Volunteers Needed to Help with Atlanta Homeless Registry Survey

January 14, 2013

The Atlanta Homeless Registry is seeking volunteer help this week conducting a survey of the homeless in the metro Atlanta area. The Registry needs volunteers to help conduct surveys with homeless people living in unsheltered locations and emergency shelters around the city. All volunteers will be trained and placed on teams supported by professional outreach…

Agenda Set for January 14, 2013 VHCA Board Meeting

January 14, 2013

The VHCA has posted the following agenda for tonight’s regular monthly board meeting. This agenda is tentative and subject to change. Virginia Highland Civic Association Monthly Meeting 7:00 PM;  Monday, January 14, 2013; Ponce de Leon Library Tentative Agenda Call to Order      Adoption of Agenda & Approval of Minutes Reports from Police &…

APS Proposes Adjusted School Day Start and End Times for 2013-14

January 10, 2013

VHCA education committee chair Nicole Foerschler Horn says if you didn’t have a chance to attend the CINS meeting last night at Grady High School, the Midtown Patch has a great summary that’s well worth the read. APS is talking about new security measures for our schools as well as changes to the school day…

VaHi Safety Team Report: January 7, 2013

January 8, 2013

By: John Wolfinger Happy New Year!!! We’ve survived the dire predictions of the turn of the century 13 years ago and the recent alarm about the end of the Mayan calendar, and here we are in 2013 and still going strong!! Even though we live in the middle of a big city and an even much…

John Howell Park Gets $50K Grant for Improvements

January 3, 2013

Park Pride announced last month it was awarding a $50,000 matching funds grant to the Friends of John Howell Park for improvements to the west side of the park, including the volleyball courts and sidewalk. The project will take place over the next year and a half. The Friends of John Howell group will begin…