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Decatur Old House Fair Brings Down the House!

Posted in Uncategorized on March 24, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The exhibit area was hopping!

Got you didn’t I? No houses came down but people did learn how to research their house’s history, how to restore windows, and much more at the 2nd Decatur Old House Fair held March 6th.  Nearly 300 people spent their Saturday learning about storm windows, energy efficiency in old houses, hiring contractors, “greening” their houses, and creating historic landscapes and interiors. 


Sandy Crowe explaining window anatomy

Guest speaker Jane Powell gave a terrific lecture on Bungalow interiors and people were able to meet 30 tradespeople, contractors, and retailers who specialize in “old house stuff”.

Melissa Forgey helps a homeowner identify the style of their house

Kudos to our plumbing exhibitors Plumbworks and M.Cary and Daughters for making the show a wacky event.  Attendees were able to witness a toilet that flushed potatoes and the “daughters” had a dart throwing competition for giveaways. (I’m increasing the insurance for next year!). Thanks also to Cheryl Burnette for the terrific pictures of the event!

Learning about insulation systems

We’re holding the fair in 2011 and the date is tentatively set for February 26th.  Check out our website at www.decaturoldhousefair.com and become a fan on our Facebook page for updates.  If you want to be part of it (and you know you do!), send me an email at regina.brewer@decaturga.com.

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Thank you!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on March 23, 2010 | 1 Comment »

The Seed & Feed Band Joins in the Fun

Thanks to everyone who came out early Sunday morning to cheer on the runners in the ING Georgia Marathon. Despite the rain and the cool weather, we had a great cheering section in downtown Decatur, as well as two well staffed Hydration Stations. It was great having the Seed & Feed Band playing music and community members from all over Decatur, with a large contingent from Decatur Heights. I can’t wait to find out if we won and will post here when I learn the results.

Thanks again Decatur!

Decatur Heights Cheering Section

The Valentines at the ING !

Superman Flies Through Town in the ING

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A Beautiful Spring Weekend

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on March 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The weather has a feeling of Spring so get outside and enjoy yourself in Decatur this weekend.

Saturday morning, Decatur Active Living presents “Touch-a-Truck” Day from 10 am until 1 pm in the Callaway Building Parking lot located on the corner of Trinity and Commerce Drive. More details in previous post.

The ING Marathon will be coming through Decatur on Sunday so come out and join our official Cheering Section. New location this year: we will line the streets of in front of the Old Courthouse to cheer on the runners as they come down Ponce de Leon and turn onto Clairemont. I will be on the square at 7 am and have lots of pom-poms, cow bells and other cheering “necessities”. The Marching Abominables will be joining us this year, so come out and join the fun as we compete to win the “Neighborhood Challenge”.

 

Decatur High School presents Hamlet, which runs Friday and Saturday night at the new DHS Performing Arts Center. The show begins at 7:30 pm and tickets are available at the door for $8. I saw the show last night and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Walk or bike around downtown Decatur or Oakhurst. Grab a coffee or lunch to go and enjoy it on the Square or in Harmony Park; or dine at one of the many fine restaurants. Bet those patios will be open and hopping this weekend.

Stop in at one of your favorite boutiques and buy something to put a “spring” in your step or wardrobe.

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Touch A Truck on Saturday

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

 Join Decatur Active Living on Saturday, March 20th for the annual “Touch-a-Truck” event from 10 am until 1 pm in the Callaway Building Parking Lot located at 120 West Trinity Place. This free community event gives children of all ages a chance to touch, explore and see their favorite truck or equipment on wheels. The City of Decatur fire truck, dump trucks, tractors, police cars, motorcycles, bicycles and many other vehicles will be on display, as well as vehicles from DeKalb County.

For more information, please contact Greg White at 678-553-6543.

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Support the Atlanta Urban Area Partnership for Google

Posted in Community on March 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The City of Decatur is partnering with Dunwoody, Doraville, Chamblee and Avondale Estates as the Atlanta Urban Area Partnership to answer Google’s Fiber for Communities RFI. We want to be the trial location for Google’s ultra-high speed networks and need your help!

Thank you to the 174 people who have already signed up as fans of the partnership on Facebook. If you haven’t become a fan, visit the Atlanta Urban Area Partnership Facebook page here.

