06/22/10: Westview Centennial Celebration
Patrick and I are really excited about the upcoming "Westview Centennial Celebration" event! If you're in the Atlanta area we'd love to have you stop by this Saturday!
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Westview is excited to be celebrating our centennial on Saturday, June 26th! 100 years ago William J. Davis purchased the Westwood Park property from the Ontario Land Company for $100,000. He renamed the property "West End Park", and hired Solon Zachery Ruff, the civil engineer and landscape expert responsible for Ansley Park, to lay out the plans for his new residence park neighborhood.
Today Westview is a vibrant (and affordable) intown Atlanta neighborhood! Come spend a day with us and get to know one of Atlanta's last hidden gems.
Information about the days events:
Location
Join the Westview Community Organization at KIPP STRIVE Academy for music, art, and food as part of Westview's Centennial Celebration! KIPP STRIVE is located in the historic J.C. Harris school building at 1444 Lucile Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310.
Please note: The BeltLine 5K run starts at Rose Circle Park and ends at KIPP STRIVE Academy.
Time
9:30 - 11:00: BeltLine 5K
10:30 - 11:00: Ribbon-cutting
11:00 - 11:30: Ceremonies
11:30 - 4:00: Grill-Off, Artist Market, Music, and More...
BeltLine 5K and Trail Grand Opening
Celebrate the opening of the new BeltLine trail in Southwest Atlanta as we run, jog and walk through Historic West End and Westview. This is a free race sponsored by the BeltLine! There is no cost to register!
Complete your free registration online by visiting www.active.com (search for "BeltLine" to find the race) and selecting the "No T-Shirt" option.
OPTIONAL DONATION: Those who wish to make the optional $20 donation as part of their registration will receive an event t-shirt on race day!
You can also download the 5K registration form and mail it to:
The BeltLine Partnership
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 910
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
The race starts at Rose Circle Park (765 Peeples Street, 30310) and finishes at KIPP STRIVE Academy (1444 Lucile Ave, 30310). Registration begins at 8:30am. The race ends about a mile from start. There are periodic shuttles for transportation back to the race start.
Music
In The Pocket will perform old school RnB immediately following the BeltLine ceremony. Then come boogie down to the best in deep house and soul on the lawn at KIPP STRIVE with DJs Ramon Rawsoul (House in the Park - www.ramonrawsoul.com), Ryze (Imported Underground), and Drew (Drew's House)!
Art/Vendors
Attendees: Between eating and dancing browse our artist/vendor market! There will be face painting by Stephanie Anderson, and Atlanta Printmakers Studio will demonstrate various printmaking techniques. In addition you can shop for original artwork, candles, prints, organic soap, and more.
Vendors: If you are interested in participating in our artist/vendor market please download our vendor form and email us at info@westviewatlanta.com. This is our first year hosting the market so the application fee is only $10! We'll supply you with a 10x10 space. You bring the tent, table, and other displays. Space is limited, so don't wait!
Grill-Off
Attendees: Are you ready to sample a taste of Westview? Get your "passport" and taste what our grill masters have created! The "passport" will allow you to sample the different foods. Once you have tasted all the different categories submit your vote for "the best of...".
The suggested donation to participate in the Grill-Off taste is $5, although you are always welcome to donate more! You can go ahead and reserve your "passport" via PayPal on www.westviewatlanta.com/centennial and pick it up at will-call on the day of the event. (This is an ideal solution for BeltLine 5k runners/walkers who don't want to carry cash!)
Grill Masters: Are you the master of the grill? Come out and prove it in the Westview Grill-Off! Entries in the Grill-Off are free! Individuals, organizations, and restaurants are all allowed to participate. Please download our Grill-Off form and email us at info@westviewatlanta.com.
Fun
There will be fun games (with prizes) for the kids!
As part of Art on the BeltLine Akbar Imhotep, The Story Messenger, will be performing.
Sponsors/Partners
The Westview Centennial Celebration could not happen without the generous donations from:
- Westview Community Organization
- Atlanta BeltLine
- KIPP STRIVE Academy
- Rashad Taylor (State Representative, House District 55)
- House In The Park
- Kroger
- Cleta Winslow (Atlanta City Council, District 4)
- C.T. Martin (Atlanta City Council, District 10)
Information:
www.westviewatlanta.com/centennial
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Westview is excited to be celebrating our centennial on Saturday, June 26th! 100 years ago William J. Davis purchased the Westwood Park property from the Ontario Land Company for $100,000. He renamed the property "West End Park", and hired Solon Zachery Ruff, the civil engineer and landscape expert responsible for Ansley Park, to lay out the plans for his new residence park neighborhood.
Today Westview is a vibrant (and affordable) intown Atlanta neighborhood! Come spend a day with us and get to know one of Atlanta's last hidden gems.
