Did You See That?

Just in case you missed something, here are some highlights from the past week on Stone Mountain Patch:

Sunday, Feb. 20:

- School Notes,  a new weekly feature that puts the spotlight on one area school at a time, highlighting new or interesting things going on at that school, debuted with a look at the green thumbs at Stone Mountain Elementary: Stone Mountain Elementary School's Garden Project.

Monday, Feb. 21:

- Good news for animal lovers: Starting next month, Stone Mountain will get its first pet community center, complete with  an adoption facility, retail store, training classes and grooming services. Read more in the article Pet Adoption Center Arriving Soon in the Village.

- Columnist Alexis Fillos reflects on the South's game of April Fools a little bit early in February Fools. 

Tuesday, Feb. 22:

- They are having almost the best of times after the worst of times. All they need now are homes. Read about Apricot and Kiwi in A Tale of Two Kitties.

- Columnist Bill York reflects on the importance of local charities such as the Lilburn Cooperative Ministry and Stone Mountain Cooperative Ecumenical Ministry in helping families get by in these hard times. Read more in An Imperfect World.

Wednesday, Feb. 23:

- Community Corner takes a look at the important work Children's Restoration Network is doing to help young people in need in A Beacon of Hope for Poverty-Stricken Youth. 

- Wednesday is Mom's Day on Patch. Moms Talk had some advice on how to help your child develop his ability to focus and pay attention in order to do better at school: Helping Your Child Thrive at School. 

Thursday, Feb. 24:

- Great news for the city: Stone Mountain won an award from the Atlanta Regional Commission for its arts microenterprise program. Read more in Stone Mountain Wins ARC Local Government Award.

- Redan resident Cheryl Brown has survived three bouts with cancer to found an organization to help empower other victims of the disease: Redan Resident Has Lived2Tell.

Friday, Feb. 25:

-A consultant’s study about re-purposing the unused Stone Mountain Tennis Center and neighboring vacant Target store is only the beginning of a detailed process that would need strong visionary guidance to make the multi-million dollar plans a reality, say those involved in the recommendations. Read more in Stone Mountain Tennis Center Revamp Plans Need Funding, Leadership. 

Saturday, Feb. 26:

- Food columnist Jessica Williams has a soup recipe and the story of its origin you won't want to miss in Sweet Tomato Soup.