by John Becker Who’s ready for some Summerfest? Unfortunately, you’ll have to wait a few more months for this year’s weekend of art, music, food and neighborhood fun. Our 33rd festival is set for June 4-5, but the Summerfest committee is already hard at work planning this year’s event. If you can’t wait for June…

by Lola Carlisle The Virginia-Highland Master Plan was adopted in July of 2014 by Atlanta City Council and is now part of the City of Atlanta’s Comprehensive Development Plan. (You can see a copy of the Master Plan here.) During that process – which was facilitated by the association’s longtime urban planner, Aaron Fortner of…

by Robin Ragland Each January, Atlanta INtown Paper recognizes its 20 UNDER 20–twenty students that give back to their communities in a significant way. For the second time in three years, a resident of Elmwood Drive has been recognized as an honoree. This year it’s Elizabeth Cohen, 10-year-old daughter of Dan and Jennifer Cohen on…

by Lola Carlisle Signs are available to order here. These signs are really nice-looking. But more importantly, identifying your house with its number is an important safety concern – it helps emergency services like Police, Fire Department and Emergency Medical find your house. The signs are made to order and we place orders in batches.…

By Lola Carlisle We have Ramona Liddell to thank for a significant portion of this neighborhood’s historic archives. Several years ago, Karri Hobson-Pape, Judy Potter, and I had the pleasure of meeting Ramona while working on our book, Virginia-Highland, Images of America.  Over several visits and many cups of coffee, we all went through boxes…