Posted in Community, Events on April 4, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
After 7 years in Houston, Galeria Regina has relocated to Decatur community, at the Oakhurst Plaza (409 Mead Rd, unit 5).
The Inaugural Reception will be on Saturday, April 22, from 5 to 9 p.m. The first exhibit, “Regina’s Art Through the Years” is already on display. For more information visit www.galeriaregina.com.
Posted in Community, emergency management, tagged montly test, severe weather, siren, tornado siren on April 4, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Community on April 3, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
There has been a severe thunderstorm warning from Decatur’s Smart911 automated system. In addition, wind gusts of 60-80 MPH are predicted which may result in tree failure and downed power lines. Decatur’s arborist, Kay Evanovich, reminds the community to please use extreme caution around trees today and tonight.
In addition, W. Trinity Place at Atlanta Avenue will be open today because the Milagros Collective, the artists who are finishing the mural on the MARTA Overpass will not be painting today because of the rain. They are pictured below at work yesterday.
Posted in Community on April 3, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
Reminder: the City of Decatur is hosting Neighborhood Clean-up Days on Saturdays in March and April, to allow residents to dispose of bulky materials that would not normally be placed in pay-as-you-throw bags. Every street in the City has been assigned to one Saturday. Visit the Neighborhood Cleanup Days page on the city website for detailed instructions and specified dates for each street.
Collection for April 8 will take place in the following neighborhood:
Oakhurst Neighborhood #1-
Maxwell Street
Third Avenue (Eastlake Drive to Northern Avenue)
Oakview Road (East Lake Drive to Second Avenue,
south side from Second to 1736 Oakview Road)
Second Avenue (East Lake Drive to Northern
Avenue)
Fourth Avenue
North Fourth Ave.
Fifth Avenue (Oakview Road to Northern Avenue)
Gordon Street
Northern Avenue (north side only)
First Avenue
East Lake Drive (Oakview Road to W. Pharr Road)
Fayetteville Road
Underwood Street
W. Pharr (Fayetteville Road to East Lake Drive)
Russell Street
Spring Street (East Lake Drive to Oakview Road)
McKoy Street (North of W. Hill Street)
West Hill Street
East Hill Street
Adams Street (Oakview Road to West Hill Street)
East Benson Street
West Benson Street
Sterling Street
South McDonough (Oakview Road to West Hill
Street)
All items to be collected should be placed at the curb by 7:30 a.m. This ensures that we do not have to rerun routes for late set-outs. Collections run until 3:30 p.m., or until finished, whichever is sooner.
Posted in Community on April 1, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
This is a weekly blog post that lists all of the events and sales going on around town. It will be updated daily. If you would like to add an event, email renae.madison@decaturga.com.
Sunday, April 2
Wednesday, April 5
Thursday, April 6
Friday, April 7
Saturday, April 8
Posted in Art & Culture, Community, Sidewalk Talk on March 31, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
Milagros Collective, the artists chosen to design and paint the mural on the MARTA overpass at the corner of W. Trinity and Atlanta Avenues are back to finish painting the mural and to help with installation of the newly created Playspace underneath the bridge.
Felici Asteinza and Joey Fillastre (the artists that make up the Milagros Collective) will begin painting on Saturday, April 1 at 9 a.m. They will paint each day from 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. from April 1 – April 9. West Trinity Avenue will be closed to through traffic near the overpass so that they will have safe access in order to paint the rest of the mural.
The following vehicles will be allowed to enter through the locations: vehicles going and coming from 700 Atlanta Ave., vehicles going and coming to the Decatur Police Dept. or Decatur Municipal Court, delivery drivers for Trinity Walk, employees and visitors of the Task Force for Global Health. Trinity Walk residents should enter and exit the complex via W. Trinity Place at Waters Street.
Thank you for your patience as we beautify this area and save the date of Sunday, April 23 for the dedication and celebration of the community mural and new playspace. Celebration details to follow once they are confirmed. In the meantime, feel free to walk by the location and watch the progress.
