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Living Green Speaker Canceled Tonight

October 23, 2012 by Lena

Tonight’s Living the Green Life session “From the Kitchen to the Medicine Cabinet” has been canceled.  The session will be rescheduled at a future date.

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Join us next month for Decorating Green:  Reuse. Redo. Rethink.
Tuesday, November 13, 7-8pm

Decorating to reduce energy consumption. Furnishings that have longevity, durability and flexibility.  Planned obsolescence. or how and when to update with minimal waste. Thirty-five year decorating veteran and colorist Rebecca Ewing believes that your home is your sanctuary. She’ll talk about thread counts, rub counts, window coverings, the cost of furniture, and lifestyle choices to lighten the carbon footprint, plus the keys to making your home a beautiful and meaningful space. www.HandsOnHues.com

 

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Public Meeting Regarding Annexation

October 17, 2012 by Meredith

As many of you are aware, the Decatur City Commission is currently considering an annexation plan that includes areas to northwest, northeast and southeast of the existing city boundaries. In an effort to gain a better understanding of how current residents and potential residents feel about the plan, the City Commission is holding a public meeting regarding annexation from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, October 22, 2012. The details are below and if you would like more information on the draft plan including a draft map and an estimated property tax calculator, please visit the City’s website at the following link: http://www.decaturga.com/annexation.

Annexation Public Information Meeting
Monday, October 22, 2012
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Commission Meeting Room, Decatur City Hall, 509 N. McDonough Street

Opening Presentation 6:00 p.m.
General Question & Answer Session 6:30 p.m.
General Public Comment 7:00 p.m.

If you’re unable to attend the meeting, fear not. The meeting will be streamed live on the City’s website starting at 6:00 p.m. and then will be available for viewing at anytime beginning Tuesday the 23rd on the streaming video page.

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The Square will be Hoppin' this Saturday

October 17, 2012 by Katie

In case you haven’t heard, there is a tiny event planned for this Saturday on the Square in downtown Decatur called the Decatur Craft Beer Festival. (we kid, tiny=4,000 people) The event sold out weeks ago but there is still fun to be had if you weren’t one of the lucky ones to get tickets. What kind of fun you ask? How about the 2nd annual Decatur Root Beer Festival hosted by Little Shop of Stories? Get more information from their blog here.

You can also participate in one of the many other Atlanta Beer Week events that Catherine talked about on the blog here yesterday.

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Atlanta Beer Week Kicks of This Saturday

October 16, 2012 by Catherine

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Yep, Atlanta Beer Week starts on a Saturday, not Sunday – just to keep you on your toes. And that Saturday just happens to be the same day as the 2012 Decatur Craft Beer Festival. For those of you who weren’t able to get tickets to the festival, you can head over to Ale Yeah! to purchase your ticket to the Decatur Passport Crawl. The crawl is on Monday, Oct. 22 and starts at the Brick Store Pub. You have all week to collect your passport stamps, but those who turn in their completed passport by Tuesday, Oct. 23 get a special prize pack.

Also at Ale Yeah! on Saturday, the shop will be holding an “Asheville vs. Atlanta” tap takover. They’ll have plenty of taps from both Asheville and Atlanta, so the customers can vote with their growlers!

One whole hour before the Beer Festival begins, The Square Pub is hosting the 2nd Annual Brewer’s Brunch open to the public at 11 a.m. Expect breakfast burritos, biscuits and green chili.

Here’s what’s happening the rest of the week:

Oct. 22
Ale Yeah! Beer Collaboration Tapping

Anchor Brewing Night at The Square Pub.

Green’s Growler and Chocolate Offer

Oct. 23
Meet New Belgium Peter Bouckaert at Ale Yeah!

One Off Beers & Food Pairings at The Marlay

Rare beers pouring all day at The Brick Store

Oct. 24
$3 Craft Draft at The Square Pub

Beer Trivia at The Marlay

Boilermaker Dinner at Mac McGee

Oct. 25
Red Brick tap takeover at The Marlay

Oct. 26
Local beer tap takeover at Ale Yeah!

One off beers and food pairing at The Marlay

Oct. 27
One off beers and food pairing at The Marlay

Bells Brewery and Sweetgrass Dairy at Brick Store Pub

McGowan’s pub will have special kegs all week, Oct. 21-27.

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Oakhurst Arts & Music Festival tomorrow!

October 12, 2012 by Katie

Tomorrow promises to be another beautiful day in Decatur and what better way to spend your time then coming out to Oakhurst for the annual Oakhurst Arts and Music Festival?!

