John Howell Park Work Day March 11th

February 28, 2017

by David Brandenberger, VHCA Board Member and Chair of the Parks Committee The VHCA Parks Committee is happy to announce that our next volunteer work day for Parks will happen the morning of Saturday, March 11th at 9:00 am at John Howell Park. The goal will be to do general debris clean-up and routine maintenance–with…

“May With Mary” Stop at John Howell Park Set for May 10

April 28, 2015

Mark your calendars now for 3 PM Sunday May 10 when City Councilperson Mary Norwood’s May with Mary tour of Atlanta’s parks makes its stop at VaHi’s John Howell Park. Click here for your personal invitation from Mary.

Jazz in John Howell Park!

April 15, 2015

Mark your calendars now for Sunday May 3: jazz in John Howell Park! Thanks to District 6 Councilperson Alex Wan for hosting and the Atlanta Jazz Festival for presenting! And thanks to NPU-F Chair Debbie Skopczynski for making sure we knew about it! Click here for more information.

Lighting and Plumbing Improvements Continue at John Howell Park

March 16, 2015

The progress that the City of Atlanta Parks Department has made at restoring the lighting in John Howell Park is increasingly visible (pun intended). The park’s interior lights have been substantively rewired and many globes have been replaced, so the odd amalgam of three different bulb styles is now almost uniform. Remaining on the to-do list are…

John Howell Park Construction Nears Completion

November 18, 2014

By: David Brandenberger and Jack White, VHCA Parks Committee The construction activity at the western end of John Howell Park is almost complete. The new granite walls on three sides of the volleyball courts are finished, new columns have been built along Virginia, and the steps that lead to the courts from the street along Arcadia…