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.
Liam Rattray graduated from Lakeside before entering Georgia Tech. He had just graduated with a public policy degree.
DeKalb School of the Arts was ranked second-best in the state, and Walton in Marietta was ranked first.
Roxanne Taylor, who lived in downtown Atlanta, was being evicted from his loft apartment last fall, according to the AJC.
The three-day program's tuition is $100.
The dog was last seen near Medlock Elementary School.
DeKalb County police now believe the armed robber who struck several pharmacies in the metro area recently was actually a man.
A list of the top 10 most frequently rented Redbox movies in North Druid Hills over the last seven days.
The DeKalb County Board of Education called a special meeting Friday to review the school system's 2020 Vision facilities plan and SPLOST 4.
Atlanta police were chasing the woman Friday morning. She crashed on I-85 at North Druid Hills Road, WSB-TV reported.
Want to know what's going on in the neighborhood this weekend? Patch let's you know.
In a quirky YouTube video, the students spoke to bagel enthusiasts about the fight for bagel supremacy in North Druid Hills.
After months of anticipation, the chicken sandwich restaurant opened Thursday morning to a legion of fans who camped overnight for the chance to win free food.
More than 270 people showed up at the new Chick-fil-A site in Northlake to camp out for the chance at winning free food this morning.
Atlanta police are searching for a woman responsible for several armed robberies, including Walgreens in North Druid Hills last week.
The county will contribute $500,000 of state money to improve the Lavista Road intersections with Oak Grove Road and Oak Grove Drive.
When it happened is unclear. It was "recent," according to the North Briarcliff Civic Association.
A Medlock community member writes in about his fondness for the school now that it has closed its doors to students.
The top five stories from the previous week in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area.
The woman walked up to the cash register, revealed a handgun and demanded cash from the till, police said.
The woman walked up to the cash register, revealed a handgun and demanded cash from the till on Monday, police said.
