The Supreme Court has given us Monday, January 7, 2013 as an oral argument date in the Perry/Bolton TAD appeal.  It will take place on the 6^th Floor of the State Judicial Building at the corner of Mitchell and Washington (take a right out of the elevators and the Courtroom is on the right).  Members of the community who are available should attend to show our support.  Unfortunately, I will be in our first Council meeting of the year and unable to attend.  

If you are unable to attend as well, you can watch oral arguments live via the web by logging onto www.gasupreme.us .  A link is available on the website.

The case is on the morning calendar which begins at 10:00 am. There is no way to know when the case will be argued that morning since the Court sets the order of arguments based on the parties’ estimate of time required. Our case will take the full time and is already the next to last case so it is unlikely that we would argue at 10:00 am, but there is simply no way to know.

Felicia A. Moore
Atlanta City Council, District 9

It is with tear soaked eyes that we announce the passing of our beloved Mr. Imagination on May 30th, 2012.  Mr. Imagination was a great artist, friend, leader, community representative, teacher, visionary, unique spirit – and he will be missed dearly.  Riverside was and is a better place because he lived here.  We will never forget our short time that he shared with us and his spirit will live on well past.
(Link to the story in the AJC: http://blogs.ajc.com/arts-culture/2012/05/30/atlanta-folk-artist-mr-imagination-dies/)

FUNERAL SERVICE  will be held on Monday, June 4th @ 1pm. The location is:

Watkins Funeral Home
Historic West End Chapel
1003 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd SW
Atlanta, GA 30310

WE ARE RAISING MONEY FOR THE FUNERAL SERVICE, IF YOU’D LIKE TO CONTRIBUTE (ANY AMOUNT), PLEASE VISIT:
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Get advance tickets NOW for only $10. on the web site.

An Adopt-A-Highway trash clean-up has been scheduled for Saturday, 4/21 @ 9am (Earth Day Weekend). The City will be be providing a large dumpster for disposing of tires, too. We will provide bags and safety vests, so please bring any trash grabbers, gloves, etc. If neighbors could donate just an hour of their time, the collective effort would go a HUGE way toward cleaning up Riverside. We will be meeting at the soccer field at the corner of Main St & Hollywood Rd.

Please email us at riversidecleanteam@gmail.com with any questions. Hope to see everyone on 4/21!

The Riverside Neighborhood Association challenges everyone in the Riverside neighborhood to “Round up for Riverfest”.

Riverfest 2012 Music & Art Festival is approaching quickly. This years event will help to jump start the proposed NEW park in Riverside – Riverwalk Atlanta. This is our chance as neighbors to step up and really make a difference, not just for Riverside but for the entire area of Atlanta’s Upper West Side.

The challenge is for each neighbor to help us obtain at least ONE sponsor. Talk to your employer, customers, vendors, suppliers and friends, and ask them to contribute to this exciting and worthy opportunity. Friends of Riverfest are $250 sponsors.  Bronze sponsors contribute $500.  If you have someone that might participate as a Silver, Gold, or Platinum level of $1,000, $2,500, or $5,000 please let us help with a presentation about Riverfest and Riverwalk Atlanta.

Visit  www.RiverfestAtlanta.com to see the benefits that come with each level of Sponsorship.

Also keep in mind that items are needed for the Silent Auction. As you go through each day, consider the people you see at the restaurant, gym, and other businesses you patronize; ask for services, merchandise and gift cards. Tickets, weekend get-aways, sports memorabilia, there’s nothing too large or too small.

Artists and vendors can sell their art and goods with booths beginning at $50. for a 10′x10′ space.

Riverfest 2012 is on May 12, 2012 from 12 noon until 10pm and will be much bigger than any year before. With a new larger location, a nationally known recording artist, more children’s activities, vendors, food, beer and wine, there will be something for everyone.

Please “Round Up For Riverfest” by helping us to recruit sponsors.

APS Redistricting Information found here: http://www.atlanta.k12.ga.us/Page/413

Riverside is currently back in Bolton Academy but we still have a couple of months to go.  We don’t want become complacent.   We need to fill out surveys and message that we reject any option that removes any neighborhoods currently districted to Bolton Academy which in Option B, Dupont Commons and Hills Park are districted out of Bolton.

***UPDATE: There will NOT be a meeting on Monday, 3/19. Meeting will however resume the following Monday, 3/26***

WHEN: Every Monday at 6:30pm, come to the Riverfest Committee Meeting at the Argos Cement Plant (formerly LaFarge), 2520 Paul Avenue, at the building immediately to the left of the entrance.

It is important for neighbors to help this year to make Riverfest 2012 the biggest and best event ever. We need help recruiting Sponsors, Vendors, obtaining Silent Auction items, and volunteers the day of the event.

Riverfest 2012 is just around the corner. This year will be the fourth annual, family friendly fundraiser event and will benefit Riverwalk Atlanta, a new park on the Chattahoochee River, IN RIVERSIDE. The event will be held on Saturday, May 12, beginning at 12 noon until 10pm at the Argos Cement Plant (formerly LaFarge), 2520 Paul Avenue NW, Atlanta Georgia 30318.

To help with Sponsors, please assist us to connect with your employer, or people you know in other companies. A warm introduction helps to get the appointment, to share the vision and explain the benefits.

Vendors make the event more interesting. Do you have a neighbor or a friend who makes crafts, art, or a service they would like to sell and advertise?

The Silent Auction is another opportunity for companies and people to donate items or services to help our fund raising efforts.

We also need help for set up the day before, and for clean up the day after the event. Many different volunteers are also needed the day of the event. From checking in sponsors and vendors, to selling beer, selling Riverside garb, water, sodas, people to supervise the bouncy houses, VIP services and more.

If you can’t make the meeting, please contact Keith Sharp, 678-778-8774 about sponsor levels and opportunities, and Cindy Poortinga, 404-227-2876 for information about becoming a vendor. If you are able to help the day of the event or the day before or after please email your hours of availability, job preferred, and questions to Keith Sharp <keith@oksharp.com>.

The time is here to do something really great for Riverside and the surrounding areas, get to know your neighbors and have a great memory for us all to be proud of. Thank you for your participation.

Please join us for the groundbreaking ceremony on December 6th from 1:30-3pm at the corner of Hollywood/Felker Road. All those who plan to attend are asked to RSVP by Dec. 2nd (Email: kkingsbury@atlantaga.gov). We hope to see you there!  (Click here for more recent rendering: Fire Station 28 Rendering)