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Join Decatur Active Living on March 7 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. for the annual Touch-a-Truck Event in the Callaway Building Parking lot, 120 West Trinity Place. This fun community event gives children of all ages an opportunity to touch, explore and see their favorite trucks or equipment on wheels. The City of Decatur and DeKalb County dump trucks, fire trucks, tractors, police cars and motorcycles and many other types of vehicles will be on display. Visitors are encouraged to ride their bikes to the event and register them with the Decatur Police Department. Visitors are also encouraged to bring canned goods or non-perishable food items to donate for National Nutrition Month. In case of inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled for April 18.

The 10th annual Georgia Rides to the Capitol will be on March 24. The event, cosponsored by the Metro Atlanta Mayors Association (MAMA), is designed to raise support for the development of a regional-scale bicycle network of both on-road facilities and multi-use trails, and cycling connections near major facilities, activity centers and schools. The bike ride is free and open to the community but participants should pre-register at GeorgiaRidesToTheCapitol. org. Preregistered cyclists will receive a free reflective leg-band. Join Commissioner Fred Boykin and other City of Decatur staff members for the Decatur leg of the ride. The Decatur ride leaves from the north parking lot of the East Lake MARTA Station, 2260 W. College Ave., at 10:45 a.m. and arrives at the Capitol at approximately 11:40 a.am. The ride from Decatur is five miles one way with some hills and will proceed at a slow pace. Visit georgiabikes.org for more information.

Moishe House Decatur opened in January and plans to build a grassroots community by hosting weekly programs for young adults. The international nonprofit offers rent subsidies to the young adult Jewish community who in return use their homes to host programs. The four residents of Moishe House Decatur are between the ages of 22-25 and bring their own unique story to the community. Tyler Brown currently works for the Federation in the Atlanta Jewish community. Sarah Lashinksy, a recent Georgia Tech graduate, is employed by a start-up that designs toilets for the developing world. Samantha Morton attended the University of Georgia and participated as a Trek leader for Adamah Adventures. Sammy Rosenbaum received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Florida and works as a musician, writing and recording his own music. “We hope our house is a fun place where young professionals can engage and share in great experiences together,” Rosenbaum said. This is the second Moishe House in the metro, with the first opening last summer in Toco Hills. For more information, visit moishehouse.org.

By Isadora Pennington

If you’ve been in Atlanta long enough, chances are you’ve been to the iconic Plaza Theater at least once. You may have also heard of the Plaza around Christmas time of last year when the small independent theater stood by their decision to screen the controversial movie, The Interview. At the time, Sony had pulled the film in the midst of threats and controversy. The Plaza Theater fought to show the film and when Sony eventually did release the rights, the Plaza was one of the first theaters nationwide to screen the movie.

Located in Briarcliff Plaza shopping center at the corner of N. Highland and Ponce de Leon avenues, the circa-1939 art deco theater with its distinctive marquee has gone through many changes throughout the years. The shopping center was the first in Atlanta with off-street parking, and is Urban Outfitters (once home to the much-missed Plaza Drugs with its busy lunch counter), Righteous Room bar, FedEx/Kinkos, Island Flowers, Buffalo Exchange and the equally historic Majestic Diner, which has been serving up burgers and breakfast since 1929. During the 1970s, the theater shifted