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We have a new baby and I'll be going back to work in late February. We're looking for a part time nanny to care for our 3-month old daughter 2 days a week. We're looking for someone responsible, caring, and creative, and can be flexible regarding the days. Emma is a fun, easy baby so far and a pleasure to be around! Please contact me at brett_lacy@hotmail.com if you're interested in talking further.
Give your sweetie a memorable Valentine's present this year! Alvaro & Marta Garcia, Grant Park Cooperative Preschool's beloved Spanish teacher, are offering Salsa/Latin Dance Lessons Saturdays, March 3rd to 31st! 100% of the proceeds go to GPCP's new playground efforts. Child care included!
We are now accepting registrations for the 2012 baseball season. Our t-ball division is for children aged 4 through 6 as of March 1, 2011. We have two coach pitch divisions: "minor league" for 7 and 8 year olds and "major league" for 9 and 10 year olds. Kids who are 11 and still in 5th grade are eligible to play coach pitch baseball. For info: 404-451-8089 or www.grantparkbaseball.org.
Grant Park Cooperative Preschool’s annual auction will be held February 25th at Grant Park’s stylish new redevelopment, the Jane. Open to the public, GPCP welcomes parents & singles alike to join us for a rockin’ night of great food, yummy adult beverages, auction fun and live music!
Open House dates are:

· Sunday, January 29, 2012, 3:00pm at the Grant Park Campus, 501 Grant Street
· Saturday, February 4, 2012, 10:00am at the Cabbagetown Campus, 177 Estoria Street

Decatur Presbyterian Children's Community is having an Open House on Tuesday, January 30, 2012 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. Our boys have been going for two years and we couldn't be happier. They serve ages 9 months – Kindergarten. They are located near Decatur Square at 205 Sycamore Street, Decatur GA 30030. Call Ellen at 404.378.1770 for information.
Find out more about the cooperative experience at Inman Park Cooperative Preschool.
We are looking for another family to share our nanny starting in April 2012. We have a 2yr old son and the family we currently share with is discontinuing in April. We have shared for over two years but they have expanded their family and can no longer share. We have a wonderful nanny who is a graduate student studying Child Development at Emory. She is amazing and we consider her a part of our family. We are looking for another 2-6 yr old to share at our house in Grant Park, Monday-Friday around 9am-5pm. If you would like to discuss more, please contact me at kendra@needdesign.com
Free yoga classes with Alyson Laura! The classes are Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30pm. This is suitable for all skill levels and even for beginners who have never tried Yoga before. The classes are free, so there's no reason not to come. For more info contact Mrs. Laura at alysonnelaura@gmail.com.
TCGP Annual Open House for Prospective Families.
Thursday, January 12th from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. or Saturday, January 28th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at 760 Edgewood Avenue.
GYROKINESIS® movement training is now being taught at Nirvana Yoga on Thursday afternoons from 4:30 – 5:30 in Grant Park. Gyrokinesis combines yoga with movement, breathing, and continuous flow to develop improved body awareness, core strength and flexibility.
Completely renovated green home on Woodland Ave!
Join the Atlanta Neighborhood Charter School for their annual blood drive on Thursday, November 17th, 1:00-6:00 p.m. (Rosswurm Hall, Elementary Campus). Sign up to donate: www.redcross.org. Click on Give Blood then click Sponsor Code and enter ncschool.
2-4 Coaches needed beginning in February 2012 for the 5K run for girls in early May
MARTA fare changes are effective October 2, 2011. The fare has increased $.50 to $2.50.
Science tutoring available in all subjects, including AP, from middle school to high school, with a certified, experienced teacher who lives in the neighborhood.
LeBechi Wilson Hovestol is a certified Spanish teacher with over 6 years of tutoring experience. She can help you learn Spanish from scratch for work or travel, or work with students to raise their grades. Watch your students go from D's, to A's and B's. Call 770-789-6483 for an appointment!
Join us for a special listening session for redistricting on Monday February 13th at 6:30 pm. We have invited our Board of Education members to come to Coan Middle School to hear from parents, teachers and community members in Southeast Atlanta about what we would like to see come out of the redistricting process. Learn more about Option C for a 9th grade academy.
Reliable, energetic nanny available. Experienced with newborns to teenagers. Own transportation. Flexible hours. References available upon request.
20 years of teaching experience, Jessica lives in Grant Park. She's available to tutor children ages 5-12.
Join us at Oakland Cemetery, May 21 and 22, for the first annual Tunes from the Tombs: A Weekend of Music and Spirits Benefitting Historic Oakland Cemetery. For more information on music and activities at Oakland Cemetery this weekend, read the Music Line-Up and Learn More.
It's registration time for area Pre-schools and Charter Elementary Schools. Info on Pre-K and traditional school registration also included.
Montessori In Town announces their school’s expansion to include a Montessori Elementary program beginning in the fall. The Elementary program, a multi-aged classroom for children ages six to nine, plans to begin with first through third grades in ...
Southern Smiles is a family oriented practice located in Glenwood Park. Southern Smiles is “Dentistry worth Smiling about!” Let us improve your smile today. Call our office to schedule your next dental appointment.
Music lessons for all ages!
She understands commands and is super-friendly! She doesn't have any tags but has a patch of white on her chest. If she is yours, please call Dana - 914-837-6792 and we can arrange for her to be picked up.
Montessori In Town, an AMI Accredited Montessori school, is offering the Active Parenting Now! workshop series for parents this fall. Active Parenting is designed to offer strategies to defuse power struggles, build independence and ...
We love getting out in the neighborhood and getting to know our neighbors. There are lots of opportunities to find good stuff, good food, and a great time with friends this weekend.
We have a great Nanny that cares for our 9 month old daughter near grant park.
If you are a family that is looking for a part time or full time nanny for their child - Please call Philippe at 404-921-7203.

