Terrific Thursdays in Decatur

From :visitdecaturgeorgia.com
  Extended Hours, Deals & Treats Through Dec. 20 Make Decatur your shopping and dining “mallternative” this holiday shopping season, especially on Terrific Thursdays in November and December. You’ll find cool deals at Decatur's hottest shops, galleries and restaurants. Park once and walk around town. Participating businesses will stay open late, offering beverages, snacks and special offers. In December Santa joins the fun visiting shops and restaurants within the city limits. Here are the dates: NOV. 8,15,29 DEC. 6,13,20

2150 to Headquarters

Shop in Decatur in November and get $20.00 gift card

From The Decatur Minute:

Here’s how it works: you spend $200 at any City of Decatur shop(s) in November, bring your receipts to the Community and Economic Development Department (second floor of City Hall), and we’ll give you a $20 gift card from a local restaurant.
The $200 doesn’t all have to be spent at one store or on one particular day just as long as it’s in Decatur and during the month of November.
read all about it at The Decatur Minute

Best Halloween Decorations goes to 252 Kings Hwy

 Rick Abt & Sally Hamilton Congratulations
See a list of all the winners at the decatur minute

'Cause This is THRILLER

COOK’S WAREHOUSE RELEASES FALL 2012 CLASS SCHEDULE

THE COOK’S WAREHOUSE RELEASES FALL 2012 CLASS SCHEDULE
ATLANTA, October 29, 2012 – The Fall 2012 class schedule has been released by The Cook’s Warehouse (www.cookswarehouse.com) with a wide variety of classes and several visiting and local chefs.
From “Knife Skills 101 Hands On” to advanced, hands-on classes with local chefs, there are about 175 classes this quarter from which to pick.

The 45th Annual Mountain Moonshine Festival

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Eye on Decatur - Decorated Front Yard

Location: Adair St. Decatur, GA

Lightroom Headquarters across from Decatur High

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 From http://www.3ten.org
Lightroom’s headquarters were built across from the high school even before Decatur broke ground for the new stadium. Since then, Lightroom has moved forward with its work – literally. Bill Carpenter is currently building the third office for his architecture company right in front of the other two buildings. Due to Carpenter’s busy work schedule, the DEC got an insider’s look into the new building with his daughter, senior Esme Carpenter.

h/t Decatur Metro

McDonalds seeing double on North Druid Hills Rd.

 From : http://www.tonetoatl.com

The former Atlanta Diner may soon become a new McDonald's restaurant.


Where
The Atlanta Diner had been a fixture on North Druid Hills Road, just off I-85 since the mid 90s but closed over a month ago.  The parcel is rather small but does offer access from both North Druid Hills Road as well as West Druid Hills Drive.  Access to the restaurant from North Druid Hills is easiest for those drivers approaching I-85 south or employees of the various businesses on West Druid Hills Drive coming to or leaving work.

Who
Oak Brook, Illinois-based McDonald's already has a franchised McDonald's restaurant at 2210 North Druid Hills Road on the opposite side of I-85, which was built in 1991, and recently completed the brand's refreshed look.

photo credit infousa

No more puffing away in DeKalb County parks.

From ajc

By April Hunt

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

No more puffing away in DeKalb County parks.
A year after snuffing out an effort at a ban in all public places, the County Commission Tuesday approved banning smoking from playgrounds, parks and service lines such as for ATMs, effective Wednesday.
But smokers still will be able to light up in bars and strip clubs — the source of last year’s controversy.
“The best action at this point is to move in gradual steps,” said the health board director, Dr. Elizabeth Ford, who pushed for the ban. “Having our playgrounds and parks safe is at least a first step in protecting in our entire community.”
The move sees DeKalb following much smaller communities such as Alpharetta, Roswell and Marietta that have banned outdoor smoking in their jurisdictions.
read more at ajc

Eye on Decatur - Halloween Decorated Homes

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Great looking simple Halloween decorated bunglows, above on E. Hill St.and below on S. McDonough St.

Welcome to OZ

Great decorated Halloween front yard in Winnona Park area. Location is Winnona Dr.

Glennwood Elementary Fall Festival Sunday OCT 21

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-- Glennwood Elementary 440 E. Ponce de Leon Ave. Decatur, GA 30030

Warsaw Philharmonic returns to Emory's Schwartz Center Nov. 2

From: http://arts.emory.edu
The Warsaw Philharmonic, known as the national orchestra of Poland, performs Nov. 2 at Emory’s Schwartz Center for Performing Arts. The orchestra will perform works by composers Witold Lutoslawski, Frédéric Chopin, and Antonín Dvořák. The concert is the first in Atlanta since their 2008 sold-out show at the Schwartz Center.

