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 DeKalb County Board of Education chairman and District 9 member said he doesn't believe the school board did anything to warrant dozens of complaints sent to SACS.
Check out this cool video sent in by one of our neighborhood's workers.
The DeKalb County Board of Education chairman and District 9 member said he doesn't believe the school board did anything to warrant dozens of complaints sent to SACS.
The top five stories from the previous week in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch.
Atlanta outshot the visitors 26-8 and recorded their fourth shutout in the last six games.
The restaurant on North Druid Hills Road has been closed for several weeks.
Emory's rankings this year are based on corrected admissions data for the entering freshman class in 2011.
The K-5 charter school has moved into the Medlock Elementary School building on 10 acres.
A number of armed robberies were reported on the outskirts of the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff community this week.
Patch polled elected officials and activists in both parties to find out how they felt about their recent conventions. Both sides felt their own party got a boost, but Democrats expressed stronger feelings about the momentum they say Obama got.
The child was waiting at a bus stop for Henderson Middle School on Flemington Street near the high school when the attempt occurred Wednesday morning.
Adrian Wyard's lectures will be built around the theme, "Bridging the Gaps: Can Science and Theology Share a Common View of Nature, Life and Personhood?"
The school is serving an increased student body with 10 fewer staff members than last year, the principal said this week.
The shop opened Sunday to customers at 2749 Lavista Road.
The 'Decision 2012' campaign will run through U.S. Presidential Election Day.
The top five stories from the previous week in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch.
A 10-man Rowdies team held on to steal a point at home.
Beer Growler Nation opens at 12:30pm at 2749 Lavista Road.
The man said he was in his bedroom when he heard a noise from downstairs in his Wilson Road home.
A selection of crimes reported to DeKalb County police from the previous week in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area.
