West Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur GA (pic submitted by NFDecatur)

CSD sends along this announcement…

City Schools of Decatur Master Planning

City Schools of Decatur is the fastest growing school system in the state of Georgia! CSD is in the process of developing a master plan to prepare to accommodate our growing student enrollment within the confines of our existing campuses.

Please check out our Master Planning website for more information about the process, dates and times for Public Forums, and resources presented at Board of Education meetings. http://www.csdecatur.net/master-plan/

Joint RMS and DHS School Leadership Team worksession:

Location- Decatur High School Library Media Center

Thursday April 18th @ 4:00 PM (no public comment)

Renfroe Middle School Plan Public Forum:

Location- Renfroe Middle School

Thursday April 25th @ 6:30-8:00 PM with time for public comment

Friday May 3rd @ 8:00-9:30 AM with time for public comment

Decatur High School Plan Public Forum:

Location- Decatur High School Performing Arts Center

Wednesday May 1st @ 9:00-10:30 AM with time for public comment

Thursday May 2nd @ 6:30-8:00 PM with time for public comment

The Decatur Minute posted this announcement recently…

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to work as a firefighter? Though about how cool it would be to drive a big truck with sirens and hoses and ladders? Or wished you could suit up in bunker gear? If so, consider taking part in the Decatur Fire Department’s Citizen’s Fire Academy. The academy will follow the Georgia Supporting Firefighter Basic Training Course curriculum and will teach participants about the department’s mission and organization, fire scene safety, various types of and equipment use, inspection & maintenance. In addition, students will learn CPR and first aid, ways they can help firefighters in the “cold zone” of a fire, and spend part of a shift riding and responding with firefighters.

The six-week academy begins on Thursday, May 2, and runs through June 6 with graduation on June 13. Classes are held 6-9 p.m. at Fire Station No. 1, 230 E. Trinity Place, and are free and open to the community.  For an application or more information, contact Firefighter Brent Orth at  or 404-373-5092. You can also visit the Fire CAPS page on the City’s website. Applications are due by April 22, 2013.

Photo courtesy of NFDecatur

Folks log into DM for all over.

Every once in a while someone says they’re writing from Hawaii or Canada in a comment and it sorta freaks me out, since my default assumption is that all DM comments are written on Decatur bungalow porches or Midtown high rises.

So I’m curious. What’s the strangest/most out-of-the-way place you’ve ever logged into DM from?

I recall arguing with DEM about local food sustainability from the Caribbean once a few years back and thinking to myself, “I really need to stop this.”