November 13, 2013
Date: Saturday, November 23, 2013
Time: 8:45am
Location: Meet at KIPP STRIVE Academy, 1444 Lucile Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310
Details: Trees Atlanta will be planting trees along Altoona Avenue and Mathewson Street on Saturday, November 23, 2013 starting at 8:45am. Please meet in front of KIPP STRIVE Academy.
November 13, 2013
The Westview Community Organization’s Garden Committee is rolling out a neighborhood-wide composting program in Westview. Here’s a list of compostable items that you can drop off:
November 13, 2013
Date: Saturday, December 14, 2013
Time: 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: Fire Station 17, 1489 Ralph David Abernathy, Atlanta, GA 30310
Details: The Westview Community Organization is hosting its annual Holiday Luncheon at Fire Station 17. The WCO will cook a turkey and neighbors are asked to contribute side items.
To view more photos of the 2012 Westview holiday party please visit our Westview Facebook page.
November 13, 2013
Date: Saturday, November 16, 2013
Time: 9:00am to 12:30pm
Location: Meet at the intersection of Marler Way and Rogers Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310
Details: The Westview Community Organization will host a clean-up in the southwest quadrant of the Westview neighborhood. Please bring you gloves, rakes, shovels, lawn clippers, etc. to help with the clean up.
October 5, 2013
On October 5, 2013 the Garden Committee hosted a rain barrel workshop sponsored by the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance. The organization provided the rain barrels and gave a presentation about the benefits of rain barrels, how to use them, and how to assemble the kit. Participating neighbors were able to take a donated rain barrel home for personal use while the remaining barrels were saved for use in the community garden.
To view photos of the community garden and the rain barrel workshop please visit the Westview Facebook page.
October 3, 2013
On October 3, 2013 the Atlanta BeltLine hosted a citywide conversation at Booker T. Washington High School about the recently awarded Tiger V grant. Thanks to the $18 million grant Westview residents should see construction towards the end of 2014. The $18 million grant will make up only a portion of the $43 million total project cost.
“Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. was awarded TIGER V funding for 2.5 miles of shared use trails, trailheads and access points, and preservation of future streetcar transit corridor in southwest Atlanta. The Southwest Trail will have a significant impact on surrounding neighborhoods as the corridor stitches together emerging economic nodes. The TIGER V grant award, along with federal and local support, provides the funding to start construction by the fall of 2014. This represents a two to three year acceleration of this portion of trail construction.” (Source: Atlanta BeltLine)
To view photos of the meeting please visit the Westview Facebook page.
To learn more about the Atlanta BeltLine visit http://beltline.org.
September 19, 2013
Southwest Atlanta is back in the news again thanks to the Atlanta BeltLine. Creative Loafing’s staff has picked the Atlanta BeltLine Southwest Trail as the “Best urban hike: Atlanta Beltline’s Southwest Trail” for their 2013 “Best of Atlanta” selection. Thank you Creative Loafing for putting Westview and southwest Atlanta in the spotlight with this award!
Read the Creative Loafing article Best urban hike: Atlanta Beltline’s Southwest Trail.
September 19, 2013
Date: Saturday, October 19, 2013
Time: 1:00pm
Location: South Gordon Community Garden, 1439 South Gordon Street, Atlanta, GA 30310
The Westview Community Organization is planning a hike on Saturday, October 19, 2013. We will be hiking at Sweet Water Creek State Park, which is west on I-20 in Douglasville. Everyone will meet at the South Gordon Community Garden at 1:00pm and carpool to Sweet Water Creek State Park from there. The entry fee to the park is $5.00 per car.
Things to remember:
September 10, 2013
Date: Saturday, October 5, 2013
Time: 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Location: South Gordon Community Garden, 1439 South Gordon Street, Atlanta, GA 30310
Details: Join us for a day full of learning and fun activities.
Rain Barrel Giveaway sponsored by West Atlanta Watershed Alliance.
September 10, 2013
Date: Saturdays
Time: 8:30am
Location: Stokes Avenue Pocket Park, 1556 Stokes Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30310
Details: The Garden, Youth, and Membership Committees are partnering for “Community Prayers in the Park”. Every Saturday morning this fall, weather permitting.