Posted in Community, Events on May 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Come play with your neighbors and City of Decatur staff! If you missed out on the fun last year, don’t let it pass you by this Saturday!
Saturday, May 9
Games will begin at 10 a.m.
McKoy Park, 1006 Adams Street
For more information contact Stacy Green at the Active Living department, 678-553-6549.
Posted in Community, Events, Retail & Restaurants on April 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Thank you to everyone who came out and cheered with us at 5 a.m. this morning at Parker’s on Ponce! For those of you who hit the snooze button one too many times and didn’t make it out to Parker’s (or to your TV) on time, you can watch some of the Zip Trip Decatur segments online:
> Decatur A Great Place for Kids
Posted in Community, Events, Sidewalk Talk, Uncategorized on April 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Better Mornings Atlanta is hitting the road…they are going on a zip trip…looking for some of the most interesting zip codes in metro Atlanta. On Thursday, April 30 BMA and Corinna Allen will be live in Decatur from 5 – 7 a.m. Yes, I said 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. (that’s morning for all you late-night folks).
They are showcasing everything that makes our community a great place to live, work and play. They are spotlighting our businesses, shops, restaurants, events, and people, throwing in a bit of history and asking people what they love about our community.
How hip is our zip? Let’s show Better Mornings Atlanta by turning out from 5 – 7 a.m. at Parker’s on Ponce, 116 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., and showing our community spirit. The more the merrier. We’ll have free coffee, soft drinks and bagels (maybe even some Watershed cookies & pimento cheese – yum) to wake you up – plus the Rain Barrel Man, an Asian Cajun fashion show, and more. Please join us in showcasing our fabulous community – we need you.
See you Thursday morning!
Posted in Community, Events, Uncategorized, tagged 30030, Blue sky Concerts, Concerts on the Square, Decatur, Decatur Business Association, The Decatur Minute on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Concerts on the Square and the Blue Sky Concert series will be starting in less than two weeks! DBA Concert co-chairs Wendy Watkins and Jeremy Warner have arranged a great line-up, as you can see above. All of the Blue Sky Concerts begin at noon, and the Saturday night Concerts begin at 7 pm and last until 9:30pm (with the exception of the May 2nd concert, as seen below).
On May 2nd, the Concert will be part of the Decatur Green Fest, which will begin at 3pm. Music for the Green Fest includes Jeff Hicks and the Heretics, The Virginia Dare Devlis, Bolder Monkey, and Trey Rosenkampf as well as the headliner, Y-O-U which begins at 8 pm.
The last Blue Sky Concert on May 27 features a children’s singer/songwriter, Douglas Brake.
Thanks to the Decatur Business Association and all of the sponsors for these great community events.
See you on the Square!
Posted in Events, Uncategorized, tagged 30030, Decatur, Earth Day, Marching Abominables, Morgan Rowe Band, Oakhurst, Sidney Rhame on April 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The annual Earth Day Festival in Harmony Park was held this past Saturday and enjoyed by everyone attending. The weather was great as was the music. The Morgan Rowe Band played from opening until 1:30pm and rocked the crowd. People danced and spread out blankets to listen to the music.
Then there was the parade! Greg White led the parade and was followed by the Seed & Feed Band aka The Marching Abominables. They were in great “earth day” costumes and definitely entertained the onlookers.
Greg White leading the Puppet Parade
The Seed & Feed Marching Abominables
Member of the Abominables: I love his outfit!!
Children attending enjoyed making newspaper hats, masks and pipe cleaner glasses, courtesy of Decatur’s Children and Youth Services. They also had the opportunity to plant a flower to take home, thanks to Ace Intown Hardware and the Oakhurst Community Garden.
The music ended with the wonderful sounds of 10 year old Sidney Rhame’s band, The Lockouts. The oldest member of the band is 16 and I bet these young ladies will go far. Sindey is not only a good guitar player, but a songwriter as well. I would bet that their future is very bright!
Posted in Community, Events, tagged book signings on April 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Many of you might remember the article that came out in the New York Times magazine a couple of years ago about the The Fugees, the youth soccer team from Clarkston comprised exclusively of refugee children. New York Times reporter, and author of Outcasts United, Warren St. John lived at the Decatur Holiday Inn while writing the story. And The Fugees coach, Luma Mufleh, is a Decaturite who use to own the ice cream shop in the current Feast location.
