UPDATED: Fallen Tree Causes Large House Fire in Edgewood

One home was completely destroyed in the blaze while a second home was damaged extensively.

EDGEWOOD — Atlanta Fire Rescue Department crews remain on the scene of a large fire that fully engulfed a home at 241 Patterson Ave. SE on Monday. The fire, which was called in at about 11:40 a.m., was sparked by a tree that fell on power lines and then somehow created a gas leak. "It was the gas leak and the power lines that contributed to the start of the fire," Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokeswoman Marian McDaniel told East Atlanta Patch. McDaniel said the home completely "burned down and a second home received extensive damage." The persons in the second home were able to escape and no injuries were reported. Patterson Avenue was closed to vehicular traffic for several hours, but Fox 5 reported that it had been reopened in its 6 p…

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Péralte Paul

5:38 pm on Monday, February 25, 2013

Hey, Adam: The downed tree caused power outages and broke a gas line.   more ›

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NPU-O Meeting Scheduled for Jan. 22

Leadership nominations, zoning and alcohol issues on the agenda.

Neighborhood Planning Unit-OP meets tonight, Jan. 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the Branham Recreation Center, 2051 Delano Dr. NE. We will be nominating and electing a Chair, Co-Chair, Secretary, and an Atlanta Planning Advisory Board representative. Let me be blunt. If more do not participate and step up to lead you will be abdicating NPU-O's role representing the community and essentially giving City of Atlanta government free reign to do as they will without input or oversight from the neighborhoods it impacts.The choice is yours! Besides the usual informative Public Safety, Council, and City Department reports the following items are on the agenda for votes: Zoning (For Vote) Alcohol & Festival Permitting (For Vote) City Legislation (For Vote) …

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Carjacking at Edgewood Retail District

Police are looking for a silver Ford Focus with license plate No. AZP8798.

Editor's note: Valencia Hudson, public safety liaison for Atlanta City Councilwoman Natalyn Archibong, issued the following crime alert: EDGEWOOD — On Jan 17, 2013 at 10:23 p.m., a carjacking call came up at 1255 Caroline St. The victim was accosted as she was exiting her parked vehicle in the parking lot of Ross Department Store. Three black males were staged up hiding behind a wall adjacent to the store. When the victim exited her vehicle to go into the trunk the one suspect, armed with a black pistol approached her and demanded her car keys and her cell phone. The victim stated that she tried to get back into her vehicle as the suspect pointed a handgun at her and stated, 'give me your car,' then stated, 'give me your phone' before …

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Planting the Seeds of Success

Students from Coan Middle School and across Atlanta ready a garden for Edgewood and East Lake.

by Miranda Bryen We want to recognize students who prepared to plant a fruit orchard in a under-served community here in Atlanta, and thank you all for making this possible. On Saturday, Dec. 1 — on a day that felt like spring — a group of volunteers, students and educators worked together to revitalize the edible school yard in the Edgewood and East Lake communities. Fifteen students from Coan Middle School, Carver High School, North Atlanta High School and Sarah Smith Elementary school joined with other community volunteers to prepare unused land at Coan Middle School for its Dec. 12 fruit tree and fruit bush planting. The volunteer event, made possible by Mayson Avenue Cooperative, Coan Middle School and private foundation support, was …

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Visions For Vacancies

What Should Go Here? Goodfellas Pizza

Restaurant on Moreland Avenue can't seem to stay open.

It's a head scratcher. The structure at 30 Moreland Ave. SE at the intersection of Wylie St. SE, just can't stay in business. It had been a Church's Chicken fast food outlet for a while before closing down. Then it became Goodfellas, a pizza, pasta and wings place. But that was short-lived, too. It's curious that a quick service restaurant couldn't make a go of it when Moreland is a highly trafficked state road and Wylie is fairly busy, as well. What's more, that intersection is sandwiched between two bustling neighborhoods, Edgewood and Reynoldstown. It seems, then, that it should do well as an eatery, be it a neighborhood joint or chain restaurant. So should it stay as a restaurant or become something else? What would you like to see at …

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NPU-O Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday Night

On the agenda: Big Nerd Ranch variance request, temporary fees for outdoor events, change of alcohol permit.

Neighborhood Planning Unit-O, which represents the interests of East Lake, Kirkwood, Edgewood and the Villages of East Lake, meets Nov. 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Branham Recreation Center, 2051 Delano Drive NE. Here is the agenda: 1. Council & Public Safety Reports: 2. City Departmental Representatives: 3. Planner's Report & Presentations: 4. Zoning (For Vote): 5. City Legislation (For Vote): 4. Zoning (For Vote): 12-O-0640 Special Administrative Fees Revision: (deferred from October) Fact Sheet will be at table. Department of Planning. Fees re. temporary outdoor amusements, exhibits, entertainments, meetings, displays, sales areas, farmers’markets or outdoor areas for religious ceremonies. Fee reduction for initial Special Administrative …

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Retreat at Edgewood Development Grand Opening Today

Community party Nov. 10.

by Patch Staff Homebuilder Columbia Residential is hosting a grand opening community party Nov. 10 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 150 Hutchinson St. NE. The party coincides with the opening of its Retreat at Edgewood development located two blocks south of the Edgewood/Candler Park MARTA station. The affordable housing townhome development was funded in part through federal stimulus funds and built on land donated by the Atlanta-based Zeist Foundation.

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NPU-O to Discuss Various City Fee increases, Zoning

The agenda for the Oct. 23 meeting.

by Patch Staff Neighborhood Planning Unit-O, which represents the interests of the East Lake, the Villages of East Lake, Kirkwood and Edgewood, meets at 6:30 p.m. tonight at the Branham Recreation Center, 2051 Delano Drive NE. Below is the agenda set for the meeting: Zoning (For Vote): City Legislation (For Vote) Announcements and Meeting Notices

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NPU-O Meeting Scheduled Tonight

On the agenda: Kirkwood Wine Stroll and impact fees ordinance revision.

by Patch Staff  Neighborhood Planning Unit-O, which includes East Lake, the Villages of East Lake, Kirkwood and Edgewood, is scheduled to meetat 6:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at the Bessie Branham Recreation Center, 2051 Delano Drive NE. Two key items up for a vote:

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Woman Shot in Edgewood

Victim told police she standing in her backyard when a man shot her in the chest.

Atlanta police are looking for a man in connection with an Aug. 22 shooting of an Edgewood resident in the chest. The incident, which took place in the 20 block of Hutchinson St. NE, occurred at about 2 a.m. Police gave the following account: The victim's husband came home from work and as he entered their home, he heard a gunshot and when he went to his bedroom, he saw his wife come through a side door, clutching her chest. The victim told investigators she didn't know who shot at her but that she was standing in her backyard when the bullet hit her. Pressed further, she said a man wearing a green shirt fired at her. Investigators found a shell casing in the kitchen area and what seemed to be a bullet hole in the television in the living …

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