Atlanta’s oldest public park just expanded its footprint by 10,000 square feet with a new and long-awaited visitor center just outside the Oakland Cemetery gates. Mayor Andre Dickens joined with cemetery staff and volunteers to officially open the facility at an April 3 ribbon-cutting ceremony, where he called Oakland “one of the liveliest cemeteries in […]
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Walking Through History: How Oakland Cemetery Connects Atlanta’s Past, Present, and Future
A walk around Oakland Cemetery is a trip through Atlanta’s history and also a journey into the heart of the civic fabric of our city.
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Home Away from Home
At the intersection of Ponce de Leon Avenue and Oakdale Road sits a grand old home, one of many along that stretch of Ponce. Built for well-heeled Atlantans, many of the homes, including this one, are no longer residences but, unlike most of the grand homes that once lined Ponce, this home is memorialized in […]
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A Unique Honor
Pay a visit to pretty much any cemetery in the world and you will notice that, in addition to the traditional gift of flowers, people leave all kinds of items behind after their visit. Stones and coins are a favored way to show that the departed has not been forgotten, as are pictures and family […]
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Holiday Spirit at Oakland Cemetery – December 2 and 3
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Day of the Dead – Día de los Muertos – Oakland Cemetery – Nov. 5, 2023
To see fuller versions of the photos, click on any image and swipe right or left. Delaney Tarr has more details on the 2023 Dia de Muertos celebration at Oakland Cemetery.
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Oakland Cemetery launches summer program to teach students landscaping, preservation skills
This summer, nine local high schoolers are rolling up their sleeves and getting to work at Atlanta’s iconic Oakland Cemetery.
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Reporter’s Notebook: New ATLDOT Commissioner, ‘Saturday Night Live’ jokes about Zoo Atlanta’s gun policy, mattresses donated to families from condemned Forest Cove
One race from Georgia’s recent Nov. 8 election will go into a runoff — incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker competing for a seat in the U.S. Senate. On Monday, Nov. 21, the Atlanta Press Club will host a debate between the two candidates. The 7 p.m. debate will air on Georgia Public […]
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Controversial cell tower OK’d for ‘unavoidable’ historic impacts on Oakland Cemetery, Cabbagetown
Plans for a cell tower looming over Oakland Cemetery and Cabbagetown have revived with a state agency’s opinion that there are no alternatives and visual impacts on historic sites is “unavoidable.”
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Complicated history lives at Oakland Cemetery’s restored African American Grounds
Mayor Andre Dickens came to Oakland Cemetery June 10 to pay respects, this time to the roughly 12,000 people buried in the African American Grounds, and to cut the ribbon on a five-year restoration of their final resting place.
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Plan for cell tower looming over historic Oakland Cemetery draws fire; could be first of many
A 165-foot-tall cell tower looming over Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery and historic Cabbagetown is the goal of a proposal being blasted as ugly and secretive by City officials, preservationists and neighborhood leaders.
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Haunted Atlanta: A look at the city’s ghostly history
Have you ever lived in an old apartment building where you heard someone call your name, but you were home alone? Or felt a shiver run down your spine and, sure enough, your cat is staring at something that you can’t see? Whether you explain these situations away or know that you saw an apparition, […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: ATL City Council votes to install cameras in parks, delays controversial public safety training campus
Feeling cooped up after all the rain this week? Head outside and enjoy some fresh air this weekend at the Piedmont Park Arts Festival. The two-day event will feature 250 artists, live music and classic festival eats. On to other local news: ATL City Council: Install cameras in parks, table the controversial public safety training […]
