🌱 Zoning Board Of Appeals Meeting Canceled + Shopping Center Shooting

Hey, everybody! I'm back with your fresh edition of the Decatur-Avondale Estates Daily, fresh off the presses. Follow along to find out the most important things going on in town these days.

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Partly sunny. High: 55 Low: 41.

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Here are the top three stories today in Decatur-Avondale Estates:

1. The City of Decatur has canceled today's Zoning Board of Appeals meeting. Today is also the application deadline for the next meeting. The Zoning Board of Appeals will be meeting on Monday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. (City of Decatur)
2. The City of Avondale Estates will be hosting its first-ever holiday tree lighting on Monday, Nov. 28. The lighting will be held at Avondale Estates Town Green at 6:00 p.m. The DeKalb School of the Arts will be performing dances from the Nutcracker. The Decatur Avondale Children's Choir will be leading participants in a sing-along. (City of Avondale Estates)
3. A DeKalb County shopping center shooting occurred on Saturday night. The incident occurred in the 5600 block of Redan Road in Stone Mountain shortly after 11:00 p.m. The shooting resulted in one man being hospitalized with serious injuries. The suspect's identity has not been released at this time. The shooting is still being investigated. (WSBTV)

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Today in Decatur-Avondale Estates:

• Take And Make: Coloring Station At The Covington Library (10:00 AM)
• Books Plus Book Club At The Decatur Library (4:00 PM)
• CSD POGM Connection Session With City Schools of Decatur (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Looking for a new place to call home? Consider this list of the latest properties in the Decatur-Avondale Estates area to hit the market. Click the link to view the full list of properties that includes prices, photos, and property dimensions. (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
• Avondale Estates' Downtown Development Authority Regular meeting will be tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. (City of Avondale Estates)
• Avondale Estates' City Hall will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 24 for Thanksgiving. Please plan accordingly. (City of Avondale Estates)

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— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.