Clark and Linda wrote in reporting crime scene tape across Church Street this afternoon, with an ambulance on site and a helicopter overhead.

Chief Booker quickly responded to my inquiry with details…

…the Decatur Police Department responded to a person shot call in the parking lot of DeKalb Probation located in the 500 block of Church Street. Investigations revealed the subject had a non life threatening gunshot wound. The incident occurred outside the city limits of Decatur. The appropriate police department was notified and responded to the scene and the investigation was turned over to them for follow up. It is currently under investigation by the Clarkston Police Department. Hope this clarifies the incident, we weren’t sure initially if the crime scene was here or somewhere else thus the reason for the crime scene tape and rerouting of traffic.

As always, I appreciate DPD’s quick response – on both on 911 calls AND email inquiries!

Gene Kansas Development tweets…

GKD hired by Pope & Land to sell/lease 542 Church Street in Decatur…anyone wanna buy a building?!

And that would be this property…

I know I’m not the only one that’s dreamed about the revitalization of Church Street between Ponce and Commerce.

If you had a big wad of cash, what would you do with this property?

h/t: The Ginger Fox (a.k.a. Squirrel McBusinessperson)

Over on his blog, Mayor Bill Floyd asks for feedback on Church Street’s relatively new on-street parking.  According to the post, the city commission will decide this fall whether to make the change permanent.

The on-street parking was originally added to Church during the renovation of Glenlake Park, but the city has made little secret that it was also a test to determine the effectiveness of slowing traffic by reducing road-width.

The mayor says he believes the changes are working “quite well” to reduce traffic, though he’d like to make “some modifications.”

Extend the reduction to two lanes all the way from Commerce Drive to North Decatur Road. Add bicycle lanes and parking on both sides of the road. I would also like to see the traffic lights at Fortner and Lucerne removed and “round-a-bouts” installed.

He wants to know your thoughts, so now’s the time to speak up!

Since my pedestrian brain tends to dominate over my automobile brain these days, I love it and can’t wait ’til Clairemont and Commerce get similar treatment.

Mingei World Arts‘ email blast has all the details for this Church Street’s final Staycation Sunday of the summer.  The big news is that The Yogurt Tap will be open starting this weekend and will offer free samples on Sunday for the event.

Here are all the details.

Sunday, August 9 1-4pm

The last Staycation Sunday in 2009!

Come on over to Church Street this next Sunday to Get Local. Each of the seven participating businesses on the block will be featuring local suppliers, offering samples and special sales, and door prizes at the end of the day!

What’s happening on the street?

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Ann at Mingei World Arts forwards this announcement about the new “Staycation Sundays” taking place at merchants along Church Street one Sunday a month this summer.  Seen Gallery, Mingei, Taste, Leon’s, Hoopla, and Java Monkey make promises of things like free drinks, trunk shows, door prizes, and even a portrait artist.

To see all the details of who is offering what on June 28th, July 19th and August 9th from 1-4p, read the full release after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »