EAKC) is proud to announce a new partnership with Root & Blossom Counseling, a local East…

Whispers of History: An East Atlanta Walking Tour

Whispers of History: An East Atlanta Walking Tour

By Carlen Ruth Hultgren on April 5, 2024

By Carlen Ruth Hultgren On Saturday, May 11, Friends of the Madison Theater (FOMO) and the East Atlanta Business Association (EABA), in partnership with the Battle…

Pushing Up Daisies Garden Tour Returns to Sylvester Cemetery

Pushing Up Daisies Sylvester Cemetery and Garden Tour

Pushing Up Daisies Garden Tour Returns to Sylvester Cemetery

By Carlen Ruth Hultgren on March 9, 2024

By Carlen Ruth Hultgren On Saturday, April 20, discover the hidden blooms of East Atlanta, when the third annual Pushing Up Daisies Garden Tour, benefiting…

EAV Farmers Market Celebrates With Fall Events

EAV Farmers Market Celebrates With Fall Events

By Carlen Ruth Hultgren on September 10, 2023

By Carlen Ruth Hultgren The temperatures are finally dropping, and the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market (EAVFM) welcomes the cooler temps and the following events…

What’s a Strut?

Yellow t shirt with text of East Atlanta Strut September 23 2023, and an illustration of a red dragon behind some musicians

What’s a Strut?

By Carlen Ruth Hultgren on September 10, 2023

By Carlen Ruth Hultgren The East Atlanta Strut returns for its 25th anniversary year on September 23 with a hybrid model of hubs in the…