The Most Wasteful Time of the Year

By Ross Jacobs Though many know this as the most wonderful time of the year, did you know it’s also the most wasteful? Atlantans produce…
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Mellow Mushroom Debuts New BeltLine Location

By Natalie Weckstein Mellow Mushroom – the stone-baked pizza bakers with more than 160 locations nationwide – opened its new Grant Park location at The…
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Key Updates from November 2024 SAND Meeting

By Mike Gardner Crime Reduction: Lt. Godwin from the Atlanta Police Department Zone 6 reported a significant decrease in major crime categories within the SAND neighborhoods…
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East Atlanta Kids Club: A Stellar 2024

By Carlen Ruth Hultgren By all accounts, 2024 has been a huge year for the East Atlanta Kids Club (EAKC). From the new playground, tennis…
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DeKalb Commission District 3 Runoff

By Paul Bolster Nobody received 50% of the vote in the November 4 special election and so there will be a runoff to decide who…
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EACA Meeting Minutes – Tuesday, November 12, 2024

EACA Minutes Call to Order – 7:00pm. October 8, 2024, Minutes Approved without dissent. October 2024, Treasurer Report Approved without dissent. Parks & Greenspaces –…
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SAND Meeting Minutes – Thursday, November 14, 2024

Welcome– 2 minutes. Opening remarks. Approval of minutes from October meeting – approved without objection. City/State/School/Other Elected Officials – 5 minutes per presenter Lt. Godwin provided…
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SAND Meeting Minutes

Thursday, October 10, 2024 Welcome – 2 minutes. Call to order/Opening remarks – The meeting was called to order at 7:31pm. Approval of September Meeting Notes –…
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GPNA Meeting Minutes

Tuesday, September 17, 2024 Call to Order 7:30pm. President’s Introduction. 2024 Steering Committee: Transportation Committee Chair Confirmation – Sam Lawrence. Sam was confirmed without any…
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EAV Treehouse Offers Healthy Bites and More

By Julie Siwicki Curious about what is behind East Atlanta Village’s green, grass-covered door next to Kaboodle? East Atlanta neighbors are quickly finding out. New…
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Burgess-Peterson Academy: A Profile

By Paul Bolster When Principal David White came to Burgess-Peterson ten years ago, the school had 240 students – -that included 60 in the Atlanta…
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The Grant Park Conservancy Breaks Ground on Two Major Restoration Projects

By Ceci Villanueva The Grant Park Conservancy (GPC) is excited to announce the groundbreaking of two significant restoration projects on the southern side of Grant…
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Love East Atlanta and Give Back to the Community: Become an Organ Donor

By Adán Bean, Spoken Poet I’ve lived in East Atlanta for over a decade, and what has kept me here is the strong sense of community.…
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DeKalb Commission District 3 Runoff

By Carlen Hultgren Nobody received 50% of the vote in the November 4 special election and so there will be a run-off to decide who…
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The Poet and Her Poems

By Tom McGowan Oh Riki. I have to admit I don’t like poems. That is not quite right… I do like some poems and occasionally…
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Madison Theater Crew

Photo by Elena Kaplan
Friends of the Madison Theater (left to right) include Stephanie Cherry-Farmer, Bill Gould, Jennifer Murray.