Stories tagged "Lakewood Heights"
“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.

Community Notebook: Fresh paint, old wounds

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

Community Notebook: February 21, 2025

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

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.

How Lakewood Heights residents end up unhoused

Residents see the neighborhood’s vacant properties and wonder why some community members get shut out of housing

Atlantans share their familial connections to South-View Cemetery

“If you look at the threads of the history of Atlanta, they’re woven into that place.”

The places that make up Lakewood Heights

Presenting Canopy Atlanta’s guide to the community, from a historic cemetery to up-and-coming Black-owned businesses.

The void General Motors left behind

Lakewood Heights residents wonder what will replace everything the assembly plant left behind—though there’s no shortage of ideas.

Lakewood Heights speaks out

View the official trailer for Canopy Atlanta’s Lakewood Heights issue.

What Lakewood Heights needs, according to developer Omar Ali

“I picture a thriving neighborhood based on healthy living, a lifestyle, mixed income households—very similar to, say, Grant Park, but different, of course.”

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.

How Lakewood Heights became a “holistic health oasis”

While the origins behind those neighborhood signs are mysterious, local businesses aspire to carry on that legacy.

Canopy Atlanta Listens: Lakewood Heights

Residents with ties to the south Atlanta neighborhood told us which issues they want to see covered in our next Community Issue. Here’s what they had to say.