Do you have a new baby born on or after 1/1/10? If so, putter on over to our newest playgroup: the Puffins! Playgroup meets on Thursdays from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. For more information, please contact Sarah at sarahdollacker@gmail.com or (404) 660-4328.
The Grant Park Cooperative Preschool, a Reggio Emilia inspired practice, is looking for teachers for the 2010-2011 school year. Interested persons should be caring, intuitive, creative and community oriented and have strong communication and organizations skills.
A doula (pronounced Doo-la) is a term from the Greek language meaning a "woman who serves."

Birth doulas are re-creating the woman-to-woman network of the past. Having another woman present to provide reassurance and encouragement has been seen throughout history. Unfortunately, as birth has been taken out of our communities, the experienced loving support of sisters, mothers, aunts, and friends has also diminished. Most women do not share or participate in a birth until they are experience their own. This is where a birth doula can be so helpful. We understand the emotional and physical complexities of birth, we can instill confidence and trust in you and your body. We are able to increase the intimacy of the experience for a mother and her partner by managing the fears of both parents and providing useful comfort techniques for the mother. We also help facilitate communication with your maternity care team.

Saturday mornings at 9am on am 1690, the voice of the arts. Streaming live at 1690wmlb.com. View PDF.
In its efforts to improve Grant Park for all users, the Grant Park Conservancy would like your input via a survey ...
A miniature poodle missing named Scribbles has been missing since Wednesday night (4/21) from a house on Georgia Avenue on the west side of Grant Park. He had no collar on but does have a microchip. If found please call Cathy at 404-593-5108 or Stephanie at 404-483-9449. He was last seen roaming around the Neighborhood Charter School.

Description:
13 lb. brown/tan/orange miniature poodle
very friendly & answers to Scribbles
two missing front teeth

The East Atlanta Kids Club seeks volunteers for our 7th-annual Brownwood Bike Rally & Run on Saturday, May 15, to be held in beautiful Brownwood Park in East Atlanta.
Looking for replacement sidewalk pavers or mold to create additional concrete sidewalk pavers.
Peachtree Hope is a tuition free charter school for Dekalb county residents, opening Fall 2010. Opening for grades K-5 in 2010 and adding a grade level each year through grade 12. It will follow the highly successful and proven SABIS educational program and curriculum.
Imagine Wesley International Academy hosts its 3rd Annual Live & Silent Auction
Saturday, March 27, 2010 5 PM to 9 PM at The Stove Works in Inman Park.
Featuring food, fun and entertainment including live & silent auctions

Are you a local business or resident that would still like to donate? The deadline is March 17.

