More than 50 local business and neighborhood leaders attended a lunch on Thursday to learn more about a non-profit that has been around for 24 years, but is seeking to raise its profile throughout Cascade and metro Atlanta. The Southwest Ecumenical Eme... »
A week of pent-up frustration erupted Thursday night at Towns Elementary, as angry parents vented their anger at an APS recommendation to close the facility. "I'm having trouble holding down my lunch after listening to all of the garbage being regurgit... »
Towns and Frank L. Stanton elementaries are slated for closure, under the latest set of closure and redistricting recommendations released late Saturday night by APS Superintendent Dr. Erroll Davis. Margaret Fain Elementary, however, is now slated to r... »
Cascade Patch was heading to Adamsville Rec Center earlier in the week to cover an event, and we passed this little jewel of a location, just off the intersection of MLK and Westland. Westland is kind of a short little road off of MLK, and while this l... »
APS Redistricting: Jackson And Grady Clusters Seek Answers. Davis Talks Middle Schools. Lee Faces Tough Crowd At Town Hall Meeting. Buckhead Christian Ministry Renames Building. Video Integration Center Named For Loudermilk Family. Senate Committee Ame... »
More than 200 parents, students and neighbors urged the Atlanta Public School System on Friday evening to spare Margaret Fain Elementary from the chopping block. “Saving millions of dollars is no reason to close any public school,” one Fain parent rema... »
More than 100 Atlanta youths got a chance to meet - and get some one-on-one coaching - from two world-champion swimmers on Monday at the Adamsville Recreational Center and Natatorium. British Olympic swimmer Gemma Spofforth and nine-time Paralympic med... »
The newly redrawn House District 53 – which includes parts of the Cascade community – features two House Democrats who will have to run against each other if they want to be re-elected, and a third contender as well. State Reps. Elly Dobbs and Sheila J... »
Three Atlanta city council members said this week that they are studying the Atlanta Public Schools' proposal to close or merge up to seven southwest Atlanta schools and concerned about how it will affect school children and the communities they serve.... »
Leslye Joy Allen a fourth generation native of Atlanta, will begin blogging for Cascade Patch later this month. A historian and educator, Allen holds Bachelor and Master of Arts degrees in History from Agnes Scott College and Georgia State University, ... »
At this time of the year many senior citizens are often focused on giving to family, friends, and others. Members of Atlanta's bridge community are also focused on giving to the less fortunate among us. The historic University Bridge Club (UBC), the o... »
The deadline to submit comments on the Atlanta Public Schools redistricting plan is today, Dec. 16th. Several southwest Atlanta elementary schools are on the Atlanta Schools' drawing board for mergers and closings, according to sources with the Atlanta... »
Over 150 parents and community stakeholders attended a demographic study community meeting hosted by Atlanta Public Schools at Douglass High School last night to provide input and feedback on possible solutions to current changes in student enrollment.... »
Several southwest Atlanta elementary schools are on the Atlanta Schools' drawing board for mergers and closings, according to sources with the Atlanta Public Schools system. At a meeting Tuesday evening at Douglass High School, APS officials presented ... »
