Photo courtesy of Andisheh who titles this photo “As Opposed to Automatic Maloof”.
Did we already feature this once? Guess it hasn’t been corrected!
Month: January 2011
Best Contractor for an Addition?
Looch writes in…
Hey there, I’m looking to build out my attic space some time this year and was wondering whether DM readers had recommendation on general contractors for the job. Money is always a concern, but I’m primarily looking to get the best bang for my buck. I’d really appreciate it if you could post. Thanks!
Free House Cleaning Service for Women Undergoing Chemo
A reader sends in this excellent info about a program set up a national organization that provides free house-cleaning services for women undergoing chemotherapy. Here’s the info…
If you know any woman currently undergoing chemotherapy, please pass the word to her that there is a cleaning service that provides FREE housecleaning – once per month for 4 months while she is in treatment. All she has to do is sign up and have her doctor fax a note confirming the treatment. Cleaning for a Reason will have a participating maid service in her zip code area arrange for the service. This organization serves the entire USA and currently has 547 partners to help these women. It’s our job to pass the word and let them know that there are people out there that care. Be a blessing to someone and pass this information along.
http://www.cleaningforareason.org/
Hope this can help out some local folks!
Dine Out Tomorrow Night, Support Decatur Farm To School!
Kristin Allin reminds us of tomorrow night’s dine out for Decatur Farm to School program…
The Dine Out raises funds for healthy foods in Decatur City Schools and 10% of all sales on Monday night will benefit this great cause.
We really need Decaturites to visit the participating restaurants on Monday night: Iberian Pig, Watershed, Brick Store Pub, Leon’s, Cakes & Ale, Steinbeck’s, U-Joint, Farmstead 303 and Farm Burger! This is a perfect night to dine out as a family early in the evening! Even if you don’t have kids (or if you want a night out sans kids) even grabbing a drink or some snacks at your favorite restaurant will help the cause. Come early, come late, come with kids or with friends!
Farm to School has already raised the bar on the food being served in our school cafeterias. The Dine Out hopes to raise funds, but also raise awareness of the progress made and encourage kids and parents to participate in the school lunch program.
Perhaps a bite to eat and then a stop by the Holiday Inn Conference Center to review the list of projects selected for the Strategic Plan? IMO, it not dinner and a movie, it’s better!! (Yes, I’m aware that I have problems.)
2011 Oakhurst Wine Crawl February 26th!
First from the Oakhurst Message Board…
Please come join your neighbors and bring lots of friends to the 10th Annual Oakhurst Wine Crawl on Feb. 26th from 4-7pm. The Furbus will be back in service again for the exciting trip to our businesses on College Ave. Tickets will go on sale Tuesday Feb. 2, 2011 at the Universal Joint, Karvarna, and Steinbeck’s.
Tickets in advance will be $25 and day of sales will be $30. Limited number of tickets available. Remember all proceeds go to the Oakhurst Neighborhood Association and our community!
Resident Reports Armed Burglaries in Katie Kerr Neighborhood
A resident in the Katie Kerr neighborhood – just east of the Decatur city limits (map) – sent in an alert from a friend noting that a house in the neighborhood had recently been robbed by armed gunman. She described the burglars as “pros”, as they had a lookout man and a female driver waiting on-hand in a “older model gold Saturn” acting as a getaway car. According to the report, “the same people hit a house in other [nearby] cul-de-sac last week.”
I don’t have an easy contact at DeKalb PD, so this report is unsubstantiated, but I have no reason to believe its untrue and thought that all area residents should be on the look out for this particular vehicle cruising through their neighborhood.
Decatur Postcard Project Needs Your Images
We ain’t no soy bean capital, but the Decatur Arts Alliance, the Decatur Downtown Development Authority, and the Decatur Tourism Bureau are teaming up to create a series of Decatur postcards that area visitors can send home to relatives or that residents can turn into slightly obsessive wall-collages. And they need your photos!
Moira Bucciarelli, who is spearheading the most excellent project for the three organizations sends along the pertinent info…
…all you local artists, both self-taught and pro – if you have an image of Decatur that you would like to see mailed across the country and around the world – send us your work. A jury will select several pieces to represent Decatur in a set of classic 6 x 4 tourist cards, to be stamp-ready in May 2011.
Think retro (Greetings from Decatur, Georgia!) or abstract and modern – we want a range of artistic views in a variety of media.
Submissions are welcome from all ages, preferably current (or past) residents of Decatur.
Detailed instructions for artwork submission can be found HERE. Photos that make the final cut, not only get eternal glory, but also a $150 honorarium. According to Moira, submissions are due by February 25th. A jury will meet mid-March and postcards will print in April.
So what image do we think would best portray Decatur? Hmm…an Abbey Road reenactment seems almost too obvious, but who would take the places of John, Paul, George and Ringo? Hmm…