9:30-10:00 AM: Networking  with Coffee and Pastries     10:00-11:00 AM:  BUSINESS MEETING

• Thank you to our host Mistora for providing coffee and pastries. 

10:00 AM: Welcome to the Piedmont Heights Business Alliance Meeting! 

• Welcome: Sachi Takahara, President, Owner of Nakato Japanese Restaurant

• Introductions: Your name, business name, address and # of years in business (30 secs pp)

• Host Introduction: Mistora Owner: Jacob Isliker    

10:15AM: Piedmont Heights Alliance Organization Business

• Finances:  Bob Glascock, Treasurer, Coldwell Banker:  Current Bank Balance: $34,840.00

• • Atlanta BeltLine Grant: $6000 remaining 

• Social Content Manager & Member Outreach, JULIE FOSTER  social@pihialliance.com

• • MEMBERS: Tag @pihialliance in your posts and we’ll reshare.  Share your events to social@pihialliance.com to be included in our newsletter. 

  • EVERYONE: Follow @PiHiAlliance on IG & FB.  Like & comment on our posts please! 

• ATL311 TASK FORCE:  Jasmine Maskell, Liaison, Timeless Tattoo: pihiatl311@gmail.com

• • Submit infrastructure issues with location, photo and we’ll track and get it fixed. 

  • Call 311 in the City of Atlanta and select Supportive Services for PAD.  AtlantaPad.org

  • ATL311’s Supportive Services and PAD now operate from 7:00am – 12:00am, Monday through Friday. PAD teams respond to requests within 30 minutes, addressing immediate needs and connecting individuals experiencing quality of life issues. 

  • To report an encampment email encampments@partnersforhome.org.   PROCESS HERE

10:25AM: 2025 FOCUS: SHOP SMALL, BUY LOCAL 

• Beautify Cheshire Bridge: Saturday, June 7th. Thank you to Lindridge Martin Manor, LaVista Park, MLPA, PHCA and South Fork Conservancy for attending the June 7th Beautify Cheshire Bridge. 37 volunteers 50+ bags of trash, 2.5 miles, 2.5 hours.  Read the blog here! 

• 3rd Annual Taste of PiHi: Sunday, September 28, 2025 3-6pm- Indie Studios. 

This is a member’s only promotion event!

• Be a Station: Food, drink, community or makers station by August 6th. STATION SIGN UP 

• RAFFLE DONATION ONLY 

• • Social media short filming starts the week of August 11th. 

• SAVE THE DATE: Beautify Cheshire Bridge:  Saturday November 15, 2025: 9:30 am- Noon. Piedmont to Faulkner. Possible America Recycles day collab with Keep Atlanta Beautiful. 

• Shop Small Weekend: Friday, November 28-Sunday, November 30, 2025

CONNECTING TO LOCAL SUPPORTERS: Morningside Lenox Park, LaVista Park, Lindridge Martin-Manor, Manchester HOA and Piedmont Heights. This represents over 6000 households!!! 

• Next meeting of the Cheshire Bridge Neighborhood Coalition on Monday, August 25, 2025

SLICE OF PIHI MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

• Restaurants & Storefronts can join now for $31.40 per month/ $377 year.   JOIN TODAY

• Current Membership: 56 Members. 14 new members in 2025  Membership Directory

• Welcome New 2025 Members Since April: Starship/Galaxy, Barking Hound Village, Mistora Tapas & Cocktails, Morningside Lenox Park Association (MLPA), Morris & Fellows, Manchester Community and Midtown Bowl

• Pending Members: Smith’s Olde Bar, Richard’s Variety

10:35AM: COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT UPDATE 

• We won a $60K Grant from Atlanta BeltLine to develop a Community Improvement District for the Cheshire Bridge/Monroe/Piedmont corridors.  SEE MAP HERE

• HIRING IN PROGRESS: Colleen Kiernan Urban Planner/Designer to lead the CID development

• COMPLETED: Feasibility Study with KB Advisory Group is complete. SEE HERE

• COMPLETED: Major Infrastructure Project list by Kimley-Horn.

• COMPLETED: Buckhead Safety Alliance proposal 

10:45AM: MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Nakato Japanese Restaurant: Renovations, To Go and Sushi Making Classes

• Mistora: 10% to all residents and business owners in July

FYI: Upcoming Events & Meetings

• SUBSCRIBE TO THE COMMUNITY CALENDAR TO FIND ALL THE MEETINGS & BUSINESS RESOURCES

SUBSCRIBE TO CALENDAR	BECOME A MEMBER	TASTE OF PIHI STATION SIGN UP

11:00AM: Adjourn: