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Municipal elections approach

By McKenzie Jackson, Crossroads News

In the city of Decatur, Districts 1 and 2 Post A seats are open on the city commission. 

This article does not mention the new candidates.

Fred Boykin, a member of the commission since 2001, is up for re-election for his District 1 Post A position. District 2’s Mary Alice Kemp, also a commission member since 2001, is also NOT up for re-election. 

As Steve points out in a comment, Mary Alice is NOT up fro re-election. I should have noticed this error while copying and pasting.

On the Decatur Board of Education, District 1 Post A member Marc J. Wisniewski, District 2 Post A’s Bernadette Seals, and at-large member and board chair Valarie Wilson are up for re-election.

Wisniewski and Wilson have been on the board since 2001 and Seals since 2007.

Qualifying is Sept. 1 -4 at Decatur City Hall, 509 N. McDonough St. The fee is $144 and $35. For more information, call 404-370-4100.

Oxendine hints at need for more roads in East Atlanta

Arial Hart of the AJC pressed John Oxendine, Georgia’s insurance commissioner and a candidate for governor, for specifics when he proposed solutions with "vision" to relieve the congestion on the downtown connector.

Highway 78 was to have passed through Druid Hills and on to the interchange east of the State Capital. Highway 400 was to have intersected with 78 where the Carter Center is now.  But, strong neighborhood opposition killed this years ago, even after some of the right-of-way was cleared.

So, what do we do now?  Tunnels or deep-trench roadways have been proposed.

Decatur Book Festival - 6 Days

If we count Friday night as Day 0, today is DBF - 6. Each day, as the event approaches, you'll see a countdown post here at inDECATUR.

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Howard Pousner and Jamie Gumbrecht of the AJC had a great article on the event in Friday's Access Atlanta. It gives Decatur some credit for the event's phenomenal success:

"Everyone also believes that Decatur itself — the DeKalb County seat that fancied itself as “Mayberry meets Berkeley” well before the country’s largest independent book fest set up its tent — plays a significant part in this success story."

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Nekkeshia WIlson provides a good overview for the Examiner.

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The DBF Blog notes something for gaming geeks.

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We still have hours available in the "Blogzilla" Bloggers Tent for bloggers who want to live blog the festival right across from the Brick Store Pub, while promoting their blogs to passers-by.  See the Facebook event page or Blogzilla.us for details.

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We're still looking for more people to contribute to the DBF microblog by simply sending an e-mail to a secret posting address. E-mail dav3kell@gmail.com if you like to post responsibly.

Collapsed house bulldozed

Ch. 5 news Saturday morning was showing the collapsed house being bulldozed.

From CBS News

A Decatur home that was under renovation collapsed Friday, authorities said.

The collapse happened at about 12:45 p.m. on Second Avenue .Pictures from the scene show a portion of the collapsed home landed on a house next door. Authorities said the second house is not livable.No injuries were reported.

See images at the link.

WSB has an aerial photograph, and notes the neighbor just missed being injured or killed.

Little Shop of Stories window display for Decatur Book Festival

The Little Shop of Stories went so far as to suspend two models of two of the "monsters" of the Decatur Book Store.

Decatur 46, Druid Hills 0

Decatur rolled over Druid Hills last night.

A video collage will be added later today.

The new gym and auditorium look great from the field. They are scheduled to be completed in mid October.

I left in the third quarter. A tweet indicates there was some sort of fight/brawl after the game.

Concerts and picnic to conclude Decatur Book Festival

From Ryan Klee, Lenz Marketing

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Decatur Book Festival Presented by DeKalb Medical (DBF) will close with a truly festive evening, featuring a picnic centered around both southern and international cuisine, free music by Sweet AlizAbeth, a pickled okra contest, and a special post concert at Eddie’s Attic.

The festival will be held Labor Day Weekend, September 4-6.

“This concert and picnic is the perfect signoff for the festival,” Daren Wang, Executive Director of the festival said. “It’s fun, casual and communal. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate another great festival.”