For over 100 years, the Warsaw Philharmonic has been one of Poland's most distinguished musical institutions. Artistic director Antoni Wit conducts, with Yulianna Avdeeva joining the orchestra on the 2012-2013 tour. Avdeeva is the 2010 first prize winner of the 16th International Frédéric Chopin Competition, and the first woman to win the competition in 45 years. She was also awarded the Krystian Zimerman Prize for the best performance of a sonata.  Download reviews and bios of Wit and Avdeeva here.
The Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra enjoys worldwide popularity and recognition. The orchestra has made over 120 tours on five continents and has performed in all of the major concert halls, winning applause from audiences and critics for their charismatic music making.

The Nov. 2 concert is part of the 2012-2013 Flora Glenn Candler Concert Series, hosting world-renowned solo artists, chamber groups, and orchestras in the Schwartz Center’s Emerson Concert Hall. Event and ticket details at arts.emory.edu/warsaw.

Eye on Decatur - Fellini's Pizza

"Why don't you just go up an ally and Holler Fish"

Gomer to Barney "You just go up an ally and holler fish"

Eye on Atlanta near Decatur

Sugarland’s Kristian Bush and Eddie's Attic

 Kristian Bush with fans at The Decatur Book Festival 2009
-- From : countryweekly.com

For Sugarland’s Kristian Bush, his annual Thanksgiving weekend solo shows at Eddie’s Attic—the Decatur, Ga., club where he got his start—have become as traditional as turkey and gravy. With only a guitar and a catalogue of songs, both old and new, Kristian kicks off the holiday season with an evening of off-the-cuff performances. This year’s two shows, on Sunday, Nov. 25, have already sold out, necessitating the addition of a third on Nov. 26.
read more

E College Ave & S. Candler Rd in 2009

OAKHURST ARTS & MUSIC FESTIVAL OCT 13

For more info visit: http://oakhurstartsandmusicfestival.com/

Silver Scream Spookshow this Month at The Plaza Theatre

Decorate Decatur Halloween Contest

-- Katie over at The Decatur Minute reminds us about the Decorate Decatur Halloween contest: 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.

Photo credit Next Stop...Decatur.
Amanda Owens Brown's Scarecrow Army last year's Winner

50 Years of Bond and The Beatles

Exclusive Look inside Ponce City Market

--- From: http://www.atlantamagazine.com On August 2, 1926, Sears threw a party and 30,000 Atlantans showed up, frantic to peek inside the new 750,000-square-foot retail center on Ponce de Leon Avenue, where all of the 35,000 items in the iconic Sears Roebuck catalog were on display. “If ever there was a doubt in the minds of Atlantans that the company actually kept in stock the thousands upon thousands of articles . . . that doubt was erased after a tour through the building,” enthused an Atlanta Constitution reporter. It was built in a record six months by more than 2,000 workers, and Sears pumped $2 million into the construction job market. That’d be $26 million today; no wonder Mayor Walter Sims was on hand to hoist a flag atop the 232-foot tower. Read more info : http://www.atlantamagazine.com/groundbreakers2012/2012/07/23/ponce-city-market

TAKEN 2 Starts Today

Adele's New Bond Song "Skyfall" Leaks to Strong Reception

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East Lake success a model for other troubled areas

From
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By Jeremiah McWilliams
They used to call East Lake a shooting gallery, a poverty trap and worse. The neighborhood’s massive public housing project was so violent it earned the nickname “little Vietnam.”

Times and reputations have changed for East Lake, now a mix of single-family homes with leafy tree cover and tidy apartment complexes surrounded by golf courses.

This week, more than 200 educators and community advocates are gathering in Atlanta to discuss East Lake’s successes — more people working or in training, higher literacy rates, rising incomes and falling crime.

Their focus: duplicating it in places like New Orleans, Cleveland and California.
Greg Giornelli, president of Purpose Built Communities, says he believes that can happen. The Atlanta nonprofit, which bills itself as a sort of coach and coordinator that brings professionals together in Atlanta and other cities to craft holistic solutions to poverty, is backed by Warren Buffett, Atlanta developer Tom Cousins and Julian Robertson Jr., co-founder of one of the world’s largest hedge funds.

“You have to break up the concentration of poverty,” Giornelli said. “There aren’t a lot of places in America where the middle class and the working poor live side by side. The fact of the matter is, there should be.”

Once feared as a drug and gang haven, the neighborhood five miles east of downtown Atlanta is now being held up as a national model for providing cradle-to-college education, high-quality mixed-income housing, safer streets and a web of support for low-income families.

