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.
Dr. Peter Vanstrom already donated $5,000 to the fundraising effort that will pay for improved athletic facilities at the school.
A number of Golden Lions teams managed to maintain their high rankings over the weekend.
The pastors, in a joint statement, said Georgia killed "a jailed, unarmed man and called it justice."
Creative Loafing included Community Q BBQ, Quan Ba 9 and Jason's Pawn Shop in its Best of Atlanta list for 2011.
The top five stories from the previous week in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area.
DeKalb County's new superintendent of schools, Cheryl Atkinson, spoke to a group of parents at Henderson Middle School this morning, one of her first public addresses since starting the job last week.
New Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson said she plans to take the next 90 days to assess the school district and possibly make administrative changes.
New Superintendent Cheryl Atkinson said she plans to take the next 90 days to assess the school district and possibly make administrative changes.
About 350 volunteers cleaned and landscaped school grounds and worked along the creek bed that runs behind the school.
The Republican presidential candidate will come to the PDK Airport restaurant Oct. 2 to promote "This Is Herman Cain."
The grant to the Buford Highway group is part of a national hand-out to organizations dealing with everything from community issues to disaster relief.
It was an undefeated week for all the school's sports in region or area play.
The new superintendent will give the speech Wednesday at 9:15 a.m.
Some parents plan to attend a Sept. 24 meeting in Clarkston regarding the T-Mobile cell towers, which were recently approved by the DeKalb County Board of Education.
The club is looking for a range of items to sell at its Oct. 1 yard sale at the high school.
The new superintendent will give the speech Wednesday at 9:15am.
The new superintendent will give the speech Wednesday at 9:15am.
The top five stories from the previous week in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area.
The well-known organic grower will teach a class on how home gardeners can tap into the Earth's natural cycles to create a balance that's healthy for your soil and your plants.
The school's PTA voted to formally oppose the tower, which was approved by the DeKalb County Board of Education in July.