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Saturday, February 10; 1-6pm
Mead Road Mardi Gras Parade
The Mead Road Parade & Party brings the NOLA traditions of big bands and colorful costumes to Decatur in this annual community event benefiting music and arts programs in City Schools of Decatur.
Monday, February 12; 7pm
Oakhurst Neighborhood Association Quarterly meeting
Solarium
The City Commission has just created the Lifelong Communities Advisory Board to assist with the implementation and expansion of the City’s Lifelong Community Activities.
A City of Decatur Lifelong Communities Advisory Board “will provide guidance to the City Commission regarding programs and goals of the City’s Community and Economic Development Division to help citizens stay in their homes and participate in the community as they age in place along with guidance and assist with implementing the recommendations to promote positive outcomes of the 2010 Strategic Plan.”
For more information about this new Citizen Advisory Board, see:
https://decatur.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=323
More information about this Board will also be included in the March Decatur Focus.
Decatur has a new slogan! -a slogan to encourage people to shop, dine and support local businesses in Decatur. “Keep it Indie-Catur” is the brainchild of Dave and Talia Blanchard (that’s right, one of the owners of Brick Store and the owner of Squash Blossom Boutique). It doesn’t get much more local than that!
In the upcoming months, you’ll start seeing local shop and restaurant employees wearing Keep it Indie-Catur shirts and matching signs in storefront windows. If you’re a fan of keeping it local, you’ll be able to purchase your own shirt at a local establishment soon. Stay tuned for details.
Saturday, February 11, from 10-11am
Kroger, downtown Decatur
Decatur Active Living is happy to announce that the popular Kroger Supermarket Tours will continue in 2012 the second Saturday of each month at 10am at the downtown Kroger. The tours, led by Nutrition Graduate Students at GA State, teach participants about food labeling, making healthy choices and share healthy recipes. The students have also chosen a theme for each tour – February is Heart Health Month.
Join us for the February 11th tour. Tours are free, but since space is limited you must register by by calling 678-553-6541 or email [email protected].
Noon-5 p.m. both days
The Oakhurst Community Garden Project and Georgia Organics are teaming up again to present the 4th annual tour of 28 urban coops in:
Each neighborhood will feature 8+ coops on the self-guided tour. The tour will highlight the benefits of backyard chickens as well as the potential pitfalls and solutions. Coop owners will be available to answer questions and provide details on their coop designs and to share their experiences with “the girls.”
Backyard chickens coops are a fast growing trend in many intown Atlanta neighborhoods with families, community gardens and neighborhood co-ops getting in on the action. The dual benefits of farm fresh eggs as well as the experience of reclaiming ownership of the food chain has inspired hundreds of people to get involved. You can’t get any more local than walking outside your door and gathering eggs . . . and the chickens are also pretty cute.
Purchase your tickets online at http://urbancooptour.com/tickets.php
or at one of these onsite ticket sale locations
Oakhurst Presbyterian Church invites the community to its 90th Anniversary Weekend Celebration. Members and guests will give thanks for the first gathering that took place under a tent at the corner of East Lake and Second Avenue.
September 24; 6pm – Memories and refreshments
September 25; 11am – Worship celebration
Monday, September 26
6-8pm; Decatur City Hall
As part of its capital improvements program, the City of Decatur is considering options for pedestrian safety improvements to the Clairemont Avenue-Commerce Drive and Church Street-Commerce Drive intersections and for bicycle lane improvements on Church Street in downtown Decatur. The purpose of the work is to improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians, bicyclists and others using these facilities. The project is based on Decatur’s 2008 Community Transportation Plan and is a project in the 2010 Strategic Plan. A major goal of the Community Transportation Plan is to encourage healthy lifestyles and active living in Decatur. The plan is available online at www.decaturga.com/communitytransportationplan.
The city has retained Development Planning and Engineering, a design firm, to help plan the project. The project will be partially funded through grants from the Georgia Department of Transportation.
A community workshop to discuss plans for these improvements will be Monday, Sept. 26, 6-8 p.m., in the City Commission meeting room of Decatur City Hall, 509 N. McDonough St. We hope you can join us to learn more about this project.
Owner Marc Brennan says that the Oakhurst Market should officially open by next week. Located in the old Real Source real estate office at the intersection of Oakview and Eastlake, the market will have