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The Pandemic Reveals the Long-Term Impact of Advocacy on a Food Charity

For the last 13 years, the Common Market’s mission has been to get healthy food to people who have limited access to produce. It did that by purchasing produce from local farms that use sustainable practices and selling it to schools, hospitals, and universities, first from its home base of Philadelphia and later from Atlanta and Houston.

The pandemic upended the food landscape with lightning speed.

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The Future Happened

Centering creatives who invent new realities through design and music, The Future Happened dives into everything from the origins of the LP cover to augmented reality audio production. The exhibition examines how innovation in design and technology deepens our relationship with music, the exhibition showcases new and radical narratives that have the power to transform our ways of being in the world.

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Community Farmers Markets Offering New Initiatives, Fresh MARTA Market Pop-Ups And More

For the past decade, Community Farmers Markets has worked to provide Atlanta with a diverse, interconnected food system. They also promote healthy food, sustainable ecosystems and living-wage working conditions. CFM Executive Director Katie Hayes joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes to share information about a number of recent and ongoing initiatives.

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Community Members Encouraged to Engage with Atlanta Legacy Makers Tribute to Past Civic Leaders

The newest community engagement opportunity is tied to the recent announcement of the four finalists identified in an open call for submissions for the public art commemoration. While the teams continue to refine their submissions, community members are invited to provide input to them by engaging with the feedback tool now available on ATLLegacyMakers.com. The brief exercise invites participants to imagine how they would like to experience the reimagined space and artwork.

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Legacy to Mayors Ivan Allen Jr. and Maynard Jackson taking shape

Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) and the City of Atlanta have just announced the four finalist teams have been selected from a call for submissions to design a public commemoration in honor of Allen and Jackson – inspired by the book by Gary Pomerance – “Where Peachtree Meets Sweet Auburn.”

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ALT's Oakland City Affordable Townhome Project Secures Invest Atlanta Grant

The project is being led by a partnership between the Atlanta Land Trust, which owns the Southwest Atlanta site, and homebuilder Intown Builders LLC. Atlanta Land Trust secured a $920,000 Invest Atlanta grant for a 23-unit version of the project in 2019 before bringing on Intown Builders for the current plan, according to a fact sheet for the project.

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