Clairmont Heights Civic Association

Decatur’s Active Advisory Board is hoping residents will complete a new online survey to help them determine which activities interest the most residents and what they can do to help you be more active. You can take the survey HERE.

Poster courtesy of The Decatur Minute.

I’m not sure what’s going on with the server this morning, which is causing DM to load somewhere between INSANELY slowly to sort of slow, but Bluehost assures me they are working on it. From what I can tell it’s gotten a bit better in the past couple hours and hopefully they’ll have things rectified before [...]

From the Georgia Voice (via Carl)… Paris Decatur, the LGBT bar at 308 Ponce de Leon Ave., will shut its doors after a final show on March 27, owner Susan Bird announced today. “It has been a great run, and I have learned a lot. I have had great support from my friends, and I [...]

There’s a new post on the New York Times’ Economix blog by Harward Economics professor, Edward Glaeser, which gives a concise overview of Atlanta’s economic history and weighs in on the city’s future. Though Atlanta has higher-than average unemployment and is suffering from the real estate market coma, Glaeser is still putting his chips on the [...]

Here’s more concise, visual evidence of what I’ve been intermittently blathering about as of late. With a chart like this, it’s little wonder why more forward-thinking cities like Decatur are feeling obligated to step in and provide a little more support for the local production of fruits and vegetables. Chart courtesy of Good Medicine. h/t: The Consumerist

UPDATE: AJC now reporting that DeKalb may close up to 12 schools. Many of the major news orgs are reporting on the high emotion at last night’s Citizen Planning Task Force meeting at the William Bradley Bryant Technology Center on Lawrenceville Highway, where the task force heard from the public on the potential closing of four [...]

Over the January 29th-30th weekend, Decatur’s City Commission retreated to Smithgall Woods in Helen, Georgia to discuss the future of Decatur. If you’re curious about what our mayor and city commissioners want Decatur to look like in 5 years and/or what their main goals & projects are for 2010, this is a must-read. You’ll find the full [...]

After a very long meeting yesterday evening, Decatur’s Zoning Board of Appeals tabled its decision on whether to allow the Peer Support and Wellness Center to continue operating in the Decatur Heights residential neighborhood. Here’s a round-up of reports from the scene… AJC: Challenge to Decatur Mental Health Center ongoing InDecatur: Decatur ZBA hears 444 Sycamore arguments DNO: 444 [...]

An amazing before and after. Before: This pic was taken April 13, 2009 After: Scott took this pic the other day.

For the past three years, Decatur’s “official” cheering station for the ING marathon – i.e. the one that could win prize-money – was in front of Fellini’s on Commerce Drive.  But according to this year’s info, the station has been moved up into the heart of the city along Ponce in front of the Old [...]

Apparently the Georgia House of Representatives thinks so. In a 137 to 33 vote yesterday, the AJC reports that the House approved legislation that would give the governor power to remove local school board members, based on a recommendation by the State Board of Education.  The measure now goes back to the Senate for a vote. According [...]

After months of brown-papered windows, Unconcerned Citizen (aka NFDecatur on Twitter) reports on his brand-new blog that Meldora Hair Salon is going into the old Victory Vintage space at the intersection of College Ave and South Candler. Pic courtesy of Unconcerned Citizen

As you’ve probably heard in the national press, cities across the country are pulling out all the stops to get Google’s attention in the company’s search for communities interested in participating in “Google Fiber“. Thus far, the most successful way to get noticed has been to temporarily change the name of your city to “Google”.  Topeka, [...]

CSD Mom writes in… I’m surprised you didn’t post about the big fire over on S. Columbia this afternoon. I should have taken pictures. It was an enormous blaze. I couldn’t tell exactly where it was, but I think it was a formerly residential/now commercial building on S. Columbia between College and Talley. The smoke was [...]

DHS teacher Chris Billingsley writes in… Attached are some pics of students using your blogs. …Students were suppose to post comments using my email address. All found interesting stories on all three blogsites. I hope to have all comments posted by Wednesday. Many students replied to your recent comments on their trip to the Capitol.  [...]

Anne writes in… Change for Haiti at Oakhurst Elementary a Huge Success! The final total for the Change for Haiti collection is $2,320! We can purchase TEN Schools-in-a-Box to help set up temporary schools for 800 kids in Haiti. At Community Circle on Friday, March 12th, Oakhurst Elementary will present a check to a UNICEF representative. The [...]

As promised, here’s the follow up from last week’s post “Daytrippin’ – City Edition“, wondering where you like to go when you need to get away from the Atlanta metro for a few hours, or perhaps a whole weekend. Last week focused on towns and cities.  This week let’s discuss more rural destinations.  Secluded cabins, hiking [...]

This morning’s AJC reports on Atlantic Station’s new pay-by-phone parking meter called “Parkmobile” and predicts that such an effort might “herald wider adoption in Atlanta”, though does elaborate on why. Decatur uses a rival company with a more excited name, MobileNOW!.  In the article Assistant City Manager Linda Harris states that Decatur is “is happy with [...]

Call up the Hardy Boys!  Nancy Drew!  Encyclopedia Brown!  There’s a mystery afoot! OK, so it’s only really a “mystery” because I’ve yet to ask anyone who might know.  But hey, it’s the weekend, and city employees won’t be back in the saddle until tomorrow.  So I thought this might be a quicker way of getting [...]