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Touch A Budget

Posted in Budget, Community, Events on March 11, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

touch a budget March 18

The first of several ways in which you can share your input about the city’s upcoming budget is right around the corner! Please plan to stop by the 2nd annual Budget Expo from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18th at the Decatur Recreation Center. The “Touch a Budget” event will feature items included in the proposed budget so come on out and chat with staff, see some cool things and maybe win a prize or two. For more information on the budget or any of the ways you can get involved in the input process, contact Budget & Performance Measurement Manager, Meredith Roark at Meredith.Roark@decaturga.com or 404-370-4102.

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Drug ID & Current Trends presentation

Posted in Events, Meetings, tagged , , , , , on March 5, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

From Sgt. Jennifer Ross:

The Decatur Police Department will be hosting a “Drug Identification & Current Trends” presentation on Wednesday, March 12 from 6:30 p.m  – 8:00 p.m. at the Decatur Recreation Center. The presentation will include information on current trends, street names, paraphernalia and what parents can look for, as well as an overview of what officers are seeing in Decatur. The presentation is FREE and designed for parents, caregivers and anyone who works with kids and teens who want to become more aware. Attendees must be at least 18-years-old. Please contact Sgt. Jennifer S. Ross at jennifer.ross@decaturga.com or 678/553-6613 to reserve a seat.

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Get Ready for Spring Cleaning! Electronics Recycling Day & Neighborhood Clean Ups

Posted in Events, Sustainability on March 5, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Mark your calendars! Spring is right around the corner, and Decatur is hosting 2 great events to help you clean out your stuff.  

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Spring Electronics Recycling Day

WHEN: Saturday, March 22nd, 9 am -1 pm 
NEW LOCATION: Decatur Public Works, 2635 Talley Street
*Enter from Columbia Drive 

Decatur has combined two of your favorite recycling events to make it simple and convenient for you to recycle your old electronics and Styrofoam, and safely shred and recycle your documents too!

CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS.
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Neighborhood Clean-Up Days

WHEN:  Saturdays between March-June. See schedule for details.

The City of Decatur offers Neighborhood Clean-Up days once a year to allow residents to dispose of bulky items that wouldn’t normally be placed in Pay-As-You-Throw bags.  Each street in the City is assigned to one Saturday each spring, generally between March-June.

CLICK HERE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN-UP SCHEDULE & INSTRUCTIONS 

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For more information on either event, contact: Sean Woodson, Solid Waste Superintendent, sean.woodson@decaturga.com, 678-898-8562.

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Green Infrastructure Tour at Sugar Creek Garden

Posted in Events, Sustainability, tagged , , , , , on March 5, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

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The Sugar Creek Garden’s off-the-grid, solar-powered water pump

 Site Coordinator/Head Gardener Dara Suchke shared the following information about tomorrow’s tour at Sugar Creek Garden: 

Thursday, March 6

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

Part of the Parks and Greenspace Conference, this tour of Sugar Creek Garden will focus on its integration of green infrastructure (sustainable and natural management techniques that harvest, treat and utilize rain runoff in greenspaces). Participants will be shown an innovative, off-the-grid pump system and will learn about water conservation through active and passive rainwater harvesting; these water harvesting techniques are applicable to home and landscapes of all scales. The tour will be led by Wylde Center’s Sugar Creek Garden manager Dara Suchke. Local rain water harvest experts Paul Morgan, Daniel Ballard, and Benjamin Portwood will also be present to add insight to the passive and active rainwater designs currently on-site and in the future designs for the property. Registration is just $20 and space is limited! *Park Pride’s 25th Anniversary Kick-off Event will take place immediately following this tour at Solarium. There is no additional charge to attend this kick-off event!* Sugar Creek Garden is located in the floodplain behind the Oakhurst Presbyterian Church; approximate GPS address is 415 East Lake Dr., Decatur, GA 30030

 

Sugar Creek Garden, a Wylde Center Greenspace

Located at the back of the Oakhurst Presbyterian Church Parking Lot, near the intersection between E. Lake Drive and 2nd Avenue

GPS Address: 415 E. Lake Dr., Decatur, GA 30030.

Upcoming Workdays:

Mondays 10 a.m. – Noon

Wednesdays 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

4th Saturday of the month (March 22) 9 a.m. – Noon

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Touch-a-Truck is back

Posted in Events, Uncategorized on March 3, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

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My daughter, Molly, at her first Touch a Truck

Whenever anyone asks me what the best event we do in Decatur is, I am always torn.  Our Arts Festival is so cool, the is Book Festival impressive, and the Beer festival is fun (I mean, come on, its beer!) but hands down, the very best event we do here in the City of Decatur is the annual Touch-a-Truck!

Join Decatur Active Living on Saturday, March 8th from 10am until 1pm for the annual Touch-a-Truck Event. This fun community event gives children of all ages an opportunity to touch, explore and see their favorite trucks or equipment on wheels.  The City of Decatur and DeKalb County dump trucks, fire trucks, tractors, police cars and motorcycles and many other types of vehicles will be on display.

NEW! Decatur Active Living is celebrating National Nutrition Month at this annual event. National Nutrition Month is a campaign that focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits. When you come to Touch-A-Truck, join in the effort by bringing any canned or non-perishable food item. All items will be delivered to DEAM, Decatur Emergency Assistance Ministry.

Touch-a-Truck takes place in the Callaway Building Parking lot located at 120 West Trinity Place, Decatur. In case of inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled for Saturday, April 19. For more information, contact Cheryl Burnette 678-553-6541 or cheryl.burnette@decaturga.com. Be sure to visit www.beactivedecatur.com for up to date information on all Active Living programs throughout the year.

