Month: June 2012

“A Great Day in Decatur” Photo

The Decatur Book Festival’s Daren Wang sends in the end result of Thursday evening’s “A Great Day in Decatur” photo event with many our city’s published authors.

Back Row: Amber Dermont, Natasha Trethewey, Kevin Young, Paula Bloom

Next:Mickey Baskett, Eileen Cooley, Thomas D Rogers ,Rafael Ocasio, Allan Tullos, Richard Lenz, Brett Gadsden, Joshilyn Jackson, Dan Veach, Ken Foskett, Amanda Kyle Williams, Josh Russell, Mary G. Rolinson,Susan Youngblood Ashmore

Seated: Lee Furey, Tony Martin, Anne Emanuel, Andisheh Nouraee, Susan Puckett, Elizabeth Lenhard, Thomas Mullen, Elizabeth Dulemba, Terra McVoy, Tonio Andrade, Ryan Gainey

Apparently they get together and sit like this every couple weeks, but this is the first time anyone’s ever taken their picture!

BTW, you’ll probably want to click to enlarge.

The Mobile Marlay To Be Featured on Food Network

 

Darren writes in with word that The Mobile Marlay food truck will soon find its way onto the Food Network’s Eat Street.  There’s a funny little teaser on the network’s website right now.  You can view it HERE (sorry, I can’t seem to embed it here).

Darren points out that it’s kinda funny that Colin gets subtitled towards the end of the segment.  He’s not sure when the full segment will air just yet.

Decatur to Open “Cooling Centers” Starting Today In Preparation For 100+ Temps

From the City of Decatur’s Linda Harris…

With forecasted temperatures reaching above 100 this weekend, several City of Decatur locations have been designated as cooling centers:

Friday – June 29, 2012:

  • Decatur City Hall, 509 N McDonough St., Commission Room

Friday – Sunday, June 29, June 30, and July 1, 2012 between the hours of 12 noon through 5pm.

  • Ebster Recreation Center, 430 W Trinity Place – Theater
  • Fire Station One, 230 E Trinity Place – Training Room
  • Decatur Police Department, 420 W Trinity Place – Lobby

The Decatur Fire Department will have a limited number of “Box Fans” to distribute to those who demonstrate a need. Contact the Decatur Fire Department at 404- 373-5092 for more information.

Free-For-All Friday – 6/29/12

Feel free to use this post to make comments and ask questions about local issues not discussed here over the past week.

Comments close on Monday.

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Decatur Raffling Off Free Beer/Wine Fest Tickets REALLY Early Tomorrow Morning

From Decatur’s Katie Abel…

Newsflash: We are raffling off (2) Decatur Craft Beer Festival Tickets and (2) Decatur Wine Festival tickets at 4:45am tomorrow morning on the Square. Come out, find the City staff, and ask for your raffle ticket. We are doing the drawing at 4:45am and you could be the very first ticket holder to those events. Stick around as 11 Alive shoots their morning program and show all of Atlanta why Decatur is Greater!

 

Decatur High School Ranks 8th Among Georgia High Schools

The Washington Post’s just-released national “High School Challenge” has ranked Decatur High School 8th in the state of Georgia and 198th in the country based on an index score calculated on “the number of college-level tests given at a school in 2011 divided by the number of graduates that year.”

Decatur is up a spot amongst Georgia high school’s since last year, when it ranked 9th in the state, and is up 35 spots nationally.

h/t: CSD