Parties Reach Settlement in Todd Memorial Litigation
By Jenifer Keenan I am very happy to report that the parties have reached a settlement in the Todd Memorial Litigation. A copy of the settlement agreement can be viewed here. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the defendants will pay $25,000 and VHCA’s insurers will contribute an additional $5,000. The settlement proceeds will…
VaHi Safety Team Report: February 20, 2017
The latest safety report is available including statistics from the last week of 2016. Read about: safety improvements for Monroe Drive; how home video cameras can help save crime; and the upcoming street captain’s meeting VaHi Safety Team Report: Week 52
Make Monroe Safe – Come to the 2/28 Meeting and Support the Monroe Road Diet
by Jenifer Keenan, VHCA President The dangerous conditions on Monroe have led to two fatalities on the quarter mile section of the street in VaHi the last year. That is two deaths too many. The best way for each of us to improve the safety on Monroe is to attend the February 28th Renew Atlanta…
Have You Heard of C.A.U.T.I.O.N. or Road Busters?
Learn More at Pickets, Protests, and a Parkway By Kay Stephenson, Vice President, VHCA Inman Park residents Cristy Lenz and Sandi Parker want us to know about the 30-year battle to stop a proposed 8-lane raised interstate. It would have cut through the heart of several intown neighborhoods including Virginia-Highland. Some in our neighbors have…
New Chief Says Key to Crime Reduction is Arresting the Right People – Violent Repeat Offenders
By Kay Stephenson, Vice President, VHCA Residents of Morningside/Lenox Park and Virginia-Highland attended a public forum with representatives of Atlanta Police Department on Monday February 6th at Haygood United Methodist Church. In attendance were new APD Chief Erika Shields, Deputy Chief Jeffery Glazier, Major Marisha Shepherd, Major Timothy Peek and Captain Neil Klotzer from Zone…
Come to the Neighborhood Watch/Safety Meeting March 4th
by Eleanor Barrineau, VHCA Safety Chair Public safety was the #1 issue for Virginia-Highland residents who completed a recent survey. On Saturday, March 4th at 10 am at Church of Our Saviour (N. Highland at Los Angeles), come and hear from experts about how the Atlanta Police Department (APD) is using cameras to fight crime,…
Last Call for Bricks – Only 9 Available!
by Pamela Papner If you were considering the purchase of a brick in North Highland Park (to be installed this spring), time is running out – we have just 9 left! An engraved brick makes a unique gift or remembrance for you, your family or someone special! You can engrave the brick with up to…
Summerfest 2017 – June 3 & 4 – Save the Date!
By Pamela Papner, Summerfest Co-Chair Mark your calendars and be sure to attend Summerfest 2017 on June 3rd and 4th! The community dinner, movie and parade will be held Friday, June 2nd in John Howell Park. Details will be posted online as plans are finalized, at vahi.org/summerfest. Presented by the Virginia-Highland Civic Association and organized…
Dude, It’s Only a Mile…
Run The Morningside Mile on Mar 26 – We’re So Close Now to Saving our Fire Station – Help Push Us Over the Finish Line! By Robin Ragland, VHCA Board Member Since we moved to Virginia-Highland in 2006, I’ve been hearing about the need to raise funds for critical improvements to our local Fire Station.…
The Training Room – “The Swiss Army Knife of Fitness”
The Atlanta Beltline has been coined a living, breathing part of the fabric of Atlanta. If you find yourself using the Beltline that cuts through Virginia-Highland and Piedmont Park, chances are you’ve seen people running, pushing, pulling, throwing, and lifting in the parking lot that leads up to the main gym of The Training Room…
The 2016 Financials In Review Have Now Been Posted
A review of our 2016 Financials has now been posted and may be found here.
Improved Maintenance of North Highland Triangle
By Jenifer Keenan, VHCA President VHCA is happy to announce that it has retained Evergreen Landscape ([email protected]) to do regular maintenance and plantings for the North Highland Triangle. Evergreen, which is owned by longtime VaHi Resident Anthony DeVingo, has been providing landscaping services at North Highland Park for years, and has added on the maintenance…
VaHi Safety Team Report: January 25, 2016
The latest safety report is available. Read about The need for street captains An upcoming Neighborhood Watch meeting Information about gangs The new body worn cameras for APD officers. VaHi Safety Team Report Weeks Forty Six through Fifty One
Troy Murray
Troy Murray is a 19-year resident of Atlanta and a 13-year loft owner at Greenwood Lofts in Virginia-Highland. Originally from Nashville, Troy moved to Atlanta after earning a bachelor’s degree in Logistics and Transportation with a minor in Geography from the University of Tennessee. Troy is a project manager for United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS), and has a…
Micah Stringer
Micah Stringer and his family have been Virginia Highland residents for almost two years. Micah is originally from Syracuse, New York and his wife Kara is an Atlanta native. They live in Atkins Park and both daughters attend SPARK elementary. Micah is currently President of Atkins Park Neighborhood Association, a Division Vice President for a…
Promote Safety on Your Street: Be a Street Lead!
By Eleanor Barrineau, VHCA Safety Chair There has lately been rising anxiety in our neighborhood about crime. Much as we depend on the efforts of our police and FBAC, there is a third component to make us all safer. Awareness It is a point worth making that crime around the neighborhood might be less likely…
Making Virginia-Highland into a Model for Healthy Living
By Kay Stephenson, VHCA Communications Committee Chair In the many years I have lived here, I have seen the Virginia-Highland neighborhood move ever more toward the vision stated in the 2014 VaHi Master Plan: Become a model for modern urban living by demonstrating the potential to live in a healthy and sustainable way. Healthy living…
Intown Ten: The Only 10K Race that Starts and Ends in VaHi
By Rob Glancy The Sixth Annual Intown Ten 10K and 5K Road Races are coming up on Sunday March 5, 2017. New this year we have added a USATF certified 5K that will start one hour before the 10K. We like to call it the Intown Ten “Lite”. I started the Intown Ten for similar…
Front Runners – Fun, Fitness and Socializing
By George Zirkel, VHCA Communications Committee Every Wednesday evening and Saturday morning, you may have noticed a group gathering near the volleyball courts at John Howell Park. It’s not a street gang, just the Front Runners getting ready for their run. Front Runners Atlanta is a running, walking and social club for gay people and…
Tuscany at Your Table – Offering More than Delicious Italian Food
By Robin Ragland, VHCA Board Member Before we even had time to lament Toscano & Sons’ departure, lo and behold: Tuscany at Your Table swooped in to the rescue! It’s worth dropping by just to meet the delightful chef Luigi (pictured) and his wife Meredith D’Arienzo, but before long, you’ll notice the aroma of whatever…
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