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.
Sprint kayaker Tim Hornsby, a 2004 graduate of Lakeside High School, Tweeted from the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London on Friday night.
Restrepo, Anderson lead the way as the Strikers post five goals at home
The top 10 headlines of the day for Friday, July 27, 2012.
It will remain closed until further notice, DeKalb County said Friday.
Patch's top 10 headlines of the day for Thursday, July 26, 2012.
DeKalb County approved a special land use permit for Beer Growler Nation this week, and the anticipated shop now seeks a building permit.
The North Carolina-based bank is cutting back its ATMs nationally, part of a larger cost reduction measure.
A man sustained a broken leg and other injuries after he was hit by a car Wednesday morning – the latest in a history of pedestrian injuries on the busy highway.
Pediatric Orthopaedic Associates in North Druid Hills is using a newly designed X-ray system that emits less radiation, making it safer for patients.
If you buy something this Thursday or Friday, save your receipt and you can come back anytime in August and get the same thing – for free.
Nearly 5,000 voters have taken advantage of early voting in the July 31 general primary election.
Several second-half scoring chances go begging for Wynalda’s Silverbacks
The top five stories from the previous week in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch.
AMC Theatres, which operates a theater in North DeKalb Mall, is boosting security nationwide following Colorado movie theater shooting that left 12 dead and 58 injured early Friday morning.
The center back and attacking midfielder bring strength and speed to the new-look squad.
The popular fast food chain, which has a number of locations in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area, has stirred controversy by proclaiming it does not support gay marriage.
The overall chapel renovation project will cost more than $1 million.
The last crime the county entered on the CrimeMapping.com site was on July 12, according to the site.
The last crime the county entered on the CrimeMapping.com site was on July 12, according to the site.
Manuel Rivera pleaded guilty Monday to vehicular homicide while driving drunk in the April 25, 2010 incident.
