By Henry Bryant Scott Pickrel Petersen, of the SAND neighborhood, was a Defend the Forest proponent decades before it was in the news. He was…
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By Henry Bryant When she passed last spring, Mary Ann Hightower still lived on Bouldercrest Drive, near the house where she was born. Her birth home still…
By Deedee Abbott Some call her Auntie. Some call her Southern Santa. Some call her Miss Betty. But everyone who knows Betty Storne knows that…
By Nan Brinson Atlanta loves a champion and East Atlanta has one in its own backyard; a champion southern magnolia, to be exact. Located in…
By Paige Teusink The Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School (ANCS) is excited to announce the hire of Dr. Alastair Pullen as its new Executive Director. Pullen brings with…
By Paul Kvinta The second annual Jaguar Jog 5K will take place on Saturday, August 12, beginning and ending at Maynard Jackson High School and…
Part 3: APS PD and the Professionals Who Work with Our Community’s Youth By John Prevost and Chris Newman Part 2 of this series ended with a…
By Paul Kvinta Maynard Jackson High School experienced a double tragedy in April when two members of its community drowned off the coast of Pensacola,…
By Robert M. Sarwark We, the board and volunteer staff of The Porch Press, would like to thank the following individuals for their generous donations to this…
By Henry Bryant What would any community be without volunteers to cover the gaps when public funds don’t quite stretch? When the East Atlanta Community…