Traffic Advisory: Atlanta Moon Ride Passing Through VaHi May 10 at 10 PM
The inaugural Atlanta Moon Ride – a 6.5 mile nighttime benefit ride open to all levels of cyclists – will pass through VaHi around 10 PM on Friday May 10. The APD will provide rolling road blocks for the group so traffic may be disrupted temporarily as cyclists pass through the neighborhood. The ride is…
VaHi Safety Team Report: April 20, 2013
By: John Wolfinger Successful Neighborhood Cleanup Report Thanx to a small but determined group of folks, there was a lot of trash, litter and obstructive vegetation cleaned up last Saturday. Read the story at https://vahi.org/keep-vahi-beautiful-group-holds-successful-clean-up-event/. We had a lot of VaHi business participation – thank you to these folks. If you would like to help organize a neighborhood-wide business…
Intowners Seek Volunteer to Help Design Kidsfest Mural
The Intowners real estate group (Julie Sadlier, Sandy D’Aprile and Peter Bade) is once again sponsoring an area in Kidsfest at Summerfest where children will be able to participate in painting a mural. Painting the mural has become a Kidsfest and Intowners tradition, and the VHCA is thrilled that Sadlier, D’Aprile and Bade have once again…
Vidalia Onion Season Brings Tears of Joy
By: Denise Romeo Spring in Georgia brings with it the highly anticipated Vidalia® Onion season. Named as the official State vegetable in 1990, the Vidalia onion is a sweet onion of hybridized Granex parentage (or other similar varieties). Only onions grown in a production area defined by Georgia and U.S. law can be labeled as…
Starbucks Sponsoring April 27th Community Service Event at Grady High School
April is Community Service Month for Starbucks globally, and here in Atlanta the iconic beverage vendor’s teaming up with Atlanta Public Schools to do some sprucing up at Grady High. The event will be held April 27th from 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM. “We’ll be doing some clean-up, painting and landscaping at the school,” says…
A Taste of the Highlands 2013
This year’s A Taste of the Highlands – a benefit event for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – will be held Saturday May 18 from 2:00-5:00 PM in John Howell Park. Click here to purchase tickets. Click here to visit the Taste of the Highlands website for more information.
Keep VaHi Beautiful Group Holds Successful Clean-Up Event
Resident volunteers and local business owners joined forces on Saturday April 13 to spruce up several areas around the neighborhood in the most recent event sponsored by the Keep Virginia-Highland Beautiful group. “We had about twenty volunteers and strong support from local businesses like Paris on Ponce, City Storage, Urban Body Studio, Java Jive, J.…
Grady High Girls Place First in Atlanta Track Classic
Congratulations to the Grady High School girls track team which placed first in last week’s Atlanta Track Classic. The Lady Grey Knights took home the gold over second place Jackson High School and third place Douglass High. The Grady boys track team finished third in the meet behind first place Mays High School and second…
City Council District 6 Newsletter
Posting this introduction and link to Councilmember Alex Wan’s most recent District 6 newsletter. Welcome to this edition of the Atlanta City Council District 6 eNewsletter. Click on this link for a recap of some of the important issues being considered by the Council. Please visit the District 6 web site for additional information, including our new District…
Consumer Debt Defense Workshop Set for Ponce De Leon Library
The Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation will conduct a workshop on consumer debt defense at the public library on Ponce De Leon Avenue (980 Ponce DeLeon Ave.) starting at 1:00 pm on Thursday April 25. Part of the Lawyer in the Library series, the workshop will focus on how those in debt may be able to…
Financial Workshops Scheduled for Ponce De Leon Library
A pair of financial workshops will be held at the public library on Ponce De Leon Avenue starting at 10:30 am this Saturday April 13. “Knowing, Understanding and Conquering Your Credit Challenges” will be the topic covered by keynote speaker Mrs. Nedra White of the CDC Federal Credit Union in the first workshop. Immediately following…
Ponce De Leon Library Presents “Ten Mistakes to Avoid When Buying Your Next Car”
The Atlanta-Fulton County Public Library System invites you to attend a seminar/discussion designed to help make your next car buying experience is as good as it can be. Tywone Thomas, author and award winning auto consultant will lead a discussion covering how to get the best trade-in value for your car, the importance of getting…
VaHi’s Newest Urgent Care Clinic Pitches In to Fight Graffiti
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…
VaHi Safety Team Report: April 3, 2013
Neighborhood Cleanup – Save The Date 4/13/2013 Going along with the “broken windows” theory of crime prevention (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broken_windows_theory ) our Keep Virginia Highland Beautiful group, an off-shoot of the Safety Team initiative – will be leading a neighborhood-wide cleanup session Saturday 4/13. Read the details at https://vahi.org/Keep-vahi-beautiful-group-sets-date-for-spring-clean-up-seeks-volunteers. If you would like to join the Team St. Charles…
Education Update: April 1, 2013
By: Nicole Foerschler Horn There are several changes being proposed as well as updates for schools within the Grady Cluster. Following is a summary: Significant Changes Proposed for Springdale Park Elementary (SPARK) Ending Spark’s Extended Day SPARK is one of a handful of schools with 30 minutes of additional instructional time. APS is considering ending…
Sign Up Now – Volunteer for Summerfest 2013!
30th Anniversary Festival Set for June 1&2! In 1983, MASH ended an 11-year, 251-episode TV run, Vanessa Williams became the first African-American to be crowned Miss America and McDonalds introduced the McNugget. Did you know ‘83 was also the year a group of Virginia-Highland merchants – led by late Atkins Park owner Warren Bruno –…
Inman Student Takes Home 2nd Place in State Technology Fair
According to VaHi Patch, Karen Wilksa, an 8th grader who recently transferred to Inman Middle School from Finland, won second place in the multimedia category at the State Technology Fair. Karen created her project – which explains mathematical functions by using photo drawings, text, and a voice-over – in math class. Max Nevins, an Inman 7th grader,…
VaHi Safety Team Report: March 19, 2013
By: John Wolfinger APD’s 2012 Crime Report The Atlanta Police Foundation now has a link on their site to this report. Go to http://www.atlantapolicefoundation.org/ and click on “2012 Crime Report” on the right hand side of the page. Citizens Police Acadamies You now have two of these informative sessions to choose from this spring. APD’s academy starts…
Keep VaHi Beautiful Group Sets Date for Spring Clean-Up, Seeks Volunteers
Keep VaHi Beautiful, a group that formed last year to encourage VaHi residents and businesses to focus on keeping the neighborhood as clean and tidy as possible, will hold its second major clean-up event on Saturday April 13 from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon. The event is part of the group’s efforts to get the…
VaHi Residents, Others Enjoy New Highland Park Grand Opening
Over a hundred residents enjoyed picture-perfect spring weather and a picnic lunch catered by Osteria 832 and Atkins Park at the grand opening of the New Highland Park this past Saturday March 16. Music was provided by Darin Seldes and his son Max, local merchant the indie-pendant had a crafts and games table for kids,…
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