East Atlanta Community Association
Newsletter
July 19, 2010 |
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| Greetings! |
Hello,
Thank to those volunteers who came out to clean up our neighborhood
yesterday! There are two big events this week in and around East Atlanta
- Taste of East Atlanta and BATL. Check out BATL's featured article in Sunday's AJC.
Enjoy this week's newsletter!
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EACA Monthly Meeting Round-Up
|  On Tuesday, July 13, EACA's Monthly Meeting was packed with information
from and interaction with community leaders.
- State Rep.
Simone Bell (House District 58) gave an overview of what happened,
from her perspective, at the 2010 Georgia General Assembly. She also
discuss bills the Governor signed into law and upcoming issues she's
tracking and working on.
- Councilmember Natalyn Archibong (District 5) fielded
questions about City issues.
- Chief George Turner (pictured),
the newly-appointed Chief of the Atlanta Police Department, formally
introduced himself to East Atlanta and answered residents' questions
about the Department.
- Captain Jackson of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department relayed
some important information about summertime issues as well as AFRD's
staffing structure.
- Marvin Tolliver, MARTA Community
Relations Manager, discussed routing and pricing changes to our public
transportation system, the Reduced Fare Program for seniors and people
with disabilities, and upcoming legislative concerns.
The community also had discussions about Neighbor in
Need, BATL and Taste of East Atlanta, among other events and activities.
Please see the minutes for the full-range of topics.
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Taste of East Atlanta
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 It's time to start salivating,
because Taste of East Atlanta
returns on Thursday, July 22nd from 5:00-9:00 p.m! For $1 per taste-you can buy delicious food
samples from several EAV
restaurants. At such a bargain, you can finally afford to ask out that
really
hungry girl or guy that you've been checking out at the gym, or plan an
evening out with your cheap friends.
This is a great opportunity to
explore the variety of dining options
available
in the Village. Participating restaurants include The Graveyard Tavern,
The
Glenwood, Holy Taco, Urban Cannibals, The Midway Pub, Joe's Coffee,
Flatiron,
So Ba, Australian Bakery and many more!!
Taste of East Atlanta is
sponsored by the East Atlanta Business
Association
(EABA), which works toward cultivating awareness of the local businesses
in
East Atlanta
Tickets will be available on the day of at the East
Atlanta Village
Farmers
Market, Origins Real Estate, and other locations around the Village. And
we're
hoping to have advance tickets ready to sell a few days ahead of time.
Check
the event on the EAV
Facebook page for details.
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B*ATL: Battle of Atlanta
|  July 22nd will mark the 145th
Anniversary of the historic Civil War Battle of Atlanta. To
commemorate the important event, the neighborhoods in Atlanta's
5th Council District have teamed up to organize B*ATL on the
weekend of July 23rd-25th. The battlefield is
actually in these neighborhoods where people live and work
and play today.
This will not only be an event of
remembrance, but also one with fun for everyone including, but not limited to the following:
- Gala Dinner and House Tour
- 5K run
- Van and Walking Tours
- Re-creation of the Frontlines with Re-enactment Soldiers
and artillery
- Civil War Village with civilian
reenactors
- Historic music concerts and dramatic
performances
- Shopping and dining in East Atlanta and
Kirkwood
******All this and more is kicked off with "CSI-Battle
of Atlanta". A free presentation by noted forensic archeologist Garrett
Silliman who using science and technology to discover what really happened
in your backyard. Tuesday, July 20th at 7pm at The
Carter Center and Presidential Library Auditorium.******
For more information, including locations and times of MANY MORE activities, please visit the B*ATL website.
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Burgess-Peterson Academy Garden Workdays
|  Plant yourself at Burgess-Peterson
Academy's garden on Saturday and Sunday, July 24 and 25, from 8 a.m.
until 11 a.m. Volunteers will erect a fence and arbor at
the school's vegetable garden, put together a garden tool shed and work
to clear a wooded area for an outdoor classroom. Volunteers are free to
come on one or both days at whatever hours are convenient.
Burgess-Peterson is at 480 Clifton St. SE, at the corner of
Clifton Street and Glenwood Avenue near Interstate 20. Bring gloves,
hammers and your favorite weeding and pruning tools. Consider wearing
long pants and long-sleeved shirts to keep scratchy vines and bugs away. For more information, contact Michelle Rice at 4chisos@comcast.net. Note: The school has a manual post-hole digger. If you can offer a
better tool, please alert Michelle.
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Burgess-Peterson Community Day/Open House
|  August 7, 10AM to 1PM
Open House - To welcome students and parents
in preparation for the school year most of the teachers and school
staff will be in attendance. There will be classroom assignments and a chance
for parents and children to meet their teachers. There will also be
information about the school, chance to tour classrooms and information
about extracurricular activities and after care. BPA will also
provide information about how to get involved with PTA and/or volunteer
at the school.
Carnival - Food,
games, crafts, face painting, jumpy-house, a real fire
engine, and more. A minimal
charge for most activities and food with proceeds going to the school.
Community Day - To encourage people (both with
children and without) to get to know more about the school, and learn how you or your group can be involved with the school. Various community groups and
business will be invited to come share information about their organization/business.
If you are interested in volunteering or would like your business involved, please contact with your name, phone number, and email address.
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EACA
Neighbor in Need
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 Endorsed by community vote in May of 2010 our mission is to help low income elderly living in East Atlanta make
emergency home repairs and prevent the downward spiral that often leads them to
lose their homes. We look to strengthen
our community by helping those who need it most.
With the recent tough economic times, rising property taxes, health-care
costs and dwindling resources, seniors have been faced with difficult
decisions. Many of our neighbors have
had to let maintenance on their homes take a backseat due to the lack of funds
to correct roofing, plumbing, heating and air issues. Once these issues start to accumulate it
often results in the homeowner having to give up or sell their property. Our goal is to help our residents keep their
homes and remain in the community as long as possible.
Currently, we are operating under the non-profit status of Eastlake Neighbor
in Need where this program was originated and has been very successful. Several members of the community have been
meeting over the last few months to get this project moving forward. We are looking to raise money through
donations, grants and future fundraisers. We are also looking to engage local contractors looking to be community
partners in this endeavor. For more
information please contact Jeff Whitehouse at jwhitehouse@homewatchcaregivers.com
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Intown Academy
|  The Intown
Academy is now enrolling
students on a first-come, first-serve basis. More than 350 parents have
already
expressed an interest during Open Enrollment and are now being contacted
to
complete the enrollment process. As expected, some grade levels are
filling up faster than others. Please note that enrollment will
close for each grade level once that grade level is filled. Therefore,
we would
like to reach out to share our message, and
give everyone
an opportunity to take part in this tuition-free, public charter school
experience for their families.
The
Intown Academy will be located in the Old
Fourth Ward at 386 Pine St. NE, Atlanta, GA 30308 (the former CW Hill ,Elementary
site). It will open as a K-6 school in 2010 and grow to K-8 over the
next
two years, serving students zoned within Atlanta Public Schools.
Please visit our website, www.intownacademy.org or contact me at (404) 915-6233 for more information or if you have any questions.
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EAV Farmers Market - Same Location!
|  The Good Food Movement is alive and well in East Atlanta. as is the East
Atlanta Village Farmers Market. Thriving this year the Farmers Market has over 25
vendors bringing everything from fresh veggies and fruits to fresh baked
breads, pastured beef, pork and poultry to handcrafted popsicles,
cheese, yogurt, granola, grits, cornmeal, sausage, coffee, wild caught
shrimp, hand made soaps, candles, and bags from recycled textiles ---
all from local producers.
If you haven't been to the EAV Farmers Market
this season, stop by soon for a wood-fired pizza topped with market
goodies and an iced-herbal tea while you browse your local farmers
market. Don't forget to stop by the NRG SVRS table to learn about
energy savings plans for your home. You can find almost everything you
need at the East Atlanta Village Farmers Market, and what you can't find
at the Farmer's Market (namely local milk) you can get at the Urban
Cannibals Bodega right around the corner.
East Atlanta Village Farmer's Market. Thursdays 4:00pm to 8:00pm.
May through November. Same location: 1231 Glenwood Ave SE.
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East Atlanta Security Patrol
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 The first half of 2010 has ended on a positive note, as our two most
closely watched crimes have been down substantially compared to the
first six months of 2009. Burglaries are down 45% versus a year ago,
and auto break-ins are down 40%. We'll be talking at Tuesday's EACA
meeting about some of the reasons for this decline, but think that the
many improvements to the EASP in 2010 have been a big contributing
factor. Hopefully we can continue to attract more members in the
future, as our ability to patrol more hours does directly translate into
reductions in crime, particularly reductions in residential burglaries.
To learn more about the East Atlanta Security
Patrol, view updated news and notes or to enroll, visit the
EASP website. There
is 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 easp610@gmail.com, or call EACA
Public
Safety Chair Myron Polster at 404-954-1568.
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| EACA Public Safety - Weekly Crime Report | |
The weekly crime reports for weeks 25 -28 are below:
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| Upcoming Area Meetings | Atlanta City Council
Meetings: 1st and 3rd Mondays of the
month (07.19), 1:00 pm
City Hall, 55
Trinity Ave SW, Atlanta, GA
Grant Park Neighborhood Association
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday of the month (07.20), 7:30pm
Zoo Atlanta - ARC Building - Ford Conservation Room
800 Cherokee Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30315
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners
Meetings: 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the
month (07.27), 9:00 am
Maloof Auditorium,
1300 Commerce Dr, Decatur
Neighborhood Planning Unit, NPU-W
Meeting: 4th Wednesday of the month (07.28), 7:30pm
Martha Brown United Methodist Church, 468 Moreland Ave SE |
2010 EACA Membership
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Join EACA 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. Email questions to membership@eaca.net.
You can sign up for your 2010 EACA membership and order EACA Yard Signs on-line! Pay electronically through your online banking site or via Paypal HERE.
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| East Atlanta on Facebook/Twitter |
If you're a Facebook member, be sure to become a fan of both the EACA Fan Page and the East Atlanta Village page, too! Click on links below to take you directly to each.
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