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.
Maggie Adams said she has collected nearly $1,000 for the family of Gary Castillo, the guard who was shot and killed in Toco Hill Shopping Center last month.
The top five stories from the previous week in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area.
Outside hitter Emily Morrison was named among the nation's top 79 sophomores, capping off a great season.
The university's board approved a $193.4 million budget today.
Patch has launched a new iPhone app to make it easier for you stay in touch with your community when you’re on the go.
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners could soon approve a plan that would reshape our community.
A lab/pit bull mix was found near the intersection of North Druid Hills and Briarcliff roads yesterday.
A North Druid Hills resident tells readers simple fixes to make sure your home isn't tossing cash out the window.
Fire investigators aren't sure what caused the intense fire that killed Carolyn Hoose and consumed her Cravey Trail home.
Quan Quoc Lai, 28, died Sunday after he was shot during an altercation in Little Saigon Plaza.
The top five stories from the previous week in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area.
A selection of crimes in our area reported to DeKalb County police.
DeKalb County police have charged 19-year-old Ronny Little with murder and aggravated assault in the killing of Garda armored car guard Gary Castillo
DeKalb County police have charged 19-year-old Ronny Little with murder and aggravated assault in the killing of Garda armored car guard Gary Castillo.
Want to know what's going on in the neighborhood this weekend? Patch let's you know.
The new series, which shot for several months in the school on North Druid Hills Road, premieres June 5.
More than 1,000 students will be grouped together for a giant Atlanta ceremony on the university's grounds in May.
A survey distributed to the Catholic school's teachers and staff shows a significant number are unhappy with the parish's leadership.
Tropical storm-force winds and rain downed several trees locally and killed six people in the Atlanta area late Monday and early Tuesday.
A selection of photos from Kim and Andy Shaughnessy's backyard concert on Sunday.
