Allene Harper, an alum from the historic Bruce Street School in Lithonia, recently wrote this history of the stone schoolhouse, which was DeKalb’s first public school for Black students. During...
AWARE Wildlife Center depends heavily on volunteers. But what exactly does a volunteer do at the wildlife center at any given day? Local author Joseph R. Goodall recently hung out...
Our recent 20th Anniversary Celebration was covered by the Decaturish. Dean Hesse writes: “The community celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area on...
The Champion‘s Gale Horton Gay writes: During the Aug. 15 Gen-Z Day at Lyon Farm, descendants from the White Lyon family (the former enslavers) and the Black Lyons family (the...
A revered landscape architect who designed the children’s garden in the White House, Ed Alexander was also a passionate preservationist who convinced others to protect local green spaces. Anyone...
World Ranger Day is July 31 and commemorates Park Rangers all over the world! This year, we have a larger team working here in the Heritage Area with some new...
While FIFA and the 2026 World Cup are in Georgia, let’s dive into the history of Atlanta soccer, which began right here in the Heritage Area in Lithonia with Scottish...
This year, the Arabia Alliance hosted its first-ever Field Note Writing contest, open to writers throughout Georgia. We picked one student winner London Ahyee, whose Field Note about Flat Rock...
The Arabia Alliance hosted its first-ever Field Note Writing contest, open to writers throughout Georgia. We picked one adult runner-up Katy King, whose personal essay about her connection to Arabia...
It is 2026, and the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area is turning 20 years old! For this special occasion, the Arabia Alliance brought back Monadnock Madness – Triple Hike, a...
For 12 years, Muslimahs Endure has been getting women of Muslim faith outdoors and active, including at Arabia Mountain. For Muslims across Metro Atlanta, the holy month of Ramadan just...
The second week of February was a busy one, as the Arabia Alliance, volunteers and other fellow partners joined the BIPOC Outdoor Collective (BOC) in Charleston, South Carolina for the...