Posted in Events, tagged Decatur Active Living, Touch a Truck on March 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Due to the 100% chance of rain tomorrow, we have decided to reschedule Touch A Truck for April 30 from 10 am until 1 pm. The Public Works folks have cleaned all the trucks in anticipation of the event, so if you see them around be sure to tell them how nice the trucks look!
See you on April 30th.
Posted in Community, Events, tagged 30030, City of Decatur, Decatur Active Living, KP Corporate Walk/Run on July 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 30030, City of Decatur, Decatur Active Living, Decatur Business Association on July 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The City of Decatur and the Decatur Business Association invite you to join “Team Decatur” as we participate in the KP Corporate Run/Walk 5K on Thursday, September 16th.
What’s in it for you?
Visit the KP Corporate Run/Walk site today at www.kpcorporaterunwalk.com and go to the registration page to sign up to be a part of Team Decatur. Be sure to click on Team Decatur so you can run or walk with our great community, colleagues and friends.
For more information contact Cheryl Burnette, Cheryl.burnette@decaturga.com or 678-553-6541.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged City of Decatur, Decatur Active Living, Softball Tournament on July 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The City of Decatur Police Department will host a charity softball tournament on Sunday, July 11 on behalf of Officer Amy Hall whose house burned down in May. Following the tournament the Oakhurst Neighborhood Association will sponsor a cookout and auction at The Solarium, 321 W. Hill Street from 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. The community is invited to both events.
The softball tournament is an open tournament and begins at 8 a.m. with games being played at both Oakhurst and McKoy parks. The tournament is single elimination with a one hour maximum time limit and the championship game ending at 12:30 p.m. Softball teams are being coordinated by Decatur Active Living and a $200 application fee per team is due on the day of the tournament. Interested teams should contact Lindsey Struck by 1 pm on Wednesday, July 7 at 678-553-6550.
The cookout begins at 11 a.m. and goes until 2 p.m. and features plenty of good food and beverages plus a live band. There is a $10 entrance fee ($5 for softball participants).
All donations raised by the softball tournament and cookout will be given to the Amy Hall Fund at Decatur First Bank. For more information contact Marc Brennan, owner of Universal Joint and treasurer of the Decatur Business Association.
Posted in Community, Uncategorized, tagged City of Decatur, Decatur Active Living, Glenlake Pool on July 2, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Glenlake Pool will be closed today until 5 pm for necessary sanitation procedures. Please enjoy swimming at Ebster or McKoy pools to stay cool. Have a fun and safe 4th of July weekend!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 30030, City of Decatur, Decatur, Decatur Active Living, Touch a Truck on March 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Join Decatur Active Living on Saturday, March 20th for the annual “Touch-a-Truck” event from 10 am until 1 pm in the Callaway Building Parking Lot located at 120 West Trinity Place. This free community event gives children of all ages a chance to touch, explore and see their favorite truck or equipment on wheels. The City of Decatur fire truck, dump trucks, tractors, police cars, motorcycles, bicycles and many other vehicles will be on display, as well as vehicles from DeKalb County.
For more information, please contact Greg White at 678-553-6543.
Posted in Events, Uncategorized, tagged 30030, City of Decatur, Decatur, Decatur Active Living, Decatur Holiday Candlelight Tour of Homes on November 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The 27th Annual Decatur Holiday Candlelight Tour of Homes tickets are now on sale. I know everyone is going to rush out to get theirs just like they did the Beer Festival tickets!
This year’s tour features 8 Homes and 2 Points of Interest in the Clairemont/Great Lakes area of Decatur. The Tour of Homes committee has planned the tour so attendees could walk from home to home. There will also be a shuttle available, compliments of Decatur Active Living. You can park your car at the Decatur First Baptist Church on Clairemont and ride the shuttle to all the homes.
Tickets are $20 in advance and are being sold at The Seen Gallery on Church Street, The Seventeen Steps on Ponce de Leon Place, Bicycle South on North Decatur Road and Intown Ace Hardware on Scott Boulevard. Tickets will also be available during the Tour at each home for $25.
Proceeds from the Tour of Homes go to the Decatur Youth Fund and the Decatur Preservation Alliance.
For more information visit www.decaturtourofhomes.com.
Posted in Events, Retail & Restaurants, tagged 30030, City of Decatur, Decatur, Decatur Active Living, shopping, Woodlands Garden on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Wow, a weekend in Decatur and no festivals. What will we do? No fear- there is “always something fun to do in Decatur”.
On Friday night, plan on attending the Decatur High School Homecoming Parade, unless the rain moves in. We will keep you updated. If not raining, the Parade begins at 5:30 pm. Meredith fills us in with the details in the previous blog.
For the readers that are shoppers (and even those who are not) visit the shops in Downtown Decatur as they celebrate Fourth Friday. Discounts, refreshments, and more. Great time to begin your holiday shopping, support our local businesses, and have fun all at the same time!
Glennwood Academy’s Great Pumpkin Extravaganza will be held all weekend long! Many types of pumpkins will be available for purchse. Check the dates and times below.
Decatur Active Living invites the community to participate in a Pumpkin Carving Contest on Saturday from 10:30 am until 1:30 pm at the Decatur Recreation Center located at 231 Sycamore Street. Clean and carve your pumpkin for Halloween! Dress for the event and join the fun. For more information contact Lee Williams, Lee.Williams@decaturga.com, 678-553-6551.
On Saturday evening, Our House presents “A Night in Tuscany”, a fundraiser for the organization. The event will be held at Callawolde Fine Arts Center from 6:30 until 11 pm. For more information, click here.
On Sunday, from 2 until 4 pm, join the community at Woodlands Garden for “Music in the Garden” featuring acoustic musicians Don Fay and George Eckard of “The Unusual Suspects”. For more information, click here.
Little Shop of Stories invites everyone to its Coraline Movie Screening tonight at 7 p.m. Get into the Halloween spirit early this year by joining the Little Shop folks for some popcorn and a screening of a favorite super creepy (and well-made) movie, Coraline, based on the book by Neil Gaiman. Read more about this event here.
The Annual Church Street Fall Fest is this Sunday. For more information, see our previous post on the festival.
Have a great weekend in Decatur!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 30030, City of Decatur, Decatur, Decatur Active Living, SAfe Routes to School on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Get ready for another fun time with family and friends; it’s the 2nd Annual Walk/Bike/Roll to School Day Pep Rally, 6:30 to 7:30 pm, Tuesday, October 6th on the Decatur Square.
Join us on the square for music, games, prizes, entertainment and special guests. The following day, Wednesday, Oct. 7th, is National Walk to School Day. Decatur Active Living staff and parent volunteers will be out that morning at Clairemont, Oakhurst and Winnona Park elementary schools and Glennwood Academy with healthy snacks for students and coffee for parents.
For more information on the pep rally, Walk to School Day, or the Decatur Safe Routes to School program, please contact Greg White, Greg.White@decaturga.com, 678-553-6543.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 30030, City of Decatur, Decatur, Decatur Active Living, SAfe Routes to School, volunteer on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Bike Training is upon us and volunteers are needed to make the training a success. The training begins on Wednesday, September 30 and concludes on Friday, October 9. Please find listed below dates and volunteer time slots. Consider volunteering to help our Decatur children learn the importance of bike safety.
Dates: 9/30, 10/1, 10/2, and 10/7, 10/8, 10/9
Volunteers needed for the following shifts:
8am-10am
10am-12noon
12noon-2:45pm
Please call Gregory White at 678-553-6543 if you are interested in volunteering or email greg.white@decaturga.com.
