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.
The Georgia winner, who will receive $250, will now be entered to win the $5,000 grand prize in Patch's Best Halloween Costume in America contest.
Minerva, an Atlanta development company, is holding a public meeting at Westminster Church next week about its plans for the address.
After winning three tough matches last week, the Lady Vikings could not fight off Whitewater in the semi-finals.
Paul Womack said the land could be valuable for a future high school site.
The international fast food chain plans to open a new spot with a drive-thru window across from Briarcliff Shopping Center.
The incident occurred at a Motel 6 on Oct. 28.
The top five stories from the previous week in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch.
The incident occurred at a Motel 6 in Tucker on Sunday.
A selection of crimes reported to DeKalb County police in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area over the last week.
The 37-year-old victim lost about $6,100 in the robbery.
The incident occurred at the Motel 6 on Lawrenceville Highway on Sunday evening.
The 37-year-old victim lost about $6,100 in the robbery.
Santa arrives at the mall Nov. 17.
Customers can round up their purchases to the nearest dollar – the difference benefiting the American Red Cross and its disaster relief efforts in the Northeast.
The gas station at the intersection of North Druid Hills and Briarcliff roads is hiring store clerks.
The property owner, which hoped to sell the rezoned land to the gas station company once it was rezoned, notified the county last week of its withdrawal.
Check out photos from the Vikings' 41-7 loss.
Many of us have family and friends in the path of this massive storm. Here are some tips for how to cope from afar.
The top five stories from the previous week in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch.
The DeKalb County School District has placed several students' scarecrows on display at the mall through Nov. 5.