East Lake has a farmers market and an urban garden, but it’s not Mayberry just yet. Residents cheered the opening of a new coffee shop, but much of the main drag on Memorial is still populated by hair salons, sign stores and auto shops. It’s been difficult to attract more upscale businesses. Car break-ins and thefts of lawnmowers are not uncommon.
read more

Park Renewal Day is Nov 3, 2012

 From parkrenewalday.com

Saturday, Nov. 3 • 8 am to 1 pm

Dearborn Park • Deerwood Drive at Midway Road • Decatur, Georgia

Registration is from 8 to 8:30 am. Food and live music follow the work session.
Your group can win major cash sponsored by Renewal Design-Build

• First Prize: $1,000
• Second Prize: $500
• Third Prize: $300
• All other teams will receive a participation prize!

Sign Up And Tell Your Friends

Click here to download the registration form and important information about the 2012 Park Renewal Day.

Decatur Library Oct. Events

From Decatur Patch

October Festival of Writers

 Friday, October 5
Jasper Fforde. International bestselling author Jasper Fforde makes his first visit to the Center for the Book with a literary thriller that just might be his best book yet: The Woman Who Died a Lot: A Thursday Next Novel. Fforde’s Thursday Next books, in the author’s words, “are a series based upon the notion that what we read in books is just a small part of a larger Book World that exists behind the page.” His books skillfully and playfully combine doses of reality with plenty of fantasy and sci-fi, and they have sold millions of copies all around the world. His event is free; no reservations required. The doors to the church will open at 6:00 p.m. for early seating. 7:00 p.m. First Baptist Church Decatur, 308 Clairemont Avenue Decatur, GA 30030.
read more to see other events

MADISON AVE. Has a Need for Speed

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Faster than a speeding bullet, More powerful than a locomotive, Able to fly down Madison Ave  in a single bound, Look out here comes Bullet Bill racing down Madison Ave in Decatur GA. 

Hundreds of fans turned out for The 2nd Annual Madison Ave Soapbox Derby event today.

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- To see more  go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24391992@N00/sets/72157631654760229/

2nd Annual Madison Ave Soapbox Derby events for Saturday Sept 29

--Photo from last years event
From Madison Ave Soapbox Derby Facebook page.
 Rough Schedule Of Events:
  WHEN: Saturday, September 29th, 2012 - Madison Ave in Oakhurst
 12:00 participants & teams arrive, check in & park 12:15 STAR judges begin on creative
1:00 - 3:00ish races begin (18 & up goes 1st) (7-17) (6 & under)
 3:15 "The Bitteroots" take the stage!!! www.facebook.com/TheBitteroots
 4:00 all racers to winner’s circle for announcements
 *Food provided by the Universal Joint & Steinbecks! Popsicles provided by King of Pops!

T-shirts will be on sale: Adult $15 & Youth $12 -limited supply! Come out, join the fun, and together lets raise money for Our House!

Let me tell you , this is a lot of fun to watch.

Changes for Downtown Avondale Estates

From Decatur Patch
story by Ralph Ellis
photo credit Next Stop...Decatur

There's a new plan for the old section of downtown Avondale Estates.
On Wednesday afternoon, the city government held a ribbon cutting for the block of Tudor-style building that comprises the bulk of downtown.
There's really nothing new there, except for new owners with a new attitude.
The new owners, Oakhurst Realty Partners of Decatur, hope to turn Avondale Estates into a more walkable community with downtown restaurants, bars and shops.
In July, longtime owner Newburger-Andes sold all of the downtown property it owns to Oakhurst Realty Partners of Decatur. The property stretches from the old movie theater at one end to the Trilogy shop at the other.
See more photos at Decatur Patch

Agnes Scott College 1960'S

1960'S Postcard of Agnes Scott College.
This is the way I remember it.

Bicycle South to Host Bike Ride and Cookout OCT. 7

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From: http://clairmontheights.org
Event Date and Time:
10/07/2012 - 9:00am - 2:00pm
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From Bike South owner and city of Decatur commissioner Fred Boykin via the Decatur Heights neighborhood: Hi All, I wanted to pass this on as some folks in the neighborhoods have enjoyed our Bicycle South shop rides to Stone Mountain in the past. The shop is hosting a special ride and cookout on Sunday, October 7th. The ride (our usual Stone Mountain route) starts at 9 AM and then we’re doing a cookout with the Southern Bicycle League (SBL) from noon to two. It’s an easy, relaxed no-drop ride out to the mountain and back. Suitable for beginners, families and kids on bikes with a 24” wheel or bigger. You can join us for the ride, join us for the food or both!

