Posted in Community, Events, Uncategorized, tagged dance, Decatur, Events on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
On Sunday, November 23 at 2 pm Emily Christianson and the members of the Atlanta Modern Dance Community will present “shaken not stirred” on the Old Courthouse Square. The presentation is “two parts James Bond and one part modern dance with a twist”. Be sure to stop by and check out this free event. The rain location is at Several Dancers Core located at 139 Sycamore Street in Decatur.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged shopping, Terrific Thursdays, video on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Decatur eLife will be highlighting Terrific Thursdays this holiday season. Below are just two videos to get you into the shopping mood for this evening. Remember, tonight is the last Terrific Thursday before Thanksgiving (and Black Friday). So, go out there and save money while you shop locally!
More Terrific Thursday videos to come…
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged city employees, parks on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lee Williams and Hugh Saxon hard at work.
The November 15th Park Renewal Day at Dearborn Park was a great success. Renewal Construction, DeKalb County and the City of Decatur hosted the event to help clear out one of the community’s greenspaces.
City of Decatur Active Living employees from R to L: Dan Magee, Lee Williams and Greg White.
Zenner Enterprises took some great photos of the event. Visit their website to check out more before and after pics like this one:
Before and after.
Thanks to all the city employees and neighbors who volunteered their time and energy on this project!
Posted in Events, Uncategorized, tagged Decatur Tour of Homes, Living Green on November 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The 2008 Decatur Holiday Candlelight Tour of Homes tickets are on sale! Stop by either The Seventeen Steps, Intown Ace Hardware on Ponce de Leon, Bicycle South or The Seen Gallery to get your tickets. This year’s “Living Green” Tour features eight homes and four points of interest. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. They will be available at each of the eight homes during the Tour.
The Tour is a fundraiser that benefits the Decatur Preservation Alliance and the Decatur Youth Fund. For more information on the featured homes and a map visit www.decaturtourofhomes.com. Park your car once and ride the Cliff Bus for free. Parking is available at Renfroe Middle School, Decatur First Baptist Church parking deck and Glennwood Academy.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged shopping, Terrific Thursdays on November 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Over forty shops and restaurants have signed on to participate in Terrific Thursdays. In this post, I’ve just highlighted a few of the specials that are being offered this week. To see a complete list of participating shops and deals visit the Terrific Thursday webpage at Decaturga.com.
Melrose on Ponce invites everyone to their Holiday Open House. Stop by and enjoy discounts, yummy treats, complimentary beverages and live music on the front porch.
Dresscodes is offering 25 percent of purchases of $100 or more (see flyer to the right). In addition to the cute sweaters and chic jeans, Dresscodes has a great selection of locally designed jewelry and other fun accessories like cute reusable hand warmers.
Worthmore Jewelers and Gallery is featuring an artist every Thursday. This week’s artist is photographer Bobi Diamond. Also, make sure to bring some canned food with you. Worthmore is collecting food for Hands On Atlanta. Every time you donate, you can enter in a chance to win a $100 gift card.
Decatur Travel Agency is hosting a Barbados Night this Thursday. Enjoy Barbados music, snacks and refreshments and learn about the January Barbados Jazz Festival.
Posted in Uncategorized on November 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This morning, Street Smart presented the new technology the City of Decatur is using for the recently unveiled Pay-by-Cell Phone parking option. Many television, radio and print reporters attended. Mayor Floyd and the City Commissioners arrived in Commissioner Jim Baskett’s electric car to try out the system. The PALS, who monitor the meters, were on hand to answer questions. For those of you who listen to NPR, be on the lookout for an interview Jim Burress did with Decatur’s Lyn Menne.
Jim Burress of WABE inteviews Lyn Menne
The City Commission, Eric form Street Smart, and the PALS
Posted in Uncategorized on November 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Make sure to check out the Emergency Management supplement in this month’s Decatur Focus. Its packed with all sorts of information on ways to get prepared and potential threats to the City. There’s even a clip and save page to help you and yours create a family emergency plan.
Posted in Uncategorized on November 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am very much looking forward to shopping this evening at Terrific Thursdays in Decatur. I have already been doing some window shopping in anticipation. By Hand South is having their holiday open house, the one opportunity all year to get a discount on the wonderful, one of a kind jewelry that I love. Be sure to stop by to get yourself a gift, as well as to see the wonderful decorations.
Great decorations at By Hand South
Gingerbread House at Melrose on Ponce
On display at Squash Blossom on the Square
Bags at Salon Red
Catherine and I will be out and about this evening and we hope you join us in supporting the local businesses!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged crosswalks, E. Ponce de Leon Ave., sidewalks on November 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The City is installing an improved pedestrian crosswalk on E. Ponce de Leon near Starbucks. This new design should improve visibility of the crosswalk and help slow traffic. We want to test this new design in this location before we consider expanding it to other pedestrians crosswalk areas in the City. In an effort to limit disruption of businesses in the area, the installation will begin on Sunday evening November 9th around 7 p.m. and be completed before the start of rush hour traffic on Monday morning. A section of E. Ponce de Leon Avenue from East Court Square east to Church Street will be closed overnight to allow the installation to be completed in one evening. East Court Square will remain open to traffic but traffic exiting from East Court Square will only be allowed to turn left onto Ponce de Leon. Work will be completed and the closed section of E. Ponce de Leon reopened to traffic by early Monday morning.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Holidays, shopping, Terrific Thursdays on November 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Halloween has come and gone (as well as an historical presidential election), which can only mean one thing…the holiday shopping season is upon us! I know most of you dread holiday shopping – the crowded malls, rows of aisles filled with the same old stuff, fighting for this season’s “it” toy, endless evenings of gift wrapping…
Luckily for us there’s Decatur’s Terrific Thursdays. Every Thursday in November and December (except for Thanksgiving) participating shops and restaurants stay open late, offer discounts, complimentary beverages and other holiday treats. It all starts this Thursday, Nov. 6. So, good-bye hectic, impersonal mall shopping and hello leisurely shopping for unique gifts while sipping wine and hot chocolate.
For a list of this year’s participants and discount details, visit the city’s Terrific Thursday webpage.
