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, IG and on this blog. Read more and click on for the link.

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.

The 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.

Calling 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. 

Pop-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.

A 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 .

The 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.

We 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

Thank 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.