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• 5th Annual Grandview Heights Historic Halloween Walk & Cookout! The goblins and ghosts will appear Monday evening October 31st, in Downtown West Palm Beach, for the 5th Annual Grandview Heights Historic Halloween Walk and Cook-out. The festivities begin at 6:00 p.m., Casa Grandview, 1410 Georgia Avenue, West Palm Beach, and will continue until 8:30 p.m. “As always, the Halloween Walk is open to all who desire to participate in this family-oriented event,” says Kirk Grantham, Grandview Board Member. Participating neighbors, Steven and Katrina Lee, add “The objective is simple: To have safe fun on Halloween. Our neighborhood strives to provide a safe environment for trick-or-treating and to meet neighbors. This has become one of the most talked about Halloween events in town.” There is no fee to attend the event and neighbors are invited to attend this fun filled evening for the entire family. “The evening starts with our annual cook-out, followed by a haunted walk to participating neighborhood homes for trick-or-treating fun. The concentration of homes will be toward the center of Grandview Heights with many participating homes on New York Street,” according to Dana Little, Grandview Association President. Approximately 25 homes will participate on the Halloween Walk, maps will be provided, as well as fun, food, bev-erages, and some scary costumes! A great opportunity to meet neighbors, friends and enjoy safe fun for children & adults alike. You will not want to miss it! For more information, please call: 655-8932 December 2010 • The Grandview Heights Citizens’ Association has elected a new board: Dana Little, President • The Grandview Heights neighborhood Holiday Party is scheduled for December 18th at 5:30pm at 1410 Georgia Ave. All Grandview Heights residents and property owners are welcome! October 2010 • On October 27, 2010, there will be a Grandview Heights Citizens’ Association neighborhood meeting at the Armory Art Center starting at 6:30. The entire board of directors of the association will be up for election at this meeting. Current members of the association are eligible to vote. All residents and property owners of Grandview Heights are urged to attend. • The Grandview Heights Citizens’ Association will be hosting the 5th Annual Historic Grandview Heights Halloween Walk on Sunday, October 31st, between 5:30 – 8:30 pm. The purpose of the event is to create a safe, fun environment for families with children to celebrate Halloween. Over 30 homes will be participating with treats, tricks and surprises for children and families including a neighborhood cookout. Trick-or-treaters can begin their Halloween Walk at the Grandview Gardens Bed & Breakfast, which will have a haunted house featuring the Wicked Witch of Grandview. The bed & breakfast is located at 1608 Lake Ave (across from the Armory Art Center). There is ample parking at Howard Park, along Lake Ave and Howard Park and at the Armory Art Center. All children, families and young-at-heart are welcome in the neighborhood. Flyers listing the participating homes will be handed out for free at Grandview Gardens Bed & Breakfast and homes on the walk (which will be identifiable with lit torches in their front yards). There will be added police presence and volunteers from the Grandview Heights Citizens Association will be patrolling the neighborhood. March 2010 • There will be no 2010 home tour. Grandview Heights is preparing for a centennial celebration home tour on April 17th, 2011. • Grandview Heights recorded the lowest level of crime in 2009 since crime statistics have been available. There was a 17% drop in the number of incidents in the neighborhood in 2009 over 2008 and a 30% drop from the year 2005 when neighborhood crime statistics first became available. October 2009 • 4th Annual Historic Grandview Heights Halloween Walk The Grandview Heights Historic District, West Palm Beach’s oldest neighborhood, will be hosting the 4th Annual Historic Grandview Heights Halloween Walk on Saturday, October 31st, between 5:30 – 8:30 pm. The purpose of the event is to create a safe, fun environment for families with children to celebrate Halloween. Over 30 homes will be participating with treats, tricks and surprises for children and families including a neighborhood cookout. Trick-or-treaters can begin their Halloween Walk at the Grandview Gardens Bed & Breakfast, which will have a haunted house featuring the Wicked Witch of Grandview. The bed & breakfast is located at 1608 Lake Ave (across from the Armory Art Center). There is ample parking along Howard Park on Lake Ave. All children, families and young-at-heart are welcome in the neighborhood. Flyers listing the participating homes will be handed out for free at Grandview Gardens Bed & Breakfast and all homes on the walk (which will be identifiable with lit torches in their front yards). There will be added police presence and volunteers from the