NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of the Virginia-Highland Civic Association (VHCA) will be held on Wednesday, September 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Inman Middle School auditorium at the corner of Virginia Avenue and Park Drive. The agenda includes election of directors for the 2000-2001 term, proposed amendments to the VHCA Bylaws, VHCA community donations and annual…
Great news for the neighborhood–and our trees!
The Ga. Supreme Court accepted the Virginia-Highland Civic Association’s appeal concerning the removal of trees on the property on Ponce de Leon and Freedom Parkway. The court issued a stay pending the resolution of the appeal! That appeal could last about a year. This issuance is a great interim victory and means no activity can…
Voice – Fall 2000
Download PDF (780 kB) Committee updates Summerfest Tree news Plans for 830 Ponce (“Paces on Ponce” – as of 2012 called “Carlton on Ponce”)
Local Business Owner Files Lawsuit Against VHCA Board Member
A lawsuit has been filed by INTOWN RESTAURANT CORP. d/b/a THE DARK HORSE TAVERN, VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS ASSOCIATES, INC. d/b/a NEIGHBOR’S PUB, URBAN MARKET, INC. and DOUGLAS F. LANDAU against VHCA board member WINNIE CURRIE. A copy of the lawsuit is available for review. The VHCA board of directors met to discuss this matter and is…
Virginia-Highland Triangle Planting
Join us on March 4 to help beautify the triangle at Virginia and North Highland. We’ll be planting and weeding from 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Plant material provided by Highland Hardware and breakfast goodies provided by Murphy’s.
Slow down Atlanta!
Let’s keep our streets safe for children and pedestrians! Aaron Gross, Public Safety Chair, has 48 “Slow Down Atlanta” signs on his porch for pick-up and use along the streets in Virginia-Highland. No tools or stapling are required to install the signs. Please feel free to stop by and pick one up for your street.…
Voice – Fall 1999
Download PDF (679 kB) 780 N. Highland (as of 2012, Glamour Paws) – Doug Landau bought building and plans to demolish to make parking structure – help stop this Cotton Club (capacity: 700, parking: 0) coming to Hilan Theatre – help stop this Piedmont Park master plan update Maintaining street tree diversity Summerfest news
Voice – Winter 1998-9
Download PDF (679 kB) Committee updates
Voice – Fall 1998
Download PDF (3 MB) Summerfest 1998 VHCA is online! Atlanta’s tree ordinance New traffic signs across from Murphy’s on triangle PEDS
Voice – Winter 1997-8
Download PDF (786 kB) Planning news: Cafe Planetarian permit issues (1043 Greenwood, as of 2012 Panita Thai Kitchen) Public safety news Meet your 1997-8 Board President’s Corner: Streetscape Parks update: tree plantings
Voice – Summer 1997
Download PDF (663 kB) Summerfest 1997 Parks committee flower and tree news Other committee reports and President’s corner
Voice – January 1997
Download PDF (723 kB) President’s message Committee descriptions
Voice – Winter 1995
Download PDF (2.4 MB) – VHCA Goals – President’s Corner: Entertainment complex at site of Colgate Mattress warehouse remanded to BZA – Profiles on 1995-96 board members – Biking to the Olympics, by Dennis Hoffarth – Tree News, by Stephanie Coffin, Parks co-chair – Survey form: change in the Voice? – Recycling pays off, by…
Voice – Fall 1995
Download PDF (2.3 MB) – Summerfest ’95 – President’s Corner: city Zoning board did not issue exceptions to Cartel Properties to build a 27,000 ft2, 2000-patron restaurant/entertainment complex, the largest in the city, on the site of the Colgate Mattress warehouse at 712 Ponce de Leon Place. Access was only via 2-lane Ponce Place and…
Voice – Summer 1995
Download PDF (2.5 MB) – Showtime again, Summerfest ’95 just around the corner, by Deborah Cox – Many thanks, Steve Jagger (profile of Steve Jagger) by Debbie Skoczynski – President’s corner: Storage facility at Virginia and Kanuga turned down, permit vetoed for “Hilan Billiards” at 800 N. Highland – Atkins Park thanks supporters of landscaping…
Voice – Winter 1994
Download PDF (3.8 MB) – Board members each answer 6 interview questions (J.D. Christy, Debbie Skopczynski, Winnie Currie, Tom Austin, Bruce Taylor, Arnold Gross, Amy Waterman, Steve Jaggers, Mary Jo Peed, Melanie Davenport, Paul Concannon) – Everything you wanted to know about zoning but were afraid to ask, by Stephen Jagger and Debbie Skopczynski –…
Voice – Fall 1994
Download PDF (3.2 MB) – The Greening of the Neighborhood, by Stephanie Coffin, co-chair Parks – SummerFest ’94, by Arnold Gross – President’s Corner, incl. “the croissanting of VaHi”, by J.D. Christy – Summerfest 1994 financial report (pre-tax profit $36,242) – Post office changes inside and out, by Shelley Scher – Bike Stuff, by Mike…
Voice – Summer 1994
Download PDF (3.1 MB) – Summerfest time again – VaHi Security Patrol (neighborhood-wide) set to start July 1, only $150 per year, by Beth Marks – Mayor Bill Campbell addresses growing VaHi Business Assn., by Susan Guerroro, VHBA president – The times, they are a-changin’ (Superior Foods closes its doors), by Swan McKnight – Green…
Voice – Spring 1994
Download PDF (2.6 MB) – Board action (Summerfest will be a fundraising even in June similar to last year’s), by Mary Jo Peed – Highland Hardware, since 1978, by Deborah Cox – Intown Bicycles moves – VaHi Business Association, by Beth Marks – FBAC update – Recycle today, by Nan Hunter (Murphy’s goes totally non-smoking!)…
Voice – Winter 1993
Download PDF (2.4 MB) – the fate of Summerfest will be decided at the December VHCA meeting: Should we enlarge it, make it smaller? Should we move it from John Howell Park? – Meet your new board (bios of all board members) – Having a bad hair day? (Review of VaHi hari salons), by Deborah…
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