The Barnett Street Slaying

August 19, 2012

Thursday night, August 16th, saw a tragic snuffing out of a human life here in VaHi at the ATL FoodMart on Barnett Street. Rather than retyping the details – I’ll give links to the media stories about the senseless killing of Mushtaq “Mike” Moloo. CBS Atlanta – WSB – AJC – and this follow-up story…

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Crime Reports

August 19, 2012

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…

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Around VaHi — Birthday at John Howell Park

August 19, 2012

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.   

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The Briarcliff Summit Building Is Sold!!!

August 13, 2012

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…

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Run – Hide – Fight

August 13, 2012

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…

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