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The Historic Gazebo Has Been Restored!

By Grant Park Conservancy Staff We are excited to announce that the restoration of the historic Gazebo is complete! We know so many of you...
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Grant Park’s Utopia Foot and Shoulder Massage Is Destroyed in Fire, Aims to Return with Community Support 

By Julie Miller Stewart, Owner On the morning of August 21, Utopia, my business, caught fire and was destroyed. The fire started in the storage...
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The Great Tree

By Tom McGowan A big storm boomed in -- and I do mean boomed -- with a half hour of rolling thunder both frequent and...
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Comment on Commercial Assessment

By Paul Bolster Do something about the commercial appraisal process. Why are our elected officials ignoring the equal assessment clause in Georgia’s Constitution? The AJC...
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Goodbye Home Phone

By Paul Bolster Don’t call me on my home phone ever again. I am cutting it off. For 50 years friends found me, Riki, and my...
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How to Appeal Your Property Tax Reappraisal

By Bill Adams, Adams Realtors Upon receipt of a Notice of Reassessment of your property you have 45 days from the date of your notice...
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Paradigm Shift or a Perpetuation of Injustice: The Atlanta Prison Farm and the South River Forest

By Margaret Spalding This month, the Atlanta Regional Commission kicked off a community input and pre-planning process for protecting greenspace in southeast Atlanta and southwest...
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Letter to MJHS PTSA Families

By Jill Strickland Luse We made it through a miraculous, in-person school year that I’m sure we all will remember FOREVER! As I watched the honors...
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Ormewood Park Became the Birthplace of SAND

By Paul and Riki Bolster We drove slowly south on Moreland Avenue. With a fresh PhD in hand and a job teaching American History at...
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Progress on Moreland Avenue Projects

By Paul Bolster According to a report from The South Moreland Avenue Working Group (SMAWG), the resurfacing project should have started prior to April 3....
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