• Decatur High Lacrosse team loses in the semi-finals [Patch]
• One of Cliff Bostock’s favorite Taqueria specials: jambalaya [CL]
• West Midtown Walmart provided few concessions, but promises to fix “food desert” [Patch]
• Growlers coming to Dunwoody [Heneghan]
• DeKalb Superintendent wants to raise millage rate 2 points [AJC]
• Plastic straw bans are the new plastic bag bans [Atlantic Cities]
• “Kickstart Shakespeare”: Of Sonnets, Beer, and Online Fundraising [NPR]

• Who knew?  Ice cream trucks currently illegal in DeKalb [AJC]
• CEO Ellis present on DeKalb Animal Shelter plans tonight in Decatur [OMB]
• Super Pan Sandwich Shop in Poncey-Highlands closes [AJC]
• Pedestrian struck and killed by DeKalb patrol car on Memorial [AJC]
• Fox theater drops Ticketmaster [ABC]
• Respectful “Yo Mama” jokes [McSweeney's]

Photo courtesy of mytvdinner via Flickr

• Ride of Silence to Honor Decatur Bike Fatality [Patch]
• In case you haven’t heard, Pinewood Tippling Room is now open [Omnivore]
• Decatur Starbucks closed for remodeling [Patch]
• MARTA’s having an issue with debit cards this morning [AJC]
• Vermont towns fighting dollar stores [NYT]
• In 80 years, we’ve lost 93% of food seed varieties [FastCo]

Infographic courtesy of National Geographic

• Atlanta cyclists reflect on Decatur cyclist’s death [AJC]
• Pete the Cat’s 3rd book to debut at #1 on NYT list [LBOS]
• Controversy over Emory’s commencement speaker [WashPost]
• Atlanta’s local food movement grows [CL]

• Pinewood Tippling Room opens May 15th, with Julia Leroy-inspired menu [Eater]
• Decatur Green Fest tomorrow! [DGF]
• Kudzu Antiques opening second location in Sandy Springs [TNT]
• Is Fernbank Science Center sustainable? [Patch]
• Atlanta Food Truck park reopens after permitting issue [CL]
• An event idea for Decatur? Amsterdam’s “Repair Cafes” [NYT]

Photo courtesy of 1010uk via Flickr

• Great feature his month celebrating Eddie Attic’s 20th year [Atlanta Mag]
• DeKalb Commission and CEO still fighting over cable access broadcast [AJC]
• GDOT finally going to fix 17th Street bridge fence [CL]
• Va-Hi Food Truck Wednesdays are back [Patch]
• Kids who are driven everywhere don’t know their neighborhoods [Atlantic Cities]

Panaramic view inside Eddie’s courtesy of Google Maps

• John Smoltz’s Mansion Photo Tour [WSJ]
• Decatur’s ongoing fire hydrant tests continue thru June [COD]
• Atlanta to get 13-year extension on sewer work [AJC]
• Excited about new Midtown high-rise, worried about Juniper parking deck [CL]
• Take DeKalb’s “State of the Arts” survey [DeKalb County]
• Coyotes: More Friend than Foe? [AthensBanner]
• MAPS! The invisible borders that define America’s culture [Atlantic Cities]

Communication map courtesy of MIT

• DeKalb Farmers and Sweet Auburn Markets “big plans” [AJC]
• Revolution Donuts “Kickstarter” halfway to its $10,000 goal [Kickstarter]
• Who’s going to get a new Georgia license plate today?? [AJC]
• Yesterday’s news: Sunday Sales started in DeKalb [11Alive]
• Emory planning $46 million renovation to Clifton flagship hospital [ABC]
• How New York City Used to Use Horses [NY Magazine]

• CSD celebrates 2012 retirees [CSD]
• Final Decatur budget meeting next Tuesday [Decatur Minute]
• Winnona Park Residents: Take the Community Survey [Patti Garrett]
• DeKalb T-SPLOST opponent extends “olive branch” [AJC]
• What “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot” said [The Atlantic]

Photo courtesy of CSD

• Emory using therapy dogs to relieve stress during finals [Emory]
• Planning a “kid-sized adventure” in Decatur [SavvySource]
• Leafmore Creek cat comes down out of tree after week and a half [11alive]
• CSD Educators on NBC’s Education Nation May 6th [CSD]
• POEM: “Inventory” by Sandra Beasley [Poetry Foundation]
• “After the agony of youth, the ecstasy of surfing” [NYT]

Photo courtesy of Emory University