Help clean up “urban camper” site on BeltLine
The group that has adopted the BeltLine section north of Park Drive will meet at 10 a.m. at the entryway behind Amsterdam Walk. If parking in this lot, please put a paper on your windshield stating “BeltLine Cleanup” so the Amsterdam Walk security will know you will be gone at noon or shortly thereafter. Wear…
City crew makes street fixes that VHCA requested
Did you see our hard working City Public Works crew out in the neighborhood June 21? VHCA submitted this list of street repair requests to the City, through the PEDS on-line reporting system on Tuesday June 19. On Thursday June 22, the City had a crew in the neighborhood making the repairs!!! What a great…
PEDS Sidewalk Repair Forum
Town hall forum with Atlanta’s Public Works Commissioner and City Council hosted by PEDS to discuss sidewalk repair. Free and open to the public. Come let the City know that safe sidewalks and pedestrian access are important in Atlanta. Time: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 6:30PM until 8:00PM Location: City Hall old council chambers Address: 55…
Minutes – May 14, 2012
MINUTES Virginia-Highland Civic Association Board Meeting May 14, 2012; Ponce de Leon Library Mr. White called the meeting to order at 7 PM. Present were Board members Peggy Berg, Lola Carlisle, Frazier Dworet, Genny Ferrero, Rob Glancy, Nicole Foerschler Horn, Pamela Papner, John Wolfinger, and David Wolfson. Brian Gross and Lauren Wilkes Fralick were absent…
Keep Atlanta Beautiful Recycling and Disposal Events
Keep Atlanta Beautiful, Inc. has consolidated their recycling to a single location. The new schedule is as follows: 1st Saturday Each Month 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Second-Ponce de Leon Baptist Church 2715 Peachtree Road NE Atlanta, GA 30305 (Corner East Wesley and Bolling Roads) For more information, go to the KAB recyling page. Virginia-Highland resident,…
Voice — June 2012 — Summerfest Success!
It's just barely over, but it appears this year will be our most successful Summerfest ever. (See the photo gallery) A note from VHCA Board President Jack White: I'd like to say a massive thank-you to our Co-Directors, Pamela Papner and Ann Guy, and all the Summerfest committee leads and board members who worked so…
Voice — June 2012 — Join the new VHCA Education Committee
The VHCA Board is looking for nominations for the newly formed Education Committee. Members of this committee will be a voice for the neighborhood as they work to strengthen our community’s public schools and collaborate with other neighborhoods across the Grady cluster. The committee will consist of 7 voting members, one of which will be…
Voice — June 2012 — Need volunteers to water flowers at John Howell Park
Please sign up to volunteer with the Virginia-Highland Parks Committee – we need volunteers to water plants at John Howell Park. Email parks@vahi.org to sign up!
Voice June 2012 — Extreme Makeover: VaHi Style!
Aurora Coffee owner and local designer collaborate to spruce things up a bit at the landmark Virginia-Highland shop By: John Becker Next time you’re enjoying a cup of your favorite java at Aurora Coffee, don’t blame shop owner Madonna Hill if she suddenly lets out with a loud “Move that bus!” The reason: Hill just…
Alleys in the City of Atlanta
When our neighborhood was originally platted, it included alleys running behind many of our houses. Some alleys were used for service access and/or utilities, while others were never actively opened. You can see the alleys on City plats and maps officially http://gis.atlantaga.gov, as well as Google maps unofficially. They appear as a narrow strip between…
Forum on Grady Cluster’s middle school capacity
The Virginia Highland Civic Association will host a forum on the Grady Cluster’s middle school capacity. Please come prepared to share your goals and concerns and to listen to those of your neighbors. When: Wednesday, June 27th from 6:30 to 8:30 Where: Inman Middle School Cafeteria
Section of Ponce to be closed
To enable Eastside Trail construction, portions of Ponce: between Ponce de Leon Place and the Midtown Place Shopping Center (across from Ponce City Market) will be closed June 8 – 11 (9 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday) June 15 – 18 (9 p.m. Friday until 5 a.m. Monday) Download the road closure map The…
Summer Camp at the indie-pendent
The first session (June 4-8) began and they are offering two more sessions, June 25-29 and July 16-20. The kids (ages 4-11) will be dancing, singing, gardening, cooking, painting, constructing, collaging and creating all sorts of fun things. Info at VaHi's newest (and perhaps most unique?) space for events, workshops and unique artist-created gifts. In…
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Our “Car Repair” Scammer
This guy with the Jamaican accent keeps on appearing and running his scam. If you are new to this area, and are not familiar with this long-running story – he picks a parked vehicle in a parking lot and disables something under the front that is accessible from outside the vehicle. Then he waits for…
Crime reports
A falling tree recently tore up a section of heavily used sidewalk on Virginia Avenue just west of PDL Place next to the Inman School playground. Alert resident Julie Knapp started to work on getting this repaired and was joined by David Berl – thanx to their persistent efforts, Public Works got this repaired before…
Georgian Cultural Festival
John Howell Park Festival homepage
A Neighbor Like Warren Bruno…
By Lola Carlisle – with support from Karri Hobson-Pape, Jack White and Judy Potter When I first met Warren Bruno in 2001, I was young (sort of) and full of myself. I think Warren recognized a potential future neighborhood advocate and wanted to bring me into the fold. We worked on a project together for…
Warren Bruno – in memoriam
The passing of Warren Bruno on 5/16/12 is a major loss for the entire community. Memorial Mass 5/23 There was a Memorial Mass at the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and a reception at Ormsby’s in honor of Warren. Donations can be made in his memory to either of the following organizations: The Leukemia &…
SPARK Elementary School Student Safety
Thanks to Stephany Heller, Virginia Avenue Street Captain and SPARK mother, for getting the ball rolling for a 911 training session for these students. I attended one of the student sessions led by 911 call center staffers and was amazed at how well-trained the 1st graders were about stranger danger and how to call 911…
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