A new name for East Point's hospital following consolidation

EAST POINT - The Cleveland Avenue medical facility has a new name.

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New release:

Atlanta Medical Center Consolidates with
South Fulton Medical Center
and Becomes Second Largest Hospital in Georgia

Atlanta Medical Center (AMC) and South Fulton Medical Center have consolidated into one hospital with two campuses, effective Jan. 1, 2013. South Fulton Medical Center has been renamed Atlanta Medical Center – South Campus.

Now licensed as a 762-bed acute care hospital, Atlanta Medical Center is the second largest licensed-bed hospital in Georgia. With its main campus located in downtown Atlanta, the hospital’s South Campus in East Point, GA provides care to the surrounding communities of East Point, College Park, Hapeville and Camp Creek.

“Both of these hospitals have a long history of serving our communities,” said William T. Moore, president and CEO of Atlanta Medical Center. “We are pleased to provide even greater service to our patients by combining our strengths, providing quality health care to a larger region and offering a choice of location.”

The consolidation has been in the works since last spring, as the two hospitals explored ways to ensure long-term stability. On Dec. 31, 2012, the Georgia Department of Community Health issued a licensing permit recognizing Atlanta Medical Center as a 762-bed acute care hospital.

An academic medical center, AMC has been serving the community since 1901. With the consolidation, the hospital now has almost 3,000 employees and contractors; 580 physicians on its medical staff; and handles more than 21,000 inpatient admissions and 162,000 outpatient visits each year. Atlanta Medical Center offers comprehensive health care, including 24-hour emergency services, Level 1 trauma care, stroke treatment, women’s services, medical imaging, orthopedics, sleep center, pulmonary, cardiac care and bariatric surgery for weight loss.

Atlanta Medical Center is owned by Tenet Healthcare Corporation.

Tips about East Point crime could be valuable as police partner with Crime Stoppers Atlanta

EAST POINT - Law enforcement leaders here hope a new program with Crime Stoppers Atlanta leads to more tips to solve East Point crimes.

With this new initiative, people who offer tips about crime in East Point that ends with the arrest and indictment of alleged criminals can receive up to $2,000.

The information can be left anonymously by phone to the East Point police, a special tip line with Crime Stoppers Atlanta, online or by texting.

Crime Stoppers Atlanta received in 2012 more than 2,770 tips, leading ot the 171 arrests and 249 cases cleared. Some $102,000 was paid out, according to a news release.

How to leave an anonymous tip:

• Phone the East Point Police: 404.761.2177


• Crime Stopper Atlanta Tip line: 404.577.TIPS (8477)


• Online: crimestoppersatlanta.org


• Text: CRIMES (x274637)

 

Here's the news release:

East Point, January 22, 2013- Chief Woodrow Blue and the East Point Police Department has partnered with Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta in an effort to receive anonymous tips on crimes which have occurred in the City of East Point. A reward of up to $2,000 is offered for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the person or persons responsible for crimes occurring in the City of East Point.Any information on a case can be submitted anonymously to the East Point Police Department at 404-761-2177, Crime Stoppers Atlanta tip line at 404-577-TIPS(8477), onlinewww.crimestoppersatlanta.org or by texting CSA and the tip to CRIMES(274637). Persons do not have to give their name or any identifying information to be eligible for the reward of up to $2,000.

About Crime Stoppers Atlanta:
Launched in January 2007, Crime Stoppers Atlanta rallies and empowers citizens to take a stand against crime in their communities by providing an avenue for citizens to anonymously report information about criminal activity, or criminals’ whereabouts, and incentivizes them with monetary rewards if the information leads to an arrest and indictment. The information provided through Crime Stoppers Atlanta helps law enforcement officials in their investigations and can play a major role in the apprehension of criminals and in securing convictions.

Crime Stoppers is a non-profit organization and does not receive any local, state, or federal funding. Donations are necessary for the continued success of the program. For more information or to donate to the Crime Stoppers Atlanta reward fund visitwww.crimestoppersatlanta.org.

According to Crime Stoppers, over 2,772 tips were received in 2012. One-Hundred and Seventy-One arrests were made and 249 cases were cleared due to the tips. The organization paid out over $102,000 dollars to tipsters in 2012.

Hollyhood adds its vintage clothing to downtown East Point

EAST POINT - You want unique shoes? Pschyo Sister’s Hollyhood store has them. Or a classic faux fur mutton to throw around your shoulders before the night on the town, the West Cleveland Avenue store has that too.

Psycho Sister’s Hollyhood store on Cleveland Avenue stocks hard to find clothes from past decades with racks full of vintage fashions from  ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, says Day Ramphal.

“It is a fun 5 and dime,” says Ramphal, who opened the story in 2012.

The store prides itself as the place where people can leave with a unique outfit for a party or to add to their fashions. It is one of the Pschyo Sisters stores.  You can find other stores in Little Five Points, Cartersville, Sandy Springs.

