The city’s Linda Harris has compiled a list of Decatur, GA honorees for this year’s Atlanta Magazine “Best of Atlanta” list over on The Decatur Minute.  So without further ado, let’s copy and paste!

Restaurant Relocation - Cakes & Ale
Best New Restaurants – No. 246
New Food Trucks – W.O.W.! – Duck’s Cosmic Kitchen
No Excuses Exercise – Walk for Lunch
New Tri & Cycle Spot – Decatur Bikes

Inducted into the Hall of Fame were:
Dine & Drink – Taqueria del Sol
Play & Thrive – Jazmin Spa
See & Scene – Eddie’s Attic

Reader’s Survey:
Gifts – Heliotrope
Yoga Studio – Decatur Yoga & Pilates
Sports Bar – Taco Mac

Three Arts-Related Events that originated in Atlanta but featured locations in Decatur:
City Art Project – Living Walls: The City Speaks
Pop-Up Culture – Flux Projects
Scavenger Art – Catlanta

The city’s Linda Harris sends along this press release…

The Decatur Tourism Bureau recently hired Sherry Jackman as the Visitors Center Manager. Sherry is a Decatur resident who has been in the travel and tourism business for the past 20 years.

In 1995, Sherry co-founded Conyers Travel and grew the business from a start-up to over $1.5 million in sales within three years. She managed large corporate accounts, including a professional umpire’s league for the American Basketball League, the American Heart Association and Snapple Beverages, group tours as well as individual travelers and managed a staff of five travel agents.

While in Conyers, Sherry was active in the community, serving on the board for two non-profits. She served as Vice President of Project Renewal, a domestic violence shelter and intervention facility and Rockdale Emergency Relief, which supported families with unexpected emergencies. She chaired several fund raising activities including a golf tournament which raised over $25,000 – the largest in its history to that date.

Sherry was also an active member of the Conyers Kiwanis Club and served on their Board of Directors, the Rockdale Chamber of Commerce serving on several fund raising committees, and was nominated as Small Business Person of the Year in 2002.

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Decatur’s Linda Harris alerts us to the city’s latest walkable honor; receiving a Silver Level designation in the inaugural round of Walk Friendly Communities’ uh…Walk Friendly Communities.

The national organization gave out 11 awards this year, with Seattle the only city to achieve Platnuim status.  (No one walks as hard as they do in Seattle!)  Ann Arbour, Arlington, Hoboken, and Santa Barbara all achieved Gold status, while Decatur shared the Silver level with Charlottesville, Va (Home of the great Parking Lot Movie!)

What aspects of Decatur helped it score a Silver?  Luckily, WFC has a quite detailed website.

Decatur is designated as a Silver-level community due to outstanding management of development and parking, top-notch educational and outreach efforts, and progressive evaluation methods. Highlights of Decatur’s application include:

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From the City of Decatur’s Linda Harris…

The City of Decatur is developing a five-year Technology Strategic Plan. We want to hear from you to ensure that we are investing in the right technologies to continue providing high quality service within our fiscal limits. Please click on the link below to respond to the City’s Technology Strategic Plan survey.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Decatur_Technology

Questions include your experience with Wi-Fi inside the city limits, what city services you’d like to see online, and what city online services do you currently use.

From the City of Decatur’s Linda Harris…

Sanitation & Recycling Services scheduled for Monday, Jan 10 and Tuesday, Jan. 11 have been re-scheduled for next week.

Because of the MLK, Jr. Holiday, Monday services for Jan 10 & Jan 17 will be on Tuesday, Jan 18 and Tuesday services for Jan. 11 & Jan. 18 will be on Wednesday, Jan. 19.

If you have an extreme situation related to the re-scheduling of this week’s pick-up, please call Public Works at 404-377-5571 in order to allow them to address the issue.

Currently, Sanitation & Recycling Services scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 13 and Friday, Jan. 14 will be collected as scheduled. Should circumstances require, changes will be announced on the website and via local news media.