Famous Civil Rights figures in the Heritage Area include organizer Lucious Sanders, Councilwoman Maggie Woods and Lithonia Mayor Marcia Glenn Hunter. On this Martin Luther King Day, we revisit the...
From Stone Mountain to the Weelaunee/South River, what is now DeKalb County contains many significant Native American archaeological sites. Today’s DeKalb County and Atlanta would’ve looked...
Opened during the peak of the Pandemic, New Black Wall Street Market features more than 100 black-owned businesses and pop-ups plus lots of Black-themed entertainment. Two years ago, Matt Hampton,...
The Arabia Alliance crew got to tour the Upper Housatonic Valley NHA in Western Massachusetts, seeing such incredible sites as the home city of W.E.B. Du Bois and the Norman...
The 95-year-old monk at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit has led a fascinating life, including serving in WWII and marching with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Sixty years ago,...
“Friends and Family,” a local chapter or “crew” of the national walking organization GirlTREK, has deep roots in the National Heritage Area. Gina Jones of Loganville Georgia has walked for...
Started in 2008, Honey Creek Woodlands at The Monastery of the Holy Spirit has protected land and waterfront while also offering natural burials to more than 2,000 deceased. A cemetery...
On Monday, July 17, a mysterious geological event occurred at Arabia Mountain that left large cracks in the outcrop. Was that an earthquake that struck Arabia Mountain earlier this week?...
Since the end of May, the Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve has hosted local charities, international conference excursions and the staffers of big-name politicians. Ahh summertime: the season...
Georgia native Deron Davis lives part-time in the National Heritage Area and works for The Nature Conservancy, the wealthiest conservation organization on the planet. As the North American...
Junior Ranger Day roared back; fruit trees were planted on Bruce Street; and famous author/advocate Audrey Peterman spoke in Stonecrest. Earth Day was a very big day at Arabia Mountain...
From April 17-20, NHAs from across the country met in Muscle Shoals NHA in northern Alabama for an annual Spring Meeting. Alabama never looked so sweet! About 280 miles northwest...