Living up to its name, the dressing rooms with oversized  stars replicate a walk of fame.  The doors  screams the “almost famous” walk through them, Ramphal jokes.  “When you put on the outfit, you’ll be the star that you want to be,” he says. People are invited to autograph the dressing room walls with their name, a design, a touch of fun.

Ramphal says he wanted to open in East Point not only because he lives in the Frog Hollow neighborhood, where he served as neighborhood president, but in addition he was drawn by plans to help revitalize downtown.

Another reason Ramphal says he opened its doors in East Point is to serve the creative people who live on the south side of Atlanta here, in addition to actors, actresses and “wannabe rock stars.”

Walk in traffic has been steady, he said.  To reach new customers,  the store stays open during downtown events so people can explore

 The store, at has caught the eye of TV shows, from AMC’s “The Walking Dead” to BET’s “Let’s Stay Together,” he said.  One of its fashions earned the top prize for best dressed at the 2012 East Point Possums Show and the award-winning dress hangs in a place of honor.

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Petition urges Fulton County to hire a new animal control services organization

More than 900 people have signed a petition to Fulton County commissioners calling for the nonprofit Lifeline Animal Project to run the county's animal control services.

From the Change.com petition,

Tired of tax dollars in Fulton County going to the killing of our lost, healthy and adoptable pets? Paying for failure to reunite pets with owners? Mismanagement of funds?

Right now the fate and well being of shelter pets hangs in the balance in Fulton County, GA.

You can learn more about the effort here.

New business profiled in downtown East Point newsletter

Downtown East Point Newsletter

How a cat was rescued

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   "I live in the most amazing neighborhood/city. An elderly neighbor's cat was trapped in a storm drain tonight. Neighbors put the word out on our neighborhood fb page, after she got no response from Fulton County. My husband and I went to help. Only to find East Point fire dept, 2 police cruisers, several other neighbors, water dept and get this...the East Point Police Chief there to help. It's pouring rain and everyone is standing in the street, taking turns petting the cat through the top of a storm grate that is paved into the street. Water dept employee went down the street to a work site, drove a backhoe back to us, lifted the grate and rescued the cat. Puddin is now safe and dry. I have never seen a police chief stand in the pouring rain to help a neighbor. I have now. We moved to the right place! I love Jefferson Park in East Point!"

   
   

   
   

Trees Atlanta Returns to East Point's Jefferson Park neighborhood

EAST POINT - Trees Atlanta is returning to the Jefferson Park neighborhood to repair some damaged trees.

East Point Replacement Tree Planting

January 5th, 2013 from 9 am to 12 pm

Last Spring we had a little bug infestation on some trees in East Point and now we need to replace the poor little redbuds we lost.

Join Susan in planting 8 trees in the Jefferson Park neighborhood.

Sign up to volunteer here.

Promotion of East Point Hits the Airwaves

EAST POINT -  Two new videos promoting the community aim to capture the attention of families planning reunions and travelers visiting the Atlanta Metro area.

Here's the reunion advertisment:



 

The effort for his niche area makes sense:

The Grio.com website reported in 2010:

Some 82 million Americanswill participate in family reunions this year, according to Budget Travel Magazine, which notes that 44 percent of leisure trips taken by African-Americans include family visits.

And then there's East Point's location between the airport and downtown Atlanta that may be a good  combination for this niche travel industry.

The promotions are on the Visit Atlanta Youtube page, which is marketing by the Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau.

You can see both ads here.

 

 

Visitors turn to The JP Hub for East Point news

Happy new year. Thank you to readers who visit this local news website. Expect more news about East Point and its people.

From 2012:

New Blog--UPDATE

UPDATE:  The new address is www.jeffersonparkhub.com.
Come see the new blog as features get added to it.

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Sorry for the short notice. The blog will reappear, hopefully, by Wednesday.
Technical upgrade.
See you on the other side.

-Andrew

The Taste of East Point brings out all the foodies.

If you are in town, come downtown Saturday. Bring your wallet and an empty belly for the Taste of East Point. Part food fest and art show, it'll be an opportunity for foodies to try out new places.

Taste of East Point... and the Tri-Cities Area East Point ~ Hapeville ~ College Park

MUSIC --- FOOD --- ART
"Ticket a Taste"
$1 Tickets ($5 minimum)

Tickets are available for purchase at the event. Beer and wine sales benefit East Point Main Street Association.  

Saturday, May 1.
Time: 4-9 PM – Block of West Cleveland Ave. (Across from City Hall)

EPMSA is bringing back and adding a twist to an East Point favorite, the "Taste of East Point". The "Taste of East Point" is an event that will give attendees a taste of the food, art and music of East Point.

Local East Point restaurants will be giving out samples of their cuisine, local artists will be displaying and selling their work and local musicians will be performing during the event.

The event will be held downtown, on West Cleveland Ave from 4-9pm.

