SPARK Garden Center Bees: A Great Learning Opportunity

May 12, 2015

By Lola Carlisle On May 6, we heard there was a swarm of bees at Springdale Park Elementary (SPARK), then heard that they were part of the school’s garden center. So, where did we go? Over to watch Jon the beekeeper sort out what was happening. He wasn’t 100% sure but believed the colony had…

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Some Thoughts from My Own Business Experiences with Security Cameras

May 3, 2015

By: Peggy Berg, VHCA Safety Committee Using security cameras to provide additional information for police investigations came up at the Atlanta Police Department safety presentation at the VHCA meeting in April. We’ve had cameras at our business for a while, and I’ve spent a fair amount of time listening to comments and thoughts from the…

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Show Your VaHi Pride – Shop at Our New Zazzle Store!

April 28, 2015

After creating the new VHCA logo last year, our design team has been working to apply the new branding across all of our messaging channels. Last summer we created fun Virginia-Highland posters that were received very well at Summerfest. And now we’ve created and populated The VaHi Zazzle store with fun Virginia-Highland branded merchandise. Twenty-five percent of every…

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“May With Mary” Stop at John Howell Park Set for May 10

April 28, 2015

Mark your calendars now for 3 PM Sunday May 10 when City Councilperson Mary Norwood’s May with Mary tour of Atlanta’s parks makes its stop at VaHi’s John Howell Park. Click here for your personal invitation from Mary.

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Orme Park Turtle Release a Success!

April 26, 2015

We had a successful release of five turtle hatchlings at Orme Park today. With a crowd of about 40 on hand (including many fascinated children) Atlanta Botanical Garden’s Mark Mandica led the event, allowing the children to touch and handle the turtles before they were released. You’ll remember that Mandica and his staff, along with…

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