Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Is Jack in the Box Coming to Atlanta ?



From Tomorrow's News Today http://www.tonetoatl.com
 Sources tell me San Diego, California-based Jack in the Box is eyeing an initial entrance
into the Atlanta market.  If their plans come to fruition, they will enter a crowded market where Wendy's, McDonald's and Burger King, among others, all have significant representation. 

California-based chains have found mixed success in Atlanta.  Costa Mesa, California-based El Pollo Loco vacated the Atlanta market late last year after only about 2 and a half years in the market.  Lake Forest, California-based Del Taco has thus far proved the third time is the charm as they entered the Atlanta market for the third time earlier this year.  After opening their first store in Snellville in February, another store was added near Kennesaw State in the spring, and more recently, another location opened in a former El Pollo Loco off Cobb Parkway.  The current Atlanta area Del Taco locations are all open 24 hours have apparently each set company sales records. 
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Photo credit What the Hell are you Eating

Saturday, November 24, 2012

It's Small Business Saturday in Decatur

From: Mingei World Arts

Have a great Saturday in Decatur.
 See you soon!
Your friends at
Mingei World Arts
Read all about us , we are Featured in this week's Hand/Eye magazine

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Shop Mingei World Arts Satuday Nov. 24

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From: Mingei World Arts
Happy Thanksgiving to all!
 
Once you've eaten your fill of turkey and pie, we hope you will join us on Small Business Saturday! Small Business Saturday is that day between Black Friday and Cyber Monday when you can get out, shop locally and support a small business...like us!  Drop by Saturday for unique holiday gifts and decor, or for something nice for yourself! In the afternoon we will be serving wine and other refreshments!
In the mean time, we wish you a happy Thanksgiving.
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Ann and Ellen

Hours:
Monday -Wednesday 10-6
Terrific Thursdays 10-10
Friday and Saturday 10-9
Sunday 11-6
427 Church Street
Decatur, GA 30306

Lighting of the Macy’s Great Tree

From WSBTV

 Lenox Square Macy's

More than 100,000 people are expected to attend this year’s Lighting of the Macy’s Great Tree at Lenox Square Mall, and more than 500,000 more will watch the live broadcast on WSB-TV, which will be hosted by WSB Channel 2 Action News anchor Jovita Moore and Channel 2 Meteorologist David Chandley.

Channel 2’s Jovita Moore and David Chandley host the live broadcast from Lenox Square on Thanksgiving night beginning at 7 p.m. Our superstar lineup includes platinum selling country legend Trace Adkins, Chris Mann from The Voice, and  Nickelodeon’s Cymphonique Miller.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Vintage Photos

From: http://guestofaguest.com/tag/vintage-photos/
 Mickey Mouse 1930's

 Back before Christina Aguilera was lip-syncing on a truck covered in streamers and Santa was accompanied by a bevy of leggy blondes, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade gave Americans a reason to sit back and revel at the spectacle of a balloon bigger than their home. Check out photos of the vintage floats of parades past.

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Decatur Christmas Tree Lighting Nov. 29

From : http://www.littleshopofstories.com
 It’s that time of year again! We are once again working with other local businesses to bring you the annual Decatur Christmas Tree! Join us on Thursday, November 29th for carols, sweet treats, a visit from a jolly man in a red suit, and lots of merry making! You don’t want to miss this wonderful holiday tradition!

Decatur Holiday Candlelight Tour of Homes Nov. 30 and Dec. 1

For more info visit http://decaturtourofhomes.com/

Friday, November 16, 2012

Decatur Holiday Marketplace + Cafe ` Nov. 30 and Dec. 1

Decatur Holiday Marketplace + Cafe
Kerry sends this in:

Hi ,
I thought you might be interested in a unique holiday event that transforms a local elementary school into a bustling holiday shopping experience and cafe.
Now in its 21st year, the Decatur Holiday Marketplace + Cafe offers a local alternative to crowded shopping malls and big box stores, boasting nearly 100 local and national artisans.
 Slated for Friday, November 30 from 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm and Saturday, December 1 from 10 am to 8 pm at Clairemont Elementary School
  (155 Erie Avenue, less than a mile from downtown Decatur), the event features handmade jewelry, paintings, photography, pottery and more.
The event also hosts a well-stocked cafe, featuring homemade soups and decadent desserts from local eateries. Local musicians and carolers will be on hand to add holiday cheer. If you’re shopping with children in tow, kindergarteners and older can join in the fun on Saturday afternoon from 1pm to 5 pm with art activities provided by Colorwheel Studios. Parents can pre-register online for the art activities at www.decaturholidaymarketplace.com and enter through school's side entrance by cafeteria the day of the event.
The Decatur Holiday Marketplace + Cafe is more than just an ordinary craft market, but also a way for the community to support local students. Proceeds from the Decatur Holiday Marketplace + Cafe go directly to support learning for the students of Clairemont Elementary School.
For more information, please visit www.DecaturHolidayMarketplace.com.


