• 7 car thefts in 10 days in Decatur [Patch]
• Anti-T-SPLOST rally in Decatur tomorrow [OWSI]
• DeKalb buys land for Oak Grove park [AJC]
• New DeKalb Library to open soon [AJC]
• The Geography of Team USA [Atlantic Cities]
• Is Algebra Necessary? [NYT]

Map courtesy of Atlantic Cities

Troy sent in this pic over the weekend of an inventory truck unloading at the new Family Dollar in Oakhurst.  Alison points out that Family Dollar’s new stores webpage has Thursday, August 2nd as the scheduled opening date for the store.

Decatur Mayor Bill Floyd writes in urging folks still with outstanding T-SPLOST questions to attend a transportation rally Monday on Decatur Square.  Click the flyer to the right to enlarge (PDF).  Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis, State Senators and Reps, and more will be in attendance, along with Mayor Floyd.

Additionally, Floyd, a man with deep knowledge of the Atlanta metro’s political system’s capabilities, writes in no uncertain terms…

This vote is crucial. Don’t vote no because you think there will be a better option later, there won’t be, and don’t not vote because you think your vote will not matter. Every vote is essential. It is our time to step up to the plate, take our responsibility and move this region forward. Let’s not let our children or grandchildren have to go to some other part of the country for jobs that should be here. Please vote YES. Bill Floyd

Jess sends along this message from her neighbor Shelley…

“URGENT HELP NEEDED. My foster dog was hit by a car Friday morning at 6:45 on E. College Ave near the American Legion in Avondale Estates. He chased the car that hit him, and ran towards Clarendon Ave. He is LOST and injured. Please be on the look out for him, he may be hiding and in pain. He is very friendly. Name is Rocky. He is chipped and my number is on his tag, 770-313-9716.”

Interesting post over on The Intown Insider blog discussing average home prices in the City of Decatur and the trend over the last couple years.  We’ve gotten some good real estate info about Decatur over the years, but this one takes a slightly different approach.  Thought it might be of interest to the more real estate-inclined among us.  Here’s the question, which inspired the post…

My friend and neighbor Nathan asked an interesting question on the Lenox Place neighborhood Facebook page this week, and this article should serve as a comprehensive answer. He asked: “Does anyone know how to find average house prices in the City of Decatur or if there’s an easy way to do this? I’m trying to track average prices of, at least, 3-2′s and 2-1′s over the past few years.”

Caroline writes in…

My name is Caroline and I am putting on the this event and it would be great if you could get information in the paper about the event, it is for the Girl Scout Gold Award that I am working on.

Saturday August 4th from 1:30-3:30 at the Decatur Public Library in the Meeting Room, girl scout troop 22342 will be holding a cultural event highlighting the cultural aspects and diversity of the students at Global Village School. There will be various stations containing arts and crafts, traditional dress, food, and facts on countries that are represented. The public is invited to learn about the 4 countries that will be highlighted at this event.

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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