Straight from the mayor…

I have been thinking about this for a long time, but there is a big difference between thinking about it and actually doing it. It is a big commitment and takes a lot of $$, but as we watch our legislature and state leaders at work, it continues to come up in conversations with others. This state has some major problems and at times it seems the least of them is money.

Bottom line? Sounds like it could happen.

Scott Leith forwards this note…

On Tuesday, March 24, the DeKalb History Center is hosting a lecture on Decatur’s MAK Historic District. Guest speaker Scott Leith will describe how this south Decatur neighborhood has stood at the intersection of many key events and transitional eras. The lecture will include a look at the late Leila Ross Wilburn, a groundbreaking architect and a longtime resident of MAK. The event will examine MAK’s connections to Agnes Scott College, from the benefits provided by the school to major challenges that, at times, threatened many homes in MAK. Finally, the lecture will look at the impact of desegregation, white flight and, in later years, gentrification and the creation of a historic district.

The March 24 event is free and starts at noon at the DeKalb History Center, inside the old DeKalb County Courthouse.

Decaturite and AJC food critic John Kessler writes the sordid and complex history of Thumbs Up and Crescent Moon…and Thumbs Up restaurant over in Access Atlanta this morning.

Not that you need reminding, but when Crescent Moon blew up last year, DM inadvertantly became a clearinghouse of info and debate, thanks to frequent postings by wait staff like Looney Mooney and MyFavoriteWaitress, who eventually went on strike.  Hope they are much happier today!

Some days this blog just writes itself…

John forwards a link to the “My Two Cents” blog, which claims that Decatur mayor Bill Floyd is considering a run for governor – and then goes on to tout his experience and ability.

John says that the author, Jerry Eickoff, is a “Decatur local and a good friend of Mayor Bill Floyd’s”.

If true, this is big news indeed.  We’ll have to see how this story plays out.

The AJC’s April Hunt reports that Decatur and Avondale’s effort to annex the retail strip along beautiful E. College Ave will go before the county delegation tomorrow.

According to Hunt, Avondale has failed twice in the past to get the necessary 10 signatures, due in large part to opposition by property owners in the area.

Avondale wants to annex 22 parcels, while Decatur wants 10.  Neither small land grab will do much to help contribute to city coffers, but it is certainly in both cities’ interest to clean up this strip.