The new movement to spotlight Atlanta’s underrepresented history took another step forward on Oct. 21. A marker to Lugenia Burns Hope (1871-1947), a community organizer and social reformer whose national and local work for African Americans prefigured the Civil Rights Movement, was unveiled in Washington Park. The marker is part of a nationwide program called National Votes […]
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BeltLine trail segment gets preferred route through Bankhead/Washington Park
A segment of the Atlanta BeltLine’s Westside Trail through Washington Park and Bankhead has a preferred route and could have a construction-ready design by January. Actual construction on the so-called Westside Trail Segment 4, aka the Westside Trail Extension North, is yet to be scheduled and would take well over a year, officials said at […]
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Georgia Trust launches West Atlanta preservation initiative
By Maria Saporta A model partnership for preservation, sustainability and permanent affordability held a kickoff ceremony Wednesday along the Atlanta BeltLine Westside Trail. The project includes the rehabilitation of two historic properties and the possible development of a new home along the Westside BeltLine. The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation purchased the three properties from […]
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Atlanta Audubon wins grant for garden in Washington Park, intern to study wildlife, plants
The Atlanta Audubon Society has won a national grant totaling $23,950 that it is to use for two purposes – paying an intern to work in the wildlife sanctuary program, and building a garden in historic Washington Park, Atlanta’s first greenspace dedicated to African Americans.
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Mercedes-Benz & partners playing for keeps on Westside
By Lyle V. Harris
In addition to the gleaming new stadium downtown bearing its famous logo, Mercedes-Benz is seeking to impact nearby neighborhoods by funding more than a dozen Atlanta-based non-profit groups that teach young people the power of playing with a purpose.
