BeltLine Eastside 10K run

August 24, 2012

From the Atlanta BeltLine the VHCA has received the following information: Atlanta BeltLine Running Series Opens Registration for Eastside 10K  December 1 Event Features First Official Run on New Eastside Trail and Exciting Tailgate and Neighborhood Challenges  ATLANTA (Aug. 23, 2012) The Atlanta BeltLine Running Series announces its second annual Atlanta BeltLine Eastside 10K on Saturday,…

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Be on the lookout – parole violator and burglary suspect

August 22, 2012

Police are asking residents to be on the lookout for a parole violator who is sought for questioning in connection with recent burglaries in the area. He is known to frequent both Virginia Highland and Morningside in addition to the Adair Park area of southwest Atlanta. If you have information please call 911. thank you!

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Have You Checked Your Storm Drain Lately?

August 22, 2012

by Peggy Berg, Traffic/Transportation & Sidewalks chair We live on hills and are shaded by trees. Which means rainwater runs past our homes, picking up leaves and debris, and goes down our many many storm drains, clogging the drains as it flows. I met Riley, from Atlanta’s Watershed Department, at the storm drain on Bellevue…

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Virginia/Kanuga/Monroe triangle cleared

August 22, 2012

by John Wolfinger Thanx to Jenifer Keenan for bird-dogging Atlanta Public Works til they got this triangle cleared of all the weedy vegetation making the Virginia Avenue bridge sidewalk safely walkable and making it safer to pull out from Kanuga onto Monroe.

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New Highland Park construction

August 19, 2012

After nearly four years of fund-raising, designing, permit applications, and contractor selection, the Virginia Highland Civic Association and the Virginia Highland Conservation League are proud to announce that construction will soon begin on the long awaited New Park at the corner of N. Highland Avenue and St. Charles Place! Until the mid-1980s a public library…

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