The Virginia Highland Civic Association and Inman Park Neighborhood Association are sponsoring an Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education At-Large Candidates’ Forum at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Inman Middle School auditorium, 774 Virginia Avenue NE. Candidates in attendance are running for at-large seats Districts 7, 8 and 9. Confirmed attendees to date include: Courtney English (At-Large Seat 7);…
Passing along the following notice from Leigh Davis-Turner of The TreadWell Experience regarding street closures for Music Midtown which begin today. She can be reached at ldt@treadwellexp.com. Music Midtown will start lane / street closures this Friday September 13 for the next 10 days. Please click here for a set of maps showing street closures throughout the duration…
Good stories never fade away. And thirty-eight years after its establishment, The Suzuki School’s story will continue when it opens a third campus at Ponce City Market in August 2014. The Suzuki story began in 1976, with a person and a vision. Atlanta businessman David Smith was seeking an educator to develop a school. When…
On Sunday, October 6, Atlanta Streets Alive will return to N. Highland Avenue. As with last October’s event, Virginia Ave. will also be included, but this time Boulevard and Monroe Dr. will be included, as well. Make plans now to attend the biggest Streets Alive yet, nearly 4.5 miles! For four hours, you, your friends…
Leave it to Virginia-Highland residents to meet a challenge head-on by trying something a little different. As many are aware, the funding model for public schools across the country is under distress. While student population continues to grow at Springdale Park Elementary (SPARK), the school’s budget from Atlanta Public Schools leaves a gap in the funding…