Dogs + Running = 5K in Downtown Decatur

If you love to run and/or if you love dogs, plan to join in the 7th annual “Run With the Dogs” on Saturday, January 7, 2012 starting in front of the Decatur High School auditorium at 9 a.m.  Registration begins at 8 a.m. This annual event, produced by the Decatur Bulldog Boosters, is a single 5K [...]

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January is Radon Action Month

The DeKalb County Cooperative Extension Service would like to remind the community about the dangers of radon gas. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer for non-smokers and is responsible for 830 deaths in Georgia each year. Taking the time to test for radon can help you prevent and reduce the entry of radon [...]

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Ring in the New Year with Friends and Neighbors…Locally

If you are like me, you don’t want to drive downtown (or OTP for that matter) to celebrate New Year’s Eve. Thanks to the best local businesses ever, you don’t have to! You can stay right here in downtown Decatur and ring in the New Year with your friends and neighbors. Here are just a [...]

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Decatur Named A Top 10 “Tastiest Towns in the South”

Let the voting begin! Thanks to Southern Living Magazine who selected Decatur as one of the Top 10 “Tastiest Towns in the South.”  They are letting readers choose the winning town and are urging residents and businesses to rally around their hometowns and vote for their favorite from now through Jan. 31 at southernliving.com/tasty. The Decatur community [...]

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Decatur Salutes 2011 Hometown Heroes

Decatur honored 14 Hometown Heroes in 2011 for contributions made to the Decatur community.  Hometown Heroes are those volunteers who work, often behind the scenes, to make the City of Decatur a better place to live, work and play.  They are nominated by people in the community and are judged by professionals who work with [...]

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Decatur Resource Conservation Coordinator Featured on “Speaking of Green”

Speaking of Green is a radio show created by Southeast Green that interviews business, government and non-profit leaders about how they are making the Southeast greener. Beth Bond, host of the show, interviewed Decatur’s Resource Conservation Coordinator, Lena Stevens, today about how she became interested in environmental initiatives and her work in Decatur. They discussed some of the [...]

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Decorate Decatur Winners Announced for 2011

Decorate Decatur night comes but once a year. That’s when Decatur residents and businesses plug in the string lights, set up the cut-outs, carefully unwrap the giant figurines and show their holiday spirit. As soon as the sun goes down a dedicated group of judges, anonymous by tradition, load up in a trusty vehicle to [...]

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Winner of Home Energy Makeover Contest Announced Today!

In July 2011, the City of Decatur and City of Atlanta partnered to create the Home Energy Makeover Contest. Hundreds of entries were received and we are proud to announce that the Decatur winning home has been selected and will receive a home energy makeover worth up to $10,000! Not a bad holiday gift right? [...]

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Say Goodbye to Nathan and Hello to Holly!

The Permit, Zoning, and Inspections department is losing the very talented Nathan Soldat to the Atlanta Regional Commission where he will be serving as a transportation planner.  For those homeowners and contractors who have had the pleasure of working with Nathan, we are a holding a farewell open house on Wednesday, December 21st from 4-5:30.  [...]

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Harbour Bar Gives Back

Harbour Bar is partnering up with Decatur schools and will donate 5% of the total purchase of participating families to their designated school. The restaurant gives you a Harbour Bar card that tracks the purchases of each school’s families and at the end of every month, a check is sent to the school. To get [...]

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