A friend of SEABA's is looking to locate commercial kitchen space for his catering company in East Atlanta, Grant Park, Cabbagetown, Old Fourth Ward or Reynoldstown, e.g. SEABALAND. If you have any leads/suggestion, please let me know. He is not looking for retail, just kitchen and storage with ideal size between 1,500 - 2,500 sq ft. Please contact me at EconomicDevelopment@GPNA.org.
This year we will be accepting mail in registrations starting January 12, 2010 so that parents who do not need to attend on-site registration can just mail in their form.
Found 1/26 near Grant Park. Blue Collar but no tags.
Found a black shepherd mix on 1-20 around 1 pm on Friday 1/22. She is aprox 80 lbs, healthy and obviously loved, but no collar or chip. Please call if this sounds like your dog.
Andrew: 404-614-3717 or email ajbwalter@gmail.com

Please sponsor a child at the Easter Seals school, Guice, on Woodland Avenue. Many of the families attending this facility do not have the resources to provide extra gifts during the holiday season, and the children are in need of warm clothing. Please help us make the season merry for these kids!
Hi! We are selling Christmas Trees this year next door to The
Shed at Glenwood Park. Come by for some hot chocolate and check out
our trees! We will be donating 10% of the proceeds to the Grant Park Cooperatve Preschool on Nov 27th and Dec. 4th.

Straight from the Farm Christmas Trees
890 Bill Kennedy Way (Glenwood Connector)
In Glenwood Park next to The Shed


Our Tree Farmer has been in Business since 1965. Located at high
elevations near Roan Mountain in Western North Carolina.
Our priority is to get you the freshest, highest quality tree. Our
trees are the ones which will make a lasting Holiday memory! Come
visit us!


GPCP BENEFIT NIGHTS at
Straight From the Farm
Christmas Trees and Wreaths
Nov 27th and Dec 4th
10% net proceeds for tree sales on these days will be donated to the
school


890 Bill Kennedy Way (Glenwood Connector)
(next to The Shed)

There's a new playgroup in Grant Park for babies born on or after 8/1/09! If you have a new baby, please join the CRAWFISH for their first meeting at the home of Coordinator Michelle Stevens, 566 Grant Street, on Tuesday, November 17th at 11:00 am. Expecting parents are welcome as well! Questions? Contact Michelle at mstevens486@gmail.com or (404) 549-3873.
“In an old house in Paris that was covered with vines lived twelve little girls in two straight lines,” begins the story of Madeline. This holiday season will be unlike any other for Madeline and her friends. While on their morning walk with Miss Clavel, the girls come down with the flu, and as they take to their bed, many wonder if they will be able to go home for Christmas. With the arrival of a mysterious stranger, Madeline and the other girls get a holiday adventure beyond their wildest dreams. A musical play adapted from Ludwig Bemelmans’ delightful book. A holiday treat for the whole family! This charming musical adaptation will be sure to enchant audiences at Horizon Theatre Company this December 12 – January 3, 2010. See below for ticket information and showtimes.
The holidays are looming! Why not cross TREE off your list already! Order your Frazier Fir Tree and wreath today and pick it up at 2nd Annual Glenwood Park Holiday Gift Fair on December 6th!
Young and old alike are invited to a gala ribbon-cutting ceremony and neighborhood celebration at Jacci Fuller Woodland Garden Park on Saturday, December 5 at 3:00 p.m.
To make the Halloween Festivities fun for all we need community volunteers to help. We are looking for a few more volunteers to step up and help for a few specific operations during the Grant Park Parent Network Halloween Parade and Festival, taking place on Saturday, October 31.
Next Camp – Nov. 2 - Dec. 11 - Join our fitness camp community and discover why 90% of our campers return and why 70% have never left. Every day presents a new challenge as campers push, pull, lunge, crawl, jump, run, sweat and laugh themselves into the best shape of their lives, and in the process, they meet their new best friends.
On Saturday, October 17th GPPN will sponsor an annual neighborhood yard sale. You'll see signs in the neighborhood and maps at the participating houses to go from yard sale to yard sale!
New Family registration for Grant Park Cooperative Preschool (GPCP) runs from January 31 - February 12, 2010. Applications and fees must be received no later than 4:00pm on Thursday, February 11, 2009 to be eligible for consideration. New families interested in enrolling at the preschool are required to attend one Open House session in order to learn about the nature of our “cooperative preschool.”
Lung cancer is the #1 cancer killer of Americans. Lung cancer claims more lives in the United States than breast, prostate, colorectal, and pancreatic cancers combined. After learning the facts, it's surprising that lung cancer research continues to be highly underfunded. Together, we can change this! Please join us on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at Zoo Atlanta for Love Your Lungs Atlanta!
The children’s workshop will consist of learning basic jazz and ballet. The classes will start off with a basic warm-up and then go on to learn some technique in order to better perform a choreography designed to be simple yet helps your child move in new and challenging ways. For adults who have previous experience or are new to dance, we have an exciting workshop to offer you as well! These classes add something different to your busy life. Whether you want to enjoy dancing to ballet, jazz, and hip hop or to maintain a healthier, active lifestyle, this workshop is for you!
Don't miss your chance to experience it on your very own float (your junior goblins will haunt you with praise for years to come). It wouldn't be Halloween without a few surprises, so if you're more inclined to cruise the route in a pick-up truck, a vintage car, a hearse, a unicycle... that would be a treat, too. Just let us know that you're coming by October 11. Email your entry request to bigrock_candymountain@yahoo.com.
Please join us as we celebrate GPCP's 10th year! The party will go on Rain or Shine!

When: September 26, 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where: At the GPCP Playground at the corner of Sydney and Broyles
What: A block party for GPCP families, alumni and community members
Why: To say "Thank You!" for 10 years of support and cooperation!

The celebration will be a neighborhood block party with many activities and fun for children of all ages, including a set by The Wipes! The party is free and open to the community and our Tour of Homes guests. We hope to see you there!

Julie's friend is also collecting for ADULTS in the mobile home complex who lost everything and had no flood insurance. Any donations are appreciated. You can drop them off at Julie's house at 394 Milledge Avenue. Call Julie with any questions.
The Atlanta Community ToolBank, located in District 1 Atlanta, is extending free tool usage to groups participating in flood related clean-up efforts. Nonprofits, neighborhood associations, schools, faith-based organizations and other eligible charitable groups can borrow equipment for up to two weeks. The ToolBank inventory includes over 150 tool types with everything from trash grabbers to large ladders ready for action.
Sat and Sun, Sept. 26th & 27th at Urban Body Studios in Midtown. Come enjoy up to 15 two-hour workshops from the premier local, and some national, yoga teachers. Including everything from how to teach yoga to kids and teens, Ayurvedic nutrition and living, back bends, arm balances, & Thai Massage. Also, a marketplace with local vendors: jewelry designers, artists, nutritionists, Lululemon Athletica, and live Kirtan with Bhakti Messenger. Come for one workshops or for the whole weekend and meet your wonderful health and wellness community!
If you didn't festival enough last weekend... come on out to Decatur for healthy, fun, food & books!
Children's Activities: 11:30am-5pm Saturday & Sunday
Join Councilmember Carla Smith in the Children's Area at the Summer Shade Festival. The Children's Area is a family favorite with storytellers, jugglers, sing-a -longs and kid-sized make-and-take projects. View Children's Schedule

