From 11Alive…

h/t: CSD

Another big event from Commissioner Patti Garrett’s blog.

Join Decatur Active Living on Saturday, March 3rd from 10am until 1pm for the annual Touch-a-Truck Event. This fun community event gives children of all ages an opportunity to touch, explore and see their favorite trucks or equipment on wheels. The City of Decatur and DeKalb County dump trucks, fire trucks, tractors, police cars and motorcycles and many other types of vehicles will be on display.

New this year: Ride your bicycle to the event. Decatur Police will be on hand to register your bicycle. In the event that it is lost or stolen, registration will aid in its safe return.

In case of inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled for Saturday, April 21. For more information, contact Cheryl Burnette 678-553-6541 or cheryl.burnette@decaturga.com. Be sure to visit www.beactivedecatur.com for up to date information on all Active Living programs throughout the year.

The event will be held in the Callaway Building parking lot, according to the City of Decatur’s website.

Photo courtesy of Decatur Active Living

I received this letter via a guy on a horse from a group calling themselves “The Bell-Bottomed Windbags” this morning (OK, I actually made that up)

Esteemed Decatur residents, In an effort to remain the most progressive-thinking (and looking) city in all of Georgia, it has been determined that more must be done to take greater inspiration from the 1890s.   The attached Portlandia video barely scratches the surface of 1890s life and style.  We’re all going to need to go beyond the micro-brews, locally made sausage and the occasional curly mustache to really turn Decatur into the 1890s freak-show that will make it a world-class destination for bobos and discontented hipsters alike.

Please put on your thinking-caps and let us know what else Decatur can be doing to turn back the clock to the Grover Cleveland era.  All ideas will be compiled and then screamed at the front doors of Decatur City Hall at our convenience.  You’ll recognize us all by our awesome beards, knitted dresses, and suspenders.  Thank you for your time.

Cordially,

The Bell-Bottomed Windbags

My first suggestion: un-pave the streets.  I’ll do my part and turn Decatur Metro into an old-timey newspaper and hire some newsies.  “Extree extree!!”

• Former East Atlanta folk artist wins dispute with H&M [AJC]
• Inman parents worry that school redistricting doesn’t address overcrowding [Patch]
• Decatur home added to National Register [Decatur Minute]
• Scottdale’s Sketchworks rolls out the greatest hits of comedy [ArtsCriticATL]
• Gwinnett mulls public transit [AJC]
• Look inside Derek Lowe’s for sale Buckhead condo [Curbed]
• Atlanta worst in job creation [ABC]
• Sixteen things Calvin and Hobbes said better than anyone else [BookRiot]

Photo courtesy of John!!! via Flickr

http://bookriot.com/2012/02/sixteen-things-calvin-and-hobbes-said-better-than-anyone-else/