Posted in Community on March 29, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
The 2017 Olmsted Plein Air Invitational comes to Decatur with Artists Paint Decatur. Throughout the day and into the night on Thursday, April 6, the thirty invited Master Artists of the Olmsted Plein Air Invitational arrive at various locations in and around Decatur to capture cityscapes, architecture and scenic sites on canvas. Find an artist and watch him or her recreate Decatur scenes outdoors (“en plein air”) before your eyes!
Artists Paint Decatur festivities are open to the public as a complimentary, family-friendly event on the Decatur plaza. Enjoy music and light refreshments at 3 p.m.
The master artists will relocate in and around the bandstand around 4 p.m., setting up their paintings for judging. Decatur Mayor Patti Garrett will present the “Decatur Community Award” of $500 to one of the participating artists for their painting depicting Decatur.
ARTIST’S LECTURE
Meet Impressionist landscape painter Phil Sandusky for his Artist Lecture at Trinity Mercantile located at 116 E. Trinity Place, Decatur 30030 beginning at 1 p.m. Phil will recount his adventures documenting “en plein air“ the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. A book signing will follow.
AFTER PARTY
Later that evening mingle with the master artists at a ticketed event from 9 – 10 p.m. at Communion, 129 Church St, Decatur, GA 30030. Ticket price is $35; purchase tickets online or on the Decatur Square all day.
Parking is available in the public lot or free on the street after 6 p.m.
For details about invited artists and schedule of events, or to volunteer, visit www.olmstedpleinair.com.
Posted in Community on March 28, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
Reminder: the City of Decatur is hosting Neighborhood Clean-up Days on Saturdays in March and April, to allow residents to dispose of bulky materials that would not normally be placed in pay-as-you-throw bags. Every street in the City has been assigned to one Saturday. Visit the Neighborhood Cleanup Days page on the city website for detailed instructions and specified dates for each street.
Collection for April 1 will take place in the following neighborhood:
Westchester Neighborhood-
Westchester Drive
Dogwood Way
Maediris Drive
Harold Byrd Drive
Clairemont Avenue (Scott to Maediris Drive)
Ridley Circle
Mockingbird Lane
Chelsea Drive
Kathryn Avenue
North Parkwood Drive
Coventry Drive (North Parkwood Drive to Scott)
Merrill Avenue
Harold Byrd Lane S
Clarion
Nelson Ferry
Woodlawn
Coventry (Nelson Ferry to Scott Blvd)
Fairfield (Coventry to Woodlawn)
All items to be collected should be placed at the curb by 7:30 a.m. This ensures that we do not have to rerun routes for late set-outs. Collections run until 3:30 p.m., or until finished, whichever is sooner.
Posted in Community on March 27, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
TONIGHT, Decatur will launch its first Open Office Hour with Mayor Patti Garrett from 7 – 8 p.m. The Mayor will speak for approximately 15-20 minutes on the topic of Decatur’s commitment to being a just, welcoming, equitable, inclusive and compassionate city and the activities and efforts around that commitment.
The community is invited to tune in to watch and listen via livestream, http://www.decaturga.com/city-government/city-commission/streaming-video, and will be able and encouraged to submit questions related to the topic live via the following channels
Twitter: @downtowndecatur
Facebook: City of Decatur, GA- Government
E-mail: openofficehour@decaturga.com
Phone: 678-553-6569
Posted in Community, Meetings on March 23, 2017 | Leave a Comment »
Decatur will launch its first Open Office Hour with Mayor Patti Garrett on Monday, March 27 from 7 – 8 p.m. The Mayor will speak for approximately 15-20 minutes on the topic of Decatur’s commitment to being a just, welcoming, equitable, inclusive and compassionate city and the activities and efforts around that commitment.
The community is invited to tune in to watch and listen and will be able and encouraged to submit questions related to the topic live via Twitter, Facebook, email, or phone.
Do you have a question relating to this topic that you would like for her to answer? Visit http://www.decaturga.com/whats-new/open-city-hall to submit your questions.
