Crime Reports
The following reports are gleaned from our APD Zone 6 (http://www.atlantapd.org/zone6.aspx ) crime stats for the 2012 weeks 30 and 31 (7/22 to 8/4). Again, I state that these reports are not meant to scare anyone, but to make you aware of what happens around us everyday, and to raise your level of awareness and…
Around VaHi — Birthday at John Howell Park
VaHi resident Amanda Sealy (2nd from left, in the closeup photo) and 30 friends celebrated her birthday July 15th in John Howell Park. It was a lovely afternoon, and from all appearances, a good time was had all around.
The Briarcliff Summit Building Is Sold!!!
Finally – after 4 years of negotiating and arranging financing – this beleaguered building is in the hands of Evergreen Housing Associates of Scarborough, Maine – a national leader in senior citizen’s housing. The deal was just inked last week and it is still too soon for a lot of details about the changes, but…
Run – Hide – Fight
These are the main suggestions for you to follow if you are ever in active gunfire from a sniper in a public place. This short film from the City of Houston, Texas is a very informative and eye-opening watch. Thanx to Midtown’s MPSA for alerting me to this safety piece. Take a short time to…
The Bamboo Grove Alongside The BeltLine
Sunday morning, August 5th, saw a small, but dedicated group tackle and begin to remove the bamboo grove north of Park Drive along the BeltLine. This has been a long-time hiding place and urban campground, and its removal has a positive public safety aspect. Most of the energetic volunteers were from Concentric Restaurants led by…
Crime Report
The following reports are gleaned from our APD Zone 6 (http://www.atlantapd.org/zone6.aspx) crime stats for the 2012 weeks of 28 and 29 (7/8 thru 7/21). Again, I state that these reports are not meant to scare anyone, but to make you aware of what happens around us everyday and to raise your level of awareness and…
The Triangle, Then and Now
By: John Becker
Trees Atlanta Tree Sale & Festival
From Trees Atlanta we have the following: Trees Atlanta Announces 13th Annual Trees Atlanta Tree Sale & Festival More Than 1,000 Trees and Plants Offered at Annual Non-Profit Fundraiser Looking for trees and plants to add beauty and shade to your yard? You won’t find a better deal than at the 13th Annual Trees Atlanta…
BeltLine Lantern Parade
From the Atlanta BeltLine, info about the following event: The long-awaited Eastside Trail is a marvelous accomplishment that will connect our communities – and that calls for a community parade! Absolutely everyone is invited to participate in this Art on the BeltLine project by the Krewe of the Grateful Gluttons. We will follow the Seed…
Voice – August 2012 – Volunteers Needed to Help Boot the ‘Boo from the BeltLine
By: John Becker If laying waste to a pesky patch of bamboo sounds like your idea of fun on a Sunday morning, we have one heck of an opportunity for you. A major BeltLine clean-up effort – with emphasis on removal of an existing bamboo grove – is scheduled for Sunday August 5 from 9…
Voice – August 2012 – City Installs New Signage Along North Highland Avenue
By: John Becker Thanks to the efforts of VHCA Graffiti Task Force chair Laura Voisinet, city workers recently installed ten shiny new traffic signs along North Highland Avenue. A new speed limit sign and new fluorescent signs warning motorists to look for pedestrians in the crosswalk replace ones that were damaged and plastered with stickers…
Voice – August 2012 – The VH/Morningside Parent Association: A Valuable Community Resource
The Virginia-Highland Morningside Parent Association (VHMPA) provides a link between the parents of these respective neighborhoods for the sharing of parental interests and concerns and to provide information, activities and support that enhance the members’ child-rearing efforts. The VHMPA communicates to its membership by publishing a monthly newsletter and operates an email network to facilitate information sharing among…
Voice – August 2012 – A New Garbage Can Today; A More Beautiful Neighborhood Tomorrow
New Volunteer Group To Focus on Upkeep of VaHi’s Commercial Areas By: John Becker A shiny new garbage can made its debut last week on the southwest corner of North Highland and St. Charles avenues. The new receptacle – provided by Keep Atlanta Beautiful and paid for by Atlanta-based UPS – is the first tangible…
Street Captains Get Together
The Safety Team Street Captains will get together Wednesday, July 25, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Aurora Coffee on North Highland Avenue to network and get to know each other. Zone 6 and FBAC personnel have been invited to meet and greet also. Also invited are our VaHi businesses, and neighboring public safety folks…
Residential Break-ins
We have had relatively few of these break-ins lately, but please do not let down your guard in keeping your home secure this summer. The Morningside Patrol reported 3 such break-ins earlier this month on Cumberland Circle, North Highland Avenue, Helen Drive and Piedmont Heights reported a break-in on Rock Springs Road. Keep up the…
Renaissance Park
If you have not been by this beautiful wooded parkland at Piedmont Avenue @ Pine Street lately to see how this has become an urban campground – take a look the next time you are in this area. The neighbors in this area have set up a on-line petition to ask for the Mayor’s help…
Crime Report
The following reports are gleaned from our APD Zone 6 (http://www.atlantapd.org/zone6.aspx ) crime stats for the 2012 weeks of 26 and 27. Again, I state that these reports are not meant to scare anyone, but to make you aware of what happens around us everyday, and to raise your level of alertness and awareness. The…
Proposed revisions to VHCA bylaws
Here are links to: (1) the existing bylaws (2) the proposed new bylaws, for the membership’s consideration (and potential adoption) at our Annual General Meeting on September 13th at Inman Middle School; and (3) some explanations and commentary on the changes by their primary authors, board members Genny Ferrero and Jack White. We suggest starting with the Commentary and proceeding from there. Your comments and suggestions are requested and welcomed:: [email protected]
VHCA Planning Meeting December
Library, 980 Ponce de Leon Ave., 7:00 PM
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