Wrist bands will be sold to sample the various types of food all day long (Wrist bands are $10 for adults and $5 for children(12 and under). Beverages, including wine and beer, will be sold to attendees by EPMSA as a fundraiser.

For more information: The East Point Main Street Association.

New Feature

A new community forum is available at The Jefferson Park Hub. 

Across the new top of the blog is a link to this new feature, called "What's on your mind." Using the sign in from either Facebook or other social media sites, a community of people can chat, post questions, offer helpful answers. 

I've started one question about the upcoming Taste of the Tri-Cities. Add your two cents.

High school happenings

Looking for something new, different tonight, wander to the Tri-Cities High School on Harris Street.

Tonight is the International Taste Festival: A TCHS Extravaganza. 

It runs from 6 to 8 p.m.

Happy Earth Day

The first Earth Day celebration in 1970 started the modern environmental movement, according to Wikipedia.

It's been said that spring is when the South shows off.  True.  Here are a few nature photos taken around the Jefferson Park neighborhood. If you have any favorites of your own, please email them here so they can be added.

Hug a tree today.  Or pick up litter.


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Fort McPherson's time is winding down

The East Point Examined blog has the latest information about what is happening down the street at the to-be-closed historic Army base. Check it out here.

EAST POINT, GA - With the closing of Ft. McPherson just around the corner (2011!), Jack Sprott of the McPherson Local Redevelopment Authority gave a presentation of what's planned for the 488-acre base. There have been a round of public meetings with input from those residents in attendance. These meetings resulted in a few beneficial changes for East Point residences. Fifty feet were added to the setback along the northern Colonial Hills (Ward B) border. The proposed residential zoning near the Villages of East Point was scrapped and replaced with green space. Check out their website for more information

The blog has video of a presentation also. 

EATS: Bolo

Friends call eating on Buford Highway "adventure dining" with the variety of unusual ethnic eateries. There's a little adventure dining in a worn shopping center on College Park's Virginia Avenue.

Bole restaurant serves Ethiopian fare at modest prices in a well kept dining room. Yellow walls brighten the eating area with tables covered in red-white checkered table clothes. Pictures depicting Ethiopian scenes hang on the walls. Here's one.



We ordered two dishes: the vegetable combination at the suggestion of the friendly host and chicken and rice.

Veggie combo ($7.99) comes with misir (lentils), gomen (collard green) and two other types of vegetarian dishes.  It came arranged on a platter lined with injera, a spongy flat bread. A side dish included more injera used to scoop up the food. Not only was it tasty, but fun to eat with your fingers.




The rice dish ($6.99) was well received. The rice had a slight curry flavor mixed with onions and garlic.

Overall, Bole it's a place you'd return to if you like adventure dining off the beaten path.

Neighborhood April meeting

This month's neighborhood meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, April 20th at 7 p.m. at the Jefferson Avenue Baptist Church's fellowship hall. 

JPNA president Dustin Miles said the special speaker will be Steve Rothman. He will talk about  Spring Metal that has an zoning application filed with the city for its property at 2323 Sylvan Rd. 

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PS: Looking for a willing citizen journalists who can report on the meeting. Be in touch if you'd like to tell the community about what happened.  A how-to guide can be provided. 

Creative Loafing looks at East Point

For those who yearn for a slower pace and a small-town vibe — while staying ITP and a stone’s throw from Concourse E — this trio of southside cities is your best bet.

That's how Creative Loafing, the alternative weekly looked at the Tri-Cities in the late March edition.

 Check it out here.

At City Hall: Zoning & Planning Division

How neighborhoods should develop, where businesses can locate, what the community looks like are all tasks of the Zoning and Planning Division.

The division is one that impacts people's quality of life. 

Here's what the website says:

The Planning & Zoning Division reviews plans for new development for compliance with the zoning ordinance, provides applications for variances, rezoning and special use permits, provides information on the current zoning of property and reviews completed applications submitted through the Plan Review Process for consideration by the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council.


This division also conducts land use studies, develops future land use plans, prepares demographic information, utilizes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to prepare thematic maps, creates open space plans, drafts development ordinances and performs other planning duties as needed.

Goals for Planning & Zoning’s FY10 budget... • Provides for business licensing, permit, inspection, and planning and zoning services
• Provides funding for a land use development/redevelopment plan
• Develops a Green Permit Program
• Provides funding to research/implement more efficient document and plan storage methods
• Provides funding for staff Arborist certification and other training needs
• Funds Mural Arts Program for the City

The division is located at  1526 East Forrest Avenue, Suite 100. It's  phone number is  (404) 270.7030. And the office is open from 8 AM to  5  PM, Monday to Friday. 

EP Corner Tav asks about more restrictive smoking

The crew at the East Point Corner Tavern is asking its friends on Facebook about its smoking policy.

The question is whether the local fav should be smoke free until 9 p.m. (I believe its smoke-free until 6 now.)  Go vote. Here.

Add your two cents to the issue. For more info about smoking bans, check out Wikipedia.