By: John Wolfinger Update on VaHi’s Problem Alleyway The problem-plagued alleyway between Ponce de Leon and St. Charles Avenues has begun an amazing transformation thanks to a dedicated group of St. Charles Avenue and Barnett Street residents. Read about the first cleanup at https://vahi.org/residents-clean-up-vahi-alleyway/. Now these folks have scheduled a second work session to trim back overgrown…
Read MoreBy: John Wolfinger The Room Service Lounge As most of you know by now, the Room Service Lounge at 1937 Piedmont Circle, NE, was voted unanimously by the License Review Board on 12/17/13 to have a 360 day suspension of their liquor license and be fined $12,500. This establishment has been a thorn in the side…
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By: John Wolfinger Passing on this message from our APD Zone 6 Commander, Major Tim Peek, with a look back at the 2013 Zone crime stats and looking forward to 2014, urging citizen participation in crime prevention. To see how big Zone 6 is – look at the map at http://atlantapd.org/Zone6.aspx Zone 6 goes from Amsterdam…
Read MoreBy: John Wolfinger Holiday Messages from APD and AFR Our APD Chief Turner sends us a holiday message – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixbiGMxclu8&feature=youtu.be. A light-hearted but serious musical message from AFR and Chief Cochran – http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/24232277/video-atlanta-firefighters-sing-holiday-safety-song#2o7kGAE7x. I think most of our firefighters were hired for their bravery and not their vocal talents! 🙂 Too bad our folks at # 19 were not…
Read MoreBy: John Wolfinger Holiday and Every Day Safety I have a feeling that many of us, who are safety minded most all of the time let the “holiday syndrome” overtake us at this time of year, and let common sense slip as we try to get way too many things done in a limited amount…
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