Tonight at 7 p.m. at City Hall, the results of the Decatur Historic Resource Survey will be presented. The presentation will begin at 7 p.m and afterwards there will be an opportunity for questions and comments from the community.
The City is very excited about the survey results and we hope that many of our residents will attend.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Regina Brewer
Preservation Planner, City of Decatur
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Lola just loves Jon Stewart!
Lola and I just love to find cute dog related events around Decatur, and when I caught her reading “America” by Jon Stewart today, it reminded me to tell you about a cool event at Little Shop of Stories this weekend: the First Annual Bring Your Dog to Storytime!
The event is on Sunday, November 8th at 3 pm . People are welcome to bring their dogs (on leash) into the store for the event. The staff will read doggie books, do doggie activities and there will even be special treats for your Fido… and for your two-legged children as well. There will also be someone from the Reading Paws Program there to talk to kids about tips for reading to their dogs. How cute is that?!?!
Lola and I hope to see you there. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the store at littleshopofstories@gmail.com
When: Sunday, November 8th at 3 pm
Where: Little Shop of Stories, Downtown Decatur
* Remember that all dogs must be on leash
Also, a fun little note to the jewelry loving dog owners out there, the Humane Society has some really cute pieces for sale on their website.
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Worthmore Jeweler's fantastic Terrific Thursdays sign
It’s hard to believe that it’s already November and time to start seriously thinking about holiday shopping. Luckily for us Decaturites (and fellow Atlantans), a number of our favorite local shops and restaurants are participating in this year’s Terrific Thursdays.
For you Terrific Thursdays newbies out there, Decatur shops and restaurants stay open late and offer discounts, specials and treats every Thursday in November and December (except for Thanksgiving) through Dec. 17.
This year we’ve hired two Pedicabs each week to take shoppers around town. Look for the pedicabs with Terrific Thursday signs and holiday lights.
For a list of participating businesses, check out the Terrific Thursday webpage. Happy local shopping!
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Okay, so I “borrowed” the title from a DM Blog comment, but I thought it was appropriate! Last month the Great Decatur Beer Tasting Festival brought over 4000 people to the Decatur Square to taste over 4oo different beers. So, to be fair to the wine drinkers in the area, the Decatur Arts Alliance is presenting the 8th annual Decatur Wine Festival this coming Saturday. There will be over 350 different wines for your tasting pleasure, plus 14 restaurants offering samples of their foods and music all afternoon. And all of this plus a commemorative wine tasting glass for only $30! Interested? Get your tickets here!
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We were fortunate to be able to attend the Clsoing Ceremony of the Mandala Sand Painting at Agnes Scott this morning. Sand painted Mandalas are used as tools for re-consecrating the earth and its inhabitants. To construct the Mandala, millions of grains of sand are painstakingly laid into place on a flat platform over a period of days or weeks. This one at Agnes Scott was done by the Tibetan Monks in four days. When finished, the Mandala is destroyed to symbolize the impermanance of all that exists. The colored sands are swept up and poured into a nearby river or stream, where the waters carry the healing energies throughout the world.
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There is a lot going on in Decatur for Halloween, for both the wee ones and the adults.
Starting on Thursday at 7 PM, Little Shop of Stories is hosting an evening of favorite (and not too scary) Halloween stories and some trick-or-treating around the Square.
Then on Friday night, Little Shop is hosting a Graveyard Party 7 PM. Author Neil Gaiman has issued a challenge to indie bookstores to hold the MOST AWESOME party based on the MOST AWESOME Graveyard Book and the winner gets a visit from the author in December. Help Little Shop win by dressing as a Spooky Spirit and be scared out of your wits by the Sleer and the Indigo Man. The party is geared to children age 9 and older as the little ones might get a bit too scared. For more information, click here.
Brick Store Pub will be hosting their annual Halloween Party on Saturday, October 31st which they claim is “the biggest and best halloween costume contest in Decatur” ! They decorate the bar and the staff dresses up so join them for one heck of a good time! Cash prizes and local celebrity status awarded to the best costumes.
Also on Saturday night, Ink & Dagger Tattoo is teaming up with Twain’s Billiards & Tap to bring you “The first dang annual Moonshiner’s Ball Hillbilly Halloween Hootenanny”. The fun begins at 10 PM with live music from “Uncle Daddy and the Kissin Cousins”!!!
On Friday at 7 PM, The Seen Gallery on Church Street will host an opening reception for “Fright and Fantasy” featuring works by artist Mitchell Zwick. You may have seen Mitchell’s work on display at the Decatur Arts Festival Fine Arts Exhibition, where his piece won the People’s Choice Award.
If you are planning to start Saturday evening off with a tasty dinner, hop on over to Wahoo! where children in costume eat free from 4 to 6 pm. Adults in Costume purchase one entree, receive another free all night long (not available with any other offer.)
Have a safe and fun Halloween!
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Lacree, a Decatur High School student, rocks out on a recycled Guitar Hero controller
The City of Decatur hosted another successful Electronics Recycling event this past Saturday. Volunteers (like the one seen rocking out in the picture to the left) helped us to unload every type of electronics imaginable. Cell phones, cords, televisions, computer monitors… you name it, we collected it. I have never seen such an amazing amount of stuff in my life!
