Email: jonathan.cribbs@patch.com
Phone: 678-490-6497
Hometown: Owings, Md.
Birthday: Aug. 2
Bio: I moved to the Atlanta metro area in 2008 and freelanced for several publications before The Champion Newspaper in Decatur hired me to cover the news in DeKalb County in 2009. I joined Patch in October 2010.
I live in the North Druid Hills community and have worked for daily and weekly newspapers in Maryland, Virginia and the Carolinas. I graduated from the University of Maryland in 2005 with a degree in English Language and Literature, a wonderful field of study that will challenge and engage you even as it lays the groundwork for your future unemployment. (But you'll know how to chart our nation's secular transformation from the works of Charles Brockden Brown to Seinfeld. FYI: Moby Dick is a turning point.)
I grew up in southern Maryland near the Chesapeake Bay. I'm a huge ice hockey fan and played the sport through middle and high school. I also love movies and own a somewhat sad collection of more than 500 movies.
As a journalist, I've covered everything from large national stories (the Washington, D.C., snipers in 2003) to the smallest story you can think of, including pizza day at Lady's Island Elementary School in Beaufort, S.C.
A rundown of garage sales in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff community this weekend. (If you're in the market for a 10-year-old waffle iron or something like that.)
Two armed robbers struck a woman in Carriage Place Apartments and drove off with her vehicle Sunday morning.
Want to know what's going on in the neighborhood this weekend? Patch let's you know.
An out-of-control car sideswiped a gas pump Thursday morning, and the driver was trapped inside. A Tucker man saved him before the car burst into flames.
The out-of-control car sideswiped a gas pump Thursday morning, and the driver was trapped inside. A Tucker man saved him before the car burst into flames.
A former Atlanta VA Medical Center doctor and Druid Hills resident takes issue with Sen. John McCain's comparison of Tea Party politicians to Hobbits.
The spill occurred following a sewer main break near Azalea Circle yesterday.
Though the book signing and lecture by former Delaware senatorial hopeful Christine O'Donnell is sponsored by Eagle Eye Book Shop, the event will actually be held in Stockbridge.
Public school students in our community head back to school Monday. What happened to Labor Day starts?
There's been an increasing amount of chatter about the possibility of Fernbank Elementary School using Medlock Elementary as a temporary home during construction.
The popular burrito chain could take over the property by September, according to a popular Atlanta retail blog.
The national event was created to strengthen the bond between communities and law enforcement.
Joseph Burke, a rally car driver, didn't win any medals over the weekend but competed against the top rally car drivers in the world.
Signs for the sushi restaurant have popped up in the empty storefront next to Blimpie's on North Druid Hills Road. No word yet on when it will open.
The nomination for the award presented by Emory University ends tomorrow at 5pm.
The top five stories from the previous week in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area.
Want to know what's going on in the neighborhood this weekend? Patch let's you know.
A rundown of garage sales in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff community this weekend. (If you're in the market for a 10-year-old waffle iron or something like that.)
The popular burrito chain could take over the property by September, according to a popular Atlanta retail blog.
The school has been helped by a series of grants from anonymous donors.