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Weekend Round-Up

Posted in Events on February 28, 2014 | 1 Comment »

Photo from U Joint Facebook page

*Today is the last day to get the early bird pricing for Tour deCatur!   Click here for all the details

* Saturday is the Chicks in the City Symposium at the Wylde Center in Oakhurst 
The Sixth Annual Chicks in the City is a daylong symposium on how to begin and care for your own flock of happy healthy backyard chickens. The rapid growth of urban farming and the desire for healthy eating led the Wylde Center to offer this full plate of classes that engage and inspire both the curious and committed audience. Sign up quickly – registration limited to the first 100 registrants and tickets always fly fast! Contact Andrea@wyldecenter.org with any questions.

*Jackson Pearce Book Release Party at Little Shop of Stories on Saturday

*Winter Luau at Universal Joint on Saturday at 4:00pm

 

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Thank you, M.Cary & Daughters

Posted in Community, Events, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on February 26, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

This year, the Decatur MLK Jr. Service Project decided to create an award to recognize participants that go above and beyond to support the project. The MVP Award (Most Valuable Participant) will be given out each year to a person or organization that has been identified for their exemplary contributions.

M. Cary & Daughters Plumbing was selected as the first recipient for the 2014 event. The business has worked with the program for four years, and donated thousands of dollars worth of time and resources.

Michelle Cary (center) accepts the 2014 MVP award from Mayor Jim Baskett (right) and Paul Mitchell.

Michelle Cary (center) accepts the 2014 MVP award from Mayor Jim Baskett (right) and Paul Mitchell.

“We simply could not do what we do without their skills to stop leaks, fix broken pipes and fixtures, replace toilets… you name it and they’ve done it,” says Paul Mitchell, chair of the executive committee.

Michelle Cary accepted the award at the City Commission meeting on February 18 and was overwhelmed by the recognition.

“This isn’t why we participate,” Michelle said quietly after receiving the award. Her humble nature reiterates why this award is so valuable. Contractors and individuals donate their time every year to this project with only one goal in mind; support Decatur’s low-income seniors.

Thank you to M. Cary & Daughters Plumbing and all the other donors to the project.

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Are you a morning person?

Posted in Events on February 25, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

If not, ignore this post and go back to your coffee and Facebook.  But if you are, then pay attention.

Some amazing Decatur residents are heading up the Hydration Station for the Publix Marathon (formerly the ING Marathon) at mile maker 11!  This is on College Drive where the race enters the City of Decatur in Oakhurst – right under the overpass for the East Lake Marta station.

Runners in downtown Decatur

We need volunteers to help hand out water. The race is March 23rd (Sunday), and you would be volunteering for a segment of time from about 6:30 am until 10:30 am, or any portion of that time you can commit to.  Your duties would be to prepare tables with cups of water and PowerAde and hand them out as the runners pass, to help clean up and to CHEER!!! KIDS ARE WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED TO HELP!

Hydration Station

Please help if you can!  The instructions for registering as a volunteer are as follows, but remember you gotta go on-line to register, since we are supposed to have a certain number of volunteers or the organizers start to panic.  Also, this ensures you get a free t-shirt!  PLEASE REGISTER FOR EACH PARTICIPANT – SO IF YOU ARE A PARENT AND CHILD, REGISTER FOR EACH OF YOU!!

Access the Group Volunteer Registration page directly from the following link:

http://www.doitsports.com/volunteer/join-protected-group.tcl?event_id=174848

Once on the group page, select Decatur/Oakhurst from the drop down menu. The password is do11 (case sensitive; use lower case).  This is Hydration Station #7 at College and Mead.   Complete the online registration form.  You will receive a confirmation email indicating you have signed up with your group.  Your group leader will contact you before the event with information and instruction.

Thanks in advance- lets show those runners how AWESOME we are in Decatur!

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Hey Pirate People!

Posted in Events on February 24, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

The Wylde Center

Earth Day T-shirt Contest!
Back by popular demand- join us for an Earth Day Pirate themed t-shirt design contest. Children in grades K-12 are welcome to submit a design. Designing for a T Shirt could be a classroom exercise or extracurricular fun for any interested artist. The grand prize entry will be on the 2014 Earth Day Celebration T-Shirt and all entries will be on display at the Decatur Library. The entry deadline is Tuesday, March 25, 5pm and the winners will be notified on April 1.  All entries are due to the Wylde Center Offices at the Oakhurst Garden, 435 Oakview Road, Decatur, GA 30030 and must have a submission form attached to be included in the contest. Prizes will be awarded at the 2014 Earth Day Celebration at the Oakhurst Garden at 1:30pm on April 19. The Oakhurst Garden of the Wylde Center is located at 435 Oakview Road, Decatur, GA 30030. The submission form will be listed HERE Additional questions? Contact Marion@wyldecenter.org

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Oakhurst Wine Crawl Tomorrow!

Posted in Events on February 21, 2014 | Leave a Comment »

Tickets for the 2014 Oakhurst Wine Crawl are available at Oakhurst Market and Universal Joint- $25 in advance and $30 tomorrow. The weather is supposed to be amazing  so run over to Oakhurst on your lunch break and pick up four or five tickets. The event runs 4-7pm all over Oakhurst and the best part of the event is riding on the Fur Bus!

Day of event all participants must have valid ID.
Event tickets holders will exchange their tickets for an event wine glass at Harmony Park.
Any questions for the event may be directed to Melissa Stratton 404-713-5850

 

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