A Rich History – Video
Here is the new video based upon the book “Images of America: Virginia-Highland” by Karri Hobson-Pape and Lola Carlisle (http://bit.ly/RX6kRb). It was first shown at the 40th anniversary celebration (2012 annual meeting) of the VHCA. You can watch it full-screen by clicking the square icon in the bottom right of the video. You can also…
Music Midtown – 10th Ave. closed Monroe to Chas. Allen Sept. 21-22
More information at the Music Midtown site.
Official opening, BeltLine Eastside Trail
Please see the BeltLine blog for more information.
Voice Issues Archive
The VHCA published a quarterly print edition of the Virginia-Highland Voice until May 2012. You may choose from the summary table of available PDFs below, or further down, you may browse the tables of contents for all available past issues. Summary table of PDF files For 1995 and previous, Winter editions were published at the…
VHCA Board Elections
VHCA Board Elections To be held at the VHCA Annual Meeting – September 13th – Inman Middle School Cafeteria – 6:30 – 9:00PM The nominating committee of the Virginia-Highland Civic Association presents the following list of candidates, all of whom have declared their candidacy: John Becker Peggy Berg Lola Carlisle Arturo Cruz-Tucker Lauren Wilkes Fralick…
Streets Alive! Virginia, N. Highland closed to traffic
From Atlanta Streets Alive! this information: On Sunday October 7th, 2012, Atlanta Streets Alive will return to North Highland Avenue for four hours — from 2pm-6pm. Two miles of North Highland plus one mile of Virginia Avenue plus just about two miles of the brand new Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail means we will have almost…
Crime Reports
APD’s August Report APD has a good recap of some good things that have happened at http://www.atlantapd.org/files/GreatestHitsAugust.pdf Especially note our own Deputy Chief Propes’ report about our Smart 911 System. Please sign up if you have not yet done so. VaHi was mentioned in this report with the Creative Loafing story about the capture of…
VHCA Annual Meeting and Elections and VHCA 40th Anniversary Celebration
The Virginia-Highland Civic Association will hold its Annual Meeting and Election at the Inman Middle School Cafeteria on September 13 from 6:30 – 9:00PM. The Virginia-Highland Civic Association will hold its Annual Meeting and Election at the Inman Middle School Cafeteria on September 13 from 6:30 – 9:00PM. This year marks the 40th Anniversary of…
2012-3 Board Bios
Below are the bios of the candidates elected to the 2012-2013 Board of Directors of the VHCA. The Board was elected by residents on September 13, 2012 at the VHCA Annual Meeting. Following are the bios that they submitted prior to their election. John Becker I own a home on Rosedale Road where I’ve lived…
Virginia-Highland’s Littlest Library
If your morning/evening walk has taken you down Hudson Drive recently, you’ve probably noticed the house with a small white box planted in the front yard filled with books. Voice contributor John Becker noticed the box – labeled “The Little Public Library on Hudson” – a few weeks ago while walking his dog and posted…
Volunteers Fight Graffiti on Maiden Lane
By Laura Voisinet, VaHi Graffiti Task Force – [email protected] Friday afternoon when most of us were gearing up for the Labor Day holiday, a small but mighty group of neighbors came together to clean up an eyesore along Maiden Lane. Led by St Charles Ave. west end Street Captain Mike Boyle, and joined by Safety…
Creative Loafing reports: “Residents and cops work together to catch Va-Hi burglar”
See the story at Creative Loafing
BeltLine Eastside 10K run
From the Atlanta BeltLine the VHCA has received the following information: Atlanta BeltLine Running Series Opens Registration for Eastside 10K December 1 Event Features First Official Run on New Eastside Trail and Exciting Tailgate and Neighborhood Challenges ATLANTA (Aug. 23, 2012) The Atlanta BeltLine Running Series announces its second annual Atlanta BeltLine Eastside 10K on Saturday,…
Be on the lookout – parole violator and burglary suspect
Police are asking residents to be on the lookout for a parole violator who is sought for questioning in connection with recent burglaries in the area. He is known to frequent both Virginia Highland and Morningside in addition to the Adair Park area of southwest Atlanta. If you have information please call 911. thank you!
Have You Checked Your Storm Drain Lately?
by Peggy Berg, Traffic/Transportation & Sidewalks chair We live on hills and are shaded by trees. Which means rainwater runs past our homes, picking up leaves and debris, and goes down our many many storm drains, clogging the drains as it flows. I met Riley, from Atlanta’s Watershed Department, at the storm drain on Bellevue…
Virginia/Kanuga/Monroe triangle cleared
by John Wolfinger Thanx to Jenifer Keenan for bird-dogging Atlanta Public Works til they got this triangle cleared of all the weedy vegetation making the Virginia Avenue bridge sidewalk safely walkable and making it safer to pull out from Kanuga onto Monroe.
New Highland Park construction
After nearly four years of fund-raising, designing, permit applications, and contractor selection, the Virginia Highland Civic Association and the Virginia Highland Conservation League are proud to announce that construction will soon begin on the long awaited New Park at the corner of N. Highland Avenue and St. Charles Place! Until the mid-1980s a public library…
VOICE to go all digital
In the August 2012 VHCA Board meeting, the Board voted to immediately discontinue publication of the VOICE as a printed magazine, although special editions may be published in the future as warranted. This decision came after audience discussion as well as a notice on the cover of May's printed edition of the VOICE. VHCA will realize cost…
PDF copies of VOICE 1990-1995
Thanks to Nan Hunter for providing us with most back issues of the VOICE from 1990 through 1995. We've scanned them and uploaded them to this website. You can find them by going to News/Events and selecting VOICE (Print Edition) Archive, or by following this direct link. We have provided a summary listing of most…
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