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Seasonal Spotlight: Splash of Olive

December 16, 2018 by Ellen

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Oil to the world, from Splash of Olive (201 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.)! This tasting room is gleaming with gourmet olive oils, vinegars, and inventive infusions that brighten every bite. The cooks on your list will know that this is the good stuff. Each Splash of Olive’s products is selected for superior quality and traced from tree to bottle. Their UPEVOOs (that’s ultra premium extra virgin olive oils, of course) are fresh-pressed, certified, and most importantly, delicious. Add smooth, herbal depth to every food you cook, salad you toss, or bread you dip. Stay and sample a superb selection of aged and infused vinegars, too – think blackberry-ginger, cinnamon-pear, or fig. (They even make spirits bright in cocktails!) Splash of Olive offers pairing tips, recipe recommendations, and tastes of everything.
 
Holiday shopping at Splash of Olive: Shop gift sets, cruets, olive-oil based skin products, fair trade bread bowls, cheese boards, and more at Splash of Olive.
 
Splash of Olive
201 W. Ponce de Leon Ave. (Entrance on Commerce Drive)
@splashofolive

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Seasonal Spotlight: Doggy Dogg

December 15, 2018 by Ellen

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Get a good dog at Doggy Dogg (310 E. Howard Ave.) in Decatur. They serve snappy all-beef franks, vegan dogs, local kielbasa, chorizo and bacon with delicious and inventive toppings, and the toastiest of buns. Doggy Dogg is all about letting your frank flag fly. Their menu features top-quality ingredients – think small-batch hot sauce, kimchi, and kraut – in inspired combinations. Go local with the 404: “pimchz (housemade pimento cheese) + bacon bits + dogg sauce (tangy honey mustard) + hot sauce.” Or go all out with the Pushkar Pupp (vegan by default): “spicy onion relly, pepper’d plantain chips, peach habanero hot sauce, herbadellic chutney and tandoori veganaise.” The main take-away from this charming take-away stand is that food should be good (maybe messy) fun.
 

Holidays with a Doggy Dogg twist: Two words – gift cards.

 
Doggy Dogg
310 E. Howard Ave.
@doggydoggatl

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Seasonal Spotlight: Vivid Boutique

December 14, 2018 by Ellen

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Deck more than just the halls at Vivid Boutique (308 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.)! This colorful home and gift boutique goes all out with holiday swag. Shop seasonal decor, ornaments, cookie trays, count-down calendars, tea towels, nativities, and more in range of jolly styles. Trim ALL the trees! Vivid’s ornament selection is staggering with elegant, quirky, or just-plain-pretty embellishments for every evergreen (or ever-pink, ever-silver, ever-blue…). The store overflows with the spirit of the season and timeless gifts alike. Shop stylish tech-touch gloves, French milled soaps, local jewelry, and even in-house designed and printed stationery. Trés chic!

Terrific Thursdays at Vivid Boutique: Stop in for refreshments and extra good cheer on Terrific Thursdays.

Vivid Boutique
308 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.

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This Weekend in Decatur: 12/15

December 14, 2018 by Ellen

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This weekend in #decaturga: Duck’s Holiday Party and Marketplace and Christmas on Clairemont concert

Duck’s Holiday Party and Marketplace pops up at Duck’s Kitchen (111-D New St. in East Decatur Station) with artist wares, refreshments, and live music Saturday, Dec. 15, 5-8 p.m. Information at https://www.facebook.com/events/583828715398972/

Christmas on Clairemont is a FREE holiday music spectacular with full orchestra, a symphonic organ solo, and a festival chorus of a hundred local voices at First Baptist Church of Decatur (308 Clairemont Ave.) Sunday, Dec. 16, 7-9:30 p.m. Doors open one hour before. Information at http://christmasonclairemont.com/

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Seasonal Spotlight: Mezcalito’s Cantina

December 12, 2018 by Ellen

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Spice up the season at Mezcalito’s Cantina (653 East Lake Dr.) in Oakhurst. Authentic recipes and updated flavors bring Mexican menu favorites to new levels of delicioso. Sample hand-rolled tamales, roasted chili rellenos, brisket flautas, even friend tofu tacos in a colorful, cozy atmosphere. Elevated elements round out the meal, like fresh house-made salsas and avocado sauce, flavorful, far-beyond-basic black beans, and pleasingly green cilantro rice. This is date-night Mexican. And we haven’t even gotten to the bar! Mezcalito’s specializes in tequila, tequila, mezcal, margaritas, and tequila. Drinks are always handcrafted, with no bottled mixers in sight. Sip their house-infused Devil’s Water chili tequila for serious heat.

Holiday dining at Mezcalito’s Cantina: Add Latin American flavors to your festive feasting. Mezcalito’s offers rotating seasonal specials and gift cards – for the holiday host(ess) with the mostest that just can’t wash another pot.

Mezcalito’s Cantina
653 East Lake Dr.

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Seasonal Spotlight: Treehouse Kid &Craft

December 11, 2018 by Ellen

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Imaginations take the open road at Treehouse Kid & Craft (533 W. Howard Ave.)! The little ones on your list can play, learn, read, make, and more with well-designed and responsibly made products from this treasured toy store. Give them the gift that keeps on inspiring with craft kits, STEM kits, and let’s-make-something supplies. Top off stockings with Thinking Putty, washi tape and iron-on patches, or strangely satisfying squishy French bulldogs. Then play on the big day as a family! Treehouse offers brilliant building toys, board games, puzzles, and activities that the whole fam can have fun with. 
 
Holiday shopping at Treehouse Kid & Craft: Art classes and oh-so-cool camp sessions in Treehouse’s on-site studio make great gifts – especially for long-distance grandparents that want in on the jolly! No shipping or gift-wrap required. 
 
Treehouse Kid & Craft
533 W. Howard Ave.
@treehousekidandcraft

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Seasonal Spotlight: Kismet Jewelers

December 10, 2018 by Ellen

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Visions of Turkish lamps dance in Kismet Jewelry (414 Church St.). Add radiant beams to your holidays and home with exquisite, handcrafted stained glass lamps from Kismet. This shop specialty comes in many different size, styles, and price points, so you can bring home a real show-stopper or tuck a table-top treasure under the tree. (Save 20% on Terrific Thursdays!) Kismet is a long-standing in-town jeweler offering fine and just-for-fun jewelry, home accents and art, and reliable jewelry and watch repair services as well.

Terrific Thursdays at Kismet Jewelry: Save 20% on stained glass lamps and artwork when you shop on Terrific Thursdays. Find striking, cobalt blue Lucky Eye bracelets and earrings for $10, too.

Kismet Fine Jewelry
414 Church St.

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Seasonal Spotlight: Found Co.

December 8, 2018 by Ellen

+.* Go local this holiday! Decatur Seasonal Spotlights light the way to shopping and dining deals and ideas in #decaturga. *.+

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Style is stirring all through the house at Found Co. (335 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.). Escape to this elegant storefront on West Ponce for stand-out gifts with organic grace. Found Co. offers a curated collection of objects and apothecary for home and body, including elegant orchids, terrariums, and potted plants, small furnishings, throws and pillows, table top touches, inspiring books, aromatherapy, and everyday indulgences at a range of price-points. Shop for sweethearts, besties, hosts and hostesses, mothers-in-law, and more. Stuff the most luxurious stockings this side of the North Pole. And add handsome holiday trimmings to make the season beautiful.

Terrific Thursdays at Found Co. Decatur: Stop in for a deep breath during the holiday bustle and rotating specials on Terrific Thursdays.

Found Co. Decatur
335 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
@foundcodecatur

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Seasonal Spotlight: Savi Provisions

December 7, 2018 by Ellen

+.* Go local this holiday! Decatur Seasonal Spotlights light the way to shopping and dining deals and ideas in #decaturga. *.+

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In a pickle? Shop Savi Provisions (180 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.) for the gourmand on your gift list. This gourmet grocery, bottle shop, and delicatessen offers an outstanding selection in their spacious storefront. Shop their holiday gift baskets, or find plenty to fill your own! Choose from organic produce, bakery items, snacks and cheese board fodder, gift-wrap-worthy chocolates, beer, wine, spirits, and teetotalers’ libations alike. Savi serves specialty foods (made-to-order or ready-and-waiting) with fresh ingredients and uncompromising taste. They also stock diapers, toothpaste, dog treats, and other essentials that might sneak up on you. There’s plenty of parking in back, so popping in is easy.
 
 

Terrific Thursdays at Savi: Look for rotating specials and samples on goods from Savi Provisions on Terrific Thursdays.
 
 

Savi Provisions
180 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.

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This Weekend in Decatur: 12/7

December 7, 2018 by Ellen

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This weekend in #decaturga: Decorate Decatur deadline and Decatur Holiday Marketplace + Cafe at Clairemont

Enter the Decorate Decatur contest for your time to shine! Submit photographs of your decorated residents or business (or your neighbors) along with the street address to shirley.baylis@decaturga.com TODAY. Judges will drive by over the weekend. For information, call 678-553-6573.

The Decatur Holiday Marketplace & Cafe brings 100+ local artists booths, live music, and homemade soups to Clairemont Elementary (155 Erie Ave.) Friday, Dec. 7, 5:30-9:30 p.m. and Saturday, Dec. 8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Information at www.decaturholidaymarketplace.com and facebook.com/events/352109502215700/

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