Friday, June 25, 2010
Neighborhoods / Transit Westview celebrates 100 years, Beltline opens southwest trail on Saturday
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Fri, Jun 25, 2010 at 8:34 AM
Westview residents and Beltline officials team up tomorrow to celebrate the quaint Southwest Atlanta 'hood's centennial and the ribbon-cutting of a 2.5 mile bike trail along the 22-mile loop of parks and transit.
Events start at 9 a.m. with a free 5K sponsored by Atlanta Beltline Inc. At 11 a.m., Beltline officials and residents — we're hearing Mayor Kasim Reed might also make an appearance — will mark the completion of the trail segment that offers connections to the neighborhood and historic Westview Cemetery. From 11:30 a.m. until 4 p.m, everyone can participate in a grill-off, music, games and an artist/vendor market that will feature printmakers demonstrating their techniques, face-painting and puppet shows for the kids, and more. (There's a suggested $5 donation for the grill-off.)
Festivities take place at KIPP Strive Academy, located in the historic J.C. Harris School at 1444 Lucile Ave SW. The 5K begins at Rose Circle Park. Enjoy!
This post has been modified to correct an error.
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Does this new segment really run to Washington Park? It would be great if it did, but I don't think it does yet.
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AN2500,
You are correct. It will eventually connect to Washington park. Thanks for catching that error.
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