Neighborhood Cleanup – Save The Date 4/13/2013 Going along with the “broken windows” theory of crime prevention (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory ) our Keep Virginia Highland Beautiful group, an off-shoot of the Safety Team initiative – will be leading a neighborhood-wide cleanup session Saturday 4/13. Read the details at https://vahi.org/Keep-vahi-beautiful-group-sets-date-for-spring-clean-up-seeks-volunteers. If you would like to join the Team St. Charles…
Read MoreBy: Nicole Foerschler Horn There are several changes being proposed as well as updates for schools within the Grady Cluster. Following is a summary: Significant Changes Proposed for Springdale Park Elementary (SPARK) Ending Spark’s Extended Day SPARK is one of a handful of schools with 30 minutes of additional instructional time. APS is considering ending…
Read MoreBy: John Wolfinger APD’s 2012 Crime Report The Atlanta Police Foundation now has a link on their site to this report. Go to http://www.atlantapolicefoundation.org/ and click on “2012 Crime Report” on the right hand side of the page. Citizens Police Acadamies You now have two of these informative sessions to choose from this spring. APD’s academy starts…
Read MoreKeep VaHi Beautiful, a group that formed last year to encourage VaHi residents and businesses to focus on keeping the neighborhood as clean and tidy as possible, will hold its second major clean-up event on Saturday April 13 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. The event is part of the group’s efforts to get the…
Read MoreBy: John Wolfinger Another Citizen’s Police Academy Session APD has announced the next Citizen’s Police Academy starting 4/17/2013 for 7 weeks every Wednesday evening from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Police Academy on the far south side of the city near the main post office. Deadline for applications is 3/30 and contact Sergeant Chad…
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