Monthly Archives: March 2012

2012 Druid Hills Home and Garden Tour needs volunteers

Our next-door neighborhood, Druid Hills, is looking for volunteers for the Home & Garden Tour.
The 2012 Druid Hills Home and Garden Tour needs volunteers and we are asking for your help.  The tour dates are Friday, April 20th through Sunday, April 22nd.  We need volunteers to guide tour guests through points of interest in the [...]

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TRAFFIC ADVISORY : Lane Closures on DeKalb Avenue

TRAFFIC ADVISORY
Roadwork Necessitates Lane Closures on DeKalb Avenue
What : Street striping to cause lane closures
Where: DeKalb Avenue between Mathews Avenue and Southerland Terrace.
When: 9 am – 4 pm, Friday, March 23
Comments: Weather permitting, contractors will be striping the road, necessitating the intermittent closure of lanes during construction hours. Flaggers will be onsite. Motorists are urged [...]

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News of the Day: Ponce Closure & More Schools Info

A few items that the Neighbors might like to know about:

Beltline work will be causing Ponce de Leon closure from Fridays at 9 pm – Mondays at 5 am this weekend and next: March 23 – 26 and Mar 31 – April 2
Attend community input meeting TONIGHT, Mar 21 at Jackson HS (801 Glenwood Ave SE [...]

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Mary Lin Kindergarten Roundup: May 1

Mary Lin Elementary’s annual Kindergarten Roundup is Tuesday, May 1st at 9:30am. It’s a great opportunity for parents/guardians of rising kindergarteners to meet the Kindergarten team and hear about what’s in store for the upcoming year.
You are highly encouraged to bring your rising kindergartener to meet other kids that will be entering in August and [...]

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Call to Action: Write a Letter to APS by 3/26

Please Support Atlanta Public School’s Redistricting Proposal – Write a Letter by March 26th!
Thanks to the many Lake Claire Neighbors who supported our community in the redistricting process by responding to the survey, writing a letter and attending  APS meetings.   Our voice has been head, and the recently released preliminary Atlanta Public Schools (APS) redistricting [...]

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Free Legal Seminar for Small Businesses- from Neal & Wright

Note: We normally do not run ads on the website, but this was accidentally left out of the Clarion print version, and we thought the Neighborhood would like to know about it!
Neal & Wright LLC presents a new free legal seminar focusing on special issues confronted by small (and larger) businesses, including:

 ownership strategies,
entity selection,
buy-sell agreements,
leases,
and many more TBD [...]

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Two Alerts about Suspicious Driver incidents

You may have already seen at least one of these, but there have been several reports of suspicious drivers in recent days.  These may not be related.  Be on alert and be sure to talk to your kids about what to do if they are approached.
Lake Claire (Connecticut Ave.)
Atlanta police officials released a sketch of [...]

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Land Trust Easement & Frazer Center Zoning

Request from Land Trust to Lake Claire Neighbors:
The  Land Trust, in keeping with its mission, is arranging to have a majority of its space put into a conservation easement, which will prevent any significant development of this space and preserve it as green space for recreational, educational, and community use. We are attaching for your [...]

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This Thursday! March LCN Meeting: Agenda

Agenda for Lake Claire Neighbors Meeting
Lake Claire Neighbors. Inc.: Regular Meeting: Thu., March 15. 2012
Atrium, Frazer Center
7:00: Social Hour
7:30: Meeting Agenda
Guests: City Councilwoman N. Archibong (Valencia Hudson)
APD Officer J. Bruce, Rep Stacey Abrams (Genny Costillo), others
Officer Reports: includiing:

V.P. Zoning: Dan White
For infomation only, no vote conducted

Candler Park: Dr. Bombay: expansion/request for exemption, parking ordinance
L.C. Land [...]

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Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool: “Beat the Street for Little Feet” 5K race

Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool (OCP) is proud to present the 5th Annual “Beat the Street for Little Feet” 5K race. The race will be held in just five weeks, on Saturday, April 14, at 8 am at Coan Park. This family-centered, environmentally respectful event is aimed at attracting both competitive runners looking to set personal bests [...]

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