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Special event at Little Shop of Stories this Saturday

Posted in Events, Uncategorized on May 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Little Shop of Stories is excited to host their first ever Self-Published Author Reception here at the shop! Come on by for light refreshments and a chance to visit with these local authors as they talk about their books. And if you’re interesting in being a part of our Self-Published Reception in the fall, e-mail us for more information!
This spring they will be featuring 7 authors:
Cynthia Dekel, author of Nobody Likes Me
Jordan Pearce, author of Vinny the Vampire
Jen Liam, author of Indigo Goes In
Brenda Starr Moon, author of Bird of Faith
Damien K.H. Nash and Kathy Nash, author of Big Box, Little Box: How One Little Box Finds His Way
and Kerri Oransky, author of How Zac Got His Z’s: A Guide to Getting Rid of Nightmares

A special note about Vinny the Vampire:

Encourage your child to read while supporting a deserving charity.  Announcing the debut of Vinny the Vampire, a new kid’s book series that has been launched with the goal of creating a fun and educational group of stories about a vampire and his family, while giving something back to selected charitable organizations, one of which is the Decatur Education Foundation!

Vinny’s books will be available in e book format from the website, www.vinnythevampire.com, and Vinny’s Read In Peace tee shirts are available for purchase as well.   The author will be on site at Little Shop of Stories this Saturday May 7th during their Self Published Author reception.  All profits from the book sales at this event will go to DEF.  Come to the square for Green Fest and be sure to stop by Little Shop.

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Great Deals for Mother's Day Weekend

Posted in Events on May 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Happy Friday! In honor of Mother’s Day, I am passing along two great deals that people sent me this week.

Oh Baby! Fitness, which offers the widest variety of pregnancy and mom & baby exercise classes in the country is giving the gift of fitness with free classes at select locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Ga., on May 7 and 8. For more information about free Oh Baby! Fitness classes during Mother’s Day weekend, or to register for a free class on May 7 or May 8 at a select location, visit www.ohbabyfitness.com. To view a list of class locations visit http://www.ohbabyfitness.com/locations/. View all Pregnancy classes at http://www.ohbabyfitness.com/classes/?id=Pregnancy; and view all Mom & Baby classes at http://www.ohbabyfitness.com/classes/?id=MomBaby

Parker’s on Ponce is celebrating Mothers all day by serving a delicious Dinner Buffet from 4-8pm. The cost is $30 for adults, $20 for seniors 65 and over, and children 6 and under are FREE! Call 404.924.2230 for reservations.

Also, don’t forget about Green Fest on Saturday, Concerts on the Square Saturday night, and the FREE Storytelling event on the Bandstand that I mentioned on the blog on Thursday!

Have a great weekend and enjoy this beautiful weather

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Decatur Green Fest This Saturday!

Posted in Events, Sustainability on May 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The third annual Decatur Green Fest—hosted by the Dogwood Alliance—will kick off the Decatur Business Association’s Concerts on the Square series this Saturday, May 7 with a FREE, day-long festival.

Green Fest will run from 3pm – 9:30pm and feature:

  • Live Music

  • Children’s activity area

  • Terrapin Beer on tap and Haras de Pirque organic wine from Chile

  • Tastings of local organic food

  • Showcase of green organizations and vendors

  • Art featuring recycled materials

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Here’s some of the highlights you can look forward to this year!

Music

Please PleaseRock Me—A Beatles spin-off of the Yacht Rock Revue musical act –  7:00pm

Nathan Beaver– An alternative country musician on Decatur’s Red Eye Gravy Records – 6:15pm

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Rain Barrel Sale from the Rain Barrel Depot

The Rain Barrel Depot is offering a 30% off sale on rain barrels for Decatur Green Fest.

The EarthMinded RainStation

is a simple-to-use and an attractive

solution for home rainwater collection

and storage. This large capacity,

60-gallon rain barrel connects to

your downspout easily and automatically

collects runoff water from your

home’s roof. This water is

ideal for watering plants and

gardens, and for doing

outdoor chores.

This pricing is exclusively for the Decatur Green Fest only.  All Green  Fest attendees are welcome to place a pre-order online and pick up their barrel at the event on May 7th, but pre-orders with delivery are limited to residents of Decatur, Georgia.