Fun run, kids zone, artist market, community parade, tons of live music…say no more!

Click here for more information and we’ll see you in Oakhurst

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It's that time of year again

October 8, 2012 by Katie

2011 Winner, Scarecrow Army

Time to go up into the attic and down to the basement and drag out all of your spookiest, scariest, most haunted of decorations and start getting ready for the 3rd annual Decorate Decatur, Halloween edition.

Residents and businesses are invited to decorate and submit a photo to specialevents@decaturga.com by noon on Monday, October 29th.  Please include your name and address.

Judges will make their decision Monday evening and the winners will be posted on the City of Decatur website, the DowntownDecatur Facebook page, and on www.thedecaturminute.com blog.  Winners will receive a special yard sign to display throughout the week and one stand-out location will win the coveted Commissioner’s Cauldron trophy to keep on display for the entire year.

Congratulations to Amanda Owens Brown,  winner of last year’s Commissioners’ Cauldron.

If you have questions or need more information email katie.abel@decaturga.com or call 678-553-6573.

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Atlanta Celebrates Photography in Decatur

October 4, 2012 by Catherine


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Every October over 150 photo-related events are held in and around Atlanta to celebrate photography. If you’re like me and have a tendency to not leave the 4.2 square miles that is Decatur, but like photography, you’re in luck! There are five venues within our city limits taking part in Atlanta Celebrates Photography!

1.) Java Monkey, Sept. 29-Nov. 3, Falling Shadows featuring works by Ronald Nuse. Details here.

2.) Rose Squared Gallery, Sat., Oct. 13-Sat., Nov. 24, Pillow Talk. Details here.

3.) Sammiches N’ Stuff, Sat. Sept. 22-Sat., Nov. 10, The Best of The Southeastern Photographic Society. Details here.

4.) The Seen Gallery, Sat., Oct. 13, Clear Distinctions…Characteristics of The Moment. Details here.

5.) Worthmore Jewelers, Sat. Oct. 6-Wed., Oct. 31, opening reception this weekend, Street Art. Details here.

6.) Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur Gallery, Sat. Sept. 22-Nov. 30, In/Between: Time in The Desert. Details here.

Update: Thanks to a comment from Kara for letting me know that there’s an ACP exhibit at The Friends Meeting House in Decatur.

6.) Friends Meeting House in Decatur, Fri. Oct. 12, Atlanta Friends Meeting Photography Exhibit. Details here.

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Siren Test Tomorrow

October 2, 2012 by Meredith

Tomorrow is the first Wednesday of October  so we’ll be testing the tornado outdoor warning sirens at 5:00 p.m. The test should last approximately one minute. Should the weather become inclement  tomorrow, the test will be postponed until Thursday, 4 October  2012.

If you have questions or want more information about the siren system, check out the Siren page on the City’s website or contact Assistant City Manager Tony Parker at 404-370-4102.

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Ahoy! Weekend ahead…

September 27, 2012 by Katie

Like last weekend, the weather is supposed to be beautiful and Decatur has tons to offer around town. Here are just a few events taking place-check them out or create your own Decatur adventure.

  • Literacy in Action is holding a 5k race around Decatur on Saturday morning and promises to be lots of fun and a great fundraiser
  • The 2nd annual Madison Avenue Boxcar Derby is being held at noon on Saturday-click here for more info.
  • Brick Store Pub celebrates its 15th Annual Oktoberfest on Saturday starting with a 1pm keg tapping with Mayor Bill Floyd
  • 7 Day Fool is wrapping up the Concert on the Square series at 7pm on Saturday evening. Bring your chairs and blankets and join us under the stars

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TLC is Looking for Decatur Houses

September 26, 2012 by Catherine

We recently received a call from TLC’s Four Houses show. They’re looking for houses for the second season in the Atlanta area and they’ve zeroed in on Decatur. Here are the details from the show’s casting producer:

From the producers who brought you Four Weddings, FOUR HOUSES is the unique competition show that brings four homeowners together to tour each other’s properties and decide who’s house is the best based on originality, livability, and style. In order to showcase a truly authentic and beautiful style that America would enjoy, we thought it best to reach out to the Decatur area specifically. We are looking for sociable, competitive, and expressive homeowners that are passionate about their home and want to showcase their unique style because it’s the best house on the block! They could win $10,000!!!

Are you interested? Know of any neighbors that would be perfect for this? All you have to do is submit your name, location, contact information along with photos of four different rooms in your home and a picture of you and your family to lauren@pitmancasting.com by Oct. 5.

If you haven’t seen the show, you can watch clips from the first season on the Four Houses TLC website.

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