Volunteers Plant Fall Annuals at VaHi Triangle

October 8, 2012

A handful of dedicated volunteers showed up on Sunday October 7 to plant fall annuals and do some general maintenance at the VaHi triangle island. Here are a few pictures of the volunteers sprucing up one of the neighborhood’s treasured green spaces.  

Opening Ceremony for BeltLine Eastside Trail Set for October 15

October 2, 2012

  The long-awaited BeltLine Eastside Trail will be officially dedicated in an October 15 ceremony recognizing the generous donors who made the trail possible. The ceremony will take place on the Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail next to the Historic Fourth Ward skate park (830 Willoughby Ln., Atlanta, 30312). Parking locations are TBD.  Organizers are encouraging attendees to…

Photo Essay: New Highland Park Construction

September 20, 2012

After nearly four years of fund-raising, designing, permit applications and contractor selection, construction began in mid-September on the new park at N. Highland Ave. and St. Charles Place. Read more about plans for the new park here. For those not able to stop by and see the progress as its made, we thought we’d publish…

Focus on John Howell Park

July 6, 2012

Comments Solicited for Proposed Improvements It has been a busy and productive year on the Virginia-Highland Civic Association Parks Committee.  Forming a new committee, coordinating with the City Parks Department, addressing challenges at the corner of Virginia and N. Highland, and doing a long-overdue comprehensive analysis of what was working and not working at John…

Help us plant at John Howell Park

April 19, 2012

We’ll be cleaning out and replanting in the granite planter between the playgrounds at John Howell Park this Saturday from 10 AM ’til noon. Please join us – it’ll be fun! For more info, contact parks@vahi.org.