Kerry 

Thursday, November 15, 2012

King of Pops side job is Tree Elves

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They'll bring you Christmas trees

 From http://www.thrillist.com
King of Pops founders Nick and Steve have a new side job as Tree Elves: basically, they'll come to your home or office and drop off a live, potted Leyland Cypress Christmas tree sourced from Parrott, GA's Circle G Farms, which're slightly different from the trees you normally cop outside Circle K.
Just pick a 4-, 5-, or 6-footer, then decide if you want an upgraded ceramic pot, and/or have them arrange your tree with multi-color LED lights at your crib/the Legal Sea Foods you weirdly decided to have a Christmas tree delivered to. And because these guys run a (highly benevolent!) popsicle empire, there are of course the popsicles: you can have them include either 10 or 50 holiday-flavored popsicles, including egg nog, apple cider, chocolate peppermint, and gingerbread, which you will surely proceed to house.
Finish by picking a delivery date, then tell them when to circle back and pick it up so it can be replanted somewhere in the city, something your Circle K tree-dealer never does, because that would just be way too seedy.



Tuesday, November 13, 2012

School board declines to release audit on finances.



— A school board near Atlanta has received a long-awaited audit of the system's finances, but isn't sharing it with the public.
Board members want to digest the information so they can answer questions before they release it publicly, DeKalb County Schools spokesman Jeff Dickerson told The Associated Press.
The board received the audit late last week, and some members were out of town, Dickerson said. He said Tuesday morning that he thinks the audit will eventually be made public, but he wasn't certain when or how it would be shared.
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Read more here: http://www.macon.com/2012/11/13/2247860/school-board-declines-to-release.html#storylink=cpy


Read more here: http://www.macon.com/2012/11/13/2247860/school-board-declines-to-release.html#storylink=cpy