Information about the days events:
Location
Join the Westview Community Organization at KIPP STRIVE Academy for music, art, and food as part of Westview's Centennial Celebration! KIPP STRIVE is located in the historic J.C. Harris school building at 1444 Lucile Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310.
Please note: The BeltLine 5K run starts at Rose Circle Park and ends at KIPP STRIVE Academy.
Time
9:30 - 11:00: BeltLine 5K
10:30 - 11:00: Ribbon-cutting
11:00 - 11:30: Ceremonies
11:30 - 4:00: Grill-Off, Artist Market, Music, and More...
BeltLine 5K and Trail Grand Opening
Celebrate the opening of the new BeltLine trail in Southwest Atlanta as we run, jog and walk through Historic West End and Westview. This is a free race sponsored by the BeltLine! There is no cost to register!
Complete your free registration online by visiting www.active.com (search for "BeltLine" to find the race) and selecting the "No T-Shirt" option.
OPTIONAL DONATION: Those who wish to make the optional $20 donation as part of their registration will receive an event t-shirt on race day!
You can also download the 5K registration form and mail it to:
The BeltLine Partnership
50 Hurt Plaza, Suite 910
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
The race starts at Rose Circle Park (765 Peeples Street, 30310) and finishes at KIPP STRIVE Academy (1444 Lucile Ave, 30310). Registration begins at 8:30am. The race ends about a mile from start. There are periodic shuttles for transportation back to the race start.
Music
In The Pocket will perform old school RnB immediately following the BeltLine ceremony. Then come boogie down to the best in deep house and soul on the lawn at KIPP STRIVE with DJs Ramon Rawsoul (House in the Park - www.ramonrawsoul.com), Ryze (Imported Underground), and Drew (Drew's House)!
Art/Vendors
Attendees: Between eating and dancing browse our artist/vendor market! There will be face painting by Stephanie Anderson, and Atlanta Printmakers Studio will demonstrate various printmaking techniques. In addition you can shop for original artwork, candles, prints, organic soap, and more.
Vendors: If you are interested in participating in our artist/vendor market please download our vendor form and email us at info@westviewatlanta.com. This is our first year hosting the market so the application fee is only $10! We'll supply you with a 10x10 space. You bring the tent, table, and other displays. Space is limited, so don't wait!
Grill-Off
Attendees: Are you ready to sample a taste of Westview? Get your "passport" and taste what our grill masters have created! The "passport" will allow you to sample the different foods. Once you have tasted all the different categories submit your vote for "the best of...".
The suggested donation to participate in the Grill-Off taste is $5, although you are always welcome to donate more! You can go ahead and reserve your "passport" via PayPal on www.westviewatlanta.com/centennial and pick it up at will-call on the day of the event. (This is an ideal solution for BeltLine 5k runners/walkers who don't want to carry cash!)
Grill Masters: Are you the master of the grill? Come out and prove it in the Westview Grill-Off! Entries in the Grill-Off are free! Individuals, organizations, and restaurants are all allowed to participate. Please download our Grill-Off form and email us at info@westviewatlanta.com.
Fun
There will be fun games (with prizes) for the kids!
As part of Art on the BeltLine Akbar Imhotep, The Story Messenger, will be performing.
Sponsors/Partners
The Westview Centennial Celebration could not happen without the generous donations from:
- Westview Community Organization
- Atlanta BeltLine
- KIPP STRIVE Academy
- Rashad Taylor (State Representative, House District 55)
- House In The Park
- Kroger
- Cleta Winslow (Atlanta City Council, District 4)
- C.T. Martin (Atlanta City Council, District 10)
Information:
www.westviewatlanta.com/centennial
04/21/09: Won't You be Our Neighbor?
I have wanted to make this post for a while. A few doors down from us a beautiful old bungalow was recently renovated and it went from being a complete eyesore to being one of the nicest looking houses on the street. Steffi and I had a look in the house before it was renovated, so we have some great "before" and "after" shots. It has a lot of the original details, and the quality of the work is top notch. I think the photos speak for themselves.
The house is for sale, so if you are interested in being our neighbor contact Nia Knowles. There are more photos and her contact info at http://www.flyinside.com/tour.php?id=33178.
Exterior:
Living Room Fireplace:
Dining Room Built-in:
Kitchen Built-in:
The house is for sale, so if you are interested in being our neighbor contact Nia Knowles. There are more photos and her contact info at http://www.flyinside.com/tour.php?id=33178.
Exterior:
Living Room Fireplace:
Dining Room Built-in:
Kitchen Built-in:
03/01/09: Annual Snow Day
Here I was ready for March to bring spring. Apparently so were the plants because daffodils were already coming out and some trees were starting to show blooms. March 1st decided to take it back a step though - and SNOW!
Snow piling up in our backyard.
The front of the house. I think I was just slightly too late because some of the snow was already turning back to slush.
Awwww, look at the gorgeous houses in our neighborhood! I <3 Westview!