Grandview Heights Citizens Association will be patrolling the neighborhood. Grandview Heights Historic District, located just south of the Palm Beach County Convention Center between Dixie and Parker Ave and north of Park Place, was established in 1910 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The neighborhood has one the area’s highest concentration of historically significant architecture, such as Mission Revival, Florida Bungalow, Art Deco and Dutch Colonial. This event, which is underwritten by the Grandview Heights Citizens Association, is free to the public. Donations are welcome. March 2009 • 14th Annual Grandview Heights Historic Home Tour - Sunday, April 5th, 3-7 pm The Grandview Heights Historic District will be hosting their 14th annual home tour on Sunday, April 5th, between 3 - 7 pm. Located within walking distance to City Place and the downtown Clematis Street Historic District, the Grandview Heights Historic District has become one of the most desirable residential neighborhoods in West Palm Beach due to its superb location and eclectic, old south Florida atmosphere. Established in 1910 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this neighborhood has one of the highest concentrations of historically significant architecture, such as Spanish Mission, Mediterranean Revival, Florida Bungalow, Art Deco and Dutch Colonial Revival. This year's tour features 11 homes with various styles and in different stages of restoration, 7 of which have never been shown in the past. Highlights of the tour include art exhibits by locally acclaimed artists at Grandview Gardens Bed & Breakfast, Casa Grandview Luxury Resort Rentals and an exhibit of vintage automobiles from Ragtops Palm Beach Museum. Guests will be treated to a complimentary street party including a full Caribbean style meal, wine, soft drinks and live entertainment by Samm, one of the areas most popular jazz singers. Tickets can either be booked in advance for $ 25 (plus small booking fee) online at www.historichometours.com or by calling 833-9023 or 838-9444. Tickets are $30 on the day of the tour and can be purchased in front of the Armory Art Center in Howard Park. For more information about Ragtops Palm Beach, please view www.ragtopsmotorcars.com August 2008 • The Grandview Heights Citizens' Association is pleased to introduce the "Grandview Heights Business Directory". Beginning with the December 2008 newsletter, association members can have their business listed in the directory for free. Members who would like their businesses listed should send the business name, address, telephone number and website address to Elizabeth Paquette at puttergirl@bellsouth.net. • The Grandview Heights Citizens' Association is also introducing an "associate membership", which allows people and businesses who are not residents of Grandview Heights to join the association. The cost of an associate membership is $ 20. These members will be placed on the e-mail roster for the neighborhood and will receive the quarterly newsletter. Associate members also have the option to be listed in the Grandview Heights Business Directory by paying a fee of $ 20. • The Grandview Heights Citizens' Association Board of Directors will be up for re-election at the next general session meeting in October (date not set yet). Only active members of the association who have joined by September 01st will have the right to vote for the board. • The Grandview Heights Historic District will be hosting the 3rd Annual Historic Grandview Heights Halloween Walk on Friday, October 31st, between 5:30 – 8:30 pm. The purpose of the event is to create a safe, fun environment for children and adults to celebrate Halloween. Over 30 homes will be participating with treats, tricks and surprises for children and families. Trick-or-treaters can begin their Halloween Walk at the Grandview Gardens Bed & Breakfast, which will have a haunted house featuring the Wicked Witch of Grandview. The bed & breakfast is located at 1608 Lake Avenue (across from the Armory Art Center). There is ample parking along Howard Park on Lake Ave. All children, families and young-at-heart are welcome in the neighborhood. Flyers listing the participating homes will be handed out for free at Grandview Gardens Bed & Breakfast and all homes on the walk. There will be added police presence and volunteers from the Grandview Heights Citizens Association will be patrolling the neighborhood. For more information or if you want to volunteer, call Cheryl at 313-9695 or Rick at 329-7671. This event will be sponsored by the Grandview Heights Citizens' Association. October 2007 • The Grandview Heights Historic District, West Palm Beach’s oldest neighborhood, will be hosting the 2nd Annual Historic Grandview Heights Halloween Walk on Wednesday, October 31st, between 5:30 – 8:30 pm. The purpose of the event is to create a safe, fun environment for children and adults to celebrate Halloween. Over 30 homes will be