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Men Robbed Outside Executive Park Hotel at Gunpoint
Two men staying at the Courtyard Marriott were robbed in the hotel parking lot early Saturday morning.
Jonathan Cribbs, Patch Staff
Jonathan Cribbs, Patch Staff
- North Druid Hills-Briarcliff, GA
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.
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Toco Hill Wendy's Restaurant Robbed at Gunpoint
Two armed men robbed the North Druid Hills Road fast food restaurant just before 10pm on Saturday.
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Horth Named NASL Offensive Player of Week
The Silverback's two-goal performance gave the second-year forward the team lead in goals scored.
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Official: Initial Mason Mill Park Construction to Wrap Up Two Weeks From Now
Upgrades to the park's playground, parking lot areas and other improvements should be completed around Feb. 28, said a county official.
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Black 'Bull-Doggish' Dog Found, Needs Owner
A local woman found a dog off Lavista Road and wants someone to take him so he doesn't end up at the pound.
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Lakeside Student Moved for Rehabilitation, Condition Continues to Improve
Thomas Sowell, who suffered a serious brain injury while snowboarding Jan. 30, is now at the Shepherd Center, a rehab facility.
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Georgia Power: Equipment Failure May Have Caused Outage
The company has restored power to more than 1,300 customers who lost it Friday evening.
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Sagamore Hills Elementary Collecting Media Donations
The school is having a used books, CDs and DVDs sale March 11-12.
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Doctor Says Lakeside High Student's Unusual Recovery 'Shocked' Him
People who suffer brain injuries as severe as 15-year-old Thomas Sowell's don't typically recovery as quickly, said Grady Hospital's chief of neurosurgery.
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Critically Injured Lakeside High Student Awake, Talking to Parents
"We are in awe," said Thomas Sowell's mother, Virginia, on Wednesday, a day after her son began speaking again following a snowboarding accident last week.
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Forecasters Say Rain, Snow Likely to Fall Overnight
For the Atlanta metro area, the National Weather Service is predicting about an inch to accumulate by morning.
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Superintendent Recommends Closing Medlock, Redistricting at Some Schools
DeKalb County schools chief Ramona Tyson's final plan to the school board Monday night scaled back initial, controversial plans to affect more students.
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Superintendent to Make Redistricting, Closure Recommendations Tonight
School chief Ramona Tyson will tell the DeKalb County Board of Education where she stands on the system's controversial plan.
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New Mexican Restaurant Headed for Toco Hill
La Parrilla, part of an expanding Georgia chain, is expected to open in the fall.
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Need to Get Rid of Your Christmas Tree?
The county government will take of that for you. You're also entitled to take advantage of your neighbors' trees – after they've been ground into mulch.
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13 Things You Need to Know About Patch
This is your site. Stop by, talk about what's going on around town and add your news, too.
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Water Leak Backs Up Traffic on Clairmont
The county began fixing a water main south of the Atlanta VA Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon.
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Five Things to Do This Weekend
Power pop, boys basketball, button making, totally gratis chestnuts and more.
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Massive Ecstasy Cache Discovered in Chamblee Home
About 700,000 pills worth more than $2.8 million were discovered in the home – part of a month-long investigation that led to 14 indictments announced today.
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Rader: Police Precinct Change May Have Local Benefits
The county police department's North Precinct move to Clairmont Road could improve local response times and police presence.
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