Volunteer Now for Summerfest 2017!

March 28, 2017

By John Becker In 1983, MASH ended an 11-year, 251-episode TV run, Vanessa Williams became the first African-American crowned Miss America and McDonald’s introduced the Chicken McNugget. Did you know ‘83 was also the year a group of Virginia-Highland merchants – led by late Atkins Park owner Warren Bruno – got together and threw a block party…

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Volunteers Still Needed for 2016 VaHi Tour of Homes

October 30, 2016

by Eleanor Barrineau, VaHi Tour of Homes Volunteer Coordinator The 2016 Virginia-Highland Tour of Homes is only a few weeks away and we still need volunteers! In addition to being a festive holiday event, the Tour showcases our neighborhood and is our second-largest fundraiser after Summerfest. Please show your support for the Tour and our…

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Volunteers Make a Difference at John Howell Park

August 4, 2014

The VHCA would like to thank Park Pride and MSL Group for providing 20+ volunteers who spent last Friday morning sprucing up parts of John Howell Park. These awesome volunteers mulched around the plants along Virginia Ave., sanded a bench near the Phoenix Flies statue in the middle of park and pitched in to help…

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Volunteers Needed for 2014 Tour of Homes

May 15, 2014

For almost twenty years, our Tour of Homes has showcased some incredible homes, restaurants, and sponsoring vendors. In no small way, TOH has helped put our neighborhood on the map as one of Atlanta’s most sought after places to live. Each year the TOH committee works hard starting in March to plan and execute a…

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Volunteers Spruce Up VaHi Triangle Island

May 11, 2014

A group of volunteers met Saturday morning to clean out the triangle island, plant some new greenery, put down fertilizer and pre-emergent weed control and spread pine straw throughout the area. Thanks to the volunteers who showed up and to Nonie Daniels for spearheading the effort! If you’re in the area of the triangle island,…

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