participating with treats, tricks and surprises for children and families. Trick-or-treaters can begin their Halloween Walk at the Grandview Gardens Bed & Breakfast, which will have a haunted house featuring the Wicked Witch of Grandview. The bed & breakfast is located at 1608 Lake Avenue (across from the Armory Art Center). There is ample parking along Howard Park on Lake Ave. All children, families and young-at-heart are welcome in the neighborhood. Flyers listing the participating homes will be handed out for free at Grandview Gardens Bed & Breakfast and all homes on the walk. There will be added police presence and volunteers from the Grandview Heights Citizens Association will be patrolling the neighborhood. For more information or if you want to volunteer, call Cheryl at 313-9695 or Rick at 329-7671. This event is being underwritten by the Grandview Heights Citizens Association. •
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Grandview Heights Citizens Association general meeting is scheduled
for November June 2007 • The 12th Annual Grandview Heights Historic Home Tour on April 01st was a success, with 517 visitors • The Grandview Heights Citizens Association is currently requesting for its members to renew their memberships for 2007. The cost is $25 and check should be made out to the Grandview Heights Citizens Association. Payments should be sent to: Grandview Heights Citizens Association, Attn Rick Rose, 1608 Lake Ave, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. • The City of West Palm Beach will be reconstructing Lake Ave in Grandview Heights between July and October of 2007. • Paul Newman is hosting the next neighborhood Happy Hour on June 22nd at 1506 Georgia Ave. The party begins at 6:00pm. • The next neighborhood cleanup day will be on July 7th starting at 9:00am. Neighbors will meet at 725 New York St at Elizabeth Paquette's house. The city is also providing a dumpster to the neighborhood that weekend at 617 P St. • Sarah White is organizing a Progressive Dinner Series for Grandview Heights. The first dinners are planned for July 14th and September 15th. If you are interesting in participating, please contact Sarah at (561) 801-0011 or ssw1278@yahoo.com. • The south end of West Palm Beach (South of Okeechobee) is desperately looking for volunteers for the "Citizens on Patrol" program. If we do not get enough volunteers, there is a risk that the program will be discontinued. If you are interested in helping our community fight crime and can volunteer for this very worthy program, then please contact Officer Kelly Carsillo at 822-1620. • The Palm Beach International Airport has made a proposal to add an additional runway. The Grandview Heights Citizens Association is taking an active role in a newly formed group of neighborhood associations to ensure that our interests are being considered as the FAA begins a long Environmental Impact Study of the proposal. For more information, contact Rick Rose at rick.rose@grandview-gardens.com. March 2007 • Grandview Heights Citizens Association raised nearly $1700 at two Clematis by Night beer truck events in January & February. Thank you to the volunteers! • The 12th Annual Grandview Heights Historic Home Tour is confirmed for April 01, 2007. Volunteers are needed! Please contact Ralph Clemente at 352-4993 or at bikeape@bellsouth.net to volunteer. If you would like to advertise in the Home Tour program, please contact Rick Rose at rick.rose@grandview-gardens.com. For more information, see the Home Tour page on this website. • The Grandview Heights Citizens Association has received approval for its Neighborhood Matching Grant application. As a result, the West Palm Beach city grant will pay for 50% of the costs to install a new neighborhood entry monument sign at the East end of Palm Street (at Dixie), which is the historic entrance into Grandview Heights. In addition, the association decided to use the remainder of the money to install irrigation and landscaping in the swales around the Emmanuel Deliverance Church at the corner of Newark and Georgia Ave. • All of the alleys in Grandview Heights will be newly paved over the next 4 - 8 weeks. The dates will be communicated to you as soon as they are known. In addition, Lake Avenue will be milled and paved sometime this Summer. • There is a county proposal to expand the Palm Beach International Airport by adding a major runway to satisfy growing demand. However, most neighborhoods in West Palm Beach south of Okeechobee will be impacted by more noise and pollution, negatively affecting quality of life and property values. A citizens initiative is forming to fight this expansion and find other solutions to the growing demand for air traffic. Information about the proposed expansion can be found at www.pbia-eis.com. All residents are urged to provide feedback regarding this proposal directly to the following e-mail address: pbia-eis@urscorp.com.
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