Editing Tucker, Georgia (section)

==Culture and contemporary life==
[[File:Main Street Tucker Georgia January 2014.jpg|thumb|left| Downtown Tucker in January]]

Tucker primarily consists of 1960s and 1970s-era [[ranch-style house|ranch]] and [[split-level home|split-level]] homes, and 1970s and 1980s-era multi-story homes. The latter two often feature daylight basements. Various neighborhoods are typically groups by geographic association with elementary schools and other centers of community life such as parks.

===Community organizations===
The desire for community involvement continues to foster growth in various Tucker groups and associations. Some of the more significant include; the Tucker Business Association, Tucker-Northlake Community Improvement District, Tucker Civic Association, Tucker Historical Society, Main Street Theatre, Friends of Henderson Park, Friends of Johns Homestead, Friends of Kelley C. Cofer Park, Main Street Tucker Alliance, Friends of the Tucker Nature Preserve, Old Town Tucker Merchants Association, Tucker Parent Council, and Smoke Rise Community Association.

With the exception of sports organizations, involving residents in multiple counties, most of these groups are predominantly led by and serve residents within the Tucker area.

Tucker includes multiple [[Baptist]], [[Lutheran]], [[Methodist]], [[Pentecostal]], and [[Presbyterian]] churches; [[Catholic]], [[Mormon]], and over a dozen non-denomination Christian churches, some holding services in Chinese, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese. Several churches including Rehoboth Baptist, established in 1854, and First Baptist of Tucker, established in 1893, maintain large youth athletic programs.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rehoboth.org/our-story/ | title=Our Story | publisher=Rehoboth Baptist Church | access-date=February 5, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.fbctucker.org/AUwho_we_are.html | title=Who We Are | publisher=First Baptist of Tucker | access-date=February 5, 2014}}</ref> In the 1970s, [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] built a [[Bishop's storehouse|regional welfare and emergency response center]] in Royal Atlanta Business Park.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thechurchnews.com/archive/2012-01-21/cleave-unto-charity-serving-others-at-bishops-storehouse-in-georgia-38029 | title='Cleave unto charity': Serving others at bishops' storehouse in Georgia | publisher=Deseret News | date=January 21, 2012 | access-date=February 5, 2014 | last=Brett | first=Dena}}</ref>

===Outdoor events===
Outdoor events held on Main Street are a central part of the community for numerous residents and organizations. The Tucker Day celebration, first held in the 1950s, is an annual event typically including a parade, that runs the length of Main Street with food vendors, artist, musicians, and merchants. Other annual events on Main Street include the Taste of Tucker and Tucker Chili Cook-Off. The street is also closed for the Tucker Cruise-In held monthly between April and September. The Farmers Market on Main Street has recently moved from its position in Downtown Tucker, to a venue just outside Downtown at a church on LaVista Rd.
[[File:Independence Day Celebration on Main Street Tucker, Georgia.jpg|thumb|left| Independence Day Celebration on Main Street in Tucker, Georgia.]] 
The Tucker Civic Association, Friends of Henderson Park, Friends of the Tucker Nature Preserve, Friends of Kelley C. Cofer Park, and neighborhood groups regularly organize park and roadside cleanup efforts. The Tucker Historical Society hosts the annual Brownings Courthouse Day and the annual Garden Tour.

The Tucker High School varsity [[High school football|football]] team, the Tucker Tigers, is a large seasonal draw for former and current Tucker alumni and residents. Like most high schools in DeKalb County, Tucker does not have a local football stadium, thus home games are technically away games.

===Amateur sports===
[[File:Tucker Ride.jpg|thumb|right|Cyclist completing the weekly {{convert|42|mi|km|adj=on}} ‘’Tucker Ride.’’]] Tucker Football League (TFL) and Triumph Youth Soccer Association (TYSA), formerly the Tucker Youth Soccer Association, are the two largest independent youth sports organizations in the community. TYSA is the largest in DeKalb County, and the fourth largest youth [[Association football|soccer association]] in Georgia.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://tuckerleague.wix.com/football#!questions/cjvv | title=Questions: What makes the TFL different from other leagues? | publisher=Tucker Football League | access-date=February 6, 2014}}</ref> The TFL holds games and practices at the privately owned Fitzgerald Field. TYSA uses county fields at Henderson Park and the privately owned Granite – Patillo Field.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tysa.com/Default.aspx?tabid=279613 | title=Directions to Fields | publisher=Triumph Youth Soccer Association | access-date=February 6, 2014}}</ref>

Adult sports include [[road bicycle racing]]. The weekly {{convert|42|mi|0|adj=on}} Tucker Ride and Baby Tucker. According to ''Southeastern Cycling'', "This is where the big boys and racers show up to play."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://sadlebred.com/rides/ | title=Atlanta Group Road Rides | publisher=Southeastern Cycling | access-date=January 23, 2014 | author=Trish Albert}}</ref>
The Tucker ride maintains speeds over {{convert|24|mi|0|adj=on}} per hour. The Baby Tucker is slightly less strenuous at {{convert|20|mi|0|adj=on}} per hour.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/1335744 | title=Tucker Ride | publisher=Mapmyride.com | access-date=January 23, 2014}}</ref>