A new, erratic poll by “Harris Interactive“, ranks Atlanta 15 out of 15 cities that folks want to move to if they were forced from their homes by very adamant Harris employees and move somewhere else.

Atlanta dropped 8 spots from #7 in 2010.  As such, I suggest that Atlanta do everything in its power to change everything back to the way it was last year.  I’ll start things off.  We need to….

1. Get the Thrashers back
2. Return all developed strips of the Beltline back to their natural, trashier state
3. Re-film the first season of The Walking Dead somewhere other than downtown Atlanta
4. Never let it snow on Christmas Day again

What else?  Hurry up!  We only have a year before Harris conducts this crazy poll again!

From the Decatur Minute…

The City of Decatur Environmental Sustainability Board invites the community to review and comment on the first draft of the Decatur Environmental Sustainability Plan.

WHEN: Thursday, November 10 from 6 – 8 p.m. (drop in)

WHERE: City Commission Meeting Room, Decatur City Hall, 509 N. McDonough Street

Decatur residents submitted hundreds of ideas of how Decatur can become even more environmentally sustainable during the 2010 Strategic Planning process. One of the tasks in the final plan is to “Develop a citywide sustainability plan with the assistance of the environmental sustainability board to address issues such as the creation of a climate action plan, initiatives such as an ordinance to limit motor vehicle idling and roof color standards to reduce the heat island effect.”

The draft plan will be presented at the meeting and be available online for review and comment up to 3 weeks after the meeting. More public input will also be gathered using online tools like Open City Hall and at public meetings as more revisions are made to the plan. If you would like a link to the plan emailed to you, please contact the meeting coordinator using the information below.

In addition to looking at and commenting on the draft plan, the open house will include recycling demonstrations, rain barrels and other environmental initiatives to explore. Please stop by anytime between 6 – 8 p.m.

For information about the meeting contact:

Lena Stevens – 678-553-6577, lena.stevens@decaturga.com

Resource Conservation Coordinator

Udog sent in these two excellent photographs that he took at the corner of Ponce and Church back in 1982.

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a better pic of the Hotel Candler!  First off, I’m not sure I ever realized how large it was.

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Photo courtesy of What Now Atlanta?