Southern Foodways Alliance presents a picnic that combines flavors from around the globe to create a unique culinary experience that is excitingly foreign and comfortingly familiar at the same time. Southern mainstays will get cozy with exotic international dishes. Tacqueria del Sol will serve fried chicken tacos and turnip greens, Bhojanic will serve cornbread and okra, Noodle will serve green bean tempura, rice pudding, and ginger tiramisu, Pura Vida will serve goat mofongo, and caterer Nassima Neighbors will serve chicken curry with rice, samosas, and yams. Attendees will be able to enjoy this delectable combination of 12 items for just $10 per plate.

The picnic, which begins at 6 p.m. Sunday evening, also boasts a picked okra contest, where some of the best chefs in Atlanta will go head to head as a panel of judges sample their original creations.

As with all Decatur Business Alliance Concerts in the Square, everyone is welcome to bring their own picnic or purchase a meal to go from one of Decatur’s many excellent restaurants.

All in attendance will enjoy live music by folk band Sweet AlizAbeth. Fiddling divas Bethany Dick and Liz Langford make up this duo.

After the picnic and free concert, the festival will close with what promises to be an amazing performance by two of the four “Good ol’ Girls,” singer/songwriter Marshall Chapman and author Jill McCorkle. The concert will be at Eddie’s Attic (515-B N. Mcdonough St.) Sunday, September 6 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m., and tickets will be $20. Tickets are available through Eddie’s Attic at www.eddiesattic.com.

Details about the performers in the continuation

DECATURadar, Friday, 8/28/2009

Looking out at the universe from the Decatur, GA square

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Flash flooding - volunteer to build an arc beside FS #1

DECATUR

It's "Five Friday" at Tastings. $5 martinis all day! And, it's already after Five somewhere in the World, so imagine you're having a martini there.

We still have room for more bloggers in the "Blogzilla" blogger's tent during the DBF next weekend. Reserve 1-14 hours at Blogzilla.us.

The Decatur Minute announces a planning meeting for the Oakhurst urban garden next Wed. at 7PM at the Solarium, and shows a sketch.

Decatur Active Living notes this past Tuesday, the City of Decatur hosted the first ever Georgia Department of Transportation-sponsored Safe Routes to School National Training Course.

Bloggin Bulldog says DHS ranked in the top 5-12% of GA high schools where at least 10 students took the SAT.

Next Stop...Decatur reminds us of the DHS pep rally at 6pm.

Grandweerachel visited several Decatur places.

Guess when the power will go out to the closest minute to win a free annual subscription to inDECATUR.

A subscription to read inDECATUR on a Kindle is now only $0.99/month.

US

Grassfire petition against Kennedycare (with flow chart showing how it would work).

TECHNOLOGY

StunMedia is showing dual screen laptops here and here. Interesting thought, but needs more evolution.

PERSONAL

This blogger's weighted weekly weight is 174.6, breaking under the 175 goal. The new short term goal is 174. The ultimate goal is 167. Just 7.6 pounds to go, but I have a HARD time getting a pound off.

@DaveKell has 1344 friends on Twitter (up one).

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Zaya starting strong at Emory

From Repeat Atlanta

Inman Park eatery Zaya Mediterranean has opened its second location, this one on Emory University's campus. A joint partnership with Sodexo, Emory's food service provider, and Tarek Tay's, Zaya Mediterranean, the new eatery just opened and has been packed even before classes start! Taking the space of what had most recently been "The Depot", Zaya is a welcome addition to the food offerings at Emory.

Read more: http://www.ezshopperatl.blogspot.com/#ixzz0PUV5XbSo

Second Nectar location to open Monday

Found at Repeat Atlanta

Scheduled to open this coming Monday the 31st, occupying a space that had most recently been a Smoothie King, the owners of Nectar (food of the gods) found it far easier to fit to their needs in their new decatur space than their original Oakhurst location.

It's no coincidence that Nectar is next door to Bjohanic, as its owned by Bjohanic's owners son and wife.

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Nectar is celebrating the opening by offering a free scoop of ice cream from 5 pm to 8 pm for everyone who buys a Panini. This offer ends October 1st.