It looks like a new coffee place called “Method Coffee Bar and Tea Lounge” is moving into the Emory Village spot most recently occupied by Inman Perk. I snapped the above pic on a recent walk by the location.  I believe the brown paper bags held by the gentleman on the left are filled with coffee beans.

I certainly hope that Method has resolved the $20k grease trap issue with the landlord that Inman Perk’s owner raised to Decatur Metro after they moved out.

Good luck Method!  May your grease be minimal and your Emory students plentiful.

Walk on up to the courthouse tomorrow if you’re itchin’ to ask any of the DeKalb CEO candidates a question. Perhaps something along the lines of “Why does the county refuse to give its cities its fair share of HOST taxes?”

From a DeKalb History Center Press Release…

The Champion Newspaper and the DeKalb History Center are hosting a DeKalb CEO Candidates Forum on Thursday, June 26. The forum is scheduled to take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the historic DeKalb County Courthouse, 101 E. Court Square in Decatur.

All candidates vying for the CEO position-Joe Bembry, county Commissioner Burrell Ellis, former state Sen. Steen Miles, state Rep. Stan Watson and Ann Kimbrough, chief of staff to the current CEO-have confirmed their intention to participate.

Candidates will be given the opportunity to make brief opening statements followed by a series of questions-some provided by the audience. The forum will be moderated by Gale Horton Gay, Managing Editor of ACE III Communications, Inc., publishers of The Champion.