Friends of Knight Park

04/01/2025

Please Join us for a volunteer trash cleanup April 12th at Shirley Clarke Franklin Park formerly Westside Park. We start at 10 am. Signup Link below:

Join us in preserving the natural beauty of Westside Park. We’re need volunteers to help pick up trash and small plastics to keep the park's ecosystem thriving!

03/30/2025

Howell Station taco Friday and neighborhood stroll.

06/11/2024

Knight Park had its ribbon cutting last week.

Please take a moment to read about all the help and work that has gone into making the park what it is today, we hope you and your family enjoy all the park has to offer.

The park amenities you see in Knight Park are part 6 of 14 phases of the Park Pride Visioning plan established in 2017. The renovation included a major overhaul of the playground, the pavilion with interior Mural, the library nook, the multi-use courts, the new bridge and the Est 1893 mosaic Sculpture.

The beautiful park updates you see now are inspired by and dedicated to the late Jim Comeford. As former president of Howell Station Jim cared for the needs of the neighborhood including the grand idea to improve Knight Park. His partner Ed Belding provided the original concept for this structure.

These new amenities are a shining example of what can be achieved when everyday people, non-profit organizations, private sector donors, and local government all work together.

We would like to thank the following people:

Park Pride: Executive Director Michael Haliki
Our Park Pride Masterplan Visioning leaders: Andrew White and Teri Nye
Kayla Atland, Director of Grantmaking + Fiscal Sponsorships
And so many more of the Park Pride staff working behind the scenes supporting Knight Park. Thank you

We would like to thank the 2017 Knight Park Visioning Steering Committee: They worked with the community to help design our park masterplan.
o Veronica Squires
o Brian Smith
o Ed Belding
o Grant Knox
o Jennifer Higgins
o Meghan Murphy
o Jarvis Lakemaker
o Emily Lakemaker
o Lorraine White
o Alice Picket -Providing Knight Park Historical information

Michael & Meghan Murphy – For donating our Pavilion Engineering plan and a ton of volunteer and organizational work
Chad Murray - Pavilion Mural Subcommittee Chair
Pavilion Mural Artist: Kathryn Crawford
Ethan Royal - Helping with the construction contract
Ted & Sarah Noble – Leadership, Fundraising, Many Volunteer hours, event hosts and Est1893 Mosaic Sculpture subcommittee lead.
Artist Angela Bortone and Natalija Moss for the design and construction of the Est1893 Mosaic Sculpture.
Jen Upton - Playground Sub Committee Chair. Her committee consisting of parents and children researched and designed the playground you see.

Grant Knox and Brian Smith – Helping obtain grants and matching funds, fundraisers, as well as assisting with all the projects.

Our president Arthur Toal leading the Howell Station Community and the QTS subcommittee in impact fee negotiations and CBA implementation and fundraising.

The Howell Station Neighborhood association presidents and board members past and currently serving.

The Howell Station community for supporting this project and contributing money and many hours of volunteer work.

Johnathen Baker - Monday Night Brewing for many years of supporting our fundraisers
Stephen Trimble – For the Beautiful Architectural plans
Jake Warren Landscapes – They built the library nook and landscaping.
Evan Sturgis - Sturgis Construction
Micheal Hinson – Landscape Structures
Pond & Company – Landscape architects - Matt Wilder - Aubrey Sabba
Doug Voss (DPR) for preserving this structure from demolition.
Keith Hicks for his patient support of all our many projects and ideas from the very beginning. Thank you

Aaron Weiner for his eye for detail and many hours of invaluable expertise on site.

Late City Councilman Ivory Young. He believed in, mentored and actively supported the community’s vision for Knight Park at a time when we had no idea what to do. Thank you.

Antonio Brown for physically helping us demolish parts of the old pavilion structure and helping us get matching funds for the playground and the Pavilion Construction. A huge contribution.

Byron Amos for helping us with the installation of the playground APD camera and who is actively working with the community to obtain drinking fountains for our kids and pets as well as irrigation for the plants. He is also working with us install event power to the pavilion.

And finally, a big thank you to everyone who was able to be present and celebrate with us during the ribbon cutting including Commissioner Justin Cutler.

05/16/2024

*New Date*

05/09/2024

**POSTPONED**

Due to weather the Ribbon Cutting will be postponed, we will inform everyone when the new date is scheduled.

The City of Atlanta has rescheduled the Knight Park Pavillion Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to Friday May 17th | 1 pm - 2:30 PM @ 1194 church St NW, Atlanta Ga 30318. There is a great lineup of speakers presenting, and there is a possibility Mayor Andre Dickens will be there hence the schedule change.

03/26/2024

The Friends of Knight Park Park Pavilion before the renovation.

10/06/2023

There is still time to donate to the Market and also sign up for the Chili Cook Off!

Otherwise come and enjoy socializing with your neighbors and enjoy the new pavilion space!

Donate:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/P83G753

Sign up for cook off:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9QwQm_BCqTc-dBTnKONB5mNwqi1YcXKUnwRlGLh6ZVIimwA/viewform?usp=sf_link

09/30/2023

Stop by the Howell Station table at the Westside Paper grand opening! We’re here from 12:00-7:00. (950 W. Marietta St.)

Rumor has it that you might find Cupcakes and Comics if you time it right! 😉

07/09/2023

05/11/2023

Taste of Howell Station is right around the corner!

May 20th at 7pm

Click below to RSVP and to let us know if you are interested in hosting.

We look forward to seeing everyone

Stroll the neighborhood and enjoy food and drinks as we celebrate the best hood in the city. $25 registration fee benefits Knight Park improvements as well as projects around the neighborhood!