Free-For-All Friday 3/25/16
Decatur Metro | March 25, 2016 | 8:57 amFeel free to use this post to make comments and ask questions about local topics not yet discussed here over the past week.
Feel free to use this post to make comments and ask questions about local topics not yet discussed here over the past week.
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To the red Forrester with a “share the road” bumper sticker driving west down DeKalb Ave this morning- quit looking at your phone, particularly while you are going at least 30 mph. I can’t decide if a short toot on the horn would lead to an accident or awareness that the driver behind you has watched you on your phone for more than a mile. Tip- when you have to remove your glasses to read, it is extra-obvious.
A somewhat contrary perspective.
So glad the legislature is no longer in session. I keep thinking, “Next year I won’t be so embarrassed” but they keep surprising me!
Also made international news.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/03/24/someone-wrote-trump-2016-on-emorys-campus-in-chalk-some-students-said-they-no-longer-feel-safe/
I wonder whose name they rather have had in the chalk?
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/03/24/470710747/more-teachers-cant-afford-to-live-where-they-teach?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20160324
From yesterday’s AJC: Based on the data, the most charming neighborhoods in Atlanta are:
1. Decatur
I’m surprised that Grant Park didn’t make the list. I’ve been hanging out there more lately and am impressed with how charming the area is, especially the neighborhoods where teardowns aren’t allowed. People do wonderfully creative and charming things when they are not allowed to just tear the historic building down and start over.
Ever increasing traffic — not so charming.
To the guy playing/practicing the bagpipes in the cemetery on Wednesday:
Thank you making a beautiful spring day even better! Such a treat!
http://www.decaturish.com/2015/08/the-bagpiper-of-decatur/
Georiga Teens ride with P.R.I.D.E tomorrow 11 am!
http://ridesafegeorgia.org/templates/classes.htm
This is a driving safety program for new or getting to it kids ages 14-16. Scroll halfway down list and you’ll see the closest offering which is tomorrow!
Contact is [email protected]
Has anybody ever gone to The Cask Room?
My wife and I went a couple of years ago on Valentine’s Day. My thoroughly enjoyed it. The wine selection was interesting and well varied. The food was well prepared. I thought it was a decent value for the price as well. We’d recommend it. So, why have we not been back? Kids, most of our meals out involve at least one teenager. Unlike our local taverns the menu is not extensive enough to make it a dinner alternative.
That would be true if they arrived at the same time, but he was in the process of making a reasonable (and necessary) maneuver before she even crested the hill. Doesn’t right-of-way in this situation go to the person who doesn’t have to drive in reverse halfway down the street in order to cede it? “Yield” means defer, not bend over backwards. At the moment of decision there was nobody to yield to.
to our newest restaurant Taziki’s: Decatur is a happening city, especially once the weather warms up a bit. I think you’ll find that especially on Friday and Saturday nights you’ll need to stay open until at least 10:00PM. this past Friday the Marlay got our money instead since you closed at 9:00PM.
TONIGHT: Special Parent Forum: Taking Action for Decatur’s Teens and Their Risky Behavior Organized by City Schools of Decatur Administration and Decatur High PTSA
Monday, March 28 ● 7:00-8:15pm
NEW LOCATION: Decatur High School Performing Arts Center
Featuring:
• Dr. David Dude, CSD Superintendent
• Mike Booker, Decatur Police Chief
• Jessica Andrews-Wilson, Certified Prevention Specialist (and former Director of Georgia Teen Institute)
• Wrap Up Conversation facilitated by Eric Tumperi, DHS PTSA President
Come tonight to learn about what’s going on with Decatur teens related to fighting, posting fights to social media, underage drinking, drinking and driving, drug use and cyber bullying — and find out what we as parents can do individually and together to combat these risky behaviors.
The recent Georgia Student Health Survey (a self-reporting anonymous survey taken by students at most Georgia middle and high schools) indicates that Decatur students are drinking and using drugs more than they used to — and more than at peer schools and statewide. The survey is a public document.
At our forum, Dr. Dude and Chief Mike Booker will give some background on the current state of affairs, before turning to Jessica Andrews-Wilson, nationally known adolescent risk behavior specialist, who will guide us through actions that we, the parents, can take.
To ensure the conversation doesn’t end there, our DHS PTSA President Eric Tumperi will review the first steps in a plan of action. You will have a chance to ask questions of our speakers and to get involved!
While the focus is on DHS, Renfroe and FAVE, ALL current or potential City Schools of Decatur parents are welcome. Please come and be part of this effort. Questions? DHS PTSA President Eric Tumperi, [email protected]
Coming soon: We will update information on our DHS PTSA website as we go, send out electronic parent surveys for helping engage in the process, and send email updates to our parent community.