For those you who aren’t familiar with The Fugees story, visit the Outcasts United site, or better yet, head over to the Carter Library on Wednesday, April 22 at 7 p.m. for the book signing with Warren St. John and Coach Luma.
Tickets to the event are $10 or free with a purchase of the book with A Cappella Books. A portion of the proceeds from ticket sales and book sales with benefit the Fugees Family.
Posted in Community, Events, Sustainability, Uncategorized on April 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Anna I. Young would be proud. The ASC 1910 graduate/mathematics professor for whom the Alumnae House is named now has a beautifully renovated and LEED Silver sustainable home. Although Anna Young never lived in the house that is named for her, she was a charter member of the alumnae association and served as first vice president of the group. When she died in 1920, the Agnes Scott Alumnae Association and Board of Trustees gave the house to the college in her memory.
It is fitting that the rededication and celebration was held today during ASC’s Alumnae Weekend. President Elizabeth Kiss said that this is the college’s first project designed for LEED Silver certification and called out both Columbia Seminary and the City of Decatur for their soon-to-be open LEED Silver residence hall and fire station.
Check out Commissioner Fred Boykin (whose mother is an ASC alum) standing in front of Colonel George Washington Scott’s original bed that is now in one of the bedrooms and Commissioner Kecia Cunningham (who is also an ASC alum and currently on the Alumnae Board) standing in the garden.
My favorite is the alumnae art on all the walls – oh, and the AIY monogrammed towels in every bathroom.
Posted in Community, Events, tagged 30030, Brooke Elliot, Decatur, Drop Dead Diva, Filming in Decatur on April 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
California Flag Flies on Old Courthouse!
The Lifetime TV show, “Drop Dead Diva” is currently filming their first episode at the Old Courthouse on the Square in downtown Decatur. The crew first visited Decatur last September and filmed the pilot. The creators were happy to have the show picked up by Lifetime, and are filming episode one this week, and plan to return the end of the month to film part of episode two.
Brooke Elliot, courtesy of variety.com
According to www.variety.com the show “revolves around a vapid wannabe model who suddenly dies and finds her soul entering the body of a brilliant, overweight, attorney”. The role is played by Broadway star, Brooke Elliot. As you can tell from the state flag flying above the Old Courthouse, the show is set in California.
Filming will continue on Friday, with some early morning scenes being shot outside on the Square. The Location Manager, Mitch Harbison, is excited to be shooting in Decatur. On a recent walk around the Square with Mitch and his assistant James, they both gushed about Decatur. Their biggest compliment: “The people here are so nice and so friendly”. They plan on doing future filming in our wonderful little city.
Posted in Community, Events, tagged Decatur, Earth Day, Greening of Greenspaces on April 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Enjoy the beautiful weather forecasted for later this week by visiting Decatur Greenspaces. Thanks to a grant from the BBQ & Blues Festival, the Oakhurst Community Garden is sponsoring the “Greening of the Greenspaces”, an Earth Day art exhibit to celebrate the diverse parks and gardens in the city. Dancers have created site-specific performances and visionary artists have designed sculptures with natural materials that will biodegrade with time. The sculptures will be available for viewing at the sites below from April 18 through May 31.
Decatur High School Community Garden, at the corner of W. Howard Avenue at Commerce Drive
Glen Creek Nature Preserve, at the end of Fairview Road
Hidden Cove Park, behind City Schools administration office, 758 Scott Boulevard
Oakhurst Community Garden, 453 Oakview Road
Green Street Woods, across N. McDonough Street from Oakhurst Community Garden
Woodlands Garden, 920 Scott Boulevard
Visit www.oakhurstgarden.org for a list of the artists and performance times of the dancers.
Posted in Community, Events, tagged 30030, Decatur, Earth Day, Oakhurst, Oakhurst Community Garden on April 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Decatur’s annual Earth Day Festival will be held this Saturday, April 18 from 10 am until 2 pm in Harmony Park. This year’s event features educational activities, crafts and earth-friendly activities, as well as music by the Morgan Rowe Band beginning at 11 am.
Join in the Ginat Puppet Parade beginning at 12:30 pm featuring the Seed and Feed Marching Abominables.
On Sunday, April 19, fun activities continue in Oakhurst Garden from 1 until 4 pm. There will be crafts, goats to feed and pet, a cake contest, live music and more. Plants and t-shirts will also be available for purchase. For more information visit www.oakhurstgarden.org.
Both events are free and open to the public. I hope to see everyone there!
