The 12th annual Taste of the Highlands will be held Saturday, May 17, 2014, from 2:00 – 5:00 PM at John Howell Park. Title sponsor Fifth Group Restaurants will participate for the eighth year in a row. Taste of the Highlands benefits Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, one of the leading pediatric health care systems in…
Read More“Maiden Trail” Awarded a “Love Your Block” Grant From the City Congratulations to the dedicated and hard-working St. Charles Avenue residents whose homes back up to the alleyway between their backyards and PDL Avenue (now dubbed Maiden Trail) for applying for and receiving a city grant for improvements to what they envision becoming a well-used walking and…
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Recent sightings around the neighborhood indicate Virginia-Highland may be under siege by farm animals. Last week, a herd of non-resident goats arrived on Hudson Dr., settling in Sara Zeigler’s and Phil Amon’s backyard. It had been rumored on the BackDoor VaHi website that the Capra aegagrus hircus (or is that hircae?) were seeking to synch up with…
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Who’s ready for some Summerfest? The festival’s still a few weeks away, but we thought we’d start getting you into the Summerfest 2014 spirit by revealing this year’s t-shirt design. Summerfest committee member Suzanne Scully spent the past few months working with our partner Porchlight to create this year’s design which features a stylized version…
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The community triangle island park at the corner of Virginia and N. Highland Avenues is prepped and ready for spring planting! We need volunteers to help us plant annuals, a few perennials and to spread a topcoat of pine straw. Please join us on Saturday, May 10th at 10:00 AM for our seasonal beautification of…
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