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.
Two North Druid Hills victims were tied up and forced to the floor while the men ransacked their apartment, claiming they were searching for drugs and money.
A Decatur resident writes in about her own experience with a Walmart and her thoughts on the retailer's expansion into North Decatur.
The DeKalb County School System is backing off proposed plans to curtail summer vacation next year after heavily negative polling response.
The DeKalb County School System is backing off proposed plans to curtail summer vacation next year after heavily negative polling response.
A panel of local officials will discuss how the July 31 vote on the 1 percent regional sales tax for transportation projects will affect you.
DeKalb County's "Mason Mill Day at the Park" has been rescheduled for May 5 from 1pm - 4pm.
The university ranked among schools with fewer than 5,000 undergraduates, according to the Peace Corps.
With news that the residents of Brookhaven will vote this July to possibly become a city, does that option hold interest with residents of the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area?
The Red Devils improved to 7-4 in a 2-0 victory over Stone Mountain on Friday.
The popular juice (and other food) joint on Clairmont Road just began using the truck exclusively for events in the Atlanta area.
The county will celebrate the opening of the new dog park and the opening of the new PATH trail and wetland project on Saturday.
Where's the best place to get a late-night bite in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff community?
The top five stories from the previous week in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch.
Eight goals and three red cards highlighted an extraordinary 4-4 draw Saturday.
Your neighborhood news and information service is set up at the 50th anniversary celebration for Druid Hills Youth Sports.
The former Central Gwinnett High player spent two years playing in Romania. He was born in Liberia and moved to Georgia when he was 14.
The store, also known as Recreational Equipment Inc., beat out a number of local sporting goods dealers to take this week's Readers' Choice contest.
DeKalb County Board of Education Chairman Gene Walker defended this week the school system's plans to build revenue-generating cell phone towers on several school sites in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area.
Shoe Department is expanding, and the mall plans to open a 4 Ever Young apparel store, a Subway, a Best Buy Mobile and a T-Mobile store.
Sagamore Hills Elementary School, Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School and Torah Day School of Atlanta received grants.
