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

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 ...

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 ...

Mutual aid isn’t charity—it’s about creating a culture of collectivity. Here’s how organizations are putting that philosophy into action.

Atlanta rap wouldn’t be what it is today without the Bankhead area's contributions. Poole Palace and Toe Jam Studios made the neighborhood a music destination.

Canopy Atlanta asked the Bankhead and Grove Park community members about the journalism they wanted to see about their communities, and this story emerged from that feedback. Canopy Atlanta also ...

The county’s backlog of code violations is well documented. But residents and county officials disagree over who’s actually responsible for these eyesores.

Canopy Atlanta asked the Bankhead community about the journalism they needed and this story emerged from that feedback. Canopy Atlanta also trains and pays community members, our Fellows, to learn ...

This story was produced by Canopy Atlanta’s West End Fellows, neighborhood residents whom Canopy trained in reporting skills through a six-week program. Learn more about how we produced this issue.

Over 100 residents, who either live in or have ties to Norcross, told Canopy Atlanta’s Community Engagement team what journalism would best serve their community for our sixth community issue. The ...