Oakhurst Realty’s Fisher Paty reports in via Twitter…

Houndstooth Road, a bicycle retailer offering hand-built European bicycles such as Pashley & Bella Ciao, is opening at 316 Church St

That’s THIS Building if you’re interested.  Thus far their website is pretty minimal, but there’s lots of bike selection info and sneak peeks on Houndstooth’s Facebook page.

Bike photo courtesy of Houndstooth Road’s Facebook page

There’s a new-ish sign out in front of the recently renovated Courtyard by Marriott on Clairemont Ave, announcing that they’re looking for a new tenant in the restaurant space.  It seems like a locally-owned restaurant in this space would be another great addition to this strip of Clairemont and it would certainly have the additional benefit of being an easy option for visitors to the city.  It’ll be interesting to see who sets up shop here!

Java Monkey, Church Street Decatur GA (pic submitted by Meghan)

Kolby writes in announcing that Oakhurst Elementary school auction is now open for online bidding.  She continues…

All of our proceeds go towards field experiences for students. Our online auction opens Monday at 6pm and you do not have to be a member of our school to bid on anything. Just go to www.OakhurstAuction.com to bid on great items like restaurant gift certificates, summer camps, and even several vacations! Our live auction is on April 27th and features both student artwork and professional pieces from local artists Jay Wilson and Jeff Lange.

UPDATE: Moira writes in and notes her husband, Stavros Garoufalidis (mathematics, GA Tech), was also named a Guggenheim Fellow.  That makes four Decatur residents, who received the honor this year!

Tonio writes in…

The 2012 Guggenheim Fellows were announced today in the NYT, and Decatur made a strong show. There are three fellows from Decatur, which seems remarkable to me, and perhaps it’s worth a note in the blog. They are…

Tonio Andrade (Emory)

Douglas Flamming (Georgia Tech)

Judith Evans Grubbs (Emory)

Tonio also sent along the ad in the New York Times announcing the winners, which you can view HERE.  All three recipients are history professors at their respective universities.