Just received this press release from Jennifer.  The market has been open for a few weeks now.

DECATUR, GA – January 6, 2010 – Bhojan Market, an offshoot of the popular Bhojanic Restaurant, opened its doors on December 17th. Bhojan Market is located two doors down from Bhojanic in the same complex and is open from Noon-8pm, Monday – Saturday. The market offers prepared meals, quick catering solutions, made to order chai, unique gifts and Tiffins (refillable food carriers).

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Heads up College Heights parents!  The rest of CSD may still be on a normal schedule, but you may need to leave work a bit early.

Nellie writes in a comment…

College Heights parents: We are closed at 5 today!!

Angie sends along the Atlanta Community Food Bank press release announcing the time, place and location of this month’s Supper Club…

The newly opened Community BBQ is a family-friendly ‘cue joint, featuring old fashioned barbecue with homemade sides. Join us as we kick-back after the busy holidays, and enjoy Community BBQ’s delicious menu when the Decatur restaurant hosts the Atlanta Community Food Bank’s Supper Club dining event from 11 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Supper Club provides diners the pleasure of enjoying a meal at some of Atlanta’s hottest restaurants while supporting hunger relief. Each month a different restaurant serves as host, and 20 percent of the evening’s proceeds benefits Atlanta’s Table, the prepared food rescue project of the Food Bank.

Community BBQ is located at 1361 Clairmont Road, Decatur 30033.

This is what I get for not checking all my feeds first thing this morning!

The DNO reported earlier this morning that a “malfunctioning boiler” caused a heat outage at Clairemont Elementary this morning and that parents have the option of picking up their kids without “accruing an absence.”

According to the DNO, the boiler is again operational but until the school can return to a comfortable temp, alternative arrangements have been made.

Third grade classes are stationed in their trailers, which are heated comfortably. Other students are gathered in the heated auditorium.

Residents who signed a letter to the City School of Decatur administration say they are perplexed.

In what has become a public volley of lengthy letters, the latest response from the group of Decatur residents who first submitted concerns about the size of the 5th Avenue school site say they are still waiting for a response “on the substance of our letter”. Letter drafters Lisa Coronado Mauldin and Don Calder wrote in their response…

Our letter never identified or promoted the Beacon Hill site as an alternative to Glennwood’s or Fifth Avenue’s, but Dr. Edwards expounded on all the reasons why she and her experts believed Beacon Hill was a bad idea.

At its core, our letter stands for the following: In light of newly-identified/acknowledged site limitations, CSD should pause for a fully informed, transparent and inclusive review of whether a new 4/5 Academy at Fifth Avenue represents a substantial and lasting improvement over Glennwood.  Glennwood is experiencing considerable strain due to overcrowding. CSD is executing a plan to spend $8 million (plus interest) building its largest elementary school, in effect, on its smallest site.

Dr. Edwards’ Christmas Day letter did spend considerable time elaborating on problems redeveloping the old Beacon Hill school site, which were discussed in length on this website, but not specifically referenced in the letter.  In direct relation to the size of 5th Avenue’s acreage, Edwards had this to say…

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