Getting Ready for the Decatur Book Festival

You know it’s officially the start of Book Festival week when the Courthouse banner goes up. Start getting excited: www.decaturbookfestival.com.

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NOTICE: Defect Found in Shipment of City of Decatur’s Green (8-gallon) Pay-As-You-Throw bags

The City of Decatur Public Works Sanitation Division is working to resolve an issue with a defective Pay-As-You-Throw bag shipment from the bag manufacturer. It appears that the problem is isolated to the green, 8-gallon bags.  We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused. If you have received defective bags please return them to the [...]

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Bond Projects Public Information Session

City of Decatur residents and property owners are invited to a public information session regarding the capital bond projects, financial options for capital improvements and future financial projections on Thursday, September 2 from 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the City Commission Meeting Room, Decatur City Hall, 509 N. McDonough Street, Decatur, GA  30030.

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Listen to Decaturga.com

I’ve been meaning to blog about this for the past few weeks. We’ve added a new, inexpensive, ADA compliant feature to the City’s website. Any webpage within the site that has text on it now has a nifty “Listen” icon in the top right corner. Click on the icon to hear the page read out [...]

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Decatur Garden Tour Seeks Marketplace Vendors

  The 2010 Decatur Garden Tour will celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Oakhurst and most of the gardens will be in the Oakhurst area.  This year they plan to add a marketplace to the weekend.  The marketplace will take place on Sunday, September 26 from 12 noon – 5 p.m. in Harmony Park.  The [...]

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The Chicken Whisperer is Coming!

That’s right. I said Chicken Whisperer. The Chicken Whisperer is coming to Decatur Farmers Market on Aug 28th, from 9 – 1pm with 1,000 chicks to give away!  The event is free (you know I LOVE free)  to the public but donations are suggested for the chicks.  All donations will go to East Atlanta Kids Club. [...]

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Memorial Celebration for Marc Reynolds (1963-2010)

The Heliotrope family invites the community to join them in remembering and celebrating the life of Marc Reynolds, co-owner of Heliotrope.  The Memorial Celebration will be held Sunday, August 29 from 6 – 9 p.m. at Cakes & Ale. All are welcome.

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Sally Wylde

Yesterday evening Sally Wylde, a Decatur resident, founder of the Oakhurst Community Garden Project and an inspiring community leader, passed away. She was an amazing woman and had a huge influence on the Decatur community. Sally moved to Oakhurst in 1993 where she and her neighbor, Louise Jackson, invited school children to become caretakers of [...]

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Art Sun-up to Sundown

This Saturday, Aug. 21, the Atlanta Gallery Association is hosting a city-wide, Art Sun-up to Sundown gallery tour from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Gallery hoppers can enjoy a full day of art, snacks and a chance to enter the raffle for a 2 night stay in one of Splendor Mountain’s cabins. Four Decatur’s galleries [...]

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FREE is my favorite word!

FREE Workshop for City Schools of Decatur Families! Eating Healthy – Fun for the Entire Family – Saturday, August 21, 1-3 p.m. Funded by Kaiser Permanente through a grant received by the Decatur Education Foundation, the Oakhurst Community Garden Project is proud to announce its next FREE seminar reserved for CSD families.  Bring the whole family [...]

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