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Emory farmers market returns March 24

From Emory’s Office of Sustainability Initiatives... The weekly farmers market makes its return to Emory’s Cox Hall bridge on March 24. During the market, merchants offer up organic breads, pastries, coffee, cheeses, sauces, pastas, flat breads and many other mouth-watering treats. Missed the first one? Don’t worry, you will have the opportunity once a week to get your hands on some of the freshest produce and groceries in the Clifton community at the Emory Farmers Market. The weekly market, presented by Emory’s Office of Sustainability Initiatives, will be held Tuesdays on the Cox Hall bridge from 2 until 6 p.m. and will run until Thanksgiving. The Cox Hall bridge is located between Emory University Hospital and Dobbs University Center; visitors are encouraged to walk, take public transportation or Cliff to Emory’s campus. For those who need to drive, free parking is available after 4:30 p.m. in the Fishburne and Peavine parking decks.

Emory suspends $1.5B medical expansion

This news means that the Clairmont Campus parking deck project will probably also be delayed and that includes the funding of new sidewalks in our neighborhood which we negotiated with Emory as a zoning condition. Read More

Summer memberships now available for Emory's Student Activity & Academic Center

The Student Activity & Academic Center (SAAC) is a recreational facility located on Emory University's Clairmont Campus and is OPEN to the ENTIRE EMORY UNIVERSITY/HEALTHCARE and METRO ATLANTA COMMUNITY. The SAAC provides amenities and services to over 3,000 faculty/staff, students, alumni/affiliates, and community patrons annually. The SAAC is pleased to announce it will be selling SUMMER and SUMMER EXTENDED memberships beginning SUNDAY, MARCH 1, 2009. Both the summer and summer extended membership grants patrons access to the entire SAAC. Read more
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Emory open house on Reinventing your career

Event Date and Time: 
03/08/2009 - 1:00pm - 4:00pm
The Emory Center for Lifelong Learning (ECLL) and Emory Professional Learning Programs (EPLP) are sponsoring a complimentary open house for those interested in career change and career management on Sunday, March 8 from 1pm to 4pm. The theme of this community-based initiative is “Reinventing Your Career,” aimed at providing valuable information to those who could benefit from career-related training in these tough economic times. Attendees will have an opportunity to hear detailed information about two of the ten different career tracks the center offers, including: Paralegal Studies, Six Sigma Green Belt, Web Design and Development, Graphic Design, Computer Forensics, CTT+, Certified Financial Planning, Management, Human Resource Management, and Career Development and Preparation.

Emory opens new spine hospital at I-285/L'ville

From Kyle Dominy in the Dekalb Neighbor online newspaper... Emory University has opened a new hospital in DeKalb specializing in bone surgery and offering state-of-the-art patient amenities. “This has been my dream for a decade,” said hospital director Scott Boden, M.D. The facility, the Emory Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital, focuses on patients in need of joint replacements and any kind of spine or skeletal surgery. It also departs from the norm by offering hotel-style features like Internet and room service. Read more

Meeting re. New Connection of Haygood Road and North Decatur Road

DeKalb County Meeting Regarding New Connection of Haygood Road and North Decatur Road On Monday, December 8 (6-8PM at Druid Hills High School), DeKalb County will host a public information meeting regarding the realignment of Haygood Road, its connection with North Decatur Road, and how the new road might improve traffic flow with Druid Hills High School’s expansion plans. County officials will be at the meeting to answer questions about the proposed realignment. Attendees are encouraged to comment in writing or verbally. Comments will be collected by the County.
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Emory Festival of Faiths Wednesday 12/3

This event is being organized by local residents Neil Shulman and Zoe Haugo... Event: A celebration of religious and spiritual diversity: a Festival of Faiths --as part of “Wonderful Wednesday” festivities Date: Wed. Dec. 3, 2008 Time: 11:30 a.m. – 2: 00 p.m. Location: Emory University: Asbury Circle, corner of Asbury and Dickey Dr., by Dobbs Hall and Cox Hall (with the big clock tower) Directions: See http://emap.fmd.emory.edu/website/campus/index.htm for directions to Emory.

Clairmont Deck and other Emory projects update

At a meeting yesterday to update people on the status of Emory construction projects, Campus Services director Bob Hascall said the Clairmont Campus deck expansion was one of the projects currently “under review” because of economic conditions. They still plan on doing it but may have to move back the schedule. The original schedule called for construction to begin January 2009 and finish January 2010. The intersection improvements at Clairmont/Desmond and sidewalks on North Superior and Willivee that CHCA had negotiated were supposed to be implemented before end of deck construction.

Bike to Emory Day Oct. 22

Show support for cycling as a commuting choice by biking to campus on Wednesday, October 22. Bike Emory is encouraging everyone who lives, works, learns and plays in the Clifton community to cycle to your campus to promote the cycling culture in the Clifton community. In the morning, riders will meet in front of Bicycle South, located at 2098 North Decatur Road, at 8 a.m. where a free breakfast Bike To Campus Day 2008 (with sweet and salty items) will be provided.

Emory event: Evolution Revolution with E.O. Wilson

From Emory University... On October 23-24, you can experience the "Evolution Revolution." Featuring one of the world's greatest living scientists and "father of bio-diversity" E.O. Wilson 08H, eminent science writer and New York Times columnist Olivia Judson, and distinguished faculty from Emory and Georgia Tech, "Evolution Revolution" will explore for a broad audience how new research into the origins of life and our evolutionary inheritance may transform our lives and change our very definition of life.
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