BeltLine Eastside 10K run
From the Atlanta BeltLine the VHCA has received the following information: Atlanta BeltLine Running Series Opens Registration for Eastside 10K December 1 Event Features First Official Run on New Eastside Trail and Exciting Tailgate and Neighborhood Challenges ATLANTA (Aug. 23, 2012) The Atlanta BeltLine Running Series announces its second annual Atlanta BeltLine Eastside 10K on Saturday,…
Be on the lookout – parole violator and burglary suspect
Police are asking residents to be on the lookout for a parole violator who is sought for questioning in connection with recent burglaries in the area. He is known to frequent both Virginia Highland and Morningside in addition to the Adair Park area of southwest Atlanta. If you have information please call 911. thank you!
Have You Checked Your Storm Drain Lately?
by Peggy Berg, Traffic/Transportation & Sidewalks chair We live on hills and are shaded by trees. Which means rainwater runs past our homes, picking up leaves and debris, and goes down our many many storm drains, clogging the drains as it flows. I met Riley, from Atlanta’s Watershed Department, at the storm drain on Bellevue…
Virginia/Kanuga/Monroe triangle cleared
by John Wolfinger Thanx to Jenifer Keenan for bird-dogging Atlanta Public Works til they got this triangle cleared of all the weedy vegetation making the Virginia Avenue bridge sidewalk safely walkable and making it safer to pull out from Kanuga onto Monroe.
New Highland Park construction
After nearly four years of fund-raising, designing, permit applications, and contractor selection, the Virginia Highland Civic Association and the Virginia Highland Conservation League are proud to announce that construction will soon begin on the long awaited New Park at the corner of N. Highland Avenue and St. Charles Place! Until the mid-1980s a public library…
VOICE to go all digital
In the August 2012 VHCA Board meeting, the Board voted to immediately discontinue publication of the VOICE as a printed magazine, although special editions may be published in the future as warranted. This decision came after audience discussion as well as a notice on the cover of May's printed edition of the VOICE. VHCA will realize cost…
PDF copies of VOICE 1990-1995
Thanks to Nan Hunter for providing us with most back issues of the VOICE from 1990 through 1995. We've scanned them and uploaded them to this website. You can find them by going to News/Events and selecting VOICE (Print Edition) Archive, or by following this direct link. We have provided a summary listing of most…
Crime Reports
The following reports are gleaned from our APD Zone 6 (http://www.atlantapd.org/zone6.aspx ) crime stats for the 2012 weeks 30 and 31 (7/22 to 8/4). Again, I state that these reports are not meant to scare anyone, but to make you aware of what happens around us everyday, and to raise your level of awareness and…
Around VaHi — Birthday at John Howell Park
VaHi resident Amanda Sealy (2nd from left, in the closeup photo) and 30 friends celebrated her birthday July 15th in John Howell Park. It was a lovely afternoon, and from all appearances, a good time was had all around.
The Briarcliff Summit Building Is Sold!!!
Finally – after 4 years of negotiating and arranging financing – this beleaguered building is in the hands of Evergreen Housing Associates of Scarborough, Maine – a national leader in senior citizen’s housing. The deal was just inked last week and it is still too soon for a lot of details about the changes, but…
Run – Hide – Fight
These are the main suggestions for you to follow if you are ever in active gunfire from a sniper in a public place. This short film from the City of Houston, Texas is a very informative and eye-opening watch. Thanx to Midtown’s MPSA for alerting me to this safety piece. Take a short time to…
The Bamboo Grove Alongside The BeltLine
Sunday morning, August 5th, saw a small, but dedicated group tackle and begin to remove the bamboo grove north of Park Drive along the BeltLine. This has been a long-time hiding place and urban campground, and its removal has a positive public safety aspect. Most of the energetic volunteers were from Concentric Restaurants led by…
Crime Report
The following reports are gleaned from our APD Zone 6 (http://www.atlantapd.org/zone6.aspx) crime stats for the 2012 weeks of 28 and 29 (7/8 thru 7/21). Again, I state that these reports are not meant to scare anyone, but to make you aware of what happens around us everyday and to raise your level of awareness and…
The Triangle, Then and Now
By: John Becker
Trees Atlanta Tree Sale & Festival
From Trees Atlanta we have the following: Trees Atlanta Announces 13th Annual Trees Atlanta Tree Sale & Festival More Than 1,000 Trees and Plants Offered at Annual Non-Profit Fundraiser Looking for trees and plants to add beauty and shade to your yard? You won’t find a better deal than at the 13th Annual Trees Atlanta…
BeltLine Lantern Parade
From the Atlanta BeltLine, info about the following event: The long-awaited Eastside Trail is a marvelous accomplishment that will connect our communities – and that calls for a community parade! Absolutely everyone is invited to participate in this Art on the BeltLine project by the Krewe of the Grateful Gluttons. We will follow the Seed…
Voice – August 2012 – Volunteers Needed to Help Boot the ‘Boo from the BeltLine
By: John Becker If laying waste to a pesky patch of bamboo sounds like your idea of fun on a Sunday morning, we have one heck of an opportunity for you. A major BeltLine clean-up effort – with emphasis on removal of an existing bamboo grove – is scheduled for Sunday August 5 from 9…
Voice – August 2012 – City Installs New Signage Along North Highland Avenue
By: John Becker Thanks to the efforts of VHCA Graffiti Task Force chair Laura Voisinet, city workers recently installed ten shiny new traffic signs along North Highland Avenue. A new speed limit sign and new fluorescent signs warning motorists to look for pedestrians in the crosswalk replace ones that were damaged and plastered with stickers…
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