Kirkwood Neighbors Organization

District 1 Council member Carla Smith invites the community to join her for EcoDepot, Atlanta’s largest recycling event, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, April 24 a...t the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials (CHaRM), 1110 Hill Street SE. Due to COVID-19 guidelines, registration is required to attend. Visit https://livethrive.org/ to register. Social distancing and wearing face masks are encouraged. Items accepted at the site include cardboard, musical instruments, bikes, electronics, paint, mattresses, cooking oil, tires, textiles, compost, appliances, metals, paper, books, and plastics. A full list of accepted items is available at live thrice.org. #earthday #earthday2021 #environment #recycle

All City of Atlanta swimming pools will be free in 2021.

A new business is opening in Kirkwood.

Toomer families! It's time for another Take Out for Toomer on Wednesday, February 10th with NaanStop! 15% of proceeds will be donated to Toomer Elementary thank...s to their generosity. NaanStop is a Kirkwood family-owned Indian restaurant serving their mother's recipes. They are offering family meals including 2 entrees, fresh-baked naan, handmade samosas, basmati rice, and chutneys (feeds 4). Order by 5pm on Tuesday, February 9th and pick up your meal between 5pm and 5:45pm on Wednesday, February 10th. Link for ordering below. Thank you for your support! http://bit.ly/NSorderKW

We’re in the news! Check out yesterday's article in the AJC highlighting our partnership with @Atlanta311 to accept non-emergency referrals for community concerns related to mental health, substance use or extreme poverty.

#BlackHistoryMonth https://www.history.com/topi/black-history/pullman-porters

PAD ATL311 Community Referral Services is only available in police zones 5 & 6. But don't worry Over the next few months, Policing Alternatives & Diversion I...nitiative will add more zones, and plan to be available throughout the City of Atlanta by June 2021. You can check your zone here: https://atlantapd.maps.arcgis.com//webappviewer/index.html

https://parkpride.org/examining-the-black-history-within-a/