Easter Egg Hunt on the Square This Saturday

The Decatur Business Association will hold their annual Easter Egg Hunt on the Square this coming Saturday, April 4. The Easter Bunny arrives at 10:30am and the hunt begins at 11am sharp. Really-don’t be late or it will be over. I have never seen candy gathered at such a fast speed! The Decatur Firefighers will [...]

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Marching Abominables Help Rock Cheering Station

  The official ING Cheering Station for Decatur was at Fellini’s and the addition of part of the Marching Abominables definitely helped rock the cheering section and the runners. Thanks to everyone who came out to help cheer on the runners in the 3rd annual ING Georgia Marathon. Happy Volunteers at the Hydration Station I hear [...]

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Eurasia’s Chef Wendy Tries for Top Chef

Take a look at Chef Wendy’s video entry for Top Chef! However, I do have to warn you that if you watch the video you’re going to have a craving for a meal at Eurasia Bistro. The good news is, Eurasia has one of the best lunch deals in town. The $11 lunch fixe prix [...]

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Scott Peacock on The Today Show this Monday

  Stay home Monday morning or, better yet,  schedule your DVR to record The Today Show because Decatur’s Watershed (superstar) chef, Scott Peacock, will be making his chicken and dumplings recipe for Matt Lauer and the gang on the morning of March 30.  I would be jealous of The Today Show cast for getting the [...]

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Decatur Postpones Electronics Recycling Day

  Event Rescheduled for April 25, 2009 The City of Decatur announces the cancelation of Electronics Recycling Day scheduled for Saturday, March 28 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. in response to the prediction of severe thunderstorms, strong winds and lightning.   David Junger, Assistant City Manager for Public Works, said “The threat of severe [...]

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Earth Hour Reminder: Turn off those lights!

The City of Decatur is proud to be participating in Earth Hour this Saturday, March 28, from 8:30 until 9:30 p.m. We will darken City Hall and other city buildings where feasible. We will also turn off the lights on the MARTA Plaza for an hour. For information on Earth Hour visit www.earthhourus.org. Let us [...]

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Bring your batteries…….

and your electronics,  cell phones and pagers, computers, typewriters………these are just a few of the things that you can recycle this coming Saturday, March 28, at Spring Electronics Recycling Day.  Electronics dropped off will be sorted and broken down into raw materials and sent to recyclers for reuse. In addition to electronics, you may frop [...]

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Atlanta Gas Light Service Update

Tony Parker, Assistant City Manager for Emergency Management, reports that Atlanta Gas Light has 40 crew members working to turn off gas in all homes and businesses affected by the gas outage.  Assuring that gas has been turned off at each location is an important safety measure to prevent buildings from filling with gas when [...]

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David Fisher Receives Thomas O. Davis Award

David Fisher, Facilities Management Director for DeKalb County, was awarded the Thomas O. Davis Award at last night’s Decatur Business Association meeting. The DBA presents the Thomas O. Davis Public Servant Award every year to a Decatur public servant who exemplifies the finest qualities of citizenship. This award was established in 2001 in memory of [...]

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Yesterday in History

Many of you know the city’s volunteer coordinator, Lee Ann Harvey. But most of you probably aren’t aware that she’s a huge American history buff. She even has a This Day in History calendar on her desk. And thanks to this wonderful fact-filled calendar, Lee Ann brought the following to our attention today: This Day [...]

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