Meehan's coming to Maddy's?

According to Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta,

101 Concepts is opening what will be their 5th Meehan's Public House in unincorporated Decatur in the former Maddy's on Scott Boulevard near North Decatur Road. ... read the whole thing @ tonetoatl.com 

h/t DecaturMetro

Winner: MANA Halloween Home Decorating Contest

Congratulations to Zoe Haugo for winning the 1st place in the 2012 MANA Home Decorating Contest! Click to enlarge any image.

How can one ever look at a pile of mulch the same way again?

This is how they put you at ease...

Then small sign reads "made with all natural organic poisons. No GMOs."
How thoughtful! Contact Zoe for the fried maggot recipe... 

Bed of dragons! 

1st Annual Medlock Park Gobbler: a 5 Mile Run/Walk/Stroll [Nov 22]

See Facebook Event Page [no login required] for link to run route.

Atlanta Gas Light work continues

AGL, still playing in the dirt on Wood Trail Lane. These are views as of November 11.

To the left, ongoing work; to the right, the previous site of activity, now with yellow flags to ensure the power lines aren't accidentally snagged (thanks, guys!). Click to enlarge. 

Must be one of those old rusty pipes they were talking about.. That, or the Medlock vole problem is officially out of control, and we lost.

With a twin support structure ready across the street, this marks the spot where AGL would 
dig under the street without disrupting traffic above.

ICS on break this week [Nov 19-23]

Alternative Gift Market @ NDCP [Dec. 1]

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Trees, and why they fall

1 inch of rain, 1 naughty pine down... May 2012.

Falling trees: a topic near and dear to our well-forested neighborhood. Dave Butler talked about tree health at a recent MANA community meeting, and now, the Scientific American's blog expands on the issue, with a focus on what is known about why trees fall during storms, and what we can do to protect ourselves:

"Although they can become unwilling weapons in severe weather, I think most of us would not want to live without our trees. They give character to our properties, shade in the summer, beautiful leaf colors in the fall, and homes to our wildlife. Most trees were living long before we were and, hopefully, will be living long after we are gone. But inevitably nature will periodically rise up and destroy some."... Read about it in Why Do Trees Topple in a Storm? @ Scientific American.