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It's Time to Start Thinking About the 2011-12 City Budget

Posted in Budget, Meetings on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Budget Focus Group Meetings

Do you ever think about how your City tax dollars are spent?  How are decisions made to fund City services?  Where does the money come from to pay for these services?   If you’ve ever pondered these questions or any others about the City’s budget and finances, come be a part of the City’s Budget Focus Group for the 2011-2012 budget year.  You’ll have the opportunity to meet City budget staff, learn about the budgeting process and give your opinion on budget priorities.

All budget focus group meetings will be held at Decatur City Hall, 509 N. McDonough Street, at 7:00 p.m.  Meetings are scheduled for the following dates:

March 8th
April 12th
May 10th

Please notify Andrea Arnold, Assistant City Manager, at andrea.arnold@decaturga.com or 404-370-4102, if you plan to attend.

You can follow the progress of the budget process and review prior years’ budgets on our website at www.decaturga.com/budget.

 

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10th Annual Oakhurst Wine Crawl

Posted in Events, Retail & Restaurants on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Please come join your neighbors and bring lots of friends to the 10th Annual
Oakhurst Wine Crawl on Feb. 26th from 4-7pm. The Furbus will be back in service
again for the exciting trip to our businesses on College Ave. Tickets will go
on sale Tuesday Feb. 2, 2011 at the Universal Joint, Karvarna, and Steinbeck’s.
Tickets in advance will be $25 and day of sales will be $30. Limited number of
tickets available. Remember all proceeds go to the Oakhurst Neighborhood
Association and our community!

For more information, click here.

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Lots to do at Little Shop of Stories

Posted in Events, Retail & Restaurants on February 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

As a mom, there are very few places that are as magical as Little Shop of Stories. The store is so welcoming and fun, lots to see and do, and always a friendly face to help you pick out the perfect book. On top of all of that, they are constantly holding special events to keep kids intersted in reading…just look at their line-up for February!

Write a Valentine to Your Favorite Book Character

February 1st until Valentine’s Day

Did you know that there’s a little mailbox on the side of the purple house at Little Shop of Stories? Well, all month long (until Valentine’s Day) that mailbox will be the place to send Valentines to your favorite storybook characters. Drop off your letter anytime, and on Valentine’s Day we’ll display all the great cards you wrote!
Chinese New Year Storytime

Thursday, February 3rd at 7 p.m.

Join us for a special Chinese New Year storytime! We’ll make paper lanterns and eat fortune cookies, and since it’s the Year of the Rabbit, we’ll be reading all our very favorite rabbit stories.
Love Storytime

Thursday, February 10th at 7 p.m.

Roses are red

Violets are blue

Come to our Love Storytime

And make a Valentine or two!

In honor of the Day of Love, we’ll have a very love-ly storytime. In addition to eating special Valentine cookies and reading our favorite books about love, we’ll also make our own Valentines for our favorite book characters. We’ll drop them in the Little Shop mailbox and then on actual Valentine’s Day, they’ll be on display them for all to see.
Alex Finn Author Appearance!

Friday, February 11th at 7 p.m.

Remember how much you LOVED Beauty and the Beast when you were little? (C’mon, we know Krista wasn’t the only one with a Belle sleeping bag.) Well, Beastly, by Alex Flinn, is a modern YA retelling sure to captivate you as much as the original. Kyle is a rich, popular high school hottie who humilates an outcast at a school dance. Turns out she’s a witch, and she curses him to look as ugly on the outside as his arrogant, selfish inside. The only way to break the curse is to find someone who can love him despite his horrifying appearance. Come see author Alex Flinn at Little Shop of Stories as she talks about her awesome new book, which is soon to be a major motion picture!

 

Noel MacNeal 

Saturday, February 12th at 2 p.m.

Noel MacNeal, who has worked on Sesame Street for almost thirty years with such puppetry legends as Jim Henson and Frank Oz, will be talking about his (totally fun) book, 10-Minute Puppets. Come check it out and meet a true puppet master!
Fancy Storytime

Sunday, February 13th at 3 p.m.

Everybody’s favorite storytime, Fancy Storytime, is here again! Ladies and gentlemen, you are cordially invited to enjoy the festivities as we partake of fancy snacks and learn how to be extra-fancy. Remember — and this is extremely important — you MUST come fancy! Even grownups. Ball gowns, tuxedos, tiaras, top hats, gloves, boas, you name it.  Nothing, and I repeat, NOTHING is too fancy for this extraordinarily fancy event! We look forward exceedingly to the pleasure of your company.
Valentine’s Day!

Monday, February 14th | All Day!

It’s Valentine’s Day! And a lot of you are off from school! Come by and spend the Day of Love with your friends who LOVE books! We’ll have special treats all day long, and we’ll also display the Valentines to book characters that you made earlier in the month. So come on by anytime! We’d love to see you!
Mini Camp Half Blood

Thursday, February 17 | 1 pm-5 pm

Calling all demi-gods! Can’t wait until summer for Camp Half Blood awesomeness?! Join us for an afternoon of mythology, crafts, games, storytelling, snacks, and capture the flag. This special mini-camp costs $20 and is open to kids ages 9-11. Space is limited, so sign up as soon as possible. No, you don’t have to wait for Feb. 5th for this one, and yes, you can register over the phone. You’ll just have to pay the balance for us to hold your spot.
Black History Month Storytime

Thursday, February 17 | 7 pm

It’s Black History Month and we’re celebrating with a special storytime where we read our favorite books by and about famous African Americans. We’ll read about Hank Aaron, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Martin Luther King, Jerry Pinkney, Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Lewis, and many more !
Presidential Storytime

Sunday, February 20 at 3 pm

From George Washington to Barack Obama, let’s celebrate the men who have helped make our country great! Join us for a special Presidential Storytime where we’ll read stories about (or even written by) our nation’s leaders!
Fairy Tale Storytime Thursday, February 24th at 7 p.m.

In honor of Wilhelm Grimm’s birthday, we’re having a fairy tale storytime. Join us as we read our favorite fairy tales.  (As tempted as we might be, we’ll avoid the scarier original versions!).

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Today's siren test cancelled

Posted in emergency management on February 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Due to the forecasts of high winds today and tomorrow, the City’s emergency management staff have decided to cancel the siren test for February.  Testing will resume on the first Wednesday of March at 5:00 p.m.

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Downtown Decatur Approved for the Georgia National Register-Next Stop D.C.!

Posted in Uncategorized on February 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The Board of the Georgia Register of Historic Places approved listing downtown Decatur on the state-wide register on January 28th. The next step is to nominate the downtown to the National Register of Historic Places, our nation’s list of buildings, sites, and districts that are historically and architecturally significant to our country. Why is this so important? It will help Decatur’s growing tourism industry. Heritage Tourism is the fastes growing segment of the Tourism Industry and Tourism is Georgia’s second largest industry (even bigger than peanuts!). People love to visit cities rich in history. It will also give property owners of historic buildings the opportunity to apply for significant preservation tax incentives.

Now that’s good news in tough economic times!

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Tornado siren test Feb 2nd at 5:00 p.m.

Posted in emergency management on February 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Tomorrow is the first Wednesday of February so we’ll be testing the tornado outdoor warning sirens at 5:00 p.m.  Should we experience inclement weather around testing time tomorrow, the test will be rescheduled for Thursday the 3rd at 5:00 p.m.

The test should last approximately one minute.

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