APS Supt. to Meet with Grady Cluster on Sept 24 at Inman (6:00 pm in Auditorium)

September 16, 2015

by Stephen Cohen, Voice Editor Supt. Meria Carstarphen and APS Board member Matt Westmoreland will reveal the Board’s updated proposals for additional middle  and high school classrooms in this meeting.  You may read the Superintendent’s letter to “The Grady Cluster Family” here, which states in part: “The District’s facilities team is now developing options for…

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New Virginia-Highland House Number Signs

September 16, 2015

by Lola Carlisle and Peggy Berg Virginia-Highland Civic Association (VHCA) announces custom house numbers designed for Virginia-Highland. Signs are available to order here. You can see examples of two of the new sign models at 899 Arlington Place and 1105 Rosedale Drive. The signs use elements of the latest Virginia-Highland logo and are the result…

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VHCA Street Captain Meeting Sat Sep 19

September 16, 2015

by Peggy Berg and Eleanor Barrineau The annual Virginia-Highland Street Captain meeting will be held Saturday morning September 19th from 10:00 am until 12:00 noon at Church of Our Savior church on N. Highland. Entrance to the hall is from Los Angeles. We will meet and greet from 9:40 and begin the meeting at 10:00.…

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Little Free Libraries in VaHi – Third in a Series

September 16, 2015

by Robin Ragland Many of the Little Free Libraries in our neighborhood have their own charming stories. For those of you who missed the first or second article in this series, a Little Free Library operates on the concept of a “take a book, return a book” gathering place where neighbors share their favorite literature…

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Tea or High Tea: A Visit to Tipple + Rose Tea Parlor and Apothecary

September 16, 2015

By Peggy Berg Tea or High Tea? Yes, please! Tipple + Rose Tea Parlor and Apothecary offers tea and high tea, and there is a difference. Tea is that lovely beverage you sip hot or cold. Tipple + Rose has 84 varieties and there is a menu with details like ingredients and caffeine levels, plus…

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