The chair of the VHCA graffiti task force is recognizing new VaHi business WellStreet Urgent Care for contributing to the effort to fight graffiti in the neighborhood. “This is a huge shout-out to WellStreet located at the corner of Ponce and Barnett (in the old Blockbuster building) for getting rid of the graffiti tags on…
Read MoreBy: Kay Stephenson As the sky slowly lightened on a recent crisp fall morning in Virginia-Highland, volunteers assembled in the parking lots at the south end of the neighborhood. Tools were unloaded, bags and gloves donated by Keep Atlanta Beautiful were distributed, and, to the sounds of a leaf blower doing its thing outside Neighbor’s…
Read MoreThe recently-formed Keep Virginia-Highland Beautiful group is planning a Business Resident Clean Up Day for this Saturday October 20 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The group is seeking volunteers to assist with the clean-up effort. The event is planned as part of a major cleanup of the neighborhood before the kick-off of the holiday…
Read MoreBy Laura Voisinet, VaHi Graffiti Task Force – [email protected] Friday afternoon when most of us were gearing up for the Labor Day holiday, a small but mighty group of neighbors came together to clean up an eyesore along Maiden Lane. Led by St Charles Ave. west end Street Captain Mike Boyle, and joined by Safety…
Read MoreBy: John Becker Thanks to the efforts of VHCA Graffiti Task Force chair Laura Voisinet, city workers recently installed ten shiny new traffic signs along North Highland Avenue. A new speed limit sign and new fluorescent signs warning motorists to look for pedestrians in the crosswalk replace ones that were damaged and plastered with stickers…
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