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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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The Week in Review
Last week's top five stories in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch.
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Man Lends Helping Hand, Gets Robbed at Gunpoint in North Decatur
The 19-year-old victim was forced to hand over $100 from an ATM before he chased after ths suspect in his car and lost him on Lawrenceville Highway on Sunday.
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Cafe Bombay Voted Best Indian Joint in North Druid Hills
The restaurant in Briarcliff Station shopping center beat out nine other Indian restaurants in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff community to win the Patch honor.
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What Should Go Here?
This week we take you to Shamrock Plaza. And the site of an old Blockbuster store that closed a few years ago. What should replace it?
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Attention Thespians: Oak Grove UMC Needs You
The church is holding open auditions March 11 for its next play, "All I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten."
Jonathan Cribbs, Patch Staff
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Ellis Faces Questions About County Animal Shelter at Forum
The treatment of animals in the county's care was a top concern at a town hall forum at Torah Day School of Atlanta on Wednesday night.
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VIDEO: Rep. Drenner on LGBT Employment Protections Bill
The bill, which was killed in a House subcommittee meeting, would have opened state and university jobs to applicants of any sexual orientation.
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Civic Association to 'Embrace Green Space' with Race
The March 24 race welcomes runners, bikers, walkers, skaters, etc. The race, created by the Leafmore-Creek Park Hills Civic Association will raise money for several parks in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area.
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Walmart, Selig in Athens Featured in National Press
Salon, the popular culture news and information website, reported on the international retailer's goals in the snazzy college town to our east.
Jonathan Cribbs, Patch Staff
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St. Pius Sends Two Speech, Debate Teams to National Tourney
It's the first time since 2006 the school sent two teams to the Indianapolis competition.
Jonathan Cribbs, Patch Staff
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Help Restore Wildlife in Mason Mill Park
The two-year project will eliminate invasive species along the park's boardwalk trail and replace them with native ones.
Jonathan Cribbs, Patch Staff
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Arguments for Walmart Posted in Clairmont Heights
The neighborhood civic association published some of its anonymous residents' defenses of building a new Walmart in Suburban Plaza.
Jonathan Cribbs, Patch Staff
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Lakeside Lax Team Improves to 3-0
After taking its first game, the Vikings also defeated Team Crease and North Gwinnett.
Jonathan Cribbs, Patch Staff
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Early Voting Continues in DeKalb
Residents still wishing to cast votes in the presidential primary and special election can do so through March 2.
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Immaculate Heart of Mary School to Host Fair Trade Sale
All items from sale on March 23 come straight from developing regions across the world.
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Best of Patch: What's the Best Indian Restaurant?
Vote for you favorite Indian restaurant in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch.
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The Week in Review
The top five stories from the previous week in North Druid Hills-Briarcliff Patch.
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Mercer Grad Student Wins National Counseling Essay Contest
Martha Nodar, a freelancer reporter and graduate student, won the 2012 Corey Graduate Student Essay Competition run by the American Counseling Association.
Jonathan Cribbs, Patch Staff
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Anti-Walmart Attorney: 'This Is a War for Your Community'
Roughly 200 local residents gathered in North Decatur last night to voice concern and frustration with the forthcoming construction of a Walmart Supercenter in Suburban Plaza.
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