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

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

We’re sharing our staff picks from this year!

Striving to frame stories in a way that captures nuance and authenticity requires great intention. Here’s more on our approach to making sure the first thing you see—the headline—is pitch perfect.

Angie Uddullah has been involved in the Norcross Issue from the very beginning. It’s only fitting that she gives the final (for now) word on the city she called home.

Sharing Canopy Atlanta’s illustrated Norcross map, highlighting parks, restaurants, and community resources

A difficult conversation about the dietary staple

In Gwinnett, students who speak English as a second language graduate at lower rates than their peers. Advocates say the education system could do a better job of getting them across the finish line.

Norcross, one of the Southeast’s most diverse cities, has a history of division, but city leaders and residents see a future steeped in unity.

And what experts say can be done to alleviate traffic

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.

Where a residential developer sees available, open greenspace on which to build, residents envision a cheaply-built, congested traffic nightmare.

Community gatherings can be a lifeline for seniors in Norcross. But limited transportation options keep many from coming together.

Norcross residents speak out on the community issues that matter most to them

“You see more ethnic restaurants because there’s more of a market for it.”

After 27 years since its founding, the Chinese Community Federation of Atlanta opens a physical office space.

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

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