> Learn more at the Rain Barrel Depot website

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Free CFL LIght Bulb Exchange with Atlanta Lightbulbs

Atlanta Light Bulbs, Inc. and the City of Decatur are partnering to host the 2nd annual light bulb exchange to Greenfest 2011.  Attendees will receive 1 compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulb in exchange for signing an agreement to discard 1 regular, incandescent bulb when they get home. However, if attendees bring an incandescent bulb to the event, they can receive 2 CFL bulbs!

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, CFL bulbs use 75% less energy and last 10 times as long. The average CFL will save about $30 over its life, and pay for itself within 6 months.Supplies are limited, so come early to get your free CFLs. The light bulb exchange will last while supplies do. The City of Decatur would like to thank Atlanta Light Bulbs, Inc. for sponsoring this exchange. Learn more about their company at www.atlantalightbulbs.com.

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And much much more…

  • Free tree seedlings from the Nalley Tree Project.
  • Learn about over $3,200 in rebates available from the DecaturWISE program  for home energy efficiency upgrades.
  • Kids  Zone featuring face painting, caricaturist, and paper airplane contest.
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We look forward to seeing you there!  Check out the Decatur Green Fest website for more details.

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Lots to do in Decatur this Week!

Posted in Events on May 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The weather is supposed to be beautiful all week! That means there is no excuse for you NOT to join us on the Square on Tuesday and Thursday for our brand new program, Walk to Lunch!   Click here for more details…

And just in case you don’t already have plans for Wednesday, let me remind you that it is time again for the annual Blue Sky Concerts every Wednesday in May from 12-1pm on the Community Bandstand.

This week, come listen to the sounds of Diane Durrett singing folk, blues, and Americana.

See you on the Square!

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Baskin Robbins Thanks Firefighters – Visits Fire Station #2

Posted in Community, Events, Uncategorized on April 27, 2011 |

Baskin Robbins is “scooping up thanks” for firefighters on Wednesday, April 27 at the 5th annual 31 Cent Scoop Night.  At all Baskin Robbins locations nationwide from 5 – 10 p.m. they will offer their 2.5 oz ice cream scoop for 31 cents.  In addition, they will donate $100,000 to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF).  The NFFF honors America’s fallen heroes and their families by developing and expanding programs to recognize fallen heroes and assist their families and co-workers.

So, what does that have to do with the City of Decatur?

Well, Bill Mitchell, Baskin-Robbins Vice President, grew up in Decatur and as part of the celebration, he visited Decatur’s Fire Station #2 this afternoon.  He brought samples of Baskin-Robbins April Flavor of the Month – Firehouse #31 – created in honor of 31 Cent Scoop Night.

Today also happens to be Decatur Firefighter/Driver Jim Palmer’s birthday so he got the first scoop!

If you like atomic fireballs or cinnamon candies mixed with vanilla ice cream, you will love Firehouse #31.  Bill Mitchell is pictured at the top of the post with Fire Chief Toni Dixon and the firefighters.  Welcome home Bill!

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Have you signed up for Walk for Lunch?

Posted in Events on April 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Walk For Lunch looks to make strides in Decatur, the most walkable city in the State of Georgia!

 

After a very successful season in Downtown Atlanta, Walk For Lunch is looking to make new strides in the City of Decatur, the most walkable city in the State of Georgia. Walk For Lunch – Decatur is planned for May 3 – 26th, 2011 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Registered walkers can walk between the hours of 11:30 am – 1:15 pm to the Decatur Square.

WALK FOR LUNCH (WalkForLunch.com) is an inexpensive lunch hour walking program that includes healthy lunches and benefits local children. Walkers can organize teams or sign up as an individual walker for $25 at WalkForLunch.com.

Walkers can pre-order healthy lunches from Subway Restaurant, Pita Pit and Sammiches N’ Stuff, all local Decatur restaurants. In addition to the lunches, each walker will be invited to attend a Health & Wellness Expo and be given 1 – 2 mile walking maps. Each walker will also receive a Walk For Lunch – Decatur T-shirt, daily goodies from our sponsors and an opportunity to walk with the Mayor of Decatur, Decatur Firefighters, coworkers, friends and neighbors. The walking program including the lunch pick-up will take 30 – 60 minutes.

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Coming Soon…Decatur Beach Party!!!