Saturday, November 10, 2012

"SKYFALL" Considered One of The Best

-- From CNN (CNN) -- James Bond just turned 50 -- in movie years, anyhow ("Dr No" came out in 1962) -- and in "Skyfall" Her Majesty's sexiest spy seems to be on the verge of a midlife crisis: He's stuck in a rut, feeling redundant and getting self-conscious about his age. He even considers early retirement, plunging to his apparent doom after he's shot in the movie's thunderously exciting pre-credit sequence. Spoiler alert: 007 survives to fight another day, but not until he's treated himself to an unofficial sabbatical, an opportunity for recuperation and introspection. Not that anyone goes to a Bond movie for navel-gazing, but there's definitely a more serious undercurrent this time around, a certain hankering after relevance that must surely be attributed to the presence of Academy Award-winning director Sam Mendes. No disrespect to Michael Apted, Lee Tamahori and the rest, but Mendes represents a step up in pedigree for a franchise that's usually been the preserve of action specialists. more
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 Bond soars with record $87.8M 'Skyfall' debut
 ---- From: http://apnews.myway.com//article/20121111/DA2G0C180.html By DAVID GERMAIN LOS ANGELES (AP) - James Bond's "Skyfall" has extended its worldwide box-office rule to North America, hauling in a franchise-record $87.8 million in its first weekend at U.S. theaters. Adding in $2.2 million from Thursday night previews at IMAX and other large-format theaters, "Skyfall" has taken in $90 million domestically, according to studio estimates Sunday. That lifts the worldwide total for "Skyfall" to $518.6 million since it began rolling out overseas in late October. Internationally, the 23rd Bond flick added $89 million this weekend to raise its overseas revenue to $428.6 million. The third installment starring Daniel Craig as British super-spy Bond, "Skyfall" outdid the $67.5 million U.S. debut of 2008's "Quantum of Solace," the franchise's previous best opening. "Skyfall" more than doubled the $40.8 million debut of Craig's first Bond film, 2006's "Casino Royale." "Skyfall" already has passed the $407.7 million overseas total for "Quantum of Solace" and by Monday, it will top the $432.2 million international haul for "Casino Royale." The Craig era has reinvigorated one of Hollywood's most-enduring franchises, whose first big-screen Bond adventure, "Dr. No," debuted 50 years ago. "It's quite a testament to Bond, considering it's the 50th anniversary. What a great anniversary present," said Rory Bruer, head of distribution at Sony, which produces the Bond films along with MGM. "Skyfall" was the weekend's only new wide release, but Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" had a huge start in a handful of theaters. Starring Daniel Day-Lewis as the 16th president, "Lincoln" took in $900,000 in 11 theaters for a whopping average of $81,818 a cinema. By comparison, "Skyfall" averaged $25,050 in 3,505 theaters. "Lincoln" centers on the months leading up to the president's assassination in April 1865, as he maneuvers to pass the 13th amendment abolishing slavery and end the Civil War. Distributor Disney will expand "Lincoln" into nationwide release of about 1,600 theaters Friday and may widen the film further over Thanksgiving week. The film has strong Academy Awards prospects for two-time directing winner Spielberg, two-time acting recipient Day-Lewis and the rest of the cast, which includes Oscar winners Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. "The performances are some of the greatest of recent time," said Dave Hollis, head of distribution for Disney. "I don't know if you're ever going to think about it again without seeing our actor as Lincoln. Daniel is extraordinary in the role." "Skyfall" took over the top spot at the weekend box office from Disney's animated comedy "Wreck-It Ralph," which fell to No. 2 with $33.1 million, raising its domestic total to $93.7 million. While "Skyfall" marked a new high for Bond's opening-weekend revenue, the film has a long way to go to match the biggest audiences 007 has ever drawn. Adjusted for inflation, Sean Connery's 1965 Bond adventure "Thunderball" would have taken in an estimated $508 million domestically in today's dollars, with its 1964 predecessor "Goldfinger" not far behind at $444 million, according to box-office tracker Hollywood.com.
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  The Bond films over the last two decades have come in around the $200 million range domestically in inflation-adjusted dollars. Still, Craig's Bond is setting a new critical standard for the franchise. While "Quantum of Solace" had a so-so critical reception, "Skyfall" and "Casino Royale" are among the best-reviewed Bond films, with critics and fans enjoying the darker edge Craig has imprinted on 007. "'Skyfall' is to the Bond franchise what 'The Dark Knight' was to the Batman franchise," said Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian. "By taking it to a whole other level, this is a different kind of Bond that can be taken really seriously."

Friday, November 9, 2012

“Tree of Love” program to help low income Children

From AJC

“Tree of Love” kicks off this month
 By April Hunt

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The annual charity effort to make the Christmas season better for disadvantaged kids in DeKalb County kicks off later this month.

The Tree of Love program creates wish lists for holiday gifts for low-income children as well as those in foster care. Residents can select names from the tree, to help make sure the children have something to open for the holidays.

The tree will be set up at South DeKalb Mall, 2801 Candler Road, near Decatur. The kickoff event will begin at noon Nov. 24 at the mall, with all gifts due back by Dec. 15.

More information: 404-964-4936.

SKYFALL Starts Today


Thursday, November 8, 2012

Dekalb offering "Shred and Tread" event Saturday

From The AJC
By April Hunt

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

In honor of America Recycles Day on Saturday, DeKalb County will host document shredding and tire recycling for all residents.

Sensitive documents will be shredded on-site free, though there is a five-box limit per person.

In addition, county residents can drop off passenger-car tires for $1 each, with a maximum of 10, for recycling. Commercial grade tires will not be accepted.

The event runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the county’s Central Transfer Station, 3720 Leroy Scott Drive, just off Kensington Road near Decatur.

More information: www.keepdekalbbeautiful.org.


Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Eddie's Attic Presents Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower Sunday Nov. 11




From: eddiesattic.com
ELIZABETH MITCHELL, a Smithsonian Folkways Recordings artist, has been recording and performing music for children and families since 1998. Elizabeth was the first new children‘s music artist signed to Smithsonian Folkways in the 21st century.
Elizabeth discovered her passion for making music with children in the early 1990s during her time as an assistant teacher at the Roosevelt Island Day Nursery School in New York City. There was a large international population in the school, with many different languages spoken among the children in her class and Elizabeth found that music was a common language that they could share. At the same time she was discovering traditional American music, immersing herself in the songs of The Carter Family and other music of the Southern Appalachian Mountains, and the recordings of Elizabeth Cotten. A trip to Stereo Jacks Record store in Cambridge MA provided a turning point for Elizabeth, when she found a vinyl ten inch copy of Woody Guthrie’s “Songs to Grow on for Mother and Child.” As Elizabeth states in the liner notes of her album, You Are My Little Bird, “The songs that jumped off the vinyl of the Woody Guthrie record were the first songs I heard that accessed the poetry of the emerging language of children. One of my jobs as an assistant teacher was to write down the children’s descriptions of their artwork. Woody’s songs sounded like the stories I would hear from my students as they explained their drawings to me. I cherished these windows into their imaginations; as a songwriter it was inspiring, their minds were so free. I heard that same freedom in Woody’s lyrics.”
You Are My Flower, Elizabeth’s first album, was recorded in one afternoon in 1998, at the home studio of Warren Defever of His Name is Alive. It was not intended for commercial release, but after much word of mouth demand, she released the album on her own label, Last Affair records. Her next album, You Are My Sunshine, was released in 2002, following the birth of her daughter Storey in 2001. She signed with Folkways in 2006 and released her first album with them You Are My Little Bird later that year. That fall Elizabeth appeared on All Things Considered with Melissa Block, where she talked about the importance of singing to your children and sang a song.

For more info check these out.

http://www.eddieowenpresents.com/
http://www.eddiesattic.com/?event=elizabeth-mitchell-you-are-my-flower
http://www.folkways.si.edu/search/elizabeth-mitchell

Sunday, November 4, 2012

Terrific Thursdays in Decatur


From :visitdecaturgeorgia.com
  Extended Hours, Deals & Treats Through Dec. 20 Make Decatur your shopping and dining “mallternative” this holiday shopping season, especially on Terrific Thursdays in November and December. You’ll find cool deals at Decatur's hottest shops, galleries and restaurants. Park once and walk around town. Participating businesses will stay open late, offering beverages, snacks and special offers. In December Santa joins the fun visiting shops and restaurants within the city limits. Here are the dates: NOV. 8,15,29 DEC. 6,13,20

Thursday, November 1, 2012

2150 to Headquarters


Shop in Decatur in November and get $20.00 gift card

From The Decatur Minute:

Here’s how it works: you spend $200 at any City of Decatur shop(s) in November, bring your receipts to the Community and Economic Development Department (second floor of City Hall), and we’ll give you a $20 gift card from a local restaurant.
The $200 doesn’t all have to be spent at one store or on one particular day just as long as it’s in Decatur and during the month of November.
read all about it at The Decatur Minute

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Monday, October 29, 2012

COOK’S WAREHOUSE RELEASES FALL 2012 CLASS SCHEDULE

THE COOK’S WAREHOUSE RELEASES FALL 2012 CLASS SCHEDULE
ATLANTA, October 29, 2012 – The Fall 2012 class schedule has been released by The Cook’s Warehouse (www.cookswarehouse.com) with a wide variety of classes and several visiting and local chefs.
From “Knife Skills 101 Hands On” to advanced, hands-on classes with local chefs, there are about 175 classes this quarter from which to pick.

Friday, October 26, 2012

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Lightroom Headquarters across from Decatur High


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 From http://www.3ten.org
Lightroom’s headquarters were built across from the high school even before Decatur broke ground for the new stadium. Since then, Lightroom has moved forward with its work – literally. Bill Carpenter is currently building the third office for his architecture company right in front of the other two buildings. Due to Carpenter’s busy work schedule, the DEC got an insider’s look into the new building with his daughter, senior Esme Carpenter.

h/t Decatur Metro

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

McDonalds seeing double on North Druid Hills Rd.


 From : http://www.tonetoatl.com

The former Atlanta Diner may soon become a new McDonald's restaurant.


Where
The Atlanta Diner had been a fixture on North Druid Hills Road, just off I-85 since the mid 90s but closed over a month ago.  The parcel is rather small but does offer access from both North Druid Hills Road as well as West Druid Hills Drive.  Access to the restaurant from North Druid Hills is easiest for those drivers approaching I-85 south or employees of the various businesses on West Druid Hills Drive coming to or leaving work.

Who
Oak Brook, Illinois-based McDonald's already has a franchised McDonald's restaurant at 2210 North Druid Hills Road on the opposite side of I-85, which was built in 1991, and recently completed the brand's refreshed look.

photo credit infousa

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

No more puffing away in DeKalb County parks.

