VHCA Annual General Meeting and Election of Officers Set for September 18
The Virginia-Highland Civic Association’s annual general meeting and election of officers will be held Thursday September 18th in the Inman Middle School cafeteria, starting at 6:30 PM. Please be sure to bring your ID or recent utility bill in your name as proof of residency. Regular civic association business will be conducted at the VHCA’s monthly board…
Making Your Home More Comfortable and Affordable
By: Jess Windham, VHCA Planning Committee Homes in Virginia-Highland are as diverse as they come, but one thing is the same for everyone – we all receive a power bill. We spend money each month to keep the lights on, keep our homes air conditioned, and operate our appliances and electronic equipment. These days some of…
Trees Atlanta Kicks Off Planting Season
Passing along the following from our friends at Trees Atlanta: With another successful planting season in the rear view mirror, Trees Atlanta is enthusiastic to begin the new planting season in September. To celebrate, Trees Atlanta has announced details for two kick-off fundraisers. Trees Atlanta is hosting “Tailgate for Trees”, on Friday, September 12, 2014 at…
Get Your Tickets Now for the 2nd Annual BeltLine Wine Stroll
Oenophiles and food lovers rejoice as the second annual BeltLine Wine Stroll will be held Saturday September 27. The mile-long wine tasting event will take place along the Eastside Trail of the Atlanta BeltLine from 1 – 5 p.m. Attendees will visit twenty restaurants and businesses, from Poncey-Highland through Inman Park to the Old Fourth Ward, while enjoying sips of…
Tentative Agenda for August Monthly Meeting of VHCA BOD
Call to Order Adoption of Agenda Police and Fire Dept. representatives – Zone 6 City of Atlanta officials; other public officials & municipal representatives Variances V-14-141, 885 Adair Ave; zoning is R-4 Applicant and owner Nandita Koehler seeks a variance to reduce the (east) side-yard setback from 7’ (required) to 2.9’ (existing) for the addition…
City Council District 6 Newsletter: August 11, 2014
Click here to read City Councilperson Alex Wan’s latest e-newsletter which includes updates on: Proposed Sidewalk Legislation Code Enforcement Summit Scheduled for Saturday August 16 New Pay Online Service for Fulton County Solid Waste Collection Reminder for Labor Day Neighborhood Spotlight: Lindridge/Martin Manor
VaHi Safety Team Report: August 5, 2014
By: John Wolfinger Watch Out For Pedestrians!!! Thanks to Mary Stouffer for pointing out this very enlightening pictorial article about pedestrian/motorist laws: http://peds.org/wp-content/uploads/4754-ROW14.pdf. Got Kids (or Grandkids) and Firearms??? Interesting and helpful tips about storing firearms in your household and vehicles at http://www.ncpc.org/topics/safe-firearms-storage/safe-firearms-storage. Citywide Code Enforcement Meeting Saturday August 16 This should be a very informative session as…
Volunteers Make a Difference at John Howell Park
The VHCA would like to thank Park Pride and MSL Group for providing 20+ volunteers who spent last Friday morning sprucing up parts of John Howell Park. These awesome volunteers mulched around the plants along Virginia Ave., sanded a bench near the Phoenix Flies statue in the middle of park and pitched in to help…
VHCA Hosts BeltLine Overlay Information Session
By: Jess Windham Over the past year, the city has been revisiting each section – or subarea – of the BeltLine overlay district to review and update the underlying zoning. Virginia-Highland is in subarea 6, which – along with subareas 2 and 9 – is next on the list for this public review process. To…
5Arts FEST in Little Five Points Looking for Volunteers, Financial Support
Editor’s Note: We’re passing along the following from our friends at the 5Arts FEST. This festival is not affiliated with the VHCA or Summerfest, but we support organizers in their efforts to bring this first-year festival in a neighboring community to life. On September 6th the inaugural 5Arts FEST will take place in Little Five…
City Council Adopts Virginia-Highland Master Plan
The Atlanta City Council unanimously approved the Virginia-Highland Master Plan at its Monday July 21 meeting. With the adoption, the plan becomes part of the City of Atlanta’s Comprehensive Development Plan. The VHCA thanks the many residents whose input shaped the plan’s contents and whose support ensured its adoption. Ideas and concepts included in the…
Highland Tap Gets a Makeover
Grand Re-Opening and Fire Station #19 Dine Out Benefit Set For August 20 In 1989, NightCap Food & Spirits opened Highland Tap, an underground hideaway, on the soon-to-become-fashionable corner of Virginia & North Highland avenues. Nestled between what was then Tim’s Ice Cream and Chao – now Winter Wren & Fontaine’s Oyster House, respectively –…
Atlanta Young Singers Holds Auditions for New Members
Atlanta Young Singers is looking for the best young voices in Virginia-Highland! Since 1975, AYS has been at the forefront of choral art in metro Atlanta and the U.S., thrilling audiences all over the world with innovative programming, professional performance, and exciting commissions. AYS nurtures the incredible artistic abilities of children, offering excellent choral and…
Park Pride Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary with Free King of Pops at Orme Park
Park Pride’s 25th anniversary is this year and they’re celebrating by giving away FREE King of Pops at 25 different parks around the city. Thank you, Park Pride, for choosing Orme Park to help you celebrate! Come to the park’s main entrance this Sunday, July 27th from 3:00 to 3:30 pm for your free pop.…
PEDS to Host July 30 Sidewalk Maintenance Forum
Passing along the following from our friends at PEDS. Unfortunately, this meeting is the same night as the BeltLine overlay district meeting for the VaHi area so you’ll have to pick your poison. The VHCA plans to have representation at both meetings. The Atlanta City Council is considering an ordinance that will dramatically change the…
Streets Alive Returns to VaHi September 28
Save the date for the next Atlanta Streets Alive: Sunday, September 28 from 2-6 pm. The route (see map below) is a 4.5 mile loop on N. Highland + Highland + Boulevard + North Avenue — similar to the one that drew over 83,000 Atlantans to run, walk, dance and play in the streets last…
Longtime VaHi Resident billie jo Passes
Mother, Teacher, Artist, Poet, Virginia-Highland Activist July 31, 1936 – July 7, 2014 By: Jack White, VHCA President Longtime Virginia-Highland resident billie jo – she spelled her name with all lowercase letters and had legally changed it years ago to just ‘billie jo’ – passed away early this month following a battle with cancer. billie…
Work Commences on John Howell Park Renovation
By: The VHCA Parks Committee (John Becker, David Brandenberger, Lauren Wilkes Fralick, Colleen Lysen, and Jack White) Contractor Hutcheson Horticultural has begun the renovation of the western end of John Howell Park. The project will substantially alter the look of the park along Arcadia Avenue opposite Inman Middle School; new granite sitting walls topped by black steel…
A Thank You for Summerfest 2014
By: Jack White, VHCA President On behalf of Virginia-Highland Civic Association, I’d like to personally thank this year’s Summerfest leadership team, volunteers, artists, vendors and sponsors for serving up another outstanding festival. I can’t tell you how many positive comments I heard from attendees, exhibitors and residents that the 2014 edition was one of the…
Atlanta City Council Utilities Committee Schedules Study Session on Changes to Sidewalk Policy
By: Jack White, VHCA Planning Committee The City Utilities Committee began consideration this past Tuesday July 15th of a bill introduced by nine members that would place legal responsibility for sidewalk repairs and maintenance upon the city instead of adjoining property owners, as is currently the case. The Department of Public Works asked that the…
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