Canopy Atlanta

Our newest story, “Original Sins,” follows Tanyard Creek from an underground channel to a neighborhood oasis, asking what it means for a city to bury (and reveal) its waterways.

🔗 Read the full story: whenthecreeksrise.org/2025/12/02/o...

Flooding in Atlanta is caused by more than just rainfall. To kick off this project, we spoke with community educators, grassroots organizers, and environmental scientists.

Read the story: whenthecreeksrise.org/2025/11/20/w...

Canopy Atlanta’s NewsMatch campaign is underway!

We believe that when community voices lead the news, it’s more accessible, credible, and trustworthy.

🎯 Goal: $15,000 | 💰 Every gift matched 1:1 through NewsMatch

🔗 canopyatlanta.org/donate

Flooding in Atlanta isn’t always “natural”—it’s shaped by policy, development, and buried creeks that still direct where water flows. When the Creeks Rise is documenting how flooding happens.

Have you experienced flooding in your neighborhood? We want to hear from you: airtable.com/appLsDoF1fuu...

Announcing When the Creeks Rise—a community journalism project documenting flooding in Atlanta and the systems behind it.

Flooding isn’t just weather. It’s history, policy, development, and equity.

🌊 Follow along and make your voice heard.
whenthecreeksrise.org

Join Atlanta Documenters for our next Community of Practice! Whether you’ve taken no assignments or 20, come to connect with other civic-minded Metro Atlantans. Share what you’re seeing and hear what others are learning. All are welcome!⁠

Sign up here: buff.ly/40yvK3w

Atlanta Documenters cover public meetings so YOU can stay informed about housing, transit, zoning & more.

🚨 Fundraiser alert: Every donation is matched 1-to-1 (up to $5,000) until Sept 22.

Give now. Double your impact. Keep local gov’t accessible.
🔗 donorbox.org/documenters-...

What happens when 35 neighbors spend a Saturday together?
➡️ 25 bags of trash cleared from Baker Road
➡️ Stronger connections between communities
➡️ A cleaner, brighter future

Big thanks to our partners who made it happen. 🙌
📖 Read the full story: canopyatlanta.org/2025/09/09/c...

Engage. Listen. Decide. 🗳️Join us Saturday for an Election Forum with District 3 & 9 candidates, moderated by Felicia Moore.

📍 Don’t miss this important community conversation.

➡️ RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ballots-br...

West End Mall’s redevelopment is moving forward. Now called One West End, the project is shifting from plans to real action—permits filed, asbestos removal starting, and demolition ahead.

➡️ Read more about what’s coming next: canopyatlanta.org/2025/09/09/c...

After getting laid off and skipping a house purchase just in time, this Atlantan is betting his savings on building the video game he’s always dreamed of.

Read the latest from the Cost of Living Project, by Canopy Atlanta and Atlanta Civic Circle: www.costoflivingatl.org/post/a-leap-...

At a recent NPU-I meeting, neighbors voiced concerns about new and recurring homeless encampments as local leaders emphasized the need for support over criminalization.

Find out more in this week's newsletter: CanopyAtlanta.org/Newsletter

In 1977, Donata Russell Ross invited her Westminster classmates to a graduation party at her Collier Heights home. For many, it was the first time they saw Atlanta’s thriving Black middle-class community up close.

👉 Read more: canopyatlanta.org/2025/09/05/w...

Read more about each member, part 3/3.

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Read more about each member, part 2/3.

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Read more about each member, part 1/3.

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We’re honored to introduce the Clarkston Community Editorial Board! 🌟Clarkston neighbors are shaping the stories Canopy Atlanta tells—ensuring they truly reflect the heart of the community.

Read more about each member in the thread below.

🔗 Explore more: canopyatlanta.org/clarkston/

The City of East Point is making some changes and the transition hasn’t been entirely smooth. The mayor said even she was affected by faulty notifications, which told her that her autopay payments had been returned, even though money never came out of her account.

More: CanopyAtlanta.org/Newsletter

APS’s new facilities plan could close M.A. Jones Elementary, a beloved West End school. 🚨

📅 Meeting: Sept. 3, 6 PM | Jean Childs Young MS

Read the article and show up tomorrow to make sure our schools stay strong: canopyatlanta.org/2025/09/02/w...

Last week, flooding once again impacted Atlanta’s Westside. Roads were blocked and vehicles stalled.

Residents are raising concerns about stormwater infrastructure and have launched the Stop Flooding Us petition.

📖 Read the full story and sign here: canopyatlanta.org/2025/08/26/c...

At Wylde Center, community + nature = impact. From school gardens to native plant education, it’s about making care for our environment a part of daily life. 🌱

🔗 Read the full story: canopyatlanta.org/2025/08/22/a...

The City of Forest Park + Partnership for Southern Equity are exploring the future of the Fort Gillem housing complex.

Initial findings were shared at the July 21 City Council meeting.

📖 Read more: canopyatlanta.org/2025/08/21/f...

“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.”

Read a love letter to one of Atlanta’s most storied neighborhoods: canopyatlanta.org/2025/08/19/t...

Lakewood Heights neighbors debated whether 16-year-olds should have a say in community votes. Supporters said it could spark civic engagement among young people; others argued the stakes are too high.

Find out more in this week's newsletter: CanopyAtlanta.org/Newsletter

We don’t do this work alone. TEDxCollierHeights is grateful for our sponsorship and partnership. 🔴

🙏🏾Grateful to everyone who showed up and showed out for TEDxCOLLIERHEIGHTS: Exit on Saturday. Photos from the event are now live. Scroll through ⬇️ to catch the best moments, tag friends, and relive the inspiration.

TODAY: Neighbors, something BIG is happening this Saturday right here in our community—TEDxCollierHeights!
Hear from our incredible lineup of thought leaders, change-makers and cultural icons.

🗓 Saturday, August 16, 2025 | 11AM–2PM
📍 Frederick Douglass High School
🎟 Tickets: tinyurl.com/tedxcollier

Last month, officials removed 12 teens from Now Faith Apostolic Church, where they had been living. At a recent Clayton County Board of Commissioners meeting, attendees representing the church in matching purple shirts voiced their concerns.

In this week's newsletter: CanopyAtlanta.org/Newsletter

TOMORROW: Neighbors, something BIG is happening this Saturday right here in our community—TEDxCollierHeights!
Hear from our incredible lineup of thought leaders, change-makers and cultural icons.

🗓 Saturday Aug. 16, 2025 | 11AM–2PM
📍 Frederick Douglass High School
🎟 Tickets: tinyurl.com/tedxcollier

Grove Park + Center Hill = community magic! ✨ Last Tuesday’s National Night Out featured local businesses and community.

Want the full vibe? Read the story → canopyatlanta.org/2025/08/12/c...