Shop Small!
By Cindy Kaufman, VHCA Board Member and Communications Committee Chair First, there was Black Friday, then Cyber Monday. Then in 2010, Small Business Saturday was born as a nationwide movement to celebrate small businesses every day and to help communities thrive. Small Business Saturday is the day we celebrate the Shop Small movement to drive…
Tour of Homes Recognizes 2016 Sponsors – Don’t Forget to Buy Your Tickets Today!
By Robin Ragland, VHCA Board Member and Chair of the Tour of Homes Committee The Tour raises needed funds for our much-loved neighborhood through ticket sales and sponsorships. We hope many of you decide to kick off your holiday season and celebrate the amazing community in which we live by attending this year’s tour Dec 3rd…
Volunteer for VaHi Tour of Homes and Receive Two Free Tickets!
By Eleanor Barrineau, Tour of Homes Volunteer Chair This is an excellent deal. We have eight very interesting homes on tour this year in VaHi on Dec 3-4, and anyone who volunteers for a 2-3 hour shift gets two free tickets—up to a $60 value. The rest of the weekend is yours to tour the eight…
Safety Subjects: Virginia-Highland Security Patrol
By Kay Stephenson, VHCA Vice President and Safety Committee Member Do you know about our neighborhood patrol also known as Fight Back Against Crime (FBAC)? This member-supported private security patrol was established over 25 years ago and is one of the longest running neighborhood patrols in the city. Staffed by off-duty Atlanta Police Department officers…
New VHCA Board Wants to Hear from You
By Kay Stephenson, VHCA Board Vice President and Cindy Kaufman, VHCA Communications Chair As the newly-elected board is getting settled into our roles, we are anxious to connect with the residents of Virginia-Highland, and make ourselves available to you for all your questions, comments, concerns, or other ideas that you may have to share. With…
14th Annual Breakfast with Santa Set for December 3
Osteria 832 will host the 14th annual Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 3 starting at 8:30 a.m. For $25 you get a digital photo with Santa, goodies for the kids and a delicious breakfast of pancakes, eggs, and sausage. Meet our neighborhood firefighters and watch Santa arrive on a real fire truck! Tickets are per person…
VaHi Residents Turn Out for Firefest
Marco’s Pizza knows how to throw a party! A big thank you to Robb and Melanie Wallace! There was something for everyone—pizza, caricature artists, face painting, a balloon artist, a photo booth, music, the chance to test your throwing arm and dunk your favorite fireman, and a friendly rivalry between the firefighters and Marco’s staff…
Take Your Leftover Halloween Candy to Worthmore Jewelers
The name Worthmore Jewelers may be familiar to you after their recent anniversary celebration a few months ago that resulted in a $1,000 donation to the Fire Station 19 restoration project. They are also a repeat sponsor this year of our annual Tour of Homes. Each November, Worthmore Jewelers also supports Operation Stars and Stripes with…
Tour of Homes Giveaways from Local Businesses
by Robin Ragland, VHCA Board Member and Tour of Homes Chair Do you follow the Tour of Homes on Facebook? Many people have discovered a wonderful facet of the Tour that’s been growing in popularity since its inception two years ago–giveaways from many of our sponsors. Free tickets for the Tour, and a number of gift…
Volunteers Still Needed for 2016 VaHi Tour of Homes
by Eleanor Barrineau, VaHi Tour of Homes Volunteer Coordinator The 2016 Virginia-Highland Tour of Homes is only a few weeks away and we still need volunteers! In addition to being a festive holiday event, the Tour showcases our neighborhood and is our second-largest fundraiser after Summerfest. Please show your support for the Tour and our…
First-Ever Candy Crawl – “This is What a Neighborhood Should Feel Like”
By Stephen Cohen, VHCA Communications Committee Member It was a wonderful family experience. On October 26, the Virginia-Highland business district had its first-ever Candy Crawl. Families gathered at the Fire Station at 5:30 and set out to trick-or-treat, walking all the way down Virginia-Highland to St. Charles, stopping at businesses marked by orange balloons. Over…
Don’t Miss Photos With Santa at Fire Station #19!
By Lola Carlisle, VHCA Planning and Preservation Committee member Station #19 Firemen. Photos with Santa. Fire trucks. Crafts. Hot chocolate. What are we missing? … You. Please come join us on December 10th from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. as we have fun and raise funds for Fire Station #19 renovations. You can sign up…
Annual Trees Atlanta VaHi Tree Planting Set for November 12
By Stephanie Coffin and Lola Carlisle Editor’s Note: Stephanie Coffin is a long-time Virginia-Highland resident whose passion for trees has helped make our neighborhood one of the most tree-friendly in the city. Lola Carlisle is a past VHCA board member who stays active in the neighborhood. Mychorrhizae, planting depth, root bound, tree species and planting…
Kids Candy Crawl Set for October 26
The Virginia-Highland Business Association has announced they’ll hold a Kids Candy Crawl on October 26. Meet at 5:30 pm at Fire Station #19 (corner of N. Highland and Los Angeles). Stroll down N. Highland looking for orange balloons. When you see one, stop and get a free treat from one of your local businesses. The Crawl…
Volunteers Needed for 2016 Tour of Homes
By Eleanor Barrineau, VHCA Board Member and Tour of Homes Volunteer Coordinator One of the most helpful things you can do for your neighborhood is to volunteer at the Tour of Homes. It benefits you, too. You get two free Tour of Homes tickets for working one shift in one of our beautiful neighborhood homes.…
It’s Almost Time to Tour!
By Robin Ragland, VHCA Board Member and Tour of Homes Chair YES! It’s finally Autumn in VaHi and the air is cooler, the leaves are falling AND the Virginia-Highland Tour of Homes committee is in FULL SWING preparing for our neighborhood’s next big event. The 2016 Tour of Homes is set for the first weekend…
Agenda Posted for Tomorrow Night’s VHCA Monthly Board and General Meeting
The agenda for tomorrow night’s monthly general meeting of the Virginia-Highland Civic Association is posted below. As a reminder, tomorrow night’s meeting will be held at Church of our Saviour, corner of N. Highland and Los Angeles Avenues, starting at 7 PM. The meeting will be held in Pettway Hall which is accessed off of…
Cub Scouts and VHCA Partner to Raise Awareness for Protecting Our Waterways
By Jess Windham and Jack White Water quality starts in our own backyards, an important fact that Cub Scout Pack 17 learned more about on Saturday, October 1, 2016. Informed by our Virginia-Highland Master Plan project #1.7, VHCA teamed up with the Department of Watershed Management (DWM) and an energetic group of Scouts and Webelos…
Looking Back – and Ahead – at the Todd Cemetery Memorial
By Jack White, outgoing VHCA Board President The homeowners who destroyed the Todd Cemetery Memorial filed responses last week to the legal assertions that VHCA and the Todd family made in our lawsuit. You may read our filing here. These responses are public and filed under oath; you may read them here. Their responses are numerical and…
Community Grants Awarded at VHCA 2016 Annual General Meeting
The annual general meeting of the Virginia-Highland Civic Association was held September 22 at Inman Middle School. As always, the Spark Choir – led by Music Director Brianne Turgeon – warmed our hearts with a few songs to kick off the meeting. Along with electing a new slate of board members, VHCA awarded $25,525…
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