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Raise a fork, fix a home. Dine out on Tuesday, May 14 at any of the 21 participating City of Decatur restaurants. A percentage of the day’s proceeds at each restaurant goes to the Decatur Martin Luther King Jr. Service Project, a large-scale volunteer initiative to help Decatur’s older residents live safely, comfortably and affordably in their homes by completing needed repairs, weatherization, adding handicap-accessible features and doing yard work. A total of 40 homes had work done by approximately 1,100 volunteers during the King Holiday weekend in January.
Participating restaurants are:
The Corner Pub
Raging Burrito & Taco
Parker’s on Ponce
The White Bull
Big Tex
Café Lily
Dog Towne Franks
Ebrik Coffee Room
Farm Burger
Grindhouse Killer Burgers
Kelly’s Market
LEON’s Full Service
The Marlay
Mezcalito’s Cantina
Mojo Pizza, Scout
The Square Pub
Steinbeck’s Ale House
Sushi Avenue on the Square
Taiyo Ramen
Universal Joint
Visit www.mlkserviceproject.com for links to the restaurants and more information about the Project. For additional info, contact Lee Ann Harvey, Leeann.harvey@decaturga.com or 678-553-6548.
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The May test of the Tornado Outdoor Warning Siren System will happen tomorrow (5/1/19) at 5:00 p.m. The test should last approximately one minute. Should the weather become inclement, the test will be postponed until Thursday, 2 May 2019.
If you have questions or want more information about the siren system, check out the Siren page on the City’s website or contact Police Lt. Barry Woodward at 404-373-6551.
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This week in #decaturga: Stormwater next steps, lunchtime concerts and history tours, and celebrity story time impressions
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This weekend in #decaturga: Lots! Youth safety training, mom portrait sessions, spirits, celebrations, indie book shops, and basketball for a good cause
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The Decatur City Commission is accepting statement of interests from residents for volunteer service on the Lifelong Community Advisory Board. Descriptions of the board responsibilities and access to the Statement of Interest form can be found at decaturga.com/resident-boards-commissions. You can return the form via email to City Manager Andrea Arnold at Andrea.Arnold@decaturga.com or mail it to her attention at City of Decatur, PO Box 220, Decatur GA 30031.
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This week in #decaturga: A brewery “spirit night” for L’Arche Atlanta and plenty of free music
Jessica Handler presents The Magnetic Girl, a novel. Monday, April 22, 7:15 pm at the Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore St. Hosted by the Georgia Center for the Book. Information at facebook.com/events/316087702382340 and georgiacenterforthebook.org
Cheers to Totes Tuesday with L’Arche at Eventide Brewing! Raise a glass and support people with intellectual and development disabilities through L’Arche Atlanta with 10% of the proceeds. Tuesday, April 23, 5:30-10 pm at Eventide Brewing, 1015 Grant St. SE. Information at facebook.com/events/418234718985097 and larcheatlanta.org
Musical Bookings presents Veronika Jackson, Atlanta acoustic folk blues artist. Tuesday, April 23, 7-8 pm at the Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore St. FREE concert hosted by the Friends of the Decatur Library. Information at veronikajackson.com
Last chance for FREE Oakhurst Jazz Nights in April! On the lawn of the Solarium, 321 W. Hill St., 7-9 pm. This Thursday, April 25 features Matt Wauchope. Sponsored by the Oakhurst Neighborhood Association. Information at oakhurstjazznights.com
Musical Bookings presents The Hollands!, a fun, folk-revivalist family band. Friday, April 26, 7-8 pm at the Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore St. FREE concert hosted by the Friends of the Decatur Library. Information at thehollands.org
Find upcoming Decatur community events at visitdecaturgeorgia.com/plan/calendar-of-events and submit your own by contacting sherry.jackman@decaturga.com or renae.madison@decaturga.com
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Construction on the Commerce Drive Cycle Track is expected to start on Monday, April 22. The City of Decatur is partnering with the PATH Foundation to build the cycle track (also called “protected bicycle lanes”) on Commerce Drive between Clairemont Avenue and West Trinity Place and on West Trinity Place from Commerce Drive to North McDonough Street, where it will connect with the recently completed North McDonough cycle track.
Construction will take up to one year. Lewallen Construction of Marietta, who has built similar projects in downtown Atlanta and at Georgia Tech, is the general contractor.
Efforts will be taken to minimize impacts, but residents are reminded that noise, mess, and inconvenience are likely side effects to be expected at various points during the process. Everyone’s patience is appreciated.
Jonathan McCaig of the PATH Foundation is the construction manager and can be contacted at jonathan@pathfoundation.org.
Further details
On Commerce Drive, the new plan includes 4 vehicle lanes between Clairemont and West Ponce de Leon Avenue, with 3 lanes between West Ponce and West Trinity Place. West Trinity will have 4 vehicle lanes.
Construction will start at Clairemont Avenue and move south towards West Trinity Place. The initial work will include re-striping the street to reflect the new cycle track pavement marking plan and will provide work zones on both sides of Commerce and Trinity so that the contractor can safely perform the job.
More details about the project can be found at decaturnext.com.
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