🌱 Applications For Cooling Assistance Due + New Homes On The Market

Hi all. It's me, Carla Varner, your host of the Decatur-Avondale Estates Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in the community today...

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First, today's weather:

A shower and thunderstorm. High: 85 Low: 72.

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

1. The last day for DeKalb County residents to submit applications for energy assistance through the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program is today. The available funds from the Georgia Department of Human Services provide a one-time cooling assistance payment of $350, $450, or $500 to provide assistance with cooling bills. (Monroe Local News)
2. Five new houses have been listed for sale in the Decatur-Avondale Estates area. Homes available range from a 923 sq. ft., 2 bed, 1 bath for $275,000 to a $610,000 home with 4 beds, 3 baths, and 2,847 sq. ft. (Decatur-Avondale Estates Patch)
3. Abortion rights activists gathered throughout the Atlanta metro area after the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. DeKalb County resident Leah Davis, 29, said "My life could be in danger if I have a complication during childbirth and I'm not allowed life-saving procedures." Davis was at the Friday morning protest holding a "My Body My Choice" sign. (Subscription: The Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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Today in Decatur-Avondale Estates:

• Paper Plate Pufferfish Craft At Toco Hill-Avis G. Williams Library (10:30 AM)
• Make Your Own Screen Print At Wesley Chapel-William C. Brown Library (4:00 PM)
• Beginner English As A Second Language At Clarkston Library (6:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The Decatur Education Foundation is reminding residents to tune in to PBS today and tomorrow for an important documentary about teen behavioral health. Ken Burns documents the two-part series titled, "Hiding In Plain Sight: Youth Mental Illness." (The Decatur Education Foundation via Facebook)
• Northlake-Barbara Loar Library is hosting the Summer Movie Series at Northlake event from 1:00-3:00 p.m. today. Registration is required. Don't forget to bring your pillow, blanket, and favorite stuffed animal! (1:00 PM)
• Spicewalla, a new spice shop, has opened at Ponce City Market in Atlanta. The shop will offer over 250 individual spices and more from Asian American and Pacific Islander makers. (Subscription: The Atlanta Journal Constitution)

That's it for today! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— Carla Varner