Join your neighbors to kick off the weekend at the home of Karen and Mike Perkins at 1395 Fairbanks Street (near Gennessee Ave) for May First Friday.

Bring a plate to share, a drink, a friend, and stop by anytime between 7 and 11pm.

Join us for a neighborhood Earth Day cleanup followed by a community gathering with food, activities, and time to connect with neighbors hosted by CVNA and the Capitol View/Jesse Dill Community Garden

There are two ways to participate. Join us for one or both:

Start your morning helping care for the neighborhood, then head back to the garden for a relaxed, family-friendly gathering with food, activities, and time to connect with neighbors..

Cleanup (9:00 am – 12:00 pm)

Help us keep Capitol View looking its best! During the morning session, you can participate in:

• Litter removal throughout the neighborhood

• Garden beautification and maintenance

• Garden bed repair and general upkeep

Whether you prefer walking the neighborhood or helping at the garden, there’s a way for everyone to contribute.

Supplies will be provided, including:

• Trash and recycling bags

• Gloves

• Litter pickers

Community Social (12:30 pm – 2:30 pm)

After the cleanup, head back to the garden—or just come for this part!—for a casual, family-friendly gathering.

We’ll have:

• Food and drinks

• Games and kid-friendly activities

• Plant giveaways (while supplies last)

• Plant swap

It’s a great opportunity to relax, connect with neighbors, and celebrate the work we’ve done together.

Whether you're hunting for a great find or just strolling the neighborhood, visit the 31 homes participating in the yard sale this year. It’s a great way to get out, connect with your neighbors, and explore.

Eric and Terri Jacobson will be serving a pancake & sausage breakfast at 1439 Fairbanks from 9am to get you fueled to shop. Proceeds benefit Capitol View Cares.

This year, Capitol View Neighborhood Association (CVNA) is bringing a little extra glow to December’s First Friday with a short, luminary-lit walk between two houses to kick off the holiday season together on Friday, December 5th, at 6 pm.

We hope you’ll come out, enjoy the lights, and celebrate the season with your Capitol View community! Both stops will have light drinks and refreshments provided, but, as always, we welcome and encourage neighbors to bring potluck-style contributions if you’re able.

🎄 Event Schedule (at a glance)

6:00–7:00 pm — Happy Hour at Trey & Natalie Rampy’s home at 1420 Graham St SW

Beer, wine, and a hot cocoa bar (kid + adult-friendly)

Fire pit + s’mores

Raffle entry + live drawing at 6:55 PM (onsite-only via QR code)

Prize: $50 Amazon gift card!

7:00 PM — Luminary Walk “Step-Off”

Walk Graham St to Fairbanks St in a stroller-friendly ~3-minute stroll along an 800-ft luminary-lit path. (Street closure pending.)

7:05–10:00 PM — Main Gathering at Richard & Sarah Scott’s home at 1382 Fairbanks St SW

Warm indoor/outdoor holiday hangout with backyard fire pit

Snacks, drinks, and dessert provided

Potluck contributions welcome (totally optional!)

Holiday movies on a big screen projector + crafts for kids

Raffle Details

• Prize: $50 Amazon gift card

• Enter to win between 6:00–6:55 pm at 1420 Graham St via QR code sign-in  (name + optional email)

• Winner drawn live before the walk (must be present to win!)

Rain Plan

This event is rain or shine!

If it rains, happy hour moves indoors at 1420 Graham St and everyone heads to 1382 Fairbanks around 7:00 pm

Walk becomes symbolic/shortened. Everything else stays festive!

Krystle Chanel is inviting all Capitol View neighbors to her upcoming photovoice exhibition, See Our Voice, on Saturday November 1st from 12-2pm at the Oakland City MARTA station.

Many of you came out to the See Our Voice exhibit last fall at The B Complex which made it a huge success. This time, there are 7 CV residents whose photos will be displayed on the gallery walls inside the train station.

On the day, there will be a podcast listening area so you can hear the stories of legacy residents from southwest Atlanta.

The exhibit will be up for several months so please check it out even if you can't make it on the 1st.

Please come and see our voice!

Celebrate Halloween with your neighbors with an event for the whole family.

Here’s the Capitol View Treat Map. Get candy at the homes marked with a pumpkin. The homes marked with a witch have candy and you can vote for them in the decoration contest.

Trick or Treat along your favorite streets, decide which home has the best decorations, then meet up at the corner of Genessee and DeSoto between 6pm and 9pm so the kids can fill their bags with candy and adults can enjoy beverages.

If you are decorating your home and/or handing out candy, please sign up to be added to the trick or treat map: Halloween 2025!

Trick or Treat along your favorite streets, decide which home has the best decorations, then meet up at the corner of Genessee and DeSoto between 6pm and 9pm so the kids can fill their bags with candy and adults can enjoy beverages. This section of DeSoto will be closed to pass thru traffic for the event to make it safe for everyone to gather.