Stories tagged "Bankhead"
Private walls for public art

As murals to commemorate Atlanta’s painful history go up in South Atlanta and Grove Park, one resident poses a challenging question. Who decides what public art in neighborhood spaces should look like?

“We’ll see if that money ever makes it this far down the block.”

A lifelong Grove Park resident shares her perspective on the impact of TADs in her community.

Community Notebook: When dreams you couldn’t imagine come true

Our weekly feature, Community Notebook, is filled with snippets of information, conversations, and reporting about the communities where we work.

From “what if” to an election forum

Grove Park community members bring together District 3 and District 9 candidates before November election

Community Notebook: Flooding continues on Atlanta’s Westside communities

Environmental groups and community advocates are raising concerns that these repeated flooding events are not only a safety hazard but also a public health and environmental justice issue.

An empty parking lot in front of the westside resaturant.
Community Notebook: Bankhead Seafood temporarily closes

Our weekly feature, Community Notebook, is filled with snippets of information, conversations, and reporting about the communities where we work.

Healing the land

The site of the Chattahoochee Brick Company has a history of extraction and exploitation, but community members envision its future as a place to listen and heal.

Community Notebook: May 13, 2025

Our weekly feature, Community Notebook, is filled with snippets of information, conversations, and reporting about the communities where we work.

Community Notebook: April 8, 2025

Our weekly feature, Community Notebook, is filled with snippets of information, conversations, and reporting about the communities where we work.

Community Notebook: March 2, 2025

Our weekly feature, Community Notebook, is filled with snippets of information, conversations, and reporting about the communities where we work.

“We should’ve been at the table.”

NPUs frustrated with lack of community input in Westside Park renaming

Community Notebook: February 17, 2025

Our weekly feature, Community Notebook, is filled with snippets of information, conversations, and reporting about the communities where we work.

Community Notebook: February 7, 2025

Our weekly feature, Community Notebook, is filled with snippets of information, conversations, and reporting about the communities where we work.

Watch: Courageous Conversations, Community Policing with Officer Gray

Watch a video recording of Canopy Atlanta’s latest event — Courageous Conversations: Community Policing with Officer Gray.

Where in the World is Officer Gray? — Community Policing in Bankhead

A police officer was a pillar in the Bankhead and Grove Park communities until, one day, he vanished

First Person: Sunday Youmans, teen summer camp founder

Introducing our new interview series, featuring community members with unique stories to tell

No Place to Call Home: Housing Insecurity in Bankhead

Residents in Bankhead and Grove Park want the City to come up with better solutions for supporting the area’s unhoused population

Residents of Bankhead say they have a litter problem and want solutions

Residents in Grove Park and Bankhead say they have a litter problem and want solutions, but local organizers say the issue is systemic.

Behind the Music of Bankhead

Atlanta rap wouldn’t be what it is today without the Bankhead area’s contributions. Poole Palace and Toe Jam Studios made the neighborhood a music destination.

Editor’s Note: The Bankhead Issue

Canopy Atlanta’s stories center communities directly affected by civic issues.

‘From Bankhead to Buckhead’

For decades, the phrase has embodied Atlanta’s tale of two cities. But the narrative is changing

Bankhead Videos

Videos of the Bankhead + Grove Park community, produced by Canopy Atlanta.

The Business of Bankhead

With major developments in the works, local entrepreneurs talk about the area’s economic past, present and future.

Bankhead Map + Resources

Visualize the Bankhead and Grove Park area with landmarks plus resources for local schools, mental health, food banks and more!