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1668 Grace Street 3BR | 2BA | $450,000 Custom-built bungalow in hip and trendy East Atlanta.

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850 Oakdale Road 6BR | 5.5BA | $2,500,000 1915 Neel Reid masterpiece in Druid Hills restored and renovated throughout.

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406 Spring House Cove 5BR | 5BA | $1,050,000 Updated home with designer finishes on quiet cul-de-sac in Durand Mill.

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1170 Oakdale Road 5BR | 3BA | $1,099,000 Classic Druid Hills home complete with mature English Gardens.

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1856 Grist Stone Court 6BR | 5.5BA | $1,050,000 Spacious home in Durand Mill community. Tasteful updates and large back yard.

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845 Clifton Road 6BR | 6BA | 2HB | $5,000,000 Rare, comprehensively renovated Philip Schutze Normandy Farmhouse on Druid Hills estate lot.

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1355 Harvard Road 4BR | 3BA | $1,150,000 Distinctive Architecture abounding with charm and offering a Pebble Tech pool.

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546 Ridgecrest Road 4BR | 3BA | $995,000 Tudor Revival in historic Druid Hills. Elegant restoration and designer finishes.

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269 Southerland Terrace 4BR | 3.5BA | $849,900 Lake Claire Craftsman charmer. Multiple living spaces and generous bedrooms.

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Harvin Greene M 404.314.4212 O 404.352.2010 harvingreene@dorseyalston.com Stephanie Marinac M 404.863.4213 O 404.352.2010 stephaniemarinac@dorseyalston.com ► Morehouse College has been named one of 10 new regional hubs for coding and creativity as part of Apple’s Community Education Initiative, a partnership that is increasing tech training and certification opportunities at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their surrounding communities. “We are excited to be partnering with Apple as a new hub in this important coding initiative at HBCUs,” said David A. Thomas, President of Morehouse College. “This partnership will help Morehouse grow its profile as a leader in tech training and create opportunities for minorities to develop new coding skills that could bring them lucrative jobs. Now that Morehouse has its own HBCU C2 (coding and creativity) site, the college will eventually host training sessions to provide continuing education opportunities for residents of Atlanta and its Southwest corridor, one of the city’s most economically challenged Black communities.

STEN Academy is set to open Sept. 1 at 3525 Piedmont Road in Buckhead offering both virtual learning and small pods of socially-distanced, in-person learning at its expansive facility. STEN Academy proctors, who’ve worked as teachers, caregivers, and counselors, will facilitate the virtual learning and face-to-face learning for grade K-12. The school will require COVID-19 screenings and temperature checks daily, face masks will be required, and the facility will be disinfected nightly. To learn more, visit www.stenacademy.info.

Greater Atlanta Christian School has implemented “Synchronous Learning,” which allows parents and students to choose on campus or at-home virtual learning on a daily basis. Those who decide to learn at home will have access to smart cameras, directional microphones, and interactive white boards that will allow them to be seen and interact with their classmates and teachers. For more, visit greateratlantachristian.org.

Paint Love, an Atlanta-based nonprofit with a mission to bring arts programming to youth facing poverty and trauma, recently received two grants totaling $15,000 from the Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA), a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, to help recover from the COVID-19 shutdown and supporting operations for 2021. In addition to the $10,000 Resiliency Grant, Paint Love received a $5,000 Partner Grant for operating support for 2021. Funds awarded by Georgia Council for the Arts include appropriations from the Georgia General Assembly and the National Endowment for the Arts. Paint Love has also had board member transitions. Founder Julie McKevitt has stepped down as board chair but will remain on the board. Former attorney Cara Hergenroether has been elected as the new board chair. For more information, visit gopaintlove.org.

Two Atlanta Public Schools students held summer internships at Bank of America as part of the financial institution’s Student Leaders program. The paid internship, which focuses on leadership, civic engagement, and workforce skills-building, was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The students selected were Alaira Blackwell from Booker T. Washington High School and Maria Nino-Suastegui from North Atlanta High School.

Atlanta student Kabal Caldwell is one of five students nationwide to receive a $1,000 scholarship from Sertoma and hearing aid manufacturer Oticon to pursue a college degree that might not otherwise be possible. This is the 16th year Oticon and Sertoma have paired up to recognize students with hearing loss assistance and provide scholarships to help them pursue degrees and achieve their goals. Kaba, who will attend Georgia State Univeristy was selected from among more than 480 applicants across the country.

◄ One of Atlanta INtown’s “20 Under 20” honorees, Kennedy Walls, was awarded a National Security Language Initiative for Youth Virtual Summer Intensive scholarship to study Arabic language for five weeks. NSLI-Y is a program of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) that promotes critical language learning among American youth. Kennedy was selected from 3,000 applicants from across the United States. She will be attending Princeton University this fall.