Looking Back – and Ahead – at the Todd Cemetery Memorial

September 30, 2016

By Jack White, outgoing VHCA Board President The homeowners who destroyed the Todd Cemetery Memorial filed responses last week to the legal assertions that VHCA and the Todd family made in our lawsuit. You may read our filing here. These responses are public and filed under oath; you may read them here. Their responses are numerical and…

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VHCA Annual General Meeting and Election of Officers

September 6, 2016

2016-17 BOD Candidates Announced, Candidate Bios and Absentee Ballot Available The Virginia-Highland Civic Association Annual General Meeting will be held September 22 at the Inman Middle School Cafeteria from 7:00pm – 9:00pm. Please try to arrive at 6:30 to sign in. Grants will be awarded and the 2016-17 Board of Directors will be elected. The Springdale Park Elementary Advanced…

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Virginia-Highland Church Annual Yard Sale

September 3, 2016

Proceeds to benefit church’s The River program for the homeless By Robin Ragland, VHCA Board Member and Tour of Homes Chair On Saturday, October 1st, the Virginia-Highland Church will hold its annual yard sale beginning at 8:00 a.m. The church is located at the corner of Virginia Avenue and Ponce de Leon Pl.  All proceeds go…

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Public Works Marking Crew Installs New Crosswalks in VaHi

September 3, 2016

By David Brandenberger, VHCA Parks Committee Chair We have all observed a spate of sidewalk and ADA corner ramp improvements in the neighborhood recently.  As we understand it, it is now city policy to install appropriate crosswalk markings wherever such improvements are made. VHCA Board President Jack White and I encountered the Department of Public Works…

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Todd Cemetery Memorial Destruction and Restoration

August 24, 2016

by Jack White, for the VHCA Board In December of 2014 the Virginia-Highland Civic Association (VHCA) Board was notified that new homeowners had installed a fence that blocked free access to the Todd Cemetery Memorial. (VHCA is no stranger to this topic; the Association was active in promoting the memorials’ creation in the late 80s.)…

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