So what do you do on a snow day? (Besides excitedly taking pictures, of course.) You go strip the dining room. Not that we ever stopped, but definitely an encouraging day to continue. Maybe one day all the work will actually look like we made progress again, because at this point all the time consuming detail work certainly won't show in photos. Sorry folks!
Snow piling up in our backyard.
The front of the house. I think I was just slightly too late because some of the snow was already turning back to slush.
Awwww, look at the gorgeous houses in our neighborhood! I <3 Westview!
So what do you do on a snow day? (Besides excitedly taking pictures, of course.) You go strip the dining room. Not that we ever stopped, but definitely an encouraging day to continue. Maybe one day all the work will actually look like we made progress again, because at this point all the time consuming detail work certainly won't show in photos. Sorry folks!
11/14/08: Neighbor Stories
I’m sure everyone has their stories about neighbors. I know we have our fair share…I think one day I’ll have to publish my book “Diary of a Mad White Woman”, haha. Anyway, the other morning we woke up and opened the blinds only to find our neighbor’s boy had tagged his grandparent’s house, shed, lawnmower, herbie curbie…the list goes on. We were like “Ohhhhh shit, someone’s going to get in sooooo much trouble!” There was no denying it either since he wrote his name. Patrick joked that even he was smart enough to write his sister’s name on the wall when he was doing this stuff as a kid. ;-) (He said the handwriting still gave him away, oops.) Since the neighbors don’t always come walk on that side of the house we gave them a warning when we saw them (hey, they were going to see it sooner or later anyway, right?). Needless to say, once he got home from school that afternoon he spent the rest of the day scrubbing away his “art work.” Hey, maybe he’ll be the next big graffiti artist, right?
Speaking of neighbors. Some nights ago Patrick and I had just gone to bed. Patrick was already more asleep than me, but I was also half dozed off when I heard a noise that woke me up. Then I heard another noise…kind of like a “crack”. I asked Patrick “Did you year that?” He hadn’t because he was asleep, but now I had woken him up. It wasn’t that old house shifting kind of creaking that I’m used to. This was different. We both listened if there’d be another noise. Next thing we know we hear this giant crashing sound. I think we both just about leapt out of bed! We had no idea what it was…did our neighbor’s house just collapse?! We peaked out the window. Nothing. Patrick put on some shoes and walked outside around the side of the house. Nothing. So we went back to bed joking that maybe we were hallucinating. (Sniffing too much of that chemical paint remover? Haha.) The next morning we woke up and saw our “hallucination”…a tree had fallen on our neighbors shed! Eek! There are two trees (one of them made up of two large limbs) that were leaning towards ours/our neighbor’s sheds. We had been fearing that one of them could possibly fall on our shed (especially since a rather large limb had fallen from it when we first bought the house), but interestingly enough this was the other tree that had lost its twin limb. A good portion had even made it to our side and was leaning on our shed, though thankfully (for us) the neighbor’s shed had broken the fall. We’ve been so busy we weren’t sure when we were going to get to removing it from our shed, so we were excited when the neighbors knocked on the door this morning to ask if they could come in our yard to remove it. *phew* Relief!
Not sure how well you can tell from the photo where the tree fell...hopefully you get the picture. Oh, and those other piles are not related to this case. We're just stock piling our wood droppings, haha.
Speaking of neighbors. Some nights ago Patrick and I had just gone to bed. Patrick was already more asleep than me, but I was also half dozed off when I heard a noise that woke me up. Then I heard another noise…kind of like a “crack”. I asked Patrick “Did you year that?” He hadn’t because he was asleep, but now I had woken him up. It wasn’t that old house shifting kind of creaking that I’m used to. This was different. We both listened if there’d be another noise. Next thing we know we hear this giant crashing sound. I think we both just about leapt out of bed! We had no idea what it was…did our neighbor’s house just collapse?! We peaked out the window. Nothing. Patrick put on some shoes and walked outside around the side of the house. Nothing. So we went back to bed joking that maybe we were hallucinating. (Sniffing too much of that chemical paint remover? Haha.) The next morning we woke up and saw our “hallucination”…a tree had fallen on our neighbors shed! Eek! There are two trees (one of them made up of two large limbs) that were leaning towards ours/our neighbor’s sheds. We had been fearing that one of them could possibly fall on our shed (especially since a rather large limb had fallen from it when we first bought the house), but interestingly enough this was the other tree that had lost its twin limb. A good portion had even made it to our side and was leaning on our shed, though thankfully (for us) the neighbor’s shed had broken the fall. We’ve been so busy we weren’t sure when we were going to get to removing it from our shed, so we were excited when the neighbors knocked on the door this morning to ask if they could come in our yard to remove it. *phew* Relief!
Not sure how well you can tell from the photo where the tree fell...hopefully you get the picture. Oh, and those other piles are not related to this case. We're just stock piling our wood droppings, haha.