Leadership DeKalb named 25 young professionals in its inaugural class of Emerging Leaders of DeKalb Jan. 5. The organization established the new program as it marked its thirtieth year to develop a new generation of leadership in the county. Read…
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Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta begins construction of 260,000 s.f. Brookhaven center
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta started construction of an eight-story outpatient office building in Brookhaven, which contractors say could cost $90 million to $120 million to build. A groundbreaking ceremony is set to take place Jan. 11, according to Reporter Newspapers,…
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2016 Fall Festival
Join your friends and neighbors at the neighborhood’s 2016 Fall Festival at the park, located at the corner of Wild Creek & Brookforest. Food & drinks Silent Auction Many Raffle Items Carved Pumpkin Contest Children’s Activities Canned Food Collection for…
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Emory to Apply for Annexation into Atlanta
Many of you may have seen the news stories by now regarding Emory University’s definite plan to apply for annexation into the City of Atlanta. This application relates to their main campus in unincorporated DeKalb County just to the southeast…
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2016-17 Friends of LaVista Park
Use your membership cards to receive discounts at the following six businesses participating in our Friends of LaVista Park business membership program for 2016-17: Northeast Athletic Club: See their flyer for July by clicking here:NEAC July 2016 Flyer Good…
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Emory Buys Big Portion of Executive Park
As many of you were aware, Equity Commonwealth (NYSE: EQC) had been trying for some time to sell it’s portion of Executive Park. Recently, Emory University purchased EQC’s 60 acres and announced that purchase earlier this week. Emory reached out…
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Keep Up with Briar Vista Elementary School
Briar Vista Elementary – LaVista Park’s DeKalb County Elementary School – recently held their annual Fall Festival. We were remiss in not notifying the LVPCA membership of this event and will try to do better in the future. You can…
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Muster up a little courtesy and don’t put your dog poop in other people trash cans
A number of members have contacted us with a problem. The county is not picking up their yard clippings sacks because they contain little bags of dog poop. The solution involves common courtesy, which apparently is not so common: After picking up after your…
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The “Mailbox” at the Park is not for outgoing U.S. mail.
Our Patrol officers have told us that they routinely find outgoing mail in the Patrol mailbox on Brook Forest next to the park. The Patrol has been taking the mail to a US Post office as a courtesy, but they are…
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Fall Festival Wrap-Up
The 2015 LaVista Park Fall Festival was held last Saturday, October 17 and was, by all accounts, a great success and a fun afternoon. We were once again blessed with a beautiful fall afternoon and a strong turnout. Nearly 150…
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