5Arts FEST in Little Five Points Looking for Volunteers, Financial Support

July 30, 2014

Editor’s Note: We’re passing along the following from our friends at the 5Arts FEST. This festival is not affiliated with the VHCA or Summerfest, but we support organizers in their efforts to bring this first-year festival in a neighboring community to life. On September 6th the inaugural 5Arts FEST will take place in Little Five…

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City Council Adopts Virginia-Highland Master Plan

July 29, 2014

The Atlanta City Council unanimously approved the Virginia-Highland Master Plan at its Monday July 21 meeting. With the adoption, the plan becomes part of the City of Atlanta’s Comprehensive Development Plan. The VHCA thanks the many residents whose input shaped the plan’s contents and whose support ensured its adoption. Ideas and concepts included in the…

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Atlanta Young Singers Holds Auditions for New Members

July 29, 2014

Atlanta Young Singers is looking for the best young voices in Virginia-Highland! Since 1975, AYS has been at the forefront of choral art in metro Atlanta and the U.S., thrilling audiences all over the world with innovative programming, professional performance, and exciting commissions. AYS nurtures the incredible artistic abilities of children, offering excellent choral and…

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Streets Alive Returns to VaHi September 28

July 19, 2014

Save the date for the next Atlanta Streets Alive: Sunday, September 28 from 2-6 pm. The route (see map below) is a 4.5 mile loop on N. Highland + Highland + Boulevard + North Avenue — similar to the one that drew over 83,000 Atlantans to run, walk, dance and play in the streets last…

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Work Commences on John Howell Park Renovation

July 16, 2014

By: The VHCA Parks Committee (John Becker, David Brandenberger, Lauren Wilkes Fralick, Colleen Lysen, and Jack White) Contractor Hutcheson Horticultural has begun the renovation of the western end of John Howell Park. The project will substantially alter the look of the park along Arcadia Avenue opposite Inman Middle School; new granite sitting walls topped by black steel…

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