Grant Park Provisions has added a larger “Family Friendly Comfort Food” section to its online menu of delicious and healthy ready-made food prepared just for you and delivered to your door.
Help support your neighborhood by volunteering with the Tour of Homes!
Journey Performing Arts Center is enrolling for fall dance drama music and after school classes.
On September 14, 2009 the city resumed weekly collection of household garbage, recycling, and yard trimmings. View Flyer
The Orion School offers the only after school program in Atlanta designed for all children in grades K-6 who have social and emotional differences; with diagnoses including complex ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome and SPD. Child pick up is available at Springdale Park and Mary Lyn Elementary School. Club Orion has opening for Spring 2011.
The Music Class is an amazing early learning music program based in Atlanta with studios around the world....but more importantly we have one right here in Glenwood Park AKA the Intown Studio www.themusicclass.com
Group piano lessons for ages 3-5 will be offered this fall in the Ormewood Park Presbyterian Church sanctuary. Groups range in size from 2-4 students. Students will gain a foundation in musical concepts and rudimentary piano skills through a variety of age-appropriate activities including singing, movement, listening exercises, drawing and coloring, dancing on a giant piano floor keyboard, flashcard games, and time at the piano. Lessons are once a week and 45 minutes long.


Classes forming now!
Contact Rebecca to sign up
770-639-5183
reebla@gmail.com

Inman Park Preschool has openings in its multi-age classroom!
This is a great kids consignment sale this week at the Cobb County Fairgrounds. The sale features early entry for new parents and more toys and clothes than you can imagine. Wear your walking shoes and bring a laundry basket!
Please join the Grant Park Parent Network in pulling together one of our most anticipated events of the year - the Halloween Parade. It only takes a each person doing a very small amount when we have enough parents helping... Come to our meeting at 630 Hill St. at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25.
Hi everyone - I have few baby things from Lucas that I'm selling. Let me know
if you have an interest. (stroller, high chair, booster seat, 2 pack n plays, gate)

AARGH Maties -Walk the Plank!

Now when your kids take on the responsibility of "helping" wash your furry family member at the self-service wash at Intown Healthy Hound & City-Kitty they will be rewarded with their choice of a prize from our treasure chest.

We believe pets are a part of the family and this is a great way to get the kids excited about their involvement! Naturally, parents get final say on the choice of booty.

What a great way to beat the heat, entertain the kids and check something off your to-do list!

Tired of looking at all those boxes of pictures? Do your photo albums scream, “Help me, I’m ordinary!” If this sounds familiar, you need to come to a fun photo party hosted by Artsy Phartsy Phillips. I utilize the art of creative archiving to turn your photos and memorabilia into fun, funky works of art that can be displayed throughout your home.
My husband, Mike Sink has decided to get back involved in home improvements. He is very skilled and incredible handy. This is something that he has always enjoyed doing, but has been taken away from being able to do on a regular basis until recently.
File a report at this website to fix the hazardous sidewalks in Grant Park.
Please come and join the volunteers for the 7th Annual Grant Park Summer Shade Festival. It will be held August 29th and 30th, 2009. There is something for everyone to do at this great event. Check out http://www.facebook.com/l/;www.summershade.org for all the details.
InsideOut Architecture can help. We are a small Grant Park husband and wife owned firm that specializes in residential and small commercial projects.
Read more about what you (and your dog) can do to make Grant Park a safer and cleaner park.
Zoo Atlanta and The Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International are working together with Eco-Cell to recycle cell phones, help the environment and raise money for gorilla conservation.
Ms. April from The Learning Groove invites... Parents/caregivers to bring your children ages newborn to four to sing and dance together with music from our CD 'Rockin' Red'!
10-week session June 18- August 20, Thursdays from 10:00 a.m - 10:45 a.m
Call/email Ms. April for registration
404-216-8459 april@thelearninggroove.com

