Thank you to all the artists who submitted! We received over 35 submissions from local artists, all very talented. Our L5P Judges have met several times to review each submission and have chosen the top 12 artists over the past very stressful and heartbreaking weeks.
The community will VOTE on the top 6 artists to transform traffic signal boxes in Little 5 Points on Thursday June 18, 2020 from midnight until 11:59pm on FB and IG.
Read MoreThe Little 5 Points Alliance board and committee members extend our gratitude to those who attended the February L5P Mobility Study Pop-up Studio at the Little 5 Points Community Center for Arts & Community. We received over 400 in-person and online responses to the survey provided.
You told us your thoughts and we captured them! We are now ready to hear your thoughts on the progress that we have made since receiving your input.
With this study, the Little 5 Points CID, the Little 5 Points Alliance and design team of Lord Aeck Sargent & Kimley Horn intend to redesign the “bones” of L5P, with specific focus on Euclid Avenue and overall parking management.
Read MoreCalling all artists to submit artwork to the YOU ARE HERE! L5P Signal Box Project. Six selected artists will transform 6 graffiti covered traffic signal boxes into signature pieces of local art that tell the story of Little 5 Points. We want to create memorable entrance points to our historic neighborhood commercial district and cultural destination.
Read MoreHere are some of the incredible happenings and offerings that L5P businesses have going on during this time courtesy of the Little 5 Points Business Association. Thank you to all of the business owners and community for keeping Little 5 Alive!
We are amazed at how the community is innovating and working together. We #loveL5P.
This list includes many of the L5P businesses during COVID- Check to see if they are open or what they continue to offer - it also includes very helpful contact information.
Read MoreThe City of Atlanta has confirmed that the Findley Plaza bid package is complete. It had been previously delayed when they bundled two sidewalk projects from Inman Park with Findley Plaza, but there are no more projects being added at this point. The project has been formally submitted to the City's Office of Procurement, and advertised as of April 15th. We look forward to potential construction bids that are due May 13th. The project will be awarded by mid-June with an estimated construction schedule of 9 months. PROJECT POSTPONED AS OF 5/13/20. HOLD TIGHT FOR FURTHER INFO.
Read MoreWhile the public health crisis has been a challenge for our Little 5 Points business district, GDOT has been able to keep moving forward on construction on Moreland Avenue. We now have new ADA accessible sidewalks on the west side of Moreland from Dekalb Avenue to Mansfield. You'll also notice a few additional improvements along the corridor:
Read MorePop-Up Design Studio: Activities Overview
Over the course of three days between February 20-22, 2020, the planning team along with neighborhood leaders hosted a Pop-Up Design Studio at the L5P Center for Arts & Community. The concept of the pop-up studio was to “bring the design studio to the neighborhood”, integrating affected neighbors into the design process from the very beginning. Roughly 60-70 stakeholders participated in-person – many staying for 1-2 hours and/or attending multiple days. A survey was also developed by the team in tandem with the Pop-Up studio. Participants were given the option of either filling out the survey in-person or online. 400 individual respondents participated in the survey.
Read MoreA list of updated resources for businesses and individuals during this COVID-19 crisis from helpful articles, access to capital and City of Atlanta text alert program .
Read MoreThe City of Atlanta has ordered a 14 day STAY AT HOME ORDER. Find out what you can and can not do during this time.This includes a list of essential businesses that are allowed to be open.
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ATLANTA—Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the launch of #ATLSTRONG—a new website that will serve as a COVID-19 resource hub for Atlanta residents. By visiting ATLSTRONG.ORG,
residents and businesses can sign up for COVID-19 text alerts, request information on emergency fund assistance relief and more.
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GEORGIA — As the initial closing of Georgia schools nears on Tuesday, Gov. Brian Kemp extended the closure of all public schools in Georgia through April 24.
Read MoreWe hope you, your family and employees are healthy! Let's all do what's necessary to #flattenthecurve of COVID-19 so we can get back to business during these uncertain times.
Little 5 Points Alliance is here to advocate on the behalf of its members, provide information and communicate!!
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Creates $7 Million Fund to Assist Those Impacted by COVID-19
$1.5 million to support small business continuity
Invest Atlanta is working on a Small Business Continuity Loan Fund. Details are being worked on now.
FILL OUT THIS SURVEY IN ORDER TO PREPARE OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY FOR POSSIBLE ASSISTANCE!
Fill out as many times as you need to help us track the impact on your business due to COVID-19. The survey is timestamped!
Little 5 Points (L5P), built in 1908, was the first commercial district outside of downtown Atlanta. L5P grew into an avant garde arts and shopping district, serving the in-town neighborhoods of Inman Park and Candler Park. By the 1930's, there were many successful businesses in L5P, including three movie theaters (The Palace, The Euclid and the Little Five Points), three grocery stores (Kroger, Colonial and A&P), four drug stores, and three barbershops.
Download a PDF of the Self Guided Walking Tour
Read MoreThank you to long time Candler Park residents Sally and Jim!
The L5P Alliance has hired Georgia Works to pick up trash in L5P TWO TIMES A WEEK! Look for the men in blue shirts! Georgia Works! transforms chronically homeless men into self-sufficient and productive members of society. Georgia Works, a 501 c(3) nonprofit organization develops and implements cost-effective, comprehensive programs that meet the needs of a diverse population working to break the cycles of homelessness, addiction and criminal recidivism.
Read MoreThe L5P Alliance fundraising committee wants your input! In order to create a plan for sustaining our 2-year old unified organization dedicated to infrastructure improvements, beautification, public safety and activation of our beloved neighborhood commercial district....we need to know from YOU!!
Read MoreThank you to Sevananda Natural Foods Market for sponsoring January Georgia Works clean up in Little 5!
The L5P Alliance has hired Georgia Works to pick up trash in L5P TWO TIMES A WEEK! Look for the men in blue shirts! Georgia Works! transforms chronically homeless men into self-sufficient and productive members of society. Georgia Works, a 501 c(3) nonprofit organization develops and implements cost-effective, comprehensive programs that meet the needs of a diverse population working to break the cycles of homelessness, addiction and criminal recidivism.
Read MoreThe Little 5 Points CID and Little 5 Points Alliance are starting up a large effort to redesign the “bones” of L5P, with specific focus on Euclid Avenue and overall parking management.
The Pop Up studio will include a range of interactive planning activities, maps, analyses and other interesting da-ta that we want your opinion on. Please stop by for 10 minutes or 2 hours – whatever time you have available!
Read MoreGDOT has begun work on Moreland Avenue to improve sidewalks and pedestrian safety between Dekalb Avenue and Mansfield Avenue. Currently portions of sidewalk and driveway are being demolished on the southwest side of Moreland. GDOT has provided a high level overview of the work to be completed over the next 10 months, and the L5P CID is working to get a more detailed schedule.
Read MoreAre you a bleeding heart for local art? Do you love Little 5 Points?
Join the Little 5 Points Alliance for an ART OPEN HOUSE on Wednesday, February 12th from 6-9pm at the Little 5 Points Center for Arts and Community located at 1083 Austin Ave NE.
If you've never been inside the old 1919 Moreland School THIS IS YOUR CHANCE!! Once a school to over 900 students in the 1940s, the L5PCAC has been home to over 20 arts and community organizations since 1982. More info http://www.l5pcc.org/
Read MoreThe L5P Alliance is partnering with the Atlanta Preservation Center’s month long event, Phoenix Flies, to present Legacy in Little 5 Walking Tour on Wednesday March 11th from 4-6PM.
The tour starts at the Little 5 Points Center for Arts and Community at 1083 Austin Ave NE and end at the Wrecking Bar at 292 Moreland Ave NE. with snacks and drinks.
Read MoreThe L5P Alliance has been chosen to BE THE CHANGE PARTNER with Sevananda Natural Food Market in March 2020. Shoppers choose to round up to the nearest dollar at checkout. All donations will benefit the L5P Alliance’s mobility and infrastructure, beautification and programs in L5P.
Read MoreThe L5P Alliance and it’s members have completed our Georgia Tech Design Studio. Thank you to everyone who participated. We will now give these creative ideas to our L5P Smart Mobility Project consultant, Lord Aeck Sargent, as they develop the study for Euclid Avenue. Together, we are moving forward.
Please direct all comments to mobility@l5pa.com.
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