VHCA Annual Meeting Election Results
Here are the results of the Board of Directors vote taken at last night’s Annual General Meeting of the Virginia-Highland Civic Association. The 2015-16 members of the VHCA Board of Directors are: Peggy Berg David Brandenberger Lola Carlisle Lauren Wilkes Fralick Paige Hewell Jenifer Keenan Catherine Lewis Jenifer Keenan Robin Ragland Angelika Taylor (alternate) Jack…
VHCA Annual General Meeting this Thursday, Sept. 17; Absentee Ballot Available
by Jess Windham and Lola Carlisle The VHCA Annual General Meeting will be held September 17, 2014 at the Inman Middle School Cafeteria starting at 6:30 PM. In order to vote, please bring a copy of a valid ID (GA driver’s license, e.g.) or a utility bill issued within 60 days of the meeting and showing your name…
APS Supt. to Meet with Grady Cluster on Sept 24 at Inman (6:00 pm in Auditorium)
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…
New Virginia-Highland House Number Signs
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…
VHCA Street Captain Meeting Sat Sep 19
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.…
Little Free Libraries in VaHi – Third in a Series
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…
Streets Alive Returns on Sept. 27 (N. Highland Closed South of Virginia)
By Jess Windham Atlanta Streets Alive returns to North Highland Avenue on Sunday, Sept. 27th from 2:00 pm-6:00 pm. Road closures begin at 1:00 pm and end at 7:30 pm. North Highland, Boulevard, and North Ave will again host this popular event. The Atlanta Bicycle Coalition and its partners will close the streets to cars and create a space for people-powered…
Tea or High Tea: A Visit to Tipple + Rose Tea Parlor and Apothecary
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…
Plant Swap on Oct. 3
Neighbors Alice Gepp and Sabrina SerafinI are hosting a plant swap on October 3rd from 11:00 to 4:00 PM at 684 Elkmont Drive NE, near the west end of Orme Park. Everyone is invited. You may see their leaflet here.
Inman Middle School LSC Meeting
The Local School Council (LSC) for Inman Middle School is a collaborative group of parents, teachers, and business partners, whose purpose is to advise and make recommendations to the principal, local board of education and local school superintendent on matters relating to school improvement and student achievement. The establishment of school councils, under Georgia’s A+…
Pink Barre Opening Event to Benefit North Highland Park
One of Atlanta’s top barre studios will be opening its fifth location in Virginia Highland at the intersection of Virginia and North Highland Avenue, with plans to open its doors sometime early this fall. If you’re interested in learning more about Pink Barre and barre fitness, join Tara Joiner, the founder, for two free demo…
Plant Swap on Elkmont Drive
Start Planning Your Spring Garden Now: Plant Swap on Oct 3 By Alice Gepp My next door neighbor with whom I share a driveway, Sabrina Serafin, and I are hosting a plant swap on October 3rd from 11:00 to 4:00 at 684 Elkmont Drive NE, near the west end of Orme Park. It will a…
Virginia-Highland Business Owner Meet & Greet
The Virginia-Highland Business Association (VHBA) is holding a Meet & Greet for the Virginia-Highland business community on September 22 at Atkins Park Restaurant & Bar. Whether you’re a already a member or interested in hearing more about VHBA, we’d love to see you. We’ll also talk about opportunities to showcase your local business. Join us…
10th and Monroe: Still (and Always) on the Radar
by Jack White For many years, VHCA has paid a lot of attention to the corner of 10th Street and Monroe. When Wayne Mason bought the land that later became the BeltLine, he proposed an infamous pair of 38 and 42-story towers in the area. (A favorite memory from those days was his suggestion that a…
VHCA Announces Candidates for 2015-2016 Board of Directors; Absentee Ballot Available
by Jess Windham and Lola Carlisle The nominating committee of the Virginia-Highland Civic Association presents the following list of candidates, all of whom have declared their candidacy. Click here to go to a page with candidate bios. Peggy Berg David Brandenberger Lola Carlisle Lauren Wilkes Fralick Emily Gilbert Paige Hewell Karri Hobson-Pape Jenifer…
VaHi: Loved to Death
by Jack White Virginia-Highland’s Master Plan became part of the city’s Comprehensive Development Plan in July of 2014. The plan was the result of a great deal of work in the community. Click here to see the Plan. The initiatives in the Master Plan cover a wide range of topics and challenges. A few –…
Second Stage of Inman Pedestrian Safety Project Installed
by David Brandenberger The second part of the pedestrian safety project at Inman – a new bulb-out adjacent to the volleyball courts on Virginia at John Howell Park – was installed last weekend. Designed to shorten the time needed to cross the street, it will soon be joined by (we are informed) the project’s last…
Why I Serve on the VHCA Board (and Why I Don’t Like Social Media)
by Jenifer Keenan I have been a proud member of the VHCA Board for three years. People often ask why I do this “thankless job” and the answer is always the same – I love Virginia-Highland and want to give back to our great neighborhood. The things that VHCA and the hundreds of volunteers who…
Latest Monthly Safety Report
by Peggy Berg VHCA’s monthly safety reports track crime incidents reported by the Atlanta Police Department for Zone 6, Beat 601 (Virginia-Highland). Here is the July 2015 Safety Report. The number of incidents reported by category for July is shown in the first section of the report. The second section shows trends for the categories with…
Pink Barre Opening Event to Benefit North Highland Park
By David Brandenberger Pink Barre is joining the Virginia-Highland community! One of Atlanta’s top barre studios will be opening its fifth location in Virginia Highland at the intersection of Virginia and North Highland Avenue, with plans to open its doors sometime early this fall. If you’re interested in learning more about Pink Barre and barre…
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