Neighbors,

The HomeTownNewsAtlanta  will be publishing a feature story about Piedmont Heights and our history for their local Christmas edition in December 2017. They have requested at 8 to 10 photographs of local homes with exterior holiday decorations. The photographs can be from last year but would we prefer this year. The deadline for photos to the communications team of the PHCA is December 16th.

Please send your photographs with your family name and contact information (address and email) to Debra Gibson-Welch, Communications Chair PHCA to [email protected]

Thank you!

The HomeTownNewsAtlanta several editions throughout Georgia, including The MidTown Messenger – Piedmont Heights , The Ponce Press and the Decatur Dispatch

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BURN off those Thanksgiving Day CALORIES and relieve a little holiday STRESS !
$5 TURKEY BURN
1 Hour Zumba Session with your family and friends
Kids under age 13 FREE
Friday November 24, 2017
9:30 am -10:30am
Rock Spring Presbyterian Church
1824 Piedmont Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30324
(Loudermilk Center located in the rear of the parking lot)
***Pay Via Eventbrite or at the Loudermilk Center

The Kids Salon Atlanta Website

A new and exciting option this year in addition to Atlantic Station (which starts on Nov 25th)

Skyline Park at Ponce City Market – Skyline Park

Just in time for the holiday season, The Roof at Ponce City Market invites you to “Skate the Sky!”

As an extension of Skyline Park, Skate the Sky rooftop ice-skating will take place at Rooftop Terrace, The Roof’s private event space.

High above Ponce de Leon Avenue and overlooking the Atlanta Beltline and Old Fourth Ward, the space will transform into a rooftop winter wonderland from Monday, November 20, through Wednesday, February 14.

Guests will be able to enter the ice rink as a walk-in from Skyline Park ($10 for adults and $7 for kids 12 and under + rooftop admission) or Nine Mile Station.

Hours:
Sunday 12pm-9pm
Monday 3pm-10pm
Tuesday 3pm-10pm
Wednesday 3pm-10pm
Thursday 3pm–11pm
Friday 3pm–11pm (21+ after 5pm)
Saturday 11am–11pm (21+ after 5pm)

We hope to see you Skate the Sky this winter!

Enjoy Piedmont Heights!

Kumon Piedmont Park – Part Time Assistants Wanted!
Kumon Piedmont Park, math and reading center, has immediate openings for 2 part time assistants at their center in the Clear Creek Shopping Center, 1529 Piedmont Ave.
The center hours – Tuesday and Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings.

Who’s fooling who, if someone, especially someone you felt safe with, decided that they would take away the glorious hair that sprouts from your head, you’d have a meltdown. Disagree?? Flip over to any random make-over show and there is someone well over the age of 12 having an inappropriate (and possibly, completely ridiculous) PUBLIC meltdown about not wanting to do something that they haven’t done since around 1999 (and that’s being modest). Most adults are leery about getting a hair cut, how could it be expected that the little ones should be more tamed? Let’s be honest, the idea of someone taking a pair of (buzzing clippers or sharp scissors) near your head can be quite the traumatic experience, mainly for young ones.

So yes, let’s start by saying that you could always take the rock star parent route and let your kid rock their coif untamed and free and let those locks grow out; unfortunately we all can’t have KISS worthy flowing rock locks. However, most of us must tackle haircut hatred, so here are 5 tips for helping your kid (& you) learn to cope with getting their hair cut.

Believe it or not, getting your haircut is a delicate situation, think about it; we’ve all had a haircut go the way of Alfalfa, a trim turns into a pixie cut… Yea think back to that time in the 5th grade… Sheesh! Either way, never forget the fact that haircuts can and do go wrong and it shouldn’t be hard to conceive why a little kiddie would be intimidated and uninterested in going under the knife, ahem, the blade… See what I mean? So first thing first, remember to always be patient and to remember some empathy; and as always, remember your mood will set the tone, so make it a good one. Now let’s snip on over to the tips (pun-intended):

1.      Use Your Words Wisely

It is easy to forget that words can work in several ways, make sure that the terms you use with your little one doesn’t have too many meanings. Children are highly vocabulary sensitive, more than everyone else. Try using words like “trim, clip,” or “snip,” as opposed to “cut.” Remember; a cut is also what happens when they get a scratch (ahem, a boo-boo) out on the playground.

2.      Show You Better Than I Can Tell You

Find a way to show them that they will not be harmed during the process. You could, perhaps, get your hair trimmed first. This will ensure that they know this is not something that they should be fearful of.  If a personal haircut is not in the forecast, find a nice doll to be made an example of, or even the family dog, if the pup can go for a grooming. It is the most ideal to put your hesitant child at ease by using positive examples.

Note: This absolutely does not apply to older children who may have had a bad previous experience. Ice cream bribe, anyone?

3.      Find Your Local Specialty Shop

Be an active part of your survival! Find a shop in your area that specializes in child hair care and then surf the World Wide Web for reviews. Unfortunately (and, fortunately), if a shop is doing bad work people will almost certainly take their complaints to the customer review sections so that others can be forewarned. On the other hand, luckily for us all, exceptional service is also something that happens and the people leaving those reviews are regular people with regular opinions as well. Listening to your peers is always an option.

4.      Whose Line is It Anyway?

Who is this haircut really for? Probably you, that’s okay .  Just try to make sure that everyone feels like they are taking part in the process. Allow your “one-day-I’ll-wear-my-hair-like-Cousin-It” youngster to pick from one of three styles that have been preselected by you. Involvement in something is an easy way for them to not be so against it. No one likes to be bossed around, especially when they don’t want to be a participant.

5.      Undercover Cutter…

If you are the one in charge of cutting those tresses, you may want to take your mission in a more covert route. Depending on the age, and how light of a sleeper your child is, a Snip n’ Nap could work. There is also the TV Trim; hey, a little compromise and distraction never hurt anyone. Use the least evasive form as possible. Kids tend to tense up around the ears and neck. Do your best to make you child feel at ease, pay attention to the things that trigger those nervous habits and try to avoid them.

We would all love to allow our children to run wild in the sunshine of childhood, with tresses wild, free and wavy with the spirits of Diana Ross and Bret Michaels’ hair in its prime… We can dream… Sometimes, trims and tapers are necessary. Just be mindful that everyone who is involved should be allowed to be involved. Be empathic and remember your first homemade haircut from mom or dad.

Andrea Culpepper is the owner and operator of The Kids Salon Atlanta at Ansley Mall Atlanta.

A Member of the Piedmont Heights Business Alliance 

Congratulations to our Piedmont Heights Cluster schools Morningside, Inman and Grady for their stellar performances!

APS continues on its journey of transformation. Read all the details in Superintendent Carstarphen’s latest blog.

Superintendent Carstarphen will be the Guest of Honor at the Piedmont Heights Civic Association Annual Meeting on November 12th at Ansley Golf Club.

APS Super Blog – CCRPI Scores

Matt Westmoreland is moving on to a different seat in 2017, so Piedmont Heights is facing new representation this year.

More about the candidates here…

The Candidates!

Atlanta School Board Candidates

Voters will pick from a crowded field of 30 candidates to fill all nine spots on the Atlanta Board of Education.

The Nov. 7 election could usher in sweeping change for the roughly 52,000-student Atlanta Public Schools. Or, voters could retain six incumbents who are among the candidates who qualified by Friday’s deadline.

Four years ago, 27 candidates qualified to run.