Posted in Events on April 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »

More details coming soon but be sure to mark it on your calendars…

The Decatur Businesss Association presents the 26th annual

Decatur Beach Party

Friday, June 17th  5:00pm-midnight

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Decatur Retail and Restaurant News

Posted in Community, Events, Retail & Restaurants on April 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Anytime a business moves into Decatur I immediately go to their website and sign up for their newsletter. I usually get at least five newsletters a day. Here are some of the things that have popped up in my inbox this week/ things I’ve seen around town:

Found: Pete the Cat stuffed toy at Little Shop of Stories

 Decatur CD is celebrating Record Store Day this Saturday (that’s tomorrow). The store is opening an hour earlier at 10 a.m., offering more than 300 Record Store Day exclusive releases and 40% off on select non-RSD vinyl. At noon you can munch on BBQ sliders, there will be free beer all day for those of age, King of Pops will be at the shop starting at 2 p.m., and ticket giveaways will be happening all day.

Farmburger is offering up its 100% Georgia pasture-raised and grazed meats through Moonshine Meats CSA. Email darla@moonshinemeats.com for more information.

Badda Bing is still offering a different, delicious lunch each day of the week. Yesterday the Healthy Day Menu included turkey chili, fruit salad with organic cottage cheese, tuna nicoise with bowtie pasta, curry chicken salad, Thai coleslaw with tofu, roasted spring veggies, saffron rice and whole wheat pita bread – all for $7 even.

The Cookie Studio now carries gluten free products from Pure Knead, which includes rolls, baguettes, breadsticks and many other specialty bread items and dessert items. Their products are made of all natural ingredients and are hand made in a dedicated facility certified by the Gluten Intolerance Group. Fresh breads and other items will be available on Fridays and Saturdays, but frozen items can be picked up during the week. Pre-order by emailing info@thecookiestudio.net.

The Seen Gallery is hosting art classes each month. Sign up for Beginning and Intermediate Acrylic Painting or Figure Drawing. You can even purchase class materials at the gallery. Click here to register.

HomeGrown is offering Handprinted from Nature with Amy Armour of Fastsoft Press on May 16, 7-9 p.m. The class will cover hand-printing from natural materials onto a variety of textiles. Registration includes supplies.  Click here to register and for more information.

Adore Hair Studio and Shoppe will be opening up a location in the old Jaunt space next to Avellinos on West College.

Eddie’s Attic will host two afternoon family matinées this Saturday with Caroline Herring at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Herring will perform musical collaborations on three beloved children’s books: The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter, The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton, and Chicken Soup With Rice by Maurice Sendak. Click here to purchase tickets.

The Decatur Arts Festival just added a lot more information on their website this week. Looks like it’s going to be another great fest!

See you at the Easter Egg Hunt tomorrow!

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The Hunt Will Go On!

Posted in Events on April 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Despite speculation that tomorrow morning may be rainy, the Decatur Business Association’ s  Easter Egg Hunt on the Square will go on, rain or shine.

If it is actually raining when it is time to start the festivities, the Easter Bunny will be visiting with kids and families under the Community Bandstand. Rather than hunting, there will be goodies bags for everyone who braves the rain to join us.

If it is just a little wet tomorrow morning, the Easter Egg Hunt will go on as planned! Easter Bunny arrives at 10:30 a.m. The candy hunt begins promptly at 11 a.m. Age categories: 0-2; preschool, kindergarten, grades 1-5

And if you do manage to make it out to the Square, please take a moment to thank all of our wonderful sponsors who make this event happen! You can find out more about them on the DBA website.

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Guess who is coming to town?!

Posted in Events on April 14, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Here is a hint…he’s big, fluffy, and carrying a basket full of goodies for all of Decatur’s boys and girls!

You got it! The Easter Bunny is coming to the Old Courthouse Square this Saturday.  Bring your basket and join the Easter Bunny in the hunt for candy eggs.  Easter Bunny arrives at 10:30 a.m.  Age categories:  0-2; Preschool, Kindergarten, 1st – 5th grades.  Sponsored by Decatur Business Association and local businesses. Free. www.decaturdba.com

 Wondering where to park? You can always park for FREE in the DeKalb County parking deck after 5pm and on the weekends. Also, watch for big signs posted around the Square pointing you to more parking options. Or better yet, leave a little early and walk to the Easter Egg Hunt!

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