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Field Notes

A New Dawn at the Lithonia Woman’s Club.

A New Dawn at the Lithonia Woman’s Club.

Published: Mar 2, 2023   |   Author: Jeff Dingler   |   Category: Featured, Field Notes   |   No Comments

Lithonia businesswoman Dawn Massey plans to turn the old Woman’s Club into a viable institution again. Born and raised in Lithonia, local businesswoman Dawn Massey was always aware of the […]

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Guardian of the South River

Guardian of the South River

Published: Feb 22, 2023   |   Author: Sasha Johnson   |   Category: Featured, Field Notes, Trails   |   No Comments

Jacqueline “Jackie” Echols: Board President of the South River Watershed Alliance Rivers are a crucial part of any ecosystem. Unfortunately, more rivers and waterways are becoming polluted due to a […]

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Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Goes to D.C.

Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area Goes to D.C.

Published: Feb 16, 2023   |   Author: Jeff Dingler   |   Category: Featured, Field Notes   |   No Comments

A photo blog of the annual NHA Meeting in our nation’s capital Every year, team members from across the nation’s National Heritage Areas converge in Washington D.C. for an important […]

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Power Couple: Angel and Gazza Forte of Mermaid-Lion Entertainment

Power Couple: Angel and Gazza Forte of Mermaid-Lion Entertainment

Published: Feb 12, 2023   |   Author: Jeff Dingler   |   Category: Culture & Community, Featured, Field Notes   |   No Comments

 Mermaid-Lion Entertainment turns tales from Arabia Mountain, Stonecrest and Lithonia into awesome audio dramas.  Angel Forte wasn’t certain about true love. That is until she met Gazza, her now husband […]

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Black History – Profiles of Leaders in the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area

Black History – Profiles of Leaders in the Arabia Mountain National Heritage Area

Published: Feb 2, 2023   |   Author: Jeff Dingler   |   Category: Featured, Field Notes, Trails   |   No Comments

Tyrone Burkette: The Trailblazer Behind Many of the Heritage Area’s Most Popular Hikes and Soft Trails.  Tyrone Burkette first started volunteering as a trail guide around Arabia Mountain in 2001. […]

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Arabia Mountain’s Love Letter to the MLK Holiday

Arabia Mountain’s Love Letter to the MLK Holiday

Published: Jan 27, 2023   |   Author: Jeff Dingler   |   Category: Culture & Community, Featured, Field Notes, Historic Sites   |   No Comments

“You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. […]

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The National Heritage Area Act Becomes Law, Ensuring Arabia Mountain’s Future

The National Heritage Area Act Becomes Law, Ensuring Arabia Mountain’s Future

Published: Jan 23, 2023   |   Author: Jeff Dingler   |   Category: Featured, Field Notes, News   |   No Comments

When President Joe Biden signed the National Heritage Area Act into law on January 6, 2023, it capped a years-long effort to ensure long-term federal funding and support for all […]

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Flat Rock After Slavery

Flat Rock After Slavery

Published: Aug 9, 2022   |   Author: Arabia Mountain   |   Category: Field Notes, Historic Sites   |   No Comments

Following Emancipation, members of the Flat Rock community had to navigate the rise of Jim Crow and deal with the harsh presence of segregation in daily life. Some left and […]

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Things to Do in Lithonia

Things to Do in Lithonia

Published: Aug 4, 2022   |   Author: Arabia Mountain   |   Category: Field Notes, Historic Sites   |   No Comments

Have you visited historic Lithonia? Once the granite capital of the world, this small southern city is situated at the northern end of the National Heritage Area and offers a […]

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Skills and Inventions in the Flat Rock Community

Skills and Inventions in the Flat Rock Community

Published: Jul 26, 2022   |   Author: Arabia Mountain   |   Category: Field Notes   |   No Comments

Life in the rural South was not easy for members of the Flat Rock community, especially during Jim Crow. In this video, listen to board members and staff of the […]

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Quilt Making in the Flat Rock Community

Quilt Making in the Flat Rock Community

Published: Jul 14, 2022   |   Author: Arabia Mountain   |   Category: Field Notes, Historic Sites   |   No Comments

Quilt making has played an important role in the history of Flat Rock, one of the oldest Black communities in Georgia. Listen as Johnny Waits and Patricia Bryant, both descendants […]

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Beauty Pageants and Racecars: Fourth of July at the Lithonia Speedway

Beauty Pageants and Racecars: Fourth of July at the Lithonia Speedway

Published: Jul 4, 2022   |   Author: Arabia Mountain   |   Category: Field Notes   |   No Comments

At a dirt-floored dance hall far from the bustling streets of Atlanta, people raced, reveled and made merry. This place was the Lithonia Speedway and the accompanying Country Club, tucked […]

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