Friday, July 13, 2012
Did we mention it's free?
Are you looking to get the word out about a community event or an accomplishment? Or maybe you’ve just got something on your mind. Smyrna-Vinings Patch can help. Tired of making signs for your yard sale or bake sale by hand? Enter Patch Events. You can post events to the site for free. Navigate to the Events page and click “Add an Event” on the right side of the page. Tell us all the details about your upcoming event, then click “post my event” at the bottom of the page. Patch pulls events from the calendar for postings like The Weekender and The Week Ahead in Smyrna-Vinings. It’s a great way to let the community know what’s going on at your church, business or school. Did you know you can post an announcement on Patch for free? The old …
Thursday, June 21, 2012
The writer of this letter to the editor think greater responsibility needs to be taken in the wake of the Penn State Scandal and the Sandusky Trial.
Monday, April 16, 2012
A member of American Legion Post 160 pays tribute to a man he only know through his garden.
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Monday, April 16, 2012
I never had the privilege of either meeting or knowing the man. I never knew his name until this Saturday morning while returning from my usual attendance at the monthly country breakfast, American Legion Smyrna Post 160. However, as with countless others within Cobb County, I well knew and have admired his garden for many years. Anyone over the last twenty years who has ever traveled or traversed Church Road to and from South Cobb Drive, Smyrna, Georgia, knows of this man’s garden. One could not help but notice and gaze upon this sizable plot of land surrounded by thick woods upon which stood a grand tribute to gardening the old fashion way. There stately stood planted rows of every type vegetable to include tomatoes, stalks of corn, …
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
A concerned Jonquil City citizen opines about her neighborhood and city and what can be done to improve them.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Update: Jan. 31, 2012 By Mary Kirkendoll I very much love diversity. My favorite areas - Decatur, Chamblee, Norcross, Inman Park and Oakhurst - are all very diverse communities. A good mix of people in a community is what should be sought. It also needs a good mix of businesses and jobs. Otherwise, as jobs leave an area what remains are many unemployed or underemployed people who don't have the means to open businesses, repair houses or support local businesses, shops & restaurants. Rental homes tend to go without remodeling and only see minimal repairs. I described the gentleman that purchased the foreclosure next door on Oakview because he was indeed from India, was an investor hunting cheap properties, and his statement to me was that …
G. Singleton
10:59 pm on Thursday, April 19, 2012
I always called him "Paw-Paw". I stopped many years ago to talk and get some garden advise and he always was the nicest man- never met a stranger. I wondered if the garden was just for his family, but he said "Come on down to the house and I'll show you my tomatoes". I met his family and now have become friends with them too. He did sell me some tomatoes but he gave me beans, potatoes, corn and … more ›