I want to take a moment to give a BIG thank you to City staff and all of our lovely volunteers that helped make the day run like a well-oiled machine. Everyone was so happy and hardworking, and it really reminded me why the City of Decatur is such a great place to live and work.
This event is held twice per year, and is not limited to City of Decatur residents. The main contractor, Bionew, dismantles all of the materials received in the United States down to the bare components, be it plastic, metal, circuit boards, CRT tubes, and any other e-waste/scrap, then the materials are sent downstream for recycling.
Fun story… a woman stopped by at 1:00PM saying that she has accidently given us her cell phone at 9:30AM. I told her that we could look for it, but that there was a very slim chance we would find it. As we looked through the bin, one of our employees realized that the phone had been recovered by another employee who had noticed that the phone was still on. We were able to return the phone, and disaster was averted for a very lucky young lady!
City staff and volunteers helping unload vehicles.
Pallet of computer monitors, ready to be loaded onto the truck.
Boxes for sorting the e-waste.
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I received e-newsletters from two local shops today. Both pertain to the current season. One is helpful and the other is humorous. I thought you’d appreciate both, so here’s what they had to say:
Twist ‘n’ Scoot considers fall the best riding weather and provides the following Five Tips for Fun Fall Scootering:
1.) Check your tire pressure often with the changing outdoor tempts. The rule of thumb for most scooters – tire pressure should be from 26-28lbs on the front and 28-32lbs on the rear.
2.) During rainy, wet weather have your scooter routinely serviced to reduce condensation buildup in the fuel tank and air filter box.
3.) Use your scooter weekly so the battery doesn’t deplete or make sure you have a scooter-specific charger. Automobile chargers can overheat and destroy smaller scooter batteries.
4.) Now that oil companies are adding more ethanol, 91-93 octane is recommended as the best grade of gas for scooters.
5.) Stay warm! Twist ‘n’ Scoot recommends a pullover “balaclava,” a one-piece hood and neck cover.
Big Peach Running Co. is sponsoring three races this Halloween (Beat the Street for Little Feet 5K, 2nd Annual Big Pumpkin Run 5K and 9th Annual Silver Comet Half Marathon). In honor of all this running fun, BPRC has drafted “A Halloween Poe-m,” with apologies to Edgar Allan Poe:
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, over many a quaint and curious collection of running shoes galore, While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. “’Tis some runner,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door;?Only this, and nothing more.”
Ah, distinctly I grew sober, as it was late October,?And each separate dying ember wrought another race to run for sure. Eagerly I wished the morrow; vainly I had sought to borrow?time for my heart to follow, the wealth of races galore. Quoth the Peachy, “run some more.”
Have a safe and happy Halloween!
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The Decatur Wine Festival is fast approaching and tickets are selling fast! You may want to get yours now.
Thanks to the hard work of Herb Chereck at Decatur Package Store, there will be over 350 wines available for tasting. Price of admission includes a commemorative wine glass, food sampling from local restaurants and great musical entertainment. Ernie Quarles and Shaun Anderson kick off the day with some great soul and R&B, followed by the Heaven Davis Band.
The Wine Festival is a fund raiser for the Decatur Arts Alliance, which offers the Decatur Arts Festival free to the community every Memorial Day weekend.
Hope to see you at the festival. This is one of my favorites!
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Wow, a weekend in Decatur and no festivals. What will we do? No fear- there is “always something fun to do in Decatur”.
On Friday night, plan on attending the Decatur High School Homecoming Parade, unless the rain moves in. We will keep you updated. If not raining, the Parade begins at 5:30 pm. Meredith fills us in with the details in the previous blog.
For the readers that are shoppers (and even those who are not) visit the shops in Downtown Decatur as they celebrate Fourth Friday. Discounts, refreshments, and more. Great time to begin your holiday shopping, support our local businesses, and have fun all at the same time!
Glennwood Academy’s Great Pumpkin Extravaganza will be held all weekend long! Many types of pumpkins will be available for purchse. Check the dates and times below.
Decatur Active Living invites the community to participate in a Pumpkin Carving Contest on Saturday from 10:30 am until 1:30 pm at the Decatur Recreation Center located at 231 Sycamore Street. Clean and carve your pumpkin for Halloween! Dress for the event and join the fun. For more information contact Lee Williams, Lee.Williams@decaturga.com, 678-553-6551.
On Saturday evening, Our House presents “A Night in Tuscany”, a fundraiser for the organization. The event will be held at Callawolde Fine Arts Center from 6:30 until 11 pm. For more information, click here.
On Sunday, from 2 until 4 pm, join the community at Woodlands Garden for “Music in the Garden” featuring acoustic musicians Don Fay and George Eckard of “The Unusual Suspects”. For more information, click here.
Little Shop of Stories invites everyone to its Coraline Movie Screening tonight at 7 p.m. Get into the Halloween spirit early this year by joining the Little Shop folks for some popcorn and a screening of a favorite super creepy (and well-made) movie, Coraline, based on the book by Neil Gaiman. Read more about this event here.
The Annual Church Street Fall Fest is this Sunday. For more information, see our previous post on the festival.
Have a great weekend in Decatur!
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