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Shop Signs

Posted in Uncategorized on October 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Decatur’s shop owners are some of the most creative people I know. Here are just a few of the great signs around the square right now:
That Pottery Place’s colorful, handmade sign is inviting and eye-catching.

 

Worthmore Jewelers’ Dylan-inspired sign always makes me smile.

 

Squash Blossom’s chalkboard has the answer to our economic woes. The store gets bonus points for promoting local shops and restaurants.

 

Saba’s clever use of an old framed print, chalkboard paint and string.

 

Have you seen a sign downtown that’s caught your eye? Take a picture of it, send it to me (Catherine.Lee@decaturga.com) and I’ll post it on the blog. Shop owners, feel free to send in your own signs that you’re particularly proud of. We’d love to show them off!

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Oakhurst Arts & Music Festival

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on October 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

I spent last Saturday at Harmony Park in Oakhurst for the 11th annual Oakhurst Arts & Music Festival and it was a wondrful day! The weather was great and the people, as always, were friendly. The day started with the Arts 5k Run, organized by Charles Cope at One Step At a Time.
Here are some of my photos from the parade:
Line Dancers from the Decatur Rec Center
The Youth Group from Thankful Baptist Church
The Asian Cajuns in the Zip Car with  Carl Black
The “BobMobile”
Lyn Menne with Senior Olympians
Jody Foster of Navo did dance demonstrations
Jody Foster of Navo Church did dance demonstrations in the Children’s Area and the Boys & Girls Club had a pumpkin painting booth.
I will have some more photos tomorrow of the great bands that donated their time and talents to this great community festival. Have a great week!
Cheryl

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Getting Ready for the Oakhurst Arts Festival

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on October 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »

We are busy getting ready for the Oakhurst Arts & Music Festival tomorrow and thought you might like to see some of the preparations. We were over there this morning marking off the artist spaces and caught some of our contractors in action. Classic Tents and Events is one of our “friends” who we rent staging, tables and chairs from. Ed is our self-titled “Favorite Tent Guy” –  we love working with him and he is indeed our favorite. Here are some of the workers putting up the music stage.

PitStop supplies our portolets and we love working with them as well. Portolets may not bring up the best images in people’s minds, but PitStop does a great job with customer service as well as delivering clean unists. The owners, Terri and Jeff Wigley, are former IBM employees and have applied what they learned at IBM to running a very professional company. I caught one of their employees checking the units after he delivered them. Now you have a little peek into behind the scenes at one of our events! See you tomorrow at Harmony Park.

 

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Our Community Helpers

Posted in Uncategorized on October 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Kelvin Davis and Eddie Scoffield operating the Knuckle Boom Loader.

Kelvin Davis and Eddie Scoffield operating the Knuckle Boom Loader.

I spent the morning with the Decatur Public Works staff and the kindergartners of Clairemont Elementary for Community Helpers Day. I’m not sure who was more excited to be there, the Public Works crew or the kids! Everyone had a great time learning about what Public Works does in & around the City. The best part of the morning happened when Sanitation Services Supervisor Kelvin Davis smashed up a washing machine with the help of the knuckle boom loader.  It’s a shame you can’t hear the kids chanting “Drop it! Drop it!” in the background. The day isn’t nearly over and I’m already looking forward to next year’s Community Helpers Day.

 

 

 

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Oakhurst Arts and Music Festival This Weekend

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on October 8, 2008 | 4 Comments »

I am looking forward to attending the Oakhurst Arts & Music Festival this weekend, held in Harmony Park. I really enjoy the community feel of this festival, as well as the opportunity to buy art and especially jewelry from some local artists. Ann Finley is one of my favorite jewelry artists and she will be there with her new creations in enamel. Erin Smith is another local favorite. Erin is the wife of Fred Smith, owner of Mojo Pizza in Oakhurst. Speaking of food, I also enjoy sitting outside one of the many restuarants around Harmony Park and having a “yummy” lunch or dinner.

The festival begins at 10am and lasts until 7pm. If you are an early bird, be sure to come at 8am for the Oakhurst 5K Arts Run which begins in front of One Step At A Time. Musical entertainment is ongoing and wraps up with a concert by Heaven Davis Band from 5 until 7pm. Free children’s activities begin at 10am and the parade is at 2pm.

I hope you can join me and the community at this great fall family event. See you at Harmony Park!

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The Decatur Minute Goes Live

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on October 7, 2008 | 11 Comments »

Welcome to The Decatur Minute, a blog written by employees in the Community & Economic Development Department of the City of Decatur.  We are excited to enter the blogosphere and welcome any and all comments, ideas, suggestions, and information to share.  We will give you the latest on special events, volunteer opportunities, new businesses, things to see and do in Decatur, and more.

Our blog policy is posted on the City of Decatur website and we look forward to ongoing conversations with the community.

We also have links to popular Decatur blogs such as Decatur Metro, nDecatur, Next Stop Decatur and others with Decatur connections.  You will also find links to blogs from our shops and restaurants.  If you know of a Decatur blog that is missing, please let us know.

Check back often – it only takes a minute!

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Great Decatur Beer Tasting Festival is Sold Out!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on October 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »

The Great Decatur Beer Festival has sold out of tickets. The event, to be held on Saturday, October 18 from noon until 5pm is a fundraiser which provides grants to community and non-profit organizations in the City of Decatur.

For those of you who did not get tickets, consider attending the Decatur Wine Festival on Saturday, November 1st in downtown Decatur. Tickets are still available for $30 at www.decaturartsalliance.org.

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International Visitors

Posted in Uncategorized on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

On Thursday, the Community and Economic Development Authority had four mayors from Poland visit the city. They were touring selected cities in the United States to learn more about government. They had many questions about our city government, housing permits and approvals, and special events. They were also interested in our new and old buildings and architecture downtown. After meeting we went for a small walking tour of the downtown area.

Lyn Menne shows off the square to our visitors.

Lyn Menne shows off the square to our visitors.

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