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RED Day {Renew|Energize|Donate}

April 27, 2011 by Katie

From the Keller Williams offices…

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS –  Give Where We Live…
–          Keller Williams International’s annual RED Day {Renew|Energize|Donate} is Thursday, May 12.  Some 77,000+ KW Agents all over North America will be donating their time on this day and giving back to their community.  The Decatur office, Keller Williams Realty Metro Atlanta, will be sponsoring a Support Our Troops day where agents, clients, family, friends and businesses will come together to make care packages to send to our troops.  The public is encouraged to participate in the following ways: Cash donations to purchase the items for the care packages and shipping costs, Donate Items for the care packages, Provide baked goods for our Bake sale April 26, Donate your time on the day of the event and help make up the care packages.
–          For additional information and details on the event:  www.reddaydecatur.com  or call (404) 564-5560

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DecaturWISE begins today! Earn up to $3,200 for improving the energy efficiency of your home.

April 25, 2011 by Lena

DecaturWISE Logo

Better Comfort.


Lower Bills. 

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DecaturWISE launches Monday, April 25th! Improve the comfort of your home and save money by participating in City of Decatur’s energy efficiency rebate program, DecaturWISE (Worthwhile Investments Save Energy). This program adds to the benefits of Georgia Power’s Home Energy Improvement Program, and is designed to help residents make their homes, old or new, more energy efficient and comfortable through a comprehensive home performance energy analysis and the implementation of energy efficient upgrades.

Example of insufficient attic insulation

Home energy analysis is a great way to get professional advice on how your particular home, with all its unique characteristics, can be retrofitted to reduce your utility bills.  Walking through your home  with an auditor gives you a completely different perspective, and you might be surprised what you learn. Surprisingly, the most impactful improvements to reduce energy use in Decatur homes usually includes things we don’t often think about like insulation, duct sealing and air sealing.  Lena Stevens, the City’s Resource Conservation Coordinator discussed many of these issues related to her own Decatur home in a blog post entitled The Art of Home Energy Efficiency back in November 2010.

With DecaturWISE you can earn up to $3,200 for improving the energy efficiency of your home.

  1. Georgia Power offers residents up to $2,200 in rebates based on the energy savings they achieve.
  2. DecaturWISE will award up to an additional $1,000 for homes achieving a 15 percent or greater improvement in energy savings. Total DecaturWISE and Georgia Power rebates cannot exceed 50 percent of the total improvement costs.

It’s easy to participate!

  1. Find a participating contractor – visit Decaturga.com [add link to program page here] and choose one of the approved contractors, all of which can offer Georgia Power and DecaturWISE rebates.
  2. Learn more about Georgia Power’s Home Energy Improvement program on their website.
  3. Complete the home energy analysis.
  4. Contractor will install energy saving upgrades.
  5. Complete post-installation inspection.
  6. Contractor applies for rebates.
  7. You receive money back!

For information visit the City of Decatur’s website or speak with members of the DecaturWISE team at the Decatur Green Fest, Saturday, May 7th at the Decatur Courthouse Square

For more information on DecaturWISE, call (678)729-SAVE (7283). or email us at decaturwise@clearesult.com. 

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Street Closing/Detour: Kirk Road

April 21, 2011 by Catherine

Beginning April 25, Atlanta Gas Light will be replacing the natural gas pipes along Kirk Road (that’s Kirk, not Kikr). Portions of the road between South Candler Street and Avery Street will be closed to through traffic from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday – Friday. The street will be open every night and all day on the weekends.

Click here for more information and a larger version of the map.

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Have you signed up for Walk for Lunch?

April 19, 2011 by Katie

Walk For Lunch looks to make strides in Decatur, the most walkable city in the State of Georgia!

 

After a very successful season in Downtown Atlanta, Walk For Lunch is looking to make new strides in the City of Decatur, the most walkable city in the State of Georgia. Walk For Lunch – Decatur is planned for May 3 – 26th, 2011 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Registered walkers can walk between the hours of 11:30 am – 1:15 pm to the Decatur Square.

WALK FOR LUNCH (WalkForLunch.com) is an inexpensive lunch hour walking program that includes healthy lunches and benefits local children. Walkers can organize teams or sign up as an individual walker for $25 at WalkForLunch.com.

Walkers can pre-order healthy lunches from Subway Restaurant, Pita Pit and Sammiches N’ Stuff, all local Decatur restaurants. In addition to the lunches, each walker will be invited to attend a Health & Wellness Expo and be given 1 – 2 mile walking maps. Each walker will also receive a Walk For Lunch – Decatur T-shirt, daily goodies from our sponsors and an opportunity to walk with the Mayor of Decatur, Decatur Firefighters, coworkers, friends and neighbors. The walking program including the lunch pick-up will take 30 – 60 minutes.

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Agnes Scott Ranked #1 in RecycleMainia

April 18, 2011 by Lena

Congratulations to Agnes Scott College  for ranking No. 1 in the state and No. 29 nationally in this year’s RecycleMania Grand Champion Division. In last year’s competition, the college was first in the state and placed No. 35 nationally.

