Nathan’s Tacquería • Music • Children’s Activities

Find the menu at “Nathan’s Tacquería” on Facebook. 

Join us from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, for our SHNA Fall Block Party. As usual, we’ll be on Wildwood Ave.

Nathan’s Taqueria Food Truck will be back by popular demand. Of course, you can always bring your own food. We’ll have bottled water; Nathan’s will have soft drinks. If you want a different beverage, please BYOB. 

Third District Councilmember Hannah LeGris plans to join us.

We’ll have children’s activities. If you have a youngster, please help supervise them during these activities.

Recommendations: Bring a chair • BYOB

Info: Call or text Andy Mead, SHNA President, 859-806-1367

Rain date: Oct. 14, 2025

Do you have a neighbor who is new to Southern Heights?
Please invite them to join us. 

All Southern Heights residents are welcome!

Nicholasville Road from Hiltonia Park to Edgemoor Drive • 
Edgemoor Drive • Tahoma Road • Shady Lane • Johnston Boulevard • Hiltonia Park • McDonald Avenue • Valley Road • Glendover Road from Bellefonte Drive to Jesselin Drive

Being a dues-paying member helps support our website, insurance and other essentials for the neighborhood association. 

You can pay your 2025 SHNA dues ($25) at the party with cash, check 
or credit card or online here: https://tinyurl.com/yb56tebp

or with this QR code.

Please note that dues are calculated on calendar year. If you paid in the spring, you don’t need to pay again. 

What follows below are some of our past calendar events:

Feb. 27, 2025 – IMPORTANT – SAVE THE DATE – SHNA ANNUAL MEETING VIA ZOOM

Where have we been? Where do we hope to go? Who’s on the neighborhood board? When is the next block party? How can I get involved?

The answers to these questions and the election of three new board members are coming up in the Southern Heights Neighborhood Association annual membership meeting. It will be held on Zoom at 7PM on February 27, 2025. Mark your calendar now and look for details soon on signing up.

Oct. 8, 2024 • 6 p.m. on Wildwood Avenue

Join us for the 2024 Fall Neighborhood Party at 6 p.m. Oct. 8, 2024, on Wildwood Avenue. Bring chairs and your appetite. Food for purchase. BYOB. And children’s activities! We look forward to seeing you on Oct. 8! Rain date is Oct. 15, 2024.

Oct. 12, 2023 – Fall Neighborhood Block Party 6 p.m. Oct. 12 on Wildwood Avenue!
C&J Foodbar (see below), music by One Foot in the Grave and, as a special treat, FREE pumpkin decorating. We will have some free pumpkins to decorate. You may also bring your own pumpkins.
SHNA is participating in Tree Week. At the Block Party, you can learn more about tree care and selection at the display staffed by members of the LFUCG Urban Forestry team.

C&J Food Bar accepts cash, credit cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay. Here’s a link to their menu: www.cjfoodbar.org

You might want to bring a chair. We’ll have free bottled water and the C&J will have soft drinks for purchase. On advice of our insurance agent, we will not provide free beer but you may BYOB.

You can also pay your $25 2023 SHNA dues at the party.

Note: You do not have to be a dues-paying member of the SHNA to attend our social events. These are fun occasions to meet and visit with neighbors old and new! Every neighbor is welcome! 

Updates may be found on our Facebook page: Southern Heights Neighborhood Association.

Rain date is 6 p.m. Oct. 18.

Feb. 21, 2023 – IMPORTANT – SAVE THE DATE – SHNA ANNUAL MEETING VIA ZOOM

Where have we been? Where do we hope to go? Who’s on the neighborhood board? When is the next block party? How can I get involved?

The answers to these questions and the election of three new board members are coming up in the Southern Heights Neighborhood Association annual membership meeting. It will be held on Zoom at 6:30 on February 21. Mark your calendar now and look for details soon on signing up.

Jan 06, 2022 – IMPORTANT – SHNA ANNUAL MEETING

Jan 06, 2022 – (Thursday) 6:30pm SHNA Virtual (Zoom) Annual meeting. Zoom invitations will be sent out via email. The meeting will include important updates, elections and approval of bylaws.

Feb 9, 2021 – IMPORTANT – 1918-1922 Zone Change on Work Session Docket

On Dec 1, 2020 at a council work session, CM Lamb moved to postpone consideration of the zone change hearing to the work session docket of Feb 9, 2021, or until the state of emergency is lifted. At that time a date for a public hearing in front of Council will be set.

