We ain’t no soy bean capital, but the Decatur Arts Alliance, the Decatur Downtown Development Authority, and the Decatur Tourism Bureau are teaming up to create a series of Decatur postcards that area visitors can send home to relatives or that residents can turn into slightly obsessive wall-collages. And they need your photos!

Moira Bucciarelli, who is spearheading the most excellent project for the three organizations sends along the pertinent info…

…all you local artists, both self-taught and pro – if you have an image of Decatur that you would like to see mailed across the country and around the world – send us your work. A jury will select several pieces to represent Decatur in a set of classic 6 x 4 tourist cards, to be stamp-ready in May 2011.

Think retro (Greetings from Decatur, Georgia!) or abstract and modern – we want a range of artistic views in a variety of media.

Submissions are welcome from all ages, preferably current (or past) residents of Decatur.

Detailed instructions for artwork submission can be found HERE.  Photos that make the final cut, not only get eternal glory, but also a $150 honorarium.  According to Moira, submissions are due by February 25th. A jury will meet mid-March and postcards will print in April.

So what image do we think would best portray Decatur?  Hmm…an Abbey Road reenactment seems almost too obvious, but who would take the places of John, Paul, George and Ringo? Hmm…

Following up on THIS post, Trish gives us the full story on how this pup found wondering down Derrydown Way on Monday was reunited with her owner, who lives way out on Ponce near I-285.

Angel has been reunited with her real owner. Apparently, it was a case of mistaken identity with the first owner who has a very similar looking dog. That owner had not seen the dog in more than a week (and she would let the dog run loose around S. Columbia), and told a neighbor (who had previously returned the dog to her) that she hadn’t seen her dog in a week, and if she was at a shelter, then that was fine.

I had posted signs in Winnona Park and apparently, another person saw the dog, thought she recognized it as the dog an acquaintance at 285 and Ponce owned, and called her. The woman sent pictures to the shelter and the shelter folks confirmed that she is the rightful owner. Apparently, her chihuahua, who also got loose, is still missing.

Whew! What a tangle! But I am glad to report that Angel’s real owner has been found and educated and that Angel is now microchipped and spayed. Thank you and to the good folks in Decatur who have been so concerned about this girl.

Long-time DM commenter runswithdogs writes in two separate FFAF comments…

#1

Come on— somebody update us on Burnt Fork!!!

I’m imagining a perfect day sometime soon with lunch at BFB, then burning off with a group ride from Tri Your Best.

#2

My own update– my hubby just called and learned that the soft opening is 11AM TOMORROW (Saturday) with limited menu!!

Woo Hoo!

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