Avondale Tree Walk Sat., April 23 10-12 Noon

From Nancy Martin
Third Annual Avondale Tree Walk Takes Place April 23

WHAT: 3rd Annual Avondale Tree Walk
WHO: Presented by the Avondale Estates Garden Club
WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 23, rain or shine
WHERE: Lake Avondale near the gazebo, Lakeshore Dr.
COST: Free and open to the public

The Avondale Estates Garden Club presents the 3rd Annual Avondale Tree Walk, a conservation project, from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 23. The event is free, and all members of the public, including children and families, are invited. The walk takes place rain or shine.

The registration area is in front of the gazebo, which is just steps away from our "Tree Huggers in Training" talks for children. Other tree talks for adults are also close by. The tree walk will begin after the talks. Arborists and landscape architects will lead six different routes in Avondale Estates. One of those is a walk around Lake Avondale for those who prefer or require a short walk.


Children who participate will get a picture book from Arborguard Tree Specialists. If Avondale Elementary and the Museum School have at least five students from their school attend the walk, they will earn a book about trees by distinguished authors Gail Gibbons and Patricia Lauber for their school library.
All who go on a tree walk will receive a booklet,“75 Native Trees of Georgia,” from the Georgia Forestry Commission.
There will also be an opportunity to consult a panel of experts at the “Ask the Arborist Table” about any concerns homeowners have with trees in their landscapes

The guides at this year’s tree walk will emphasize six major roles that trees play in our environment:
• Trees make oxygen
• Trees save you money (lowering your heating costs)
• Trees keep your drinking water clean
• Trees make useful things for you
• Trees keep streets safe
• Trees Make City Life fun

Special thanks to City of Avondale Estates, the Avondale Estates Tree Board, the Avon Garden Club
and Arborguard Tree Specialists for their contributions to the 2016 Avondale Tree Walk.   

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Wylde Center Plant Sale April 15-17, 2016

From: http://wyldecenter.org/plant-sale/


Plant Sale is located in the front yard of the Wylde Center office at the Oakhurst Garden location. Oakhurst Garden is located in the Oakhurst neighborhood just south of Agnes Scott College in the City of Decatur.

435 Oakview Road, Decatur, GA 30030

For regular updates about what is available, planting tips, and volunteer plant sale workdays, like our Wylde Center facebook page. - See more at: http://wyldecenter.org/plant-sale/#sthash.QAfvDVJg.dpuf

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    Decatur GA.   The new Drive-thru Starbucks at Suburban Plaza Opening soon.

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--- One of the guys working on this said the floor is next thing to install.

    Game room can be seen on left side.

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Decatur GA. Photo taken on April 6, 2016

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From: https://www.facebook.com/HighlandBakery
Highland Bakery is proud to announce that our full menu is available on Uber Eats! Download the app today to skip the line and have your favorite benedicts, pastries and drinks delivered right to your front door! Pictured here is the spinach salad, the chicken salad sandwich, the peanut butter french toast, and the hill grill.

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From: http://www.tonetoatl.com/2016/03/bits-bites_30.html#more
Sport Clips will be opening locations at both Snellville Promenade on Scenic Highway in Snellville as well as in Suburban Plaza near Decatur.  Georgetown, Texas-based Sport Clips is a male-geared hair cut shop with franchises nationwide.  There are currently about 40 Sport Clips locations in Georgia.   The Snellville center in anchored by HomeGoods, Best Buy and The Fresh Market, while Suburban Plaza is anchored by Walmart, HomeGoods, LA Fitness, ROSS Dress For Less and soon Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft stores.

Learn more about Sport Clips here.

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 Decatur Police reports

Items being taken are electronics left in the cars are wallets and cash and some were broken into anyway with nothing taken because owners left nothing of real value in the car. Last month, Decatur Police offered the following tips to help people avoid becoming victims of a vehicle break-in.
 Tips given would be for people not to leave valuables in their vehicle, and  in some of these break-ins nothing was taken, but the vehicle was broke into with the belief of hoping to find items that may have been left in the vehicle.
 They  recommend parking as close to a business as possible where foot traffic is higher in order to increase your vehicle’s visibility or parking it in front of large windows.

Decatur Waffle House Easter Egg Hunt March 27

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From: thedecaturminute.com   

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Eye on Suburban Plaza

--- --- Moe's gets a facelift Coment Pub & Lanes is expected to open by April.

Look for New Retail Center for Toco Hills

New Retail Center Planned for Toco Hills
From: http://www.tonetoatl.com
Crim & Associates plans to build a new 11,000 square foot retail center on LaVista Road at Toco Hill.  The property, located in an outparcel of the existing Kroger, is just under 1.4 acres and is zoned C-1 (Local Commercial District.)

A sign was erected recently announcing a new retail center. Leasing is being handled by Crim & Associates, a Sandy Springs-based commercial real estate firm.  I previously linked to a listing by LaVista Associates, Inc.,  but it would appear Crim has now taken the lead.
 I contacted Crim's Steven St. Paul, the leasing agent for the property, who indicated that they have received significant interest in the new center but that they have no leases signed. St. Paul indicated that the center is likely not to be completed for another year.  I also inquired how many spaces the center would have, to which St. Paul responded that the number of spaces would be determined by the types and sizes of users that commit to the center. 

Jerry Hendrix of Toco Properties, owner of the Kroger portion of the center, indicated that there will be no curb cuts permitted between the new center and the Kroger portion. This access restriction was reportedly among the issues that hindered development from taking place on the parcel previously. 
Photo credit: google maps

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You can read all about it over at decaturish.com

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Decatur Easter Egg Hunt  Saturday 3-19-16
From the decatur minute
March 19, 11 am | Front lawn of First Baptist Church of Decatur, 308 Clairemont Ave.
Rain location is the church gymnasium

The annual DBA Easter Egg Hunt returns Saturday, March 19 from 11 am to 1 pm. The bunny arrives at 10:30 am, and the hunt begins at 11 am sharp. This year the hunt will be staggered by age groups so that parents with more than one child, in different age groups, can experience the fun with each of their children.
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