By Jacob Arnold Grant Park is well known for welcoming big picnics and gatherings every weekend during the summer season, and hosts more family reunions…
Posts published in “People and Places”
By Henry Bryant The August BATL organization tour will be a new Battle of Atlanta in Reverse Tour – from finish to start and back…
By Carlen Hultgren Trees Atlanta has a new FREE shade tree program available for front yards on private property. The Yard Tree Program, sponsored by…
By Bang Tran In order for the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market, to have the freshest vegetables and fruits possible, local farmers grow a variety…
By Morgan Collett Community, culture, and vision were the main reasons Festivals Jerk Chicken Grill chose to put their new restaurant in Glenwood Park. When…
By Henry Bryant If you saw the 2016 Oscar-nominated film “Hidden Figures”, you saw a little bit of East Atlanta, but may not have known…
By Nancy Leighton The moon is moving into position for a solar eclipse on August 21. A solar eclipse takes place when the moon’s path…
By Nancy Leighton The Porch Press is mailed out to 6,000 households in southeast Atlanta. An additional 500 copies are printed to put out in…
By Stephanie Cherry-Farmer This spring, students in Georgia State University’s graduate program in historic preservation completed a draft nomination for East Atlanta to be listed…
By Brian Tomlin Local nonprofit Gift of Adoption (GOA) and community members Doug Spicer and Kecia Tomlin are hosting an inaugural Grant Park Adopted By…