2009 Severe Weather Awareness Week

Right before I started writing this entry I read Decatur Metro’s post about Decatur High School’s Career Awareness Week next week. Well, believe it or not, the week of February 1-7 is also Severe Weather Awareness Week in Georgia! The Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) and the National Weather Service have a list on Ready [...]

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Several Dancers Core Invites You to Lunch

As a former ballet dancer I could talk your ear off (but I won’t) about how I don’t think ballet companies are in touch with their audiences today. However, I would never apply that criticism to Decatur’s local contemporary dance company Several Dancers Core. Several Dancers Core understands that not everyone is a dance afficionado [...]

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State of the City Recap

Thank you to everyone who attended the Decatur Business Association meeting to hear the State of the City address last night. What a great turnout! For those of you who were unable to make it, Decatur eLife will be posting a video of the event within the next few days. Before delivering the address, Mayor [...]

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Upcoming Early February Events at Hoopla

Sabrina from Hoopla just sent us a list of fun events they have planned at the store starting this weekend. Parents, take note of the Drop Off Valentine Party! Stop by Hoopla this weekend to kick off the Super Bowl Party! January 31st and February 1st to decorate a paper football helmet in our craft [...]

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Decatur City Dance Presents Annual Winter Dance Concert

Decatur City Dance, the oldest performing dance group in DeKalb County, performs their popular Winter Dance concert at the Monsignor Terry W. Young Center for Performing Arts on Friday, February 6 and Saturday, February 7.  The performance features more than a dozen pieces of original ballet, jazz, modern and swing pieces designed to mesmerize children [...]

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Ken Will Morton Performs FREE Show at Twains on February 5th

  Ken Will Morton will be performing a free show at Twain’s on Thursday, February 5th at 8:30 p.m. With four releases under his belt, his music has been praised by No Depression, Harp, Paste Magazine, An Honest Tune, American Songwriter, Stomp & Stammer, Southeast Performer, Performing Songwriter, Relix and more.  In June of 2008, Ken Will [...]

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City of Decatur Budget Focus Group Meetings Scheduled

The community is invited to participate in the City of Decatur Budget Focus Group kick-off meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Commission Conference Room on the first floor of City Hall at 509 N. McDonough Street.  This will be the first of three focus group meetings regarding the fiscal [...]

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The Seen Gallery Invites you to a Sneak Preview

  The Seen Gallery has relocated to downtown Decatur.  Conveniently located at 415 Church Street, the new space is two doors down from Java Monkey coffee and wine bar and one door down from Mingei World Arts, directly across from the Decatur Marta train station.    Plan to attend the sneak preview this Friday, January 23,  7-10 PM   From Bill Bibb: [...]

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Project a Success

Decatur’s 7th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Project held in partnership with the Decatur Preservation Alliance was a resounding success! Approximately 1,040 volunteers worked throughout the weekend, including around 30 City of Decatur employees. There were 200 more volunteers this year than in 2008! Volunteers were eager to pitch in wherever they were needed [...]

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Volunteer for the ING Georgia Marathon at a Decatur Hydration Station

                                The ING Georgia Marathon is coming through the City of Decatur on March 29th and volunteers are needed for the two Hydration Stations located in the city. To volunteer, please go to the ING GA Marathon website www.inggeorgiamarathon.com and [...]

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