East Atlanta Community Association
Newsletter
May 11, 2009
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| Greetings! |
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Read on to find information on which area business made it in to Bon Appetit magazine, to get info on Burgess Peterson's Spring Bazaar on Saturday, to get a Security Patrol update, and to get links to EAV & EACA on Facebook.
Don't Forget! EACA's monthly meeting is Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. at Branan Towers. |
| EACA Beautification - Clean-up Sunday! |
This month we'll work in the Village to clean up some of the tree wells along Flat Shoals (weed/mulch) to beautify the village for the revelers visiting our neighborhood after May 30th's Beer Festival.
The clean-up will take place on Sunday, May 17th from 9:00 - 12:00. We'll meet outside of Joe's at 8:45 and ask volunteers to bring hand trowels/gardening gloves if you have them. We'll provide trashbags and gloves for litter collection. If you've got Round-Up to spare/donate, or a sprayer we could use, that'd be great! Also, if you have a truck we can use for moving mulch, come on down!
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| East Atlanta on Facebook |
If you're a Facebook member, be sure to join both the EACA group and become a fan of the East Atlanta Village page, too! Click on links below to take you directly to each.
 <--- East Atlanta Village Page
<--- EACA Group |
SAFE Neighborhood Mixer - Tonight!
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Safe Atlanta For Everyone ( http://safe-atlanta.org/)
is a neighborhood organization dedicated to empowering individuals to make
positive changes in their communities to make them stronger and safer. SAFE will be hosting their first annual "SAFE Spring Mixer" to
be held at the Holy Taco Restaurant in the East Atlanta Village on Monday, May
11th from 6 to 8pm. Come out and bring your family and friends to meet your
neighbors, learn about ways to be SAFE in your daily life and enjoy some good
food. There will be drink specials and free chips and salsa!
Please remember that we as
individuals do have the power to facilitate change and together we can
accomplish anything. Get involved! Get motivated! Stay SAFE!
SAFE SPRING MIXER
MONDAY MAY 11TH
6PM TO 8PM
HOLY TACO RESTAURANT
1314 Glenwood Ave
*non-smoking/kid friendly |
Burgess Peterson Academy Spring Bazaar - This Saturday!
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 Burgess Peterson Academy is dedicated to ensuring that our students have the necessary resources that they need to succeed academically. To that end, we are holding a Spring Bazaar on Saturday, May 16th where community members have the opportunity to both buy and sell all manner of items. Please see the attached flyer for further information! Click HERE. |
| Kirkwood Spring Fling - This Saturday! |
Want the diversity of a big festival with the warmth and ease of a neighborhood party? Then  join us for the 7th Annual Kirkwood Spring Fling and Tour of Homes ( www.kirkwoodfling.com). Browse the open air artist market (90 local artists) in the shade of giant trees. Enjoy the sounds of bands and singers on the big stage. Bring the kids for the tot trot and children's area. Grab food or a beverage from one of the food vendors.
Interested in architecture? Kirkwood has a diverse collection of building styles from classic Victorian cottages to Craftsman bungalows to Modern lofts and everything in between! All of these styles will be on show for the Tour of Homes.
The Festival runs 10-6, Saturday, May 16th. The Tour of Homes runs 12-6 Saturday the 16th and Sunday the 17th.
Admission to the festival is free. Tickets for the Tour can be purchased at the festival or in advance at several local Kirkwood businesses.
All proceeds go to benefit the Kirkwood Neighbors Organization, a local 501c3 non-profit group dedicated to community improvement.
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| Yard Sale to Benefit Zone 6 Mini-Precinct |
This Saturday, May 16th, City Church Eastside is sponsoring a large yard sale to benefit APD's Zone 6 Little 5 Points Mini-Precinct. The yard sale runs from 7:30a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and is being held at the L5P Community Center (Austin & Euclid).
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EABA Biz Briefs
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 Park Pet Supply - SAVE THE DATE!!!Park Pet Supply is celebrating 10 years in East Atlanta Village. There
will be a Customer Appreciation party at the Graveyard Tavern on June
6, 2009 at 8:00pm. We will have 3 great bands (The Pinups, a Bowie Tribute, and The Steamrollers) and a raffle with
fantastic prizes, which benefits Atlanta Animal Rescue Friends (AARF)! Click HERE to see our flyer.
