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Small neighborhood,
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Propelling our community forward while honoring its rich history. Progress and heritage, walking hand in hand.
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Propelling our community forward while honoring its rich history. Progress and heritage, walking hand in hand.
See What's Happening →
We're dedicated to propelling our community forward while honoring its rich history. Our mission is to foster progress while preserving the essence that makes our neighborhood special.
We pledge to prioritize the needs of legacy residents, ensuring they remain integral parts of our community fabric. Their voices matter, and we're committed to advocating for their rights and well-being.
Together, let's be proactive in shaping our neighborhood's future — maintaining its status as a quality living area for generations to come. Progress and heritage, walking hand in hand.
We are a diverse tapestry — every voice adds vibrant color to our collective mosaic, much like the petals of a lotus flower.
Let's cultivate a community where diversity thrives and inclusivity flourishes. Together, we'll nurture our neighborhood's growth while cherishing its roots — towards a brighter, more inclusive future.
Join Our Journey →All Florida Heights events, meetings, and city deadlines in one place. Updated regularly.
Our community calendar is being set up through Microsoft Outlook. Once published, all neighborhood events, meetings, and important dates will appear here automatically.
From block parties to cleanups to community meetings — here's what's coming up in the Heights.
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Sign Up for Newsletter →Florida Heights sits in the southwest corner of Atlanta, part of a tapestry of historic Black neighborhoods that have defined the character of this city for generations. The streets here — Florida Avenue, Lawton, Gordon, Lucile — carry names older than living memory, laid out in an era when this part of Atlanta was still finding its shape.
Like many southwest Atlanta communities, Florida Heights grew through the mid-20th century as a working-class neighborhood with deep roots in faith, family, and mutual care. Churches anchored the blocks. Neighbors knew each other by name. Children played freely across front yards that nobody locked.
Today, that spirit endures — even as Atlanta changes rapidly around it. Florida Heights is a neighborhood that has seen hard times and good ones, loss and renewal. Its history belongs to the people who have lived it. And that's exactly why we're collecting it here.
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Whether you've lived here 50 years or 5 months, your experience is part of this neighborhood's story. Share it — anonymously if you prefer.
Share Your Story →These are the current officers of the Florida Heights Neighborhood Group. More positions will be added as they are filled.
Additional board members will be listed here as positions are filled.
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As new zoning applications, permits, or development proposals come to our attention, we'll post them here. Know about a project? Let us know.
Road work, utility projects, sidewalk improvements, and other city infrastructure changes affecting our streets will be tracked here.
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Meeting minutes will be posted here following each community meeting.
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