This is a weekly feature called Community Notebook, filled with snippets of information, conversations, and reporting about the communities where we work. Canopy Atlanta Fellows and other community ...

By Audrey Hamm, Intern Thursday, June 19, 2025 Refuge Coffee, Clarkston, GA About 25 members of the Clarkston community gathered at Refuge Coffee for good food, shopping from Amani’s Women Center, and ...

After more than eights weeks of community conversations and listening in Clarkston, Canopy Atlanta hosted the Clarkston Community Social to honor the diversity of life experiences, cultures, and ...

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 ...

At the end of a long workday, she would often stand by her office window, gazing out at the street that led us back home to Collier Heights. We would wave to our neighbors—Dr. Jane Smith, Mrs. Myrtle ...

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 ...

330 Forest Parkway/4853 Springdale Rd. ½ Mile East Of Old Dixie Highway Must be a forest park resident; proof of residency required Limit of four (4) car tires per resident. Paint accepted; must be ...

There’s no shortage of ways to show up, celebrate, and stay connected this week 💛 From community block parties to summer STEM fun, here’s what’s happening June 3–9: The site of the Chattahoochee ...

Over the last five years, Canopy Atlanta has trained 43 Fellows and more than 200 Documenters. We have had rich conversations with more than 1,200 community members about the stories that matter to ...