Stories tagged "Culture"
Community Notebook: “I wanted to create a space that feels like your living room”

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

Community Notebook: Hapeville cafe serves morning coffee and evening cocktails

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

“Who made the decision for that mural to go in our community?”

South Atlanta residents question the process behind the installation of a mural to commemorate the 1906 Race Massacre, citing a lack of community engagement.

“We didn’t know Black people lived like that”

Donata Russell Ross shares what it was like growing up in Collier Heights while attending a predominantly white school across town.

To Collier Heights, with love

Collier Heights, you have been good, and you have been hard. You have been tender, and you have been merciful. But you have always been ours. And with every memory within your land, you grow into the future we know is possible—and for that, we thank you.

Community Notebook: A Norcross community meeting spot with flavor and fun

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

A photo of a mural along the street.
Community Notebook: West End: Lights out for opening of arts center

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Community Notebook: Forest Park: “Tratamos a Los extraños como amigos”

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

A black man sits in from of a microphone.
“Ahead of its time”

Living in Collier Heights provided security and community for Isaac Newton Farris, even as his family were leaders in the fight for civil rights in Atlanta and across the country.

Community Notebook: Soul food at Augie’s Cafe

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

“It feels like home, but a little different”

Two childhood friends swap stories about growing up in Collier Heights—from watching homegrown parades to playing in the streets—and talk about what it’s like to drive through the neighborhood today.

“Keep it as a legacy”

As one of the first babies born in Crescendo Valley, this Collier Heights resident says the community nurtured her and defined her.

We needed a better place to live

Black Atlantans experienced redlining and were prevented from buying homes in most Atlanta neighborhoods during the 1940s and 1950s, so they built their own safe haven in Collier Heights. One of those early residents shares memories of growing up in a place he calls Camelot.

My Goodmomma and her friends

History often highlights the men who designed and constructed Collier Heights, but equally deserving of recognition are the women—the trailblazers, caretakers, and champions of their community. Their contributions ensured that Collier Heights was not only a place to live, but a place to flourish.

Community Notebook: June 11, 2025

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

Community Notebook: June 4, 2025

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

A man plays a musical instrument in a venue. The walls are filled with artwork.
“It looks like some of this old beauty’s got to go.”

After years as a gathering spot for music and community, Gallery 992 will close this weekend.

Kenneth Zakee seen through the reflection in a mirror hanging on a wall.
“Art saved my life”

In this story from the Tri-Cities Community Issue, six artists share their crafts, processes, and purposes. They also share one resounding message: art heals.

Remember the time?

A digital archive preserving the pulse of Atlanta’s DIY culture is now live.

Community Notebook: March 14, 2025

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

A group of people holding artwork and OutKast albums sit on chairs in the Headland and Delowe parking lot in East Point, Georgia.
Your momma and your cousin, too

“A couple of years ago on Headland and Delowe—
Was the start of something good”

Lost in translation

Almost half of the city’s residents speak a language other than English at home. In places like the voting booth and the doctor’s office, they may encounter challenges.

What Jim Alexander has seen in Lakewood Heights

The famed photographer, activist, and teacher has lived in Lakewood Heights since 1976. Here’s how he’s seen his neighborhood change.

Remembering Iwi Fresh founder Yolanda Owens

Destinee Marbley remembers how Atlanta’s “skincare chef” inspired her own journey as a wellness practitioner.

Meet chef Samina Sattar: the feeding therapist

Norcross resident Samina Sattar taps into the Bangladeshi flavors she grew up with to create recipes uniquely her own.

A new historical marker honors a Morehouse student who was lynched

Dennis Hubert’s story was a fading memory, before a community of dozens of Atlantans resurrected it

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.

Phía Nam

Cộng đồng người Việt Nam phát triển mạnh mẽ tại Quận Clayton

The water boy’s hustle

City officials deemed water sales along highway exits a nuisance and a threat. But for one West End teenager, the hustle is a way to make money and to stay out of jail.