Jan 14, 2021 – IMPORTANT – SHNA ANNUAL MEETING

Jan 14, 2021 – (Thursday) 6:30pm SHNA Virtual (Zoom) Annual meeting. Zoom invitations will be sent out via email. The meeting will include important updates and elections.

Dec 14, 2020 – IMPORTANT – Board of Adjustment (BOA) public hearing – cut-through access route between Jesslin and Edgemoor.

Many of you received a notice in the mail earlier this month of the city’s Board of Adjustment public hearing taking place tomorrow on 12/14/2020 at 1:30pm. Earlier this year, the US Bank Building at 2020 Nicholasville Road tore down a section of the brick wall between its parking lot and the lot behind the former single-family home at 1950 Nicholasville Road. This created an access road between Jesselin and Edgemoor drives, increasing traffic on Edgemoor. When Southern Heights neighbors on Edgemoor looked into it, the city found that the bank had no permits and stopped the work. But the damage was already done. The bank was granted permits and faced no penalties. Your board hired attorney Jessica Winters, who quickly found ample reasons to appeal the permits. We urge you to speak out against this issue if you are available.

Here is the link to the BOA .pdf agenda and virtual attendance instructions: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NHs8fQpHxlJlgSV9h6BdUPJ9UgR3JD5H/view

We realize this is extremely short notice for those of you who did not receive a notification from the city via US mail. But if you have time, please submit your comments to planningmailbox@lexingtonky.gov by Monday, December 14, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.

The full agenda will be available at www.lexingtonky.gov/calendar.

Link to appeal letter:

2020 10 26 BOA bank appeal final

Feb 27, 2020 – IMPORTANT – Planning Commission Mttg – 1918-1922 Nich. Rd. Zone Change Vote

Feb 27, 2020 – 1:30pm 200 W. Main St., Council Chambers. LFUCG Government Center. We would like a large turn out!

On Jan 30th, the Planning Commission voted on the current zone change request and ended in a 4-4 tie vote. By their rules, the Commission will vote again on February 27th and will allow two and possibly three commissioners who were absent on the 30th to review the video and items of record and cast votes. We are encouraging all who are able to attend to please do so. Numbers count!

Parking is available in the Helix On Main Parking garage at 156 E Main St. Be sure to have your token validated as you check into the LFUCG Government Center, and please make sure you sign in when you enter the council chambers.

Link to Planning Commission Webpage

Jan 13, 2020 – IMPORTANT – SHNA ANNUAL MEETING

Jan 13, 2020 – (Monday) 6:30pm-8:30pm in Hunter Presbyterian Church basement meeting room at 109 Rosemont Garden. The meeting will include updates on the zone change matter and how you can help. We strongly encourage everyone to attend. 

Nov 4, 2019 – IMPORTANT – ZONE CHANGE

Nov 4, 2019 – (Monday) 6-9pm – These letters have been mailed to property owners in the immediate vicinity of the properties at the corner of Nicholasville and Edgemoor. The development will require a request for a zone change. All concerned residents of Southern Heights have been invited to attend the meeting. Meeting date and time is Monday, Nov. 4, 6-9pm at Hunter Presbyterian Church’s basement meeting hall at 109 Rosemont Garden. The date and time is not ideal for a meeting of this importance to the neighborhood, but please try to attend if at all possible.

Link to Billings Law Firm Google Drive Folder mentioned in Letter

April 2019

April 30, 2019 – (Tuesday) 7pm – We have invited Bettie Kerr, Director of Historic Preservation for LFUCG to meet with our neighborhood at Hunter Presbyterian Church’s meeting hall at 109 Rosemont Garden. Ms. Kerr will provide a summary presentation regarding the local historic district H-1 process. She will be able to answer your questions and provide handouts for those who are interested. You do not need to RSVP, just come to the meeting!

August 27 2019

Aug 27, 2019 – (Tuesday) 7pm – Make plans to attend the 2nd meeting in our educational series concerning the various neighborhood overlays. Hal Baillie from Division of Planning will be our guest speaker to discuss the ND-1 overlay. This is a follow-up to our previous speaker, Bettie Kerr, who spoke about the H-1 (Historic) overlay. Meeting time is 7pm at Hunter Presbyterian Church’s meeting hall at 109 Rosemont Garden.

September 8 2019

Sept 8, 2019 – (Sunday) 4pm-7pm – Join us for our annual SHNA potluck picnic at 250 Tahoma Road! BBQ and drinks provided. Please bring a side dish to share. Welcome new neighbors! You do not have to be a dues-paying member of the SHNA to attend our social events. These are fun occasions to meet and visit with neighbors old and new! Every neighbor is welcome!