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By Rebecca Kearns The East Atlanta Strut is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to showcase East Atlanta as a great place to live, work and play. They engage the community in a festive environment in the heart of East Atlanta where people come together to have a...

By Robert M. Sarwark Bennett’s Market and Deli, a Grant Park favorite since 2013, has relocated to the corner of Cherokee and Atlanta Avenues, at 891 Cherokee Avenue. Previously located on the east side of Grant Park, on Boulevard, Bennett’s now takes over the space occupied by Intown...

By Robert M. Sarwark For the first time since 2018, the Grant Park Neighborhood Association’s (usually) annual fundraising gala, known fondly as the Mothball, took place on Friday, October 21st, at Upstairs Atlanta. Both 2020’s and 2021’s events were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.  The Mothball first began...

By Chelsea Sommers On Saturday October 29, East Atlanta celebrated Halloween with the beloved EAV-O-Ween event in the Village. As popular as ever, it attracted families and friends, of both the human and animal variety, dressed up in their creepiest, spookiest garb for trick-or-treating at participating businesses along...

By Angie Wynne The holidays are a great time to experience the charm and magic of Oakland. Whether you have guests coming in from out of town or just need to stretch your legs after too much turkey, the holiday season at Oakland has plenty of fun activities...

By Carlen Ruth Hultgren The East Atlanta Village Farmer’s Market (EAVFM) is pleased to announce it will once again host the annual Giving Thanks Potluck for the season, Thursday November 17, 6:00pm to 8:00pm. Everyone is invited. Bring a dish, drink, or dessert, to share; bring friends, family,...

By Ian Michael Rogers Easements Atlanta is the proud recipient of a preservation easement donation by Pellerin Real Estate for the circa 1911 Marbut and Minor Building/E.A. Minor Masonic Lodge at 514 Flat Shoals Avenue in East Atlanta.Easements Atlanta is excited to accept the donation, another in a...

By the CMG Renaming Committee Custer - McDonough - Guice (CMG) is a neighborhood in Southeast Atlanta at the southernmost edge of SAND, roughly bordered by Custer, Moreland, McDonough, and Welch streets. A committee to explore renaming the neighborhood formed in the summer of 2022, and with SAND...

By Paul Simo, Chair of the GPNA Homes and History Committee Have you ever wondered why Grant Park is so inviting or why we have so many beautiful historic homes? It’s because of our neighborhood’s design regulations! What are design regulations? If you own a property in Grant Park...

By Henry Bryant East Atlanta’s Holiday Decoration Contest is already going on but the deadline to register for your house to compete is not until December 3. Everyone in East Atlanta (even if they are not a member of EACA) can register (or find out more information) by...

By Danielle Hanson On December 4, Southeast Atlanta Lady MOB will hold the sixth annual Holiday Market from 9:00:00am to 1:00pm. The market will feature more than 20 neighborhood-based, female-owned businesses selling handmade products and services.  Eventide Brewery will host the event. Artists and services include pottery, toys, jewelry,...

COMMUNITY MEETINGS via ZOOM: GPNA (Grant Park Neighborhood Association). 3rd Tuesday of every month, 7:30pm. Check www.grantpark.org for details. SAND (South Atlantans for Neighborhood Development). 2nd Thursday of every month at 7:30pm via ZOOM. Check www.sandatlanta.org for details. EACA (East Atlanta Community Association). 2nd Tuesday of every month, 7:00pm. Check www.eaca.net for details. EABA (East Atlanta Business...