From ajc
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
No more puffing away in DeKalb County parks.
A year after snuffing out an effort at a ban in all public places, the County Commission Tuesday approved banning smoking from playgrounds, parks and service lines such as for ATMs, effective Wednesday.
But smokers still will be able to light up in bars and strip clubs — the source of last year’s controversy.
“The best action at this point is to move in gradual steps,” said the health board director, Dr. Elizabeth Ford, who pushed for the ban. “Having our playgrounds and parks safe is at least a first step in protecting in our entire community.”
The move sees DeKalb following much smaller communities such as Alpharetta, Roswell and Marietta that have banned outdoor smoking in their jurisdictions.
read more at ajc

Sunday, October 21, 2012

Eye on Decatur - Halloween Decorated Homes

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Great looking simple Halloween decorated bunglows, above on E. Hill St.and below on S. McDonough St.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Welcome to OZ

Great decorated Halloween front yard in Winnona Park area. Location is Winnona Dr.

Friday, October 19, 2012

Glennwood Elementary Fall Festival Sunday OCT 21

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-- Glennwood Elementary 440 E. Ponce de Leon Ave. Decatur, GA 30030

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Warsaw Philharmonic returns to Emory's Schwartz Center Nov. 2

From: http://arts.emory.edu
The Warsaw Philharmonic, known as the national orchestra of Poland, performs Nov. 2 at Emory’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. The orchestra will perform works by composers Witold Lutoslawski, Frédéric Chopin, and Antonín Dvořák. The concert is the first in Atlanta since their 2008 sold-out show at the Schwartz Center.

For over 100 years, the Warsaw Philharmonic has been one of Poland's most distinguished musical institutions. Artistic director Antoni Wit conducts, with Yulianna Avdeeva joining the orchestra on the 2012-2013 tour. Avdeeva is the 2010 first prize winner of the 16th International Frédéric Chopin Competition, and the first woman to win the competition in 45 years. She was also awarded the Krystian Zimerman Prize for the best performance of a sonata.  Download reviews and bios of Wit and Avdeeva here.
The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra enjoys worldwide popularity and recognition. The orchestra has made over 120 tours on five continents and has performed in all of the major concert halls, winning applause from audiences and critics for their charismatic music making.

The Nov. 2 concert is part of the 2012-2013 Flora Glenn Candler Concert Series, hosting world-renowned solo artists, chamber groups, and orchestras in the Schwartz Center’s Emerson Concert Hall. Event and ticket details at arts.emory.edu/warsaw.

Friday, October 12, 2012

Sugarland’s Kristian Bush and Eddie's Attic

 Kristian Bush with fans at The Decatur Book Festival 2009
-- From : countryweekly.com

For Sugarland’s Kristian Bush, his annual Thanksgiving weekend solo shows at Eddie’s Attic—the Decatur, Ga., club where he got his start—have become as traditional as turkey and gravy. With only a guitar and a catalogue of songs, both old and new, Kristian kicks off the holiday season with an evening of off-the-cuff performances. This year’s two shows, on Sunday, Nov. 25, have already sold out, necessitating the addition of a third on Nov. 26.
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Monday, October 8, 2012

Silver Scream Spookshow this Month at The Plaza Theatre


Decorate Decatur Halloween Contest

-- Katie over at The Decatur Minute reminds us about the Decorate Decatur Halloween contest: Time to go up into the attic and down to the basement and drag out all of your spookiest, scariest, most haunted of decorations and start getting ready for the 3rd annual Decorate Decatur, Halloween edition. Residents and businesses are invited to decorate and submit a photo to specialevents@decaturga.com by noon on Monday, October 29th. Please include your name and address. Judges will make their decision Monday evening and the winners will be posted on the City of Decatur website, the DowntownDecatur Facebook page, and on www.thedecaturminute.com blog. Winners will receive a special yard sign to display throughout the week and one stand-out location will win the coveted Commissioner’s Cauldron trophy to keep on display for the entire year. Congratulations to Amanda Owens Brown, winner of last year’s Commissioners’ Cauldron. If you have questions or need more information email katie.abel@decaturga.com or call 678-553-6573.

