Field Notes

With warmer weather, it’s important to remember the delicateness of the Heritage Area’s environments, and how its on visitors to help protect Arabia Mountain and beyond. Did you know that […]

For four decades, Fleming has been connecting Atlantans to nature and therapeutic gardening. Now he’s helping plan a new Botanical Gardens in Stonecrest.   Growing Out Of Tragedy Stonecrest’s Naturalist […]

The Bruce Street School Brunch Gala sold 75 tickets and raised nearly $7,500 for the historic schoolhouse’s revitalization.  Preservation never looked so good! On the morning of February 17, visitors […]

From providing delicious, healthy meals to supporting local farmers and partnering with other organizations like the Heritage Area, Green Love Kitchen is a key community player. We’ve all heard of […]

Local histories abound with larger-than-life figures and fascinating tales. Enjoy this personal testimony about Frances Branham who taught at Bruce Street School for years.  The Living Past The following testimony […]

Arabia Alliance team members visited Sapelo Island and Harris Neck along the Georgia coast where Gullah Geechee communities are under multiple threats. Most coastlines these days are pretty well cluttered […]

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 […]

Ada Anderson’s name may not appear in history books but she fed a generation of Lithonia school children and inspired many more with her recipes and generosity.  Many history books […]

With Georgia’s abundance of birds comes the responsibility to preserve their essential environments, a mission that Birds Georgia has been tackling for years.    With over 250 species of birds […]

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 very different when Native […]

With brand new river access sites set to be completed in the near future, the South River is quickly becoming Metro Atlanta’s flagship paddling and water recreation destination. The South […]

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, […]