Residents, local business staff, and churchgoers - Get your Grant Park static windshield decals today. Intended to help ...
If you're looking for a fun and unique art camp near home, a local artist/mom is offering a one-week mosaic workshop July 6 - 10 for kids that have completed Kindergarten. In the studio, kids will learn about mosaic techniques from concept of creation to end result, and they will take home at least two beautiful projects by the end of the week! Click here for more details...
Katy DeMent will be teaching ART AFTER SCHOOL, MOndays through March and April, Pre Registration required contact katy @ katyd@mindspring.com
Grant Park attorney offers discounts to GPPN members!
Based on a vast record of original documents and personal narratives, SLAVERY BY ANOTHER NAME unearths the lost stories of slaves and their descendants who journeyed into freedom after the Emancipation Proclamation and then back into the shadow of involuntary servitude. www.slaverybyanothername.com
Openings for high school available at St. Nicholas Orthodox Academy for 2009-2010. Call Pamela Showalter at 404-468-6212 and visit www.stnicholasacademy.org/ for more information.
New in Grant Park, Lindsay's School of Baton offering a summer clinic for girls to try their hand at Baton Twirling... Lessons available also, please inquire at 614-419-1303 or Lindsay@LindsaysSchoolOfBaton.com.
Atlanta Public Schools has officially announced its Pre-K enrollment program for Fall 2009. Please visit www.parksideparent.com or www.atlanta.k12.ga.us for more details about attending Pre-K at Parkside Elementary.
The Glenwood Park Farmer’s Market is now one day per week, EVERY Sunday noon till 4pm, and WILL include fresh produce and gourmet food items on a consistent basis!
Kolbi L. Cumbo, Attorney at Law, is a full-service law firm dedicated to families, individuals with special needs, and the elderly. Kolbi offers a 25% discount to members of the Grant Park Parent Network.
Atlanta’s passenger rail future is taking shape. A joint statement was signed Friday, March 6, 2009, by GDOT and Amtrak that will preserves the 4 mile Decatur Belt segment for light-rail rather than a high-speed Amtrak route (AJC). This agreement also mentions adding a north-south Amtrak platform. Writes one participant, "I am excited by what I saw and heard today, not only for the BeltLine, but other rail transit projects critically important to the region’s healthy growth."
Grant Park resident Gail Henry announces weekly dinner delivery. Her fabulous menu includes soups and salads, entrees, sides, desserts and a healthy snack.
Free Organic Baby Purees at The Shed.
Next Camp - February 23 - April 3 - Join our fitness camp community and discover why 90% of our campers return and why 70% have never left. Every day presents a new challenge as campers push, pull, lunge, crawl, jump, run, sweat and laugh themselves into the best shape of their lives, and in the process, they meet their new best friends. AND a portion of your camp fee funds The FitWit Foundation - our own non-profit organization that provides free fitness programs for low-income children in the Grant Park area.
www.fitwit.com 1-888-534-8948

Scenario – Loss of jobs, Increased crime, Government debt, Decline in home purchases. Defining Solutions - Developments to increase value of foreclosure property, Investments in passenger rail, Development of extension campuses and public schools.
Are you looking for experienced and compassionate in-home care for your pets over the holidays?
"Rub My Belly" can provide daily, weekend and vacation visits for intown homes in neighborhoods from Ansley Park to East Atlanta Village. We also can provide plant maintenance, mail and newspaper pick-up and lights on/off service. Please contact Jeanne Flint at 678-427-1826 for more information.


Around the Neighborhood

  Monday Feb 13, 2012
Bulk Trash Pick Up
  Monday Feb 20, 2012
11 AM to 12 PM Grant Park rec center group exercise classes at Grant Park Recreation Center
  Friday Feb 24, 2012
9 AM Five and Dime Kids Consignment Sale Spring 2012
  Saturday Feb 25, 2012
9 AM to 1 PM Five and Dime Kids Consignment Sale Spring 2012
  Monday Feb 27, 2012
10 AM to 11:45 AM Homeschool Music Classes at In Tune Studio - Music Lessons
  Monday Mar 5, 2012
10 AM to 11:45 AM Homeschool Music Classes at In Tune Studio - Music Lessons
  Monday Mar 12, 2012
Bulk Trash Pick Up
  Monday Mar 19, 2012
10 AM to 11:45 AM Homeschool Music Classes at In Tune Studio - Music Lessons