Traffic Advisory: Publix Georgia Marathon and Half Marathon

March 10, 2016

Expect traffic delays, road closings along the course route on Sunday March 20 between 7AM-1PM More than 12,000 runners, 2,500 volunteers and 30,000 spectators will be along the course from downtown Atlanta to Decatur and back. Runners will pass through Centennial Olympic Park, Georgia State University, MLK Historic District, Old Fourth Ward, Inman Park, The…

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“Slow Down” Yard Signs Available

March 4, 2016

Is speeding an issue on the street where you live? The office of City Council President Caesar Mitchell is distributing “Slow Down” yard signs as part of its #ATLSlowDown campaign, “a citywide initiative to reduce vehicular speeding in our neighborhoods and communities.” If speeding is an ongoing issue where you live, click on this link…

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A Safer Monroe Drive

February 24, 2016

by Jack White and Jess Windham The tragic death of Alexia Hyneman has stunned this community. The knowledge that nothing we do now can bring her back haunts every effort to make the corner and roads where she died a safer place. And yet, heavy heart or not, that is all we can do and…

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It’s Almost Ours

February 24, 2016

by Peggy Berg $232,729 is an exciting number for the Civic Association. That’s how much we still owe on our loan for North Highland Park at the corner of North Highland and St. Charles, a lovely site that is home to our holiday tree lighting and the Warren Bruno Summerfest Celebration Ride. The Virginia-Highland Civic…

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Family Music-Making Hits VaHi

February 24, 2016

By Jennifer Fargar If you’ve recently noticed families singing or dancing while they walk down the street, it’s most likely because they’ve discovered VaHi’s newest ‘family find’: family music classes presented by Music Together Metro Atlanta! Each week, families with children ages newborn to 4-years- old gather to sing, dance and play. And underneath all…

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