Fungus Among Us

By Jeremy Varner I haven’t seen The Last of Us, HBO’s dystopian series about the collapse of society due to a fungus that attacks humans,…
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How to Help Injured or Orphaned Wildlife

By Carole Loftin An opossum is hit by a car and killed. Inside her pouch, a dozen babies cling to life. A kind person comes…
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A Lesson Learned:

Observations Regarding the July 15 Runoff Election By Paul Bolster Usually, runoff elections have a lower turnout than the first vote. The PSC statewide runoff…
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Ormewood Makers Festival to Expand Offerings

By Riki Bolster The 2025 Ormewood Park Makers Festival (OPMF) has plans for expansion. A second venue, a porch on the corner of Delaware and…
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SAND Meeting Minutes – Thursday, July 10, 2025

Welcome: 2 minutes. Opening remarks: The meeting was called to order at 7:31pm. Approval of minutes from the June meeting (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vUgVTLL4TkiMjyVYVEKvK6yWBNv6_HiwJDIBJOGjUZo/edit?usp=sharing). The June meeting notes…
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EACA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Call to order / Start meeting recording (https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/2vbL9PZsp_8nJtWRuHpaRyHG1MeTawPZ8NoxxJbi7kGFrECaIZssMmdRnXAA0Ksg.p5A-RmbfSinMns0z) at 7:00pm June 10, 2025 meeting minutes (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OQ4kqAi4uFWk6CQxWHA2Zz3nPJiNsQGx/view?usp=drive_link) approved without dissent. June 2025 treasurer’s report (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1guS6NxIznGtjpi_TtZxGpEbpUW46i_aL/view?usp=drive_link) approved without dissent. Elected Officials’ Reports Councilmember…
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GPNA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Call to Order – 7:30pm. President’s Welcome/Introduction – Robert Selby (president@gpna.org): Attendees were welcomed and thanked for attending. Agenda was presented. Membership and voting information was presented.…
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SAND Meeting Minutes – Thursday, June 12, 2025

Opening remarks – The meeting was called to order at 7:32pm. Approval of Meeting Notes from May meeting – approved without objection. City/State/School /Other Elected…
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EACA Meeting Minutes – June 9, 2025

Call To Order / Start Meeting Recording 7:01pm. May 13, 2025, Meeting Minutes Approved without dissent. May 2025 Treasurer Report Approved without dissent. Public Safety Committee Update – Chase Miller, Myron…
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GPNA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Call to Order – 7:30pm. President’s Welcome/Introduction – Robert Selby (president@gpna.org). Approval of April Meeting Minutes. Treasure’s Update – Travis Peterman, treasurer@gpna.org. April Balance Sheet …
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Remembering Martyn Hope

By Melanie Regnier, Terry Doherty, and Jenelle Holmes Martyn Hope, a long-term Ormewood Park resident, died on April 6. He loved this community and neighborhood…
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Battle of Atlanta Tours for You?

By Henry Bryant After a week of temperatures approaching and surpassing the 100-degree mark, the BATL (Battle of Atlanta) organization has decided to forgo a…
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St. Paul UMC Considers Its Past

By Jeff McCord Nearly forty years after a devastating fire destroyed much of the written record of its past, members of the congregation of Saint…
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#SpringNestWatch2K25: Our Baby Finch Story

By Jeremy Varner This spring our family got to see the early life cycle of a house-finch family from new eggs to empty nest. House…
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SMAWG Project Update

By Brent Huff In mid-June, the South Moreland Avenue Working Group (SMAWG) met with representatives from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), the Atlanta Department…
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Posts published by “Sherrie McCoy”

Dealing With Panhandlers in the City

By Sherrie McCoy on July 18, 2024

By Sherrie McCoy In the winter of 2023/24, homelessness and urban camping escalated in the East Atlanta area. However, several things have happened since to…