🌱 Patch AM: Remember when Jennifer Connelly filmed at Decatur’s Covington Highway Target?

Morning Decatur! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Remember when Jennifer Connelly filmed at Decatur’s Covington Highway Target?

Also on today's calendar: Holidays on Peachtree Street and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the stop sign say to the yield sign? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Monday: Plenty of sun, but cold, with a high of 41 and low of 24 degrees.
• Tuesday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 54, low: 29.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 59 and low of 46 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 'The Horse Has No Regrets': Jennifer Connelly Admits She Regrets Iconic Movie Scene, Sparking Career Debate (boredpanda.com) — A bit of Decatur movie trivia is back in the spotlight: Jennifer Connelly’s viral comments about regretting her famous mechanical horse scene come from Career Opportunities, filmed inside the Target on Covington Highway. As fans debate whether the provocative moment helped or hurt her career, the renewed attention also highlights how a locally shot box-office flop still echoes through pop culture decades later.
   

📸 Around Decatur

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Decatur

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Holidays on Peachtree Street
  The Church at Ponce & Highland, 1085 Ponce De Leon Ave NE, Atlanta
  7:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• 11th Annual Procrastinator's Pop-up
  4580 Lakeshore Dr, Pine Lake
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Monday December 15

• New Atlanta Campus of Tulsa Welding School Hosting Hiring & Career Fair
  Tulsa Welding School 1287 Columbia Drive Decatur, Georgia 30032
  12:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Golden Classics
  Decatur Library -
  2:30 pm
• Read the Rainbow Book Club
  Decatur Library -
  5:00 pm
• Adultish Sewing Club
  Decatur Library -
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Holiday Jingle Jam with Seniors
  2711 Lawrenceville Hwy , Decatur
  10:00 am
• BSSG: Morning Mastermind: Let's Get New Ideas Brewing
  Quality Coaching Company , 2310 Parklake Dr. NE , Atlanta
  10:00 am
• DeKalb Public Health Outreach
  Decatur Library -
  10:00 am
• Ribbon Cutting at L&L Crafty Finds
  DeKalb Chamber of Commerce , 4421 Glenwood Rd Suite 600 , Decatur
  1:00 pm
• An Afternoon of Sewing with Jessica
  Decatur Library -
  3:00 pm
• Stitches and Stuff
  Decatur Library -
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• What’s something good that happened to you recently?
  For me, it was my neighbor telling me how cute my dog is. She was doing laundry, and my pup was puzzled by her cart! That made me smile and laugh… (Nextdoor Decatur Derrydown)
• Pawsatlanta needs help!
  Puppies to be born. Share please. Spread the word. Christmas with puppies will be a Christmas miracle. (Nextdoor Toney Valley)

• Checkers & Rally's - Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Decatur. Apply here.
• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Parts Specialist in Decatur. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Decatur here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tucker

• Dekalb County opens warming centers as bitter cold sets in (wsbtv.com)

Stone Mountain

• Car plows into home in Stone Mountain, injuring driver, passenger, police say (11alive.com)
• Family grieves after mother, 11-year-old daughter killed inside Stone Mountain home (atlantanewsfirst.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know either. They were speaking in sign language.
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