What I learned about VaHi from old Voice newsletters

October 25, 2012

by Brian Gross, Communications Committee I recently helped scan and uploaded more than 60 past issues of the Virginia-Highland Voice, the VHCA’s long-standing paper newsletter, which continues today in electronic form. The issues ranged from the very first Voice in 1972 through 1976, then a large gap, and then other issues dating from 1988-2012. By…

More Voice past issues available online

October 23, 2012

We have scanned more past issues of the Virginia-Highland Voice — the following additional issues are available online. 1972: August, October 1973: January, May, September 1974: January, April 1975: December 1976: November 1990: Fall 1997: Spring, Summer, Winter 1998: Fall, Winter 1999: Fall 2000: Fall 2001: Spring, Fall See also the full archive at vahi.org/voice-print.

News (and movies) from VHCA Annual Meeting and 40th Anniversary Celebration

September 20, 2012

The Board of Directors for the 2012 (October) through 2013 (September) period has been elected. Minutes of the meeting are forthcoming; however you can watch videos of the meeting, including the many special events such as: SPARK choir performing (watch video) Joe Drolet‘s educational address about the formation of the VHCA to fight construction of…

Voice – Summer 2012

May 1, 2012

Last edition of the Voice (print edition) published! Download PDF (6.1 MB) – It’s festival time! Summerfest 2012 – New Highland Park construction to begin soon – Reflections on redistricting, by Nicole Foerschler-Horn – Dr. Leila Denmark, by Lola Carlisle, Karri Hobson Pape and Judy Potter – Graffiti in Virginia-Highland – Planning for the 2012…

Voice — April 2012 — Dr. Leila Denmark — 114 years of memories

April 6, 2012

Pediatrician to Virginia-Highland’s “Little Angels” by Lola Carlisle, Vice-President Dr. Leila Denmark passed away on Sunday, April 1st. Born in Portal, Georgia in 1898, she was 114 years old and believed to be the world’s fourth oldest person at her death. And what a person! The Atlanta Journal Constitution obituary recounted a remarkable life in…