You know that dream where you visit a random selection of Decatur landmarks and find yourself waited on by a revolving door of familiar faces from the Brick Store?  This week, fantasy becomes fact, my friends.

In case you haven’t already heard via annoyingly gushing comments from friends (Facebook or meatspace), the Kimball House is now open.  J_T sent in this photo late last night of the scene.

Atlanta Magazine has some slightly more sober photos and a nice “sneak peak” over on its website.

The City of Decatur wants to know.  In fact, they’re hosting an open house TONIGHT to find out.  This was recently posted on The Decatur Minute…

If you can’t attend, you can fill out a survey HERE or weigh in on the city’s Open City Hall webpage.

Joe sends along this announcement…

• Community Meeting: For a safer North Decatur Road
• Sept. 26, 2013 7:00 PM
• North Decatur Presbyterian Church 611 Medlock Rd, Decatur, GA (at the corner of Medlock Rd. & N. Decatur)

You know how dangerous N. Decatur Rd. is, now is your chance to let the County and the City of Decatur know. The Atlanta Bicycle Coalition and Bike Emory will present the results of the Road Safety Audit that was conducted on N. Decatur Rd. from Church Street to Clifton Rd. to study and improve bicycle and pedestrian safety on N. Decatur.

Our DeKalb County Commissioner, Jeff Rader; County Traffic Engineering staff; City of Decatur Commissioner Fred Boykin; Decatur’s Director of Design, Environment and Construction; and PEDS will be present to answer questions.

Updates and ways to get involved will be provided on the CHCA website (http://clairmontheights.org) and the MANA website (www.medlockpark.org)

From Tomorrow’s News Today…

Cincinnati, Ohio-based Kroger, which last week ended its policy of doubling manufacturer coupons, will soon begin a massive expansion of their North Decatur Square store. The site, now home to the shopping center, as well as a number of outparcels and hundreds of adjacent apartments, was previously home to a Kraft Foods plant that closed in the 1990s. The Kroger store, which relocated over ten years ago from a nearby center known today as Patel Plaza, is currently 63,419 square feet, but will swell to over 110,000 square feet after the expansion. (The sales floor space will be roughly 70% of the total building.)

Lots more info in the post.

Map courtesy of TNT