Photography from the December 12th “Go West” celebration.
“Go West” Photography
January 4, 2010
“Go West” Publicity
December 11, 2009
Westview’s collaboration with West End for the “Go West” holiday celebration is drawing great press for the neighborhoods! Read some of the articles:
- AJC: Kudzu, trash cleared to create Beltline paths
- Atlanta Intown Paper: Westside Atlanta “Go West” Celebrations, Dec. 12
- Access Atlanta: GO WEST! Westview, West End and BeltLine Present Day of Celebrations
- Creative Loafing: Beltline trail work begins, groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday
- Examiner.com: Beltline encourages community to ‘Go West’
- Skirt! Atlanta: West End and Westview Join with the BeltLine to Present a Day of Celebrations
Don’t know all the details? Check out the “Go West” page to read about times and locations!
Operation Neighborhood Take Back
December 6, 2009
At a mere 38°F Westview neighbors braved the weather to do door-to-door canvassing for “Operation Neighborhood Take Back” on Saturday, December 5th. The event was sponsored by the Zone 4 Community Prosecutor in conjunction with Zone 4 Police and neighborhoods to provide public safety information to residents.
Go West Celebration
November 25, 2009
“Go West” this holiday season! Westview and West End have teamed up to bring you a day of celebration and activities on Saturday, December 12th.
Community Sponsored Dinner
November 24, 2009
It has become a tradition for the Westview Community Organization, surrounding neighborhood organizations, and NPU-T to sponsor a Thanksgiving Dinner for the seniors at the John O’Chiles senior homes over the years. The homes closed for renovation and have now re-opened as the Atrium-Veranda. The communities have once again come together to provide over 200 seniors with a meal the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. Children from the Spelman College Nursery came by to sing to the seniors.
BeltLine Art
November 16, 2009
Over the summer pieces of artwork randomly appeared at BeltLine/street crossings. The work was done through Reynoldstown-based art organization WonderRoots. Read an article about the art on the AJC. Here is a photo take at the Ralph David Abernathy Blvd and Muse Street intersection, which intersect with the BeltLine.
Fall Clean-Up Photos
November 7, 2009
This Saturday the Westview Community Organization partnered up with KIPP STRIVE Academy to clean and beautify quadrant one of Westview – Lucile Avenue, Enota Place, Altoona Place, Mathewson Place, Inman Street, and Wellington Street. One of the main battles of the community are vacant overgrown houses owned by banks or negligent investors. The properties become unsightly and attract illegal dumping. In an effort to beautify the neighborhood and show that this activity is not acceptable in Westview neighbors and students cleaned up trash, hauled away furniture, mowed lawns, and trimmed landscape strips. As a reward for all the hard work lunch was provided by Church’s Chicken. Westview would also like to thank neighbors from West End that came to out to help.
Additional photos can be viewed at Westview’s Facebook group.
November 7th Clean-Up
November 5, 2009
Hi friends and neighbors,
We are fast approaching our fall clean-up in Westview. This clean-up has become a full scale community effort with Westview Community Organization, WEND Beautification Committee, West End Coalition, and KIPP STRIVE Academy all working to organize this event! Thank you to everyone who has helped thus far. So with so many individuals from outside our neighborhood helping to clean-up our streets, we have to be sure to show up Saturday to help out!
Here is how and when to help:
When: November 7, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Where: KIPP STRIVE Academy, 1444 Lucile Avenue
How to Help:
- Donate bottles of water for lunch afterwards – really needed!
- Volunteer to cut a lawn of a vacant house – really needed!
- Drive a pick-up truck (for heavy trash) – really needed!
- Bring rakes, dust pans, and leaf bags – really needed!
- Tell your neighbors (print flyer)
- Bring heavy duty gloves
- Bring clippers to trim lawns of vacant houses
- Donate trash bags and/or gloves
- Help setup lunch at the school; no clean-up required :-)
Streets as part of this clean-up:
- Lucile
- Muse
- Altoona
- Mathewson
- Inman
- Enota
- Sells
- Greenwhich
- Wellington
Thanks, and see you Saturday!
Ayana – agabriel1908@yahoo.com
Westview Community Organization Events Chair
Trees Atlanta Photos
October 30, 2009
On Saturday, October 24th Trees Atlanta was once again generous enough to focus their attention on Westview. Volunteers from outside the neighborhood and the community itself spent the morning planting trees along Lucile Avenue between the village center at Ralph David Abernathy and the neighborhood edge at Langhorn.
Additional photos can be viewed at Westview’s Facebook group.
Incentive-Based Recycling Program
October 27, 2009
City of Atlanta Announces Launch of New Incentive-Based Pilot Recycling Program to Promote Sustainability
When: Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009 at 10:00am
Where: The World of Coca-Cola
Pemberton Place – Greenspace between World of Coca-Cola and Georgia Aquarium
225 Baker St NW
Atlanta, GA 30313
In the event of inclement weather, the event will take place in the Bottle Cap Suite
Parking will be provided in the Pemberton Place parking deck located on Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard between Centennial Olympic Park Drive and Luckie Street
Details: The City of Atlanta, in partnership with Rehrig Pacific, a container company and service provider along with sponsor Coca-Cola Enterprises, celebrate the launch of an exciting new recycling rewards pilot program powered by RecycleBank® and coming to Atlanta residents. The event will host city officials, Rehrig Pacific, Coca-Cola and RecycleBank representatives, as well as feature automated recycling truck demonstrations. Refreshments will be provided by Coca-Cola. Representatives from all organizations will be on hand to answer questions and explain how the program works. Already a success in 21 states and in the United Kingdom, the new recycling rewards program, powered by RecycleBank®, allows households to earn Points redeemable at local and national retailers in exchange for recycling.
Read more about the RecycleBank program on their website, www.RecycleBank.com.