Larry points to the Facebook page with all the details…

Come out and search for some art created by some amazing local artists.We will be hiding Art throughout Decatur over the course of the afternoon.We will also have a few goodies from local shops and businesses to sweeten the pot. 
Follow the hashtag #freeartdecatur on twitter and instagram for clues.

Come out with the family to explore and discover some nooks and crannies of Decatur you may have never seen before and find some Art by talented artists to adorn your walls.All organized by the folks involved in Free Art Friday Atlanta, the Decatur Arts Alliance and a slew of local artists will be involved.

We have art in from Fishbone Art , Dorothy O’Connor Photography ,Sally Shelton ,#pixl_art , Decatur Glassblowing , Mindzai Creative (so far) and a few treats from these local businesses-Brick Store Pub, Java Monkey,Leon’s Full Service , HomeGrown Decatur , Sweet Mellissa’s , Decatur Arts Alliance , Euclid Avenue Yacht Club WonderRoot , Pure Station Decatur, Georgia.

Fidelity Bank is opening a second Decatur location at the old Decatur First Bank building along Commerce Drive.

How do I know this?  Well, because FMFats sent us this picture.

Decatur First Bank was acquired by Fidelity Bank back in 2011.

Fidelity’s first location is at 160 Clairemont Ave.  That building’s parking lot is currently being developed into apartments by Paces Properties.

Last summer, Decatur experienced a rash of smartphone thefts around the city.  It was hardly alone.  In cities across the country, 2013 seemed to be the year of smartphone theft.

But now, a new crime figures from cities around the county suggests that the installation of “kill switches” on iPhones has decreased their likelihood of theft.  The New York Times reports that in addition to Apple’s “kill switch” called “Activation Lock“, which was introduced last September, both Google and Microsoft announced Thursday that they would introduce similar functionality to all phones using their operating systems in the near future.

Good news indeed.

In the interim, if anyone knows of preventative measures for smartphone owners with Google and Microsoft operating systems while they wait for “kill switch” functionality to be integrated, please comment below.

And you have an iPhone, here’s a quick review of how to shutdown your iPhone via Apple…

If you ever misplace your device—whether it’s just lost or you think it may have been stolen—you should put it into Lost Mode immediately using Find My iPhone.

Lost Mode locks your screen with a four-digit passcode and lets you display a custom message with your phone number to help you get it back. You can also remotely erase your device if needed, and your custom message will continue to display even after the device is erased.

While Activation Lock works in the background to make it more difficult for someone to use or sell your missing device, Lost Mode clearly indicates to anyone who finds your device that it still belongs to you and can’t be reactivated without your password.

To put a device into Lost Mode, sign in to icloud.com/find from a Mac or PC or use the Find My iPhone iOS app.

For more information, read what to do if your device is lost or stolen.

Photo courtesy of Janitors via Flickr

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