Ashley Carlton started his gourmet cookie and ice cream business, Not As Famous Cookie Company, seven years ago as a mobile food truck, with the mission of serving unique and decadent treats. At the time, Carlton was traveling across metro Atlanta to different festivals, catering to customers on the go. He realized that his customers […]
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Black Residents Want Their Voices Heard on West End Mall’s Future
Sandra Goodwin has been going to Dendera Cosmetic Studio for decades. Goodwin came from Savannah to attend Spelman College in 1988. Like many women who stumbled into The Mall West End as young students of the Atlanta University Center Consortium, she discovered the small storefront that’s known for its eyebrow services. The beauty salon has […]
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Residents Reminisce Over Magic Johnson Theatre, Ponder Development’s Future
Renette L. Scott is a lifelong resident of southwest Atlanta. Now in her mid-70s, Scott remembers taking her two sons to see movies at Magic Johnson Theatre when it first opened at Greenbriar Mall 26 years ago. The Atlanta location of Johnson’s celebrated chain of cinema houses screened its final movie after the NBA legend […]
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The Road to Turning 500 Acres Into a Black City
As a mysterious new virus spread across the globe and rage over police violence spilled into the streets, Stone Mountain resident Renee Walters spent 2020 in a state of growing isolation and shock. Her distress gave way to depression as the year wore on, and fears about her family’s safety consumed her. “What can I […]
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‘We Shall Not Be Moved!’ Peoplestown Residents Celebrate After Eviction Hearing Postponed
An eviction hearing for Peoplestown resident Tanya Washington Hicks was postponed indefinitely, a momentary win for neighborhood locals in a decade-long eminent domain battle with the city. Washington Hicks, a law professor and married mother of two, has spent the last six years battling one of three total eminent domain lawsuits filed against her and […]
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What to Try If You Can’t Find Baby Formula
The company at the center of the national infant formula shortage has announced plans to restart its troubled Michigan plant, raising hopes that the formula crisis could soon end. But it could be as long as two months before parents see store shelves restocked with formula products, Abbott Nutrition said. Abbott, the largest baby formula […]
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Tax Surplus Refunds Are Due out This Month. Here’s How Much You’re Getting.
Rising inflation has made it harder for many Georgians to pay their bills this year, but some are about to receive a tiny bit of economic relief from state government. On March 23, Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation into law that will return a total of more than $1 billion to Georgia taxpayers in the […]
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After Mayor’s Promise, Peoplestown Residents Still Not Sure Where They Stand
It’s been three months since Mayor Andre Dickens met with Black homeowners in Peoplestown and committed to resolving their years-long eminent domain saga within the first 100 days of his administration. That self-imposed deadline expired two weeks ago with Dickens reportedly telling members of the media that discussions are still ongoing. This week, two of […]
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Locked Out of Legacy
EDITOR’S NOTE: Canopy contributor Nikishka Iyengar is the founder and chief ecosystem officer at The Guild, an organization developing equitable real estate and programs for communities of color. “If you really want to talk about the beauty of this city,you gotta start in the parts that nobody wants to go to,that so many people came from.”— […]
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Georgia Suspended Its Gas Tax. Here’s What It Means For You.
The next time you’re at the gas pump, you might feel less strain on your wallet. On March 18, Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a bill to suspend Georgia’s tax on gasoline. Also known as a gas tax holiday, HB 304 was designed to reduce the rising cost of fuel for state residents struggling […]
