(AUGUSTA, GA) COMMUNITY HEADLINES JULY 29, 2013

(AUGUSTA, GA) A special ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the Heritage Pine pocket park will take place on Tuesday, July 30th at 10 am. The ceremony will highlight the efforts of community leaders instrumental in launching the Laney Walker/Bethlehem revitalization effort. www.laneywalkerbethlehem.com 

 

(AUGUSTA,GA) – Linden Square Senior Apartment recently celebrated their 10th Anniversary. Mayor Copenhaver joined the residents in the celebration and proclaimed June 27th as Linden Square Senior Apartment Community Day in Augusta. Also attending the celebration were Commissioners Corey Johnson, William Fennoy and Marion Williams. The 48 unit, gated apartment community, developed by 30901 Development Corporation, is located at 1425 Lee Beard Way.

 

(AUGUSTA, GA) The Augusta Chronicle features a news article on the most recent community meeting for Laney Walker/Bethlehem. The article focuses on the challenges of developing one of the project’s key priority development areas, Foundry Place.
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-07-18/official-laney-walker-development-slowed-mills-campus-plan 

 

(AUGUSTA, GA) Not Gaddy, from IDrum2U, will be conducting a community drum circle event at the Morris Museum of Art on Saturday, July 27 at 2:00 pm. FREE and open to the public. www.themorris.org 

 

(AUGUSTA, GA) The projected impacts of Georgia Regents University on Augusta over the next 17 years are highlighted in a video located on the Augusta Tomorrow website.
http://www.augustatomorrow.org/common/Content.asp?PAGE=505&CONTENT=1479 

 

(AUGUSTA, GA) Leaders from Paine College will be meeting with the core development team for Laney Walker/Bethlehem on Tuesday, July 23 at 3:00 pm to explore providing housing options for faculty and staff. www.laneywalkerbethlehem.com 

 

(AUGUSTA, GA) Development activity in Laney Walker/Bethlehem is expanding, with work on phase two of Holley Street Commons and the start of phase one of a senior multifamily project in Twiggs Circle. Antioch Ministries, Inc. is the lead developer for Holley, while the Augusta Housing Authority is developing the 60-unit multifamily project. www.laneywalkerbethlehem.com 

 

(AUGUSTA, GA) The Augusta Photography Festival, Inc. presents "Reframing the Subject: Photographing Transformation in Laney Walker/Bethlehem" September 27-29, 2013. This weekend-long workshop features classes and photo field trips focused on Augusta’s historic Laney Walker and Bethlehem neighborhoods. More information and registration at  www.augustaphotofestival.org. 

 

(AUGUSTA, GA) Plans are underway for another great Blocks Are Beautiful celebration. Mark your calendar for Saturday, Sept 14 – details coming soon. Contact Edkesha Anderson at 706-821-1797 if you’d like to volunteer or have ideas to share.
https://www.facebook.com/BlocksAreBeautiful

 

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