By Dr. Catherine Lewis, VHCA Board Member For the past year, VHCA and dedicated neighborhood volunteers have been working on a plan to renovate Fire Station #19. This promises to be a model partnership between the City of Atlanta, City Councilman Alex Wan’s office, the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department, and VHCA. Throughout the fall…
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Here’s an update on a few events and activities taking place soon at Piedmont Park, as passed along to the VHCA board by Cresthill Ave. resident Ken Haldin. The Green Market in Piedmont Park opens this Saturday for the 2016 season. The market is open every Saturday from 9 AM to 1 PM at the…
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Reduce, reuse, recycle. Those concepts are what the three sides of the chasing arrows logo found on every recyclable item represent. The logo informs the consumer that the item is recyclable where allowed. Recycling is just a portion of the larger effort that goes into saving our natural resources. The big picture approach includes a…
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On March 27, 2015, Atlanta City Councilmember Kwanza Hall, along with local Atlanta artist Pam Longobardi, and a group of international attendees, convened at the Centers for Disease Control and officially proclaimed this date as Plastic Reduction Day Atlanta. In recognition of this date, a group of Atlanta-area researchers and artists have created a pledge…
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Rarely Used Bike Rack at NHP Repurposed for Use at Inman Middle School By David Brandenberger The bicycle rack that has lived at the northeast corner of N. Highland and St. Charles at North Highland Park – likely since the days of the public library – has a new home. Due largely to its obscured location…
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