The college also ranked No. 11 nationally in the food service organics (food composting) division, with 17 pounds of food per person composted.

RecycleMania is a national college and university recycling competition. About 600 colleges and universities signed up for the 10-week competition, which pits institutions all over the country against each other in several categories to see which school can recycle the largest portion of their waste.

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For more info about this accomplishment, please visit the Agnes Scott website.

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Coming Soon…Decatur Beach Party!!!

April 18, 2011 by Katie

More details coming soon but be sure to mark it on your calendars…

The Decatur Businesss Association presents the 26th annual

Decatur Beach Party

Friday, June 17th  5:00pm-midnight

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Decatur Retail and Restaurant News

April 15, 2011 by Catherine

Anytime a business moves into Decatur I immediately go to their website and sign up for their newsletter. I usually get at least five newsletters a day. Here are some of the things that have popped up in my inbox this week/ things I’ve seen around town:

Found: Pete the Cat stuffed toy at Little Shop of Stories

 Decatur CD is celebrating Record Store Day this Saturday (that’s tomorrow). The store is opening an hour earlier at 10 a.m., offering more than 300 Record Store Day exclusive releases and 40% off on select non-RSD vinyl. At noon you can munch on BBQ sliders, there will be free beer all day for those of age, King of Pops will be at the shop starting at 2 p.m., and ticket giveaways will be happening all day.

Farmburger is offering up its 100% Georgia pasture-raised and grazed meats through Moonshine Meats CSA. Email darla@moonshinemeats.com for more information.

Badda Bing is still offering a different, delicious lunch each day of the week. Yesterday the Healthy Day Menu included turkey chili, fruit salad with organic cottage cheese, tuna nicoise with bowtie pasta, curry chicken salad, Thai coleslaw with tofu, roasted spring veggies, saffron rice and whole wheat pita bread – all for $7 even.

The Cookie Studio now carries gluten free products from Pure Knead, which includes rolls, baguettes, breadsticks and many other specialty bread items and dessert items. Their products are made of all natural ingredients and are hand made in a dedicated facility certified by the Gluten Intolerance Group. Fresh breads and other items will be available on Fridays and Saturdays, but frozen items can be picked up during the week. Pre-order by emailing info@thecookiestudio.net.

The Seen Gallery is hosting art classes each month. Sign up for Beginning and Intermediate Acrylic Painting or Figure Drawing. You can even purchase class materials at the gallery. Click here to register.

HomeGrown is offering Handprinted from Nature with Amy Armour of Fastsoft Press on May 16, 7-9 p.m. The class will cover hand-printing from natural materials onto a variety of textiles. Registration includes supplies.  Click here to register and for more information.

Adore Hair Studio and Shoppe will be opening up a location in the old Jaunt space next to Avellinos on West College.

Eddie’s Attic will host two afternoon family matinées this Saturday with Caroline Herring at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Herring will perform musical collaborations on three beloved children’s books: The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton, and Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak. Click here to purchase tickets.

The Decatur Arts Festival just added a lot more information on their website this week. Looks like it’s going to be another great fest!

See you at the Easter Egg Hunt tomorrow!

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The Hunt Will Go On!

April 15, 2011 by Katie

Despite speculation that tomorrow morning may be rainy, the Decatur Business Association’ s  Easter Egg Hunt on the Square will go on, rain or shine.

If it is actually raining when it is time to start the festivities, the Easter Bunny will be visiting with kids and families under the Community Bandstand. Rather than hunting, there will be goodies bags for everyone who braves the rain to join us.

If it is just a little wet tomorrow morning, the Easter Egg Hunt will go on as planned! Easter Bunny arrives at 10:30 a.m. The candy hunt begins promptly at 11 a.m. Age categories: 0-2; preschool, kindergarten, grades 1-5

And if you do manage to make it out to the Square, please take a moment to thank all of our wonderful sponsors who make this event happen! You can find out more about them on the DBA website.

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Water Main Break – Willow Lane at Superior Avenue

April 14, 2011 by Meredith

4:00 p.m. – There is a water main break on Willow Lane at Superior Avenue. DeKalb County Watershed Management is on the scene working to correct the problem. No time estimate has been given for the work to be completed and for water service to be restored to the homes on Superior Avenue from N. Decatur Road to Scott Blvd and on Willow Lane from Superior Avenue to Scott Blvd. At this time, a boil water advisory has not been issued.

We’ll keep you posted so check back often for more information.

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Guess who is coming to town?!

April 14, 2011 by Katie

Here is a hint…he’s big, fluffy, and carrying a basket full of goodies for all of Decatur’s boys and girls!

You got it! The Easter Bunny is coming to the Old Courthouse Square this Saturday.  Bring your basket and join the Easter Bunny in the hunt for candy eggs.  Easter Bunny arrives at 10:30 a.m.  Age categories:  0-2; Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st – 5th grades.  Sponsored by Decatur Business Association and local businesses. Free. www.decaturdba.com

 Wondering where to park? You can always park for FREE in the DeKalb County parking deck after 5pm and on the weekends. Also, watch for big signs posted around the Square pointing you to more parking options. Or better yet, leave a little early and walk to the Easter Egg Hunt!

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