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agrhodes.org > blog > in-the-news > september-15-2026

September 15, 2026 | A.G. Rhodes

18+ hour, 12+ min ago   (78+ words) 11Alive’s Atlanta & Company: Companies in the community (A.G. Rhodes mentioned at 2:28-3:20). The post September 15, 2026 first appeared on A.G. Rhodes. 11Alive’s Atlanta & Company: Companies in the community (A.G. Rhodes mentioned at 2:28-3:20). A.G. Rhodes is one of Atlanta’s oldest nonprofits…...


forsythnews.com > news > lake-lanier > haunted-lake-lanier-tour-expands-for-october-with-focus-on-history-folklore

Haunted Lake Lanier tour expands for October with focus on history, folklore

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (32+ words) Lanier Boat Charter is expanding its Haunted Lake Lanier Experience this October, adding more tour dates and a greater focus on the history and folklore surrounding the lake. Legal Terms and Privacy...


cbsnews.com > texas > news > little-mexico-historic-dallas-neighborhood-built-community-left-legacy-hispanic-heritage

Little Mexico: The historic Dallas neighborhood that built a community and left a legacy

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1286+ words) October 7, 2026 / 3:30 PM CDT / CBS Texas Today, driving through what is now Uptown and Victory Park, it could be easy to miss the last few reminders of a once-booming Mexican American community. Luxury high-rise apartments and office buildings now tower over…...


roughdraftatlanta.com > 10/07/2026 > atlanta-pride-history-activism

Reeling in the Years: The spirit of 1977

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (387+ words) Local news for Atlanta and beyond Atlanta Pride 2024. A glorious October day. I park myself – literally, sitting in my comfy walker — on Peachtree Street, just yards from where the parade begins. Why this position? Max swag tossing and max infectious…...


roughdraftatlanta.com > 10/07/2026 > spelman-museum-of-fine-art-marks-30-with-between-here-infinity

Spelman Museum of Fine Art marks 30 with ‘Between Here & Infinity’

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (609+ words) Local news for Atlanta and beyond For three decades, the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art has collected, archived and preserved art by and about women of the African diaspora. Its latest anniversary exhibition, “Between Here & Infinity: Celebrating 30 Years of…...


cbsnews.com > colorado > news > 19th-century-trade-route-colorado-founding-trinidad

How a 19th-century trade route led to the founding of Trinidad, Colorado

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (362+ words) Updated on: October 6, 2026 / 5:17 PM MDT / CBS Colorado Long before highways connected the ends of Colorado, a network of dirt roads known as the Santa Fe Trail carried commerce across the plains. In the mid-1800s, wagon trains followed the Arkansas River through…...


atlantamagazine.com > southbound-articles > leslie-odom-jr-on-savannah-georgia

My South: Actor and singer Leslie Odom Jr. on Savannah, Georgia

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (471+ words) Savannah is a warm touchstone for me. My first time there was 25 years ago when I did this ramshackle musical revue. I have a distinct memory of my grandparents—who lived close by in Columbia, South Carolina—picking me up…...


agrhodes.org > blog > blog > sharing-traditions-building-connections

Sharing Traditions, Building Connections | A.G. Rhodes

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (417+ words) Sharing Traditions, Building Connections Employee Spotlight: Hilda Mota Zoto, A.G. Rhodes Cobb In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month which is Sept. 15-Oct. 15, we’re shining our Employee Spotlight on Hilda Mota Zoto, a longtime member of the A.G. Rhodes Cobb team who…...


forsythnews.com > life > local-history > forsyth-descendants-scholarship-hosts-inaugural-gala-to-celebrate-fifth-anniversary

Forsyth Descendant’s Scholarship hosts inaugural gala to celebrate fifth anniversary

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (15+ words) Scholarships are awarded annually to descendants of Black residents expelled from Forsyth County in 1912....


atlantamagazine.com > news-culture-articles > 6-atlanta-neighborhoods-where-community-is-key-hapeville

6 Atlanta Neighborhoods Where Community is Key: Hapeville

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (258+ words) Main Street charm next to the world’s busiest airport Courtesy of City of Hapeville Hapeville was incorporated as a city in 1891, a time when railways defined the region. Along North Central and South Central avenues, railroad tracks run down the…...