Photo credit Next Stop...Decatur.
Amanda Owens Brown's Scarecrow Army last year's Winner

Friday, October 5, 2012

Exclusive Look inside Ponce City Market

--- From: http://www.atlantamagazine.com On August 2, 1926, Sears threw a party and 30,000 Atlantans showed up, frantic to peek inside the new 750,000-square-foot retail center on Ponce de Leon Avenue, where all of the 35,000 items in the iconic Sears Roebuck catalog were on display. “If ever there was a doubt in the minds of Atlantans that the company actually kept in stock the thousands upon thousands of articles . . . that doubt was erased after a tour through the building,” enthused an Atlanta Constitution reporter. It was built in a record six months by more than 2,000 workers, and Sears pumped $2 million into the construction job market. That’d be $26 million today; no wonder Mayor Walter Sims was on hand to hoist a flag atop the 232-foot tower. Read more info : http://www.atlantamagazine.com/groundbreakers2012/2012/07/23/ponce-city-market

TAKEN 2 Starts Today


Thursday, October 4, 2012

Adele's New Bond Song "Skyfall" Leaks to Strong Reception


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East Lake success a model for other troubled areas


From
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By Jeremiah McWilliams
They used to call East Lake a shooting gallery, a poverty trap and worse. The neighborhood’s massive public housing project was so violent it earned the nickname “little Vietnam.”

Times and reputations have changed for East Lake, now a mix of single-family homes with leafy tree cover and tidy apartment complexes surrounded by golf courses.

This week, more than 200 educators and community advocates are gathering in Atlanta to discuss East Lake’s successes — more people working or in training, higher literacy rates, rising incomes and falling crime.

Their focus: duplicating it in places like New Orleans, Cleveland and California.
Greg Giornelli, president of Purpose Built Communities, says he believes that can happen. The Atlanta nonprofit, which bills itself as a sort of coach and coordinator that brings professionals together in Atlanta and other cities to craft holistic solutions to poverty, is backed by Warren Buffett, Atlanta developer Tom Cousins and Julian Robertson Jr., co-founder of one of the world’s largest hedge funds.

“You have to break up the concentration of poverty,” Giornelli said. “There aren’t a lot of places in America where the middle class and the working poor live side by side. The fact of the matter is, there should be.”

Once feared as a drug and gang haven, the neighborhood five miles east of downtown Atlanta is now being held up as a national model for providing cradle-to-college education, high-quality mixed-income housing, safer streets and a web of support for low-income families.

East Lake has a farmers market and an urban garden, but it’s not Mayberry just yet. Residents cheered the opening of a new coffee shop, but much of the main drag on Memorial is still populated by hair salons, sign stores and auto shops. It’s been difficult to attract more upscale businesses. Car break-ins and thefts of lawnmowers are not uncommon.
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Park Renewal Day is Nov 3, 2012

 From parkrenewalday.com

Saturday, Nov. 3 • 8 am to 1 pm

Dearborn Park • Deerwood Drive at Midway Road • Decatur, Georgia

Registration is from 8 to 8:30 am. Food and live music follow the work session.
Your group can win major cash sponsored by Renewal Design-Build
  • First Prize: $1,000
  • Second Prize: $500
  • Third Prize: $300
  • All other teams will receive a participation prize!

Sign Up And Tell Your Friends

Click here to download the registration form and important information about the 2012 Park Renewal Day.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Decatur Library Oct. Events

From Decatur Patch

October Festival of Writers

 Friday, October 5
Jasper Fforde. International bestselling author Jasper Fforde makes his first visit to the Center for the Book with a literary thriller that just might be his best book yet: The Woman Who Died a Lot: A Thursday Next Novel. Fforde’s Thursday Next books, in the author’s words, “are a series based upon the notion that what we read in books is just a small part of a larger Book World that exists behind the page.” His books skillfully and playfully combine doses of reality with plenty of fantasy and sci-fi, and they have sold millions of copies all around the world. His event is free; no reservations required. The doors to the church will open at 6:00 p.m. for early seating. 7:00 p.m. First Baptist Church Decatur, 308 Clairemont Avenue Decatur, GA 30030.
read more to see other events

Saturday, September 29, 2012

MADISON AVE. Has a Need for Speed

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Faster than a speeding bullet, More powerful than a locomotive, Able to fly down Madison Ave  in a single bound, Look out here comes Bullet Bill racing down Madison Ave in Decatur GA. 

Hundreds of fans turned out for The 2nd Annual Madison Ave Soapbox Derby event today.

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