Annual City of Atlanta Resident Survey Due by April 15
By Jack White, VHCA Board President The City of Atlanta is conducting an online survey on a number of topics; the press release and link are below. If you find that a potential response you might want to give is not listed, there is sometimes an opportunity to provide your own at the end of…
Lionheart Framing Celebrates One Year in VaHi!
Article and photography By VHCA Board Member Robin Ragland We’re only a week away from the annual Dogwood Festival, but there’s an even more local art event to put on your calendar to attend first. Lionheart Framing is celebrating their one year anniversary in Virginia-Highland by showing works by local artists from April 7 – 30. It…
Traffic Advisory: Filming at Clermont Hotel on March 31
Filming inside the Clermont Hotel on Ponce de Leon Ave. will close the curb parking lane and sidewalk on both sides of Bonaventure Ave. between Ponce and North Ave. on March 31. Be advised there also will be set up work on March 30 and tear down work on April 1 that may also cause minor…
South Fork Conservancy “Creek Rising Party” Fundraiser Set for April 28
Passing along the following from our friends at South Fork Conservancy. Image courtesy of the conservancy’s website. The South Fork Conservancy invites you to its annual ‘Creek Rising Party’ at the new Zonolite Park and Trail, 5 PM to 8 PM, on April 28. The event features live music, food, beer & wine, and a…
GDOT Seeks Input for Briarcliff Rd. Study
Passing this notice along from the Georgia Department of Transportation: The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT), in collaboration with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is conducting a Road Safety Audit (RSA) for State Route 42 / Briarcliff Road NE, from Ponce de Leon Avenue NE to North Druid Hills Road. An RSA is a formal…
MARTA Extends Hours of Operation for Bus Route #36
Thanks to Courtenay Dr. resident Cary Aiken, MARTA will be extending the hours of operation for Bus Route #36 (No. Decatur Rd./Virginia-Highland) from the current 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., effective April 18. Aiken noticed that when MARTA Route #’s 45 and 36 were combined a while back, connectivity to either Emory or Midtown was…
SF Coffee Hosts Meet and Greet with Artist Jamie Calkin
Note: Images in this article were taken from http://www.jamiecalkin.com. Athens-based artist Jamie Calkin is kicking off a month-long exhibit at San Fransisco Coffee, 1192 N. Highland Ave. in VaHi, with a meet and greet at the cafe on Friday, April 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. Jamie is a science teacher turned full-time artist who paints…
Intersection of Barnett Street and Virginia Circle Now a 4-Way Stop
The city has installed stop signs for north and southbound traffic on Barnett. Previously, only motorists going in either direction on Virginia Circle were required to stop at the intersection. Nearby resident Anurag Sahu had witnessed a few accidents and numerous near misses at the intersection over the years and reached out to VHCA to see…
Morningside Mile Set for April 17, Profits Support FS #19 Restoration
You can help save Virginia-Highland’s historic Fire Station #19 by registering now to run in the Morningside Mile, set for April 17. 100% of race profits are donated to preserve our treasured fire station and help keep it in service. Thanks to grass roots support of Morningside Mile and other efforts, the station is no longer…
A Community Meeting with LifeLine Animal Project
By Kay Stephenson Several months ago on a Sunday morning, VaHi resident Elizabeth Baker (who operates a local dog walking business) found two loose dogs on her front porch. She was able to get them leashed and checked (unsuccessfully) for microchips. It was the start of a challenging journey that lasted well into the night,…
Update on Restoration of Fire Station #19
By Dr. Catherine Lewis, VHCA Board Member For the past year, VHCA and dedicated neighborhood volunteers have been working on a plan to renovate Fire Station #19. This promises to be a model partnership between the City of Atlanta, City Councilman Alex Wan’s office, the Atlanta Fire and Rescue Department, and VHCA. Throughout the fall…
Piedmont Park Activity Update
Here’s an update on a few events and activities taking place soon at Piedmont Park, as passed along to the VHCA board by Cresthill Ave. resident Ken Haldin. The Green Market in Piedmont Park opens this Saturday for the 2016 season. The market is open every Saturday from 9 AM to 1 PM at the…
Recycling News
Reduce, reuse, recycle. Those concepts are what the three sides of the chasing arrows logo found on every recyclable item represent. The logo informs the consumer that the item is recyclable where allowed. Recycling is just a portion of the larger effort that goes into saving our natural resources. The big picture approach includes a…
First Plastic Reduction Day Set for March 24
On March 27, 2015, Atlanta City Councilmember Kwanza Hall, along with local Atlanta artist Pam Longobardi, and a group of international attendees, convened at the Centers for Disease Control and officially proclaimed this date as Plastic Reduction Day Atlanta. In recognition of this date, a group of Atlanta-area researchers and artists have created a pledge…
New Life for North Highland Park Bike Rack at IMS
Rarely Used Bike Rack at NHP Repurposed for Use at Inman Middle School By David Brandenberger The bicycle rack that has lived at the northeast corner of N. Highland and St. Charles at North Highland Park – likely since the days of the public library – has a new home. Due largely to its obscured location…
Traffic Advisory: Publix Georgia Marathon and Half Marathon
Expect traffic delays, road closings along the course route on Sunday March 20 between 7AM-1PM More than 12,000 runners, 2,500 volunteers and 30,000 spectators will be along the course from downtown Atlanta to Decatur and back. Runners will pass through Centennial Olympic Park, Georgia State University, MLK Historic District, Old Fourth Ward, Inman Park, The…
“Slow Down” Yard Signs Available
Is speeding an issue on the street where you live? The office of City Council President Caesar Mitchell is distributing “Slow Down” yard signs as part of its #ATLSlowDown campaign, “a citywide initiative to reduce vehicular speeding in our neighborhoods and communities.” If speeding is an ongoing issue where you live, click on this link…
A Safer Monroe Drive
by Jack White and Jess Windham The tragic death of Alexia Hyneman has stunned this community. The knowledge that nothing we do now can bring her back haunts every effort to make the corner and roads where she died a safer place. And yet, heavy heart or not, that is all we can do and…
It’s Almost Ours
by Peggy Berg $232,729 is an exciting number for the Civic Association. That’s how much we still owe on our loan for North Highland Park at the corner of North Highland and St. Charles, a lovely site that is home to our holiday tree lighting and the Warren Bruno Summerfest Celebration Ride. The Virginia-Highland Civic…
Family Music-Making Hits VaHi
By Jennifer Fargar If you’ve recently noticed families singing or dancing while they walk down the street, it’s most likely because they’ve discovered VaHi’s newest ‘family find’: family music classes presented by Music Together Metro Atlanta! Each week, families with children ages newborn to 4-years- old gather to sing, dance and play. And underneath all…
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