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The Latest Stories, News, and Updates

Check out the latest updates, stories and announcements from Park Pride.

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Community reaction to Park Pride Grant makes a great headline: “This is real now.”

Home, community, resilience, a place to dream – these are just a few words that neighbors use to describe Four Corners Park.

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Conference veteran or just Conference-curious? Park Pride’s March Conference promises to be best one yet!

Attracting over 500 attendees, this is the largest parks conference in the southeast. 

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Park Pride awards over $3M to park projects across city, focus on equity

Park Pride is bringing the green!

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Connecting on Common Ground at Park Pride’s Parks & Greenspace Conference

Community and togetherness are the cornerstone of Park Pride’s 2025 Parks & Greenspace Conference.

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Exploring Atlanta’s hidden forests with local author Jonah McDonald

Local author and park naturalist Jonah McDonald is on a mission to make Atlanta’s hidden forests less hidden.

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Finding solace in our parks

In times like these, many things drag us down, but our parks lift us back up. They are places where everyone is welcome, no matter who sits in the White House.

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Park Pride receives $1 million donation from The Home Depot Foundation

This landmark donation helped Park Pride reach the funding goal for its Parks for All campaign and supports the nonprofit’s efforts to ensure all Atlantans have easy access to a quality park.

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Atlanta’s parks are the places to be this fall — Get outside to see them in their vibrant glory!

We’re lucky to live in a city where nature and urban life are so closely tied, and, without this union, Atlanta wouldn’t be Atlanta.

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Park Design Workshop: Seven community groups reimagine their park entrances

Picture the entrance to your neighborhood park. What does it look like? How accessible is it? What message does it send?

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Honoring Tally Sweat, Park Pride’s Founding Board President

We are saddened to share the news that Tally Sweat, Park Pride’s founding Board President, passed away on August 27th. While many of you may know about Tally’s connection to […]

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Transit and parks go hand-in-hand — See your city in new ways

I have a secret to tell. I’ve lived in Atlanta since 2005 and, this year, I rode a MARTA bus for the very first time. 

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Park Pride announces new board chair, welcomes nine new board members

Park Pride is excited to welcome the incoming group of park champions who are joining its Board of Directors.

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