________________________________________________________Morelli's in Bon Appetit's Top Ten Ice Cream Shop s
Our local ice-cream shop made it on to Bon Appetit's Top Ten list of Ice Cream shops. Bon Appetit defines the list as their, "favorite ingredient-focused ice-cream parlors." Click HERE to see the story. Visit Morelli's website at www.morellisicecream.com.
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Sweetwater Beer Dinner @ The Graveyard Tavern On Wednesday, May 20th from 6-8pm there will be a Sweetwater Beer Dinner at the Graveyard Tavern. Executive
Chef Cristy Nolton creates a $35 local foods dinner with hand-selected beer pairings provided by
Sweetwater Brewery. The dinner consists of
three courses and four beers. Live swing music by The Gravediggers
starts at 9pm. Please visit www.GraveyardTavern.com to view Beer Dinner Menu and make reservations. Reservations can also be made at info@GraveyardTavern.com. |
Youth Dance/Performance Camps Offered This Summer
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Dance411 is offer Children's Dance camps this summer as well as discounts for current adult fitness and dance classes. Click HERE for all the details.
_______________________________________________________________________________ Journey Performing Arts Center is also offering camps for youth. Click HERE for details. |
| Upcoming East Atlanta Area Meetings |
Atlanta Board of Education Community Meeting
Monday, May 11th - 6:00 p.m. Location: Atlanta Public Schools Center for Learning & Leadership
For more information, click HERE
Commissioner's Council on Parks, Recreation & Green Space Quarterly MeetingTuesday, May 12th - 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. Location: City Hall EastHosted by Parks Commissioner Dianne Harnell Cohen East Atlanta Community Association Monthly MeetingTuesday, May 12th - 7:00 p.m.
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| East Atlanta Security Patrol News & Information |
We continue to experience a relatively low level of burglaries in East Atlanta compared to 2008. March 2009 burglaries were down 75% from March 2008.
We did see a small spike upward in late March and early April, but
those numbers have again declined in recent weeks. Car break-ins were
very high in March, but those have been declining as well, and we'll
keep working with APD to prioritize patrols in areas that are
experiencing the most problems.
We continue to believe that our current group of officers has
really made a big difference in reducing crime in East Atlanta. All
are Zone 6 officers, and they take knowledge from the Security Patrol
out onto their regular police shifts. We recently lost officer Thomas,
who was also one of our 610 beat officers, but are fortunate that
another great officer who was an original member of our Security Patrol
team in 2006 has come back to Zone 6 and can pick up her hours.
To learn more about the East Atlanta Security Patrol or to enroll, visit the EASP website ( http://patrol.eaca.net). The cost to join the patrol is $50 per quarter, with a 50% discount for longtime residents and those 65+. To qualify, you must have lived at the same address for 20 years or be over age 65. We also have a 20% discount for members of an APD-sanctioned Neighborhood Watch. Please contact us if you're interested in setting up a Neighborhood Watch on your street. If you have additional questions, please direct them to securitypatrol@eaca.net, or call EACA Public Safety Chair Myron Polster at 404-429-8815. |
| EACA Public Safety - Crime Report Week 18 |
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The weekly detailed crime report for April 26th - May 2nd.
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2009 EACA Membership
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Join or renew your EACA membership today! Annual dues are $10 per household. As an EACA member, you can vote at EACA meetings on topics of interest within our community. Additionally, there are numerous local businesses who offer discounts to EACA members. See the official list of EACA member discounts and take advantage of them by showing your 2009 membership card throughout the Village. You can sign up for your 2009 EACA membership and order EACA Yard Signs on-line! Pay electronically through your online banking site or via Paypal HERE. |
Submissions: If you're interested in submitting an article to the EACA weekly newsletter, send it to newsletter@eaca.net by
the end of the day on Friday. Include relevant dates, times, locations
and contact information, as well as details of the event or
announcement.
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