On Jan. 28, Wellroot Family Services cut the ribbon on its fully renovated transitional living community for young adults aging out of foster care, “The Oaks” in Decatur. Every year, there are more than 600 children who age out of Georgia’s foster care system when they turn 18. The new young adults can strike out […]
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Decatur middle school serving refugee girls names new CEO and Head of School
Global Village Project, a Decatur-based middle school serving refugee girls, has selected Allison Almand Ezell as its new CEO and head of school. She succeeds Elizabeth Elango following a six-month national search. Ezell has been part of the Global Village Project community for eight years, first as a volunteer and most recently as director of […]
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An unlikely duo tackles homelessness and new kind of extended-stay mindset
While a recent hotel closure in Roswell revealed some of the worst conditions found in extended-stay properties, Edward Fernandez runs a hotel he describes as the opposite — clean, secure, and centered on dignity. His 1st Place Hotel, located off Wesley Chapel Road in Decatur, took in several residents from the Economy Hotel, which was […]
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New hard-to-recycle facility coming to Decatur early 2023
Live Thrive broke ground on its second facility this week.
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A Relationship of Truth: A Conversation with Nomadic Manny
Meet Emmanuel Rivas, also known as Nomadic Manny, the artist behind “A Relationship Truth,” a mural that looks over the Decatur Square like the watchful eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg in “The Great Gatsby.” The mural shows a surrealist desert landscape, sprinkled with looming eyes and an angel nearly touching toes with a mummy […]
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Decatur Pied Piper Parade – 4th of July 2019 – 17
Note: continuing a series about events that will be missed in 2021 due to leftover effects of Covid, but which will hopefully return in 2022. Kelly
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Creating liberated spaces: Lessons from Decatur
By Guest Columnists FONTA HIGH and PAUL MCLENNAN, co-chairs of the Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights’ Decolonize Decatur Committee
As organizers and board members of Decatur’s Beacon Hill Black Alliance for Human Rights, we are grateful for all we have learned from our movement-building work over the last year. We believe we are creating an organizing model other communities can replicate.
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Indigenous Peoples Day: Rally to remove tribute to Creek Indian War of 1836
In Decatur Sunday, over 100 people of all ages observed Indigenous Peoples Day at a rally calling for the removal of a monument from the Decatur Square – a cannon used in the U.S. war to remove the Creek Nation from Georgia.
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Decatur’s unwanted Confederate monument is gone
It was a public nuisance, a judge ruled.
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City of Decatur task force pushes for affordable housing initiatives
Much like Atlanta, the City of Decatur is witnessing its population swell and, subsequently, its cost of living follow suit.
Posted inMaggie Lee
Decatur’s unwanted Confederate monument isn’t going anywhere soon
Georgia’s state Legislature has OK’d triple damages for monument vandals. One opponent called this an attempt to suppress debate about public monuments to the Confederacy. Left behind is a bill that would’ve helped DeKalb get rid of a Confederate obelisk that no one wants.
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A Moonshot for Transit
Jeffrey A Parker, General Manager and CEO, MARTA January 2019 (Below are abridged remarks delivered by Mr. Parker at the 6th Annual State of MARTA Breakfast, edited for content and clarity.) [The year] 2018 was a year of great accomplishments and progress for MARTA. Most importantly, it was a breakthrough year for transit. It demonstrates […]
