Ripped from the Oakhurst Message Board…

Free Family Gardening Workshops

Funded by a Kaiser Permanente grant received by the Decatur Education Foundation, the Oakhurst Community Garden Project is proud to announce upcoming workshops that are both FREE and open to City Schools of Decatur families.

Who can come? Priority is given to families with children enrolled in the City Schools of Decatur.

How many spots are available? We have room for 20 families.

Space is limited. We ask that you RSVP in advance. Please contact Myriam Van Dorp to reserve your family’s spot. Ocgp@oakhurstgarden.org or (404) 371-1920

Descriptions of the three classes can be found after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Kaiser’s grand-opening of it’s downtown Decatur location tomorrow on Friday and if you’re big into hob-nobbing, it’s the place to be!

This Friday, Jan. 29 at 8:30 AM, Kaiser Permanente will open its new medical office in Downtown Decatur (ground level of the Artisan building at 201 W. Ponce De Leon and Commerce Dr.). You are cordially invited to attend the grand opening.

Dignitaries from state and county institutions will be on hand, including State Rep. Mary Margaret Oliver; DeKalb County Commissioner Jeff Radar; County Commission CEO Burrell Ellis; Bill Floyd, Mayor of Decatur; Jackie Ginn, president of the DeKalb Chamber of Commerce; and Scott Drake, president of the Decatur Business Association.

In conjunction with the opening, Kaiser has donated $10,000 to the Decatur Education Foundation, which according to a DEF press release will be used to “seed” the Farm-To-School program and… Read the rest of this entry »

Rus writes in…

Yesterday it was officially announced at The Artisan homeowners meeting (by HOA president Nan Pratt) that the Tossed/Countrywide space is going to soon be a Kaiser Permanente clinic.

We had heard rumors of this a couple months back, but had yet to receive confirmation.

We will all have our personal reactions about what SHOULD have gone there, but I don’t think anyone will argue that it’s reassuring to see some of the most expensive commercial spaces in the city still finding tenants.

UPDATE: Asst. City Manager Lyn Menne gives a few more details in the comments section…

The new office will include exam and procedure rooms, physician offices, a laboratory and a pharmacy. It will initially offer internal medicine and pediatrics for Kaiser Permanente members and additional specialties may be added. Kaiser Permanente will invest about $1.5 million in construction, furniture, equipment and IT in the property and expect to open the center in downtown Decatur in the fourth quarter of 2009.