Morningside Mile Returns for 2018 at 2:00 PM, Sunday, March 25

January 8, 2018

If you’re among the faithful that perennially run the Morningside Mile, there’s good news.  After attaining their fundraising goal to renovate Fire Station 19, Rich Chey who founded the race has turned over the reins to the Morningside Lenox Park Associations (MLPA) and Virginia-Highland Civic Association (VHCA). While Rich Chey will stay involved, the two…

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2017 Tour of Homes – Another Great Celebration of VaHi

January 8, 2018

What a stellar celebration of VaHi  this year’s Tour of Homes was! The weather was perfect and eight wonderful homeowners offered us their heartfelt hospitality.  We hope everyone discovered a new favorite restaurant or two after sampling this year’s tasty food offerings. Over 250 volunteers pitched in to help make it the most successful Tour…

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Atlanta City Council passes Monumental Affordable Housing Policy

January 8, 2018

On November 20, the Atlanta City Council unanimously approved legislation championed by Councilmember Andre Dickens that will require developers building new residential rental units near the BeltLine to set aside a portion of those apartments for low and moderate-income renters. The policy specifically requires that either 10% of the apartments be affordable to renters earning…

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Santa and Snow in North Highland Park!

January 8, 2018

When we originally made plans for the Holiday Extravaganza event on December 9 in North Highland Park, we didn’t think it would turn out to be an event that featured SNOW! It was unexpected, but it contributed to a truly special day for about 100 residents who came by to take photos with Santa and…

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Park Pride Community Building Grant Project Update

January 8, 2018

We appreciate the remarks from of our neighbors about the significant improvements over the past two months at John Howell Memorial Park. This project was based on a matching grant that the Parks Committee successfully submitted to Park Pride that was approved by City of Atlanta Parks Design Committee. The Virginia-Highland Civic Association provided half…

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