Category: District 2 Events

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East Lake MARTA Transit study input

Give us your input!

The stakeholders of three different municipalities, one transit system, and a variety of businesses and environmental interest groups have come together to develop a vision for the place they share – the East Lake MARTA Station. Your input over the last two months and six events generated several concept diagrams for the East Lake MARTA Station study area, https://i2.wp.com/www.decaturnext.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Study-Area.jpg.

Now’s the time to share, once again, your feedback on each of the concepts for the north parking lot, the south parking lot, potential future AT&T redevelopment, and street improvements for East Lake Drive, College Avenue, and Park Place. You’ll want to allow 15-20 minutes to complete the survey that can be found here, http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4037001/ELMConcepts.

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Sept 24-25: Urban Coop Tour

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:

  • Decatur
  • Grant Park/Ormewood Park
  • Virginia-Highlands/Morningside/Inman Park

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

  • Intown Hardware, 854 N. Highland Ave. N.E., Atlanta, GA 30306 404-874-5619
  • Intown ACE Hardware, 1404 Scott Boulevard, Decatur, GA 30030 404-378-6006
  • Garden*hood, 353 Boulevard Southeast, Atlanta, GA 30312-3350 404-880-9848

 

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Oakhurst Market Opening Soon!

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

  • Butchered high-quality, grass-fed meats
  • In-house roasted turkey, beef, pastrami
  • Steinbeck’s signature pimento cheese
  • In-house baked bread
  • To-go dinners
  • Fresh herbs and vegetables from the Oakhurst Garden and Sugar Creek Farm
  • A seven-foot wine wall
  • Growlers
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Apr 16: Continued Race Relations Discussion at Oakhurst Presbyterian

Oakhurst Presbyterian Church will continue its discussion of race relations by hosting “The Wolf by the Ears: Emory and Race.” During the forum, Emory University representatives will talk about discovering and acknowledging the legacy of race and slavery in Emory’s history. The event will take place on Saturday, April 16, from 10:00 to noon, at Oakhurst Presbyterian Church (118 Second Avenue in Decatur). Free lunch and childcare will be provided.

For more information about the event and related programs, contact Oakhurst Presbyterian at (404) 378-6284 or visit the church on the Web at www.OakhurstPresbyterian.org.