We also need your help by nominating us on Google’s Fiber for Communities webpage. We’ll be filling out the government response application. As a citizen or organization you can to fill out the “Nominate Your Community” option.

The more community support we get, the better. So help spread the word and get your friends to become fans on Facebook.

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Citizen Survey Update

Posted in Uncategorized on March 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

If you were selected to participate in this year’s survey and received the option to complete the survey online, you do not need a code to access the survey instrument as stated in the cover letter. The need for a code is a misprint.

We really want to know what you think about the City and its services so please take the time to complete and return the survey if you received one.

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ING Georgia Marathon Neighborhood Challenge

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on March 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The ING Georgia Marathon will be coming through the City of Decatur this Sunday, March 21 and as in past years we will be competing in the Neighborhood Challenge. Six neighborhood organizations along the course will cheer for the participants at Neighborhood Cheering Zones and compete for award grants for neighborhood fitness initiatives.  The City will use the prize to begin a new walking program, Walk There, Decatur! 

Join us  on Ponce de Leon Avenue along the sidewalks north of the Old Courthouse Square. We will have some “cheering” supplies, but feel free to bring along noise makers to spur the runners on! We will begin gathering at 7 am; the runners will be in Decatur by 7:30 am. And of course, wear orange!

Grab some coffee and let’s show the runners that Decatur rocks!

For information on the race course and street closing times, click here.

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Celebrate St. Pat's Day in Decatur

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on March 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Decatur may not have a river to dye green, but there will be plenty of Irish-style Celebrating on Wednesday nevertheless.

Steinbecks in Oakhurst is celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with live Irish music and plenty of Guinness in proper points. Marc writes in that they have already started to corn their own cornbeef! They will be opening on Wednesday at 11:30 am for those who want to start their celebrating with a fine Irish lunch.

Over at The Marlay House, celebration of the patron Saint begins at 4 pm with live Irish Music, dancers, pipers and outdoor celebrations.

Mac Magee’s Pub on the Square will be celebrating St. Pat’s Day beginning at noon. It loooks like they will have music all day long as well as great Irish brews for thirst quenching.

Eddie’s Attic will be celebrating St. Pat’s Day with the music of the Buddy O’Reilly Band. The Early Family show begins at 6:30pm and the Late Show begins at 9:30 pm. Click here for tickets and more information.

If you know of any other specials for the holiday, let us know and we will include in the post.

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What's Going On?

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on March 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Begin  Saturday morning with a bit of exercise…..put on your running shoes and join hundreds of runners in this year’s Tour deCatur Road Race, beginning at 8:45 am. The race will start in front of the new Decatur High School Auditorium. For more information on the route and how to sign up, click here.

On Saturday afternoon kick back and listen to the musical talents of  Roman Candle, who will be at Decatur CD beginning at 1 pm.  In honor of the occasion, the store is having a special one-day-only sale. Everything in the store will be 10% off all day Saturday.

Plus, Young Eliot has just declared that any customer who can name more world capitals than he can in 10 minutes gets the single CD of his or her choice, purchased by Eliot himself. A world capitals challenge, people! It doesn’t get more fierce than that. Take him up on it!

On Saturday evening from 5 untill 10 pm, stop by the Decatur Gallery for an opening reception featuring local artist Jen Singh. The Gallery will provide light hors d’oeuvres and beverages during the reception.  Plus, if the weather is pleasant, they’ll open the outdoor artist market in front of the Gallery.  The event is free and sounds like a nice way to end the evening.

The Marlay House, formerly known as The Grange, will start their St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Saturday beginning at 5:30pm. Live Irish Music outside, weather permitting, as well as pipers and Guinness. Their website says it is a warm-up for next Wednesday’s celebration.

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Time To Spring Forward….

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on March 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »

Photo from The Kenyon Review

Set your clocks ahead one hour before going to sleep on Saturday night and be ready for the beginning of Daylight Savings Time on Sunday, March 14. You may also want to schedule a nap for Sunday afternoon!

It is also  time to change the batteries in your smoke detector. A simple change that could save your life.

Visit About.com or Daylight Savings Time for some fun facts and history of the program.

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