The final community workshop for the Virginia-Highland Master will be held January 22nd at Inman Middle School from 7:00 – 9:00 pm. This will be your best chance to provide in-person input into the Master Plan and ask questions of the planning consultants before the plan is drafted. During the workshop, our neighborhood planning consultants will provide an…
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Looking for a convenient and inexpensive way to shed some of those holiday pounds? If so, check this out from our friends at the Atlanta BeltLine: The Atlanta BeltLine is hosting FREE fitness classes! We would like to invite you to participate in getting fit on the Atlanta BeltLine from now through March 31. This fitness…
Read MoreBy: John Wolfinger Holiday Messages from APD and AFR Our APD Chief Turner sends us a holiday message – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixbiGMxclu8&feature=youtu.be. A light-hearted but serious musical message from AFR and Chief Cochran – http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/24232277/video-atlanta-firefighters-sing-holiday-safety-song#2o7kGAE7x. I think most of our firefighters were hired for their bravery and not their vocal talents! 🙂 Too bad our folks at # 19 were not…
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Many Virginia-Highland residents are aware of the Open Door Community, which operates out of an old home located at 910 Ponce de Leon Avenue, just a short walk west from Briarcliff Summit. An Atlanta “Protestant-Catholic Worker community”, Open Door’s mission, broadly stated, is “to resist war and violence and nurture community in ministry with and…
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Earlier this year, the Virginia-Highland Civic Association awarded an $800 grant to Grady High’s College and Career Center in support of the work the center does with seniors to prepare them for life after high school. The grant was part of a total of $15,000 in grants awarded by the VHCA in 2013. The center’s…
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