Keep Atlanta Beautiful / Electronics Recycling
The very popular electronics recycling program has now been permanently moved to the former Walden Middle School parking lot at 320 Irwin Street, N.E. in the Old 4th Ward and is now held on the 2nd Saturday of the month from 10 til 3. More details at www.keepatlantabeautiful.org. While you are at that website, click…
Upcoming Festivals and Traffic Info
These festivals will necessitate changes in your regular travel routes – plan ahead and avoid frustrations. Music Midtown on 9/24 will have 10th Street closed www.musicmidtown.com and click on “neighbor info” for street closings. Battle of the Burgers at John Howell Park on 10/1 will close Virginia Avenue that day. Atlanta Pride Festival on 10/8…
Our Continuing Jail Fiasco
Our Fulton County Commissioners continue to hold we Atlanta citizens in jeopardy as they dance around the real issue of finding a permanent solution to the overcrowding issue on Rice Street. The City of Atlanta’s about face stance as to the sale of our city jail has not helped the problem either. http://m.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlantas-sale-of-jail-1182109.html This is…
Crime reports
The following reports are gleaned from the Zone 6 crime stats for the weeks of 34 and 35 of 2011, with emphasis on our VaHi Beat 603, but with news from around the Zone as it affects us. This report is not meant to scare anyone, but to make you aware of what happens around…
Electronics Recycling
The very popular monthly electronics recycling co-sponsored by Keep Atlanta Beautiful is making some growing changes. The details at www.keepatlantabeautiful.org The new location in the 4th Ward at the former Walden Middle School on Irwin Street, N.E. is much easier to navigate and has a great skyline view while you wait to unload your recyclables.…
Detective Pat Apoian’s Recovery Process
Today, 9/1, will be the first of three surgeries he is facing on his road to recovery. Here is part of an e-mail I got from Pat recently. ” I am so blessed to have everyone’s support. All the different neighborhoods have been amazing and people from all over have sent donations. I am really…
Voice – Fall 2011
Download PDF here (2.0 MB) – Summerfest success – President’s corner: volunteer for the board! – Safety update: street captains, graffiti removal – New Highland Park brick purchases – 2011 Gold List of neighborhood businesses – Street tree do’s and don’ts – Patrols expand in VaHi and Old Fourth Ward – VaHi history book published…
Voice – Summer 2011
Download PDF here (7.5 MB) – Summerfest – Recent accomplishments of VHCA – Maintaining curb appeal – Funding received to benefit Orme and New Highland parks – Rosedale Dr./N. Virginia intersection improvements made – New businesses (Catalyst, Genki) – History Part XI
Voice – Spring 2011
Download PDF here (1.6 MB) – Tree planting – Neighborhood responds to recent crime wave – Volunteers – Orme Park construction – Sidewalks/walkability – FBAC doubles patrol area – Home Tour success – Graffiti task force update – History Part X
Voice – Winter 2010-11
Published late November 2010 Download PDF (1.8 MB) – Get ready to do the tour (Tour of Homes) – President’s corner by Aly Higgins – Group works to rid VaHi of graffiti, by Victoria Hathcox and Laura Voisinet – Planning continues for construction of New Highland Park, improvements to Orme Park: Both projects could see…
Delta Sky Magazine lauds Virginia-Highland as a “Neighborhood to Know”
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Door Bell Ringers
We recently had a rash of reports of strangers at our front doors asking for donations or selling magazines for various reasons, and I hope that no one here got taken. This was quite obviously one of the rings that travel around to many cities, hit hard and leave. If this part of Atlanta was…
Voice – Fall 2010
Download PDF (1.5 MB) – Summerfest success – President’s Corner: VHCA achievements of past 12 months – Historic designation interest survey results to be presented – Atlanta’s oldest fire station seeks funds for renovation – Green Dream – New Highland Park fundraising – Osteria 832 – Gas main replacement project nears completion – History part…
Crime reports
The following reports are gleaned from our Zone 6 crime stats for the weeks of 32 and 33 of 2010, with emphasis on our VaHi beat # 603, but with news from around the Zone as it applies to us. Zone 6 is experiencing a drop in criminal activity, thanx to the diligent folks working…
Graffiti News
Our anti-graffiti squad is really making headway at erasing this urban vandalistic painting from our streetscapes by asking commercial property owners to please remove this defacement, and just being out there on a regular basis painting over or erasing paint from public property spots such as utility poles, traffic signs, etc and they are to…
National Night Out Event Recap
I always knew that some year we would get rained out – and this was the year!! We were off to a rousing start – a good crowd (in spite of the heat and stifling humidity). lots of Zone 6 personnel, two mounted policemen, our AFR Station # 19 firefighters, good music, good food from…
Crime reports
The following crime reports are gleaned from our Zone 6 stats from weeks 28 and 29 for 2010 with emphasis on our VaHi Beat # 603, but with news from around the Zone as it applies to us. As I always state, these are not meant to scare anyone, but to make you aware and…
Upcoming Races to Register For
Atlanta’s Finest 5K Race on August 7th to benefit the Atlanta Police Foundation – info at http://www.atlantapolicefoundation.org/AtlantasFinest5K.aspx The new Morningside Mile Race to benefit our AFR Station 19’s planned renovation efforts on September 19th – register at www.active.com or www.Running4Fitness.com Also don’t forget Station # 19’s neat new t-shirts on sale at the Station house.
Crime reports
The following report is gleaned from our Zone 6 crime stats for 3 weeks this time – weeks 25, 26 and 27 for 2010 – with emphasis on VaHi beat 603, but with news from around the Zone as it applies to us. As I always state – these reports are not meant to scare…
Our Graffiti Team
I just learned that Jared Marber, who had stepped forward to lead this important neighborhood initiative has to step away. We have 30 some concerned folks ready to do attack – we just need a new lead person now. Let me know at [email protected] if you would like to take charge of this enthusiastic group.…
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