The ride is in support of the SBL’s I Bike Decatur chapter; we’re co-sponsoring the chapter. New Belgium Beer is also sponsoring the event. I’ll be cooking on the grill and we’ll have plenty of good food from the Mediterranean Grill too! Food and drinks are no charge to all SBL members; 10 bucks for non-members, but if you join at the event, everything is no charge too. We’re going to raffle off a nice indoor trainer and there will be other prizes as well. The event helps support the SBL’s many efforts on behalf of the cycling community.

For more information, visit either Bicycle South http://www.bicyclesouth.com/ or the Southern Bicycle League http://www.bikesbl.org/

We’re trying for a head count – if you plan to come, please send an email to info@bicyclesouth.com  with RSVP in the subject line.

Hope you can join us; please feel free to pass this on. Apologies for any cross postings.

Fred Boykin

128 Vidal Blvd.

Eye on Decatur @ MOJO PIZZA & PUB

From :  mojopizzanpub.com/
Click HERE to order online!

Mojo Pizza N Pub is located at 657 E Lake Dr in the Oakhurst square in Decatur, GA. View Map

404-373-1999

Store hours:

7 days a week from  11:15 am – 10:00 pm

Delivery Hours:

Monday- Friday after 4 pm

Saturday and Sunday after 11:30 am

$10 minimum delivery order – $1.50 delivery charge

Since 1956 Few Changes for Downtown Avondale Estates

Avondale Estates, GA  -  Now & Then

NOW & THEN - The theatre changed it's name from Avon Theatre to Towne Cinema. Check out the window air conditions in both photos. Top photo taken in 1956 and bottom photo Sept. 2012 Very few changes in 56 years.

 History of Avondale Estates Info from: www.avondaleestates.org

 The City of Avondale Estates was founded by George Francis Willis in 1924. The plans for his City were inspired by the trip he and his wife, Lottie, had taken to Stratford-upon-Avon. He aspired to recreate the majestic Tudor-Revival style architecture found at the birthplace of William Shakespeare in England. With the guidance of internationally known city planners, Willis proceeded to develop what would later be known as the only documented example of a “planned” city in the Southeast. Today it is named on the National Registrar of Historic Places.


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Tags: Next Stop...Decatur Time Machine

Fall Electronics Recycling Day is Saturday Sept. 29

New Date for  Fall Electronics Recycling Day  Saturday, Sept. 29, 9 am-1 pm  From Linda Harris- City of Decatur SAME NEW(ish) LOCATION: Decatur Public Works, 2635 Talley St. [MAP]  Bring your old cell phones, cameras, PC components, and other outdated electronic equipment for recycling. Electronics dropped off will be sorted and broken down into raw materials and sent to recyclers for reuse. In addition to electronics, you may drop off batteries of any type, mercury thermometers and thermostats. TVs may also be recycled for a $10 cash-only fee per TV with exact change. There is no charge to recycle other items. Recyclables must be dropped off during the hours of the event. Early drop-offs are not possible. Almost anything with an electrical cord can be recycled except microwave ovens. Note: We are not taking Styrofoam as part of this event. Check the Decatur Focus newsletter and TheDecaturMinute.com often for announcements about upcoming Styrofoam recycling and paper shredding events. For information and last-minute updates, contact: Sean Woodson, 404-377-5571 sean.woodson@decaturga.com www.decaturga.com/electronicsrecycling Recycle these items at no charge:

Adding machines Answering machines Batteries, any kind Cable converter boxes Cables Calculators Component parts Copiers Desktop computers Digital cameras Digital projectors DVD players Electric lawn mowers Fax machines Garden equipment GPS receivers Hubs Game controllers Keyboards Label makers Laptop computers Main frames Mice Mini-towers Monitors Pagers PDAs Portable CD players Portable game players Printer cartridges Printers Radios Remote controls Routers Scanners Servers Speakers Stereo equipment Telephones Telephony equipment 3-in-1 devices Typewriters UPS units VCRs Workstations Zip drives

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Linda Harris
The City of Decatur

Eye on Decatur @ 524 Oakview Rd

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New home construction at 524 Oakview Rd. Decatur, GA
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The architect is Staffan Svenson of Dencity (www.dencity.us).

Tap into Taste - Again & Again at The Beer Growler

 The Beer Growler
404-228-1463
38A North Avondale Road
Avondale Estates GA 30002
Mon – Thurs: 11am - 9pm
Fri & Sat: 10am - 10pm
Sunday: 12:30pm - 6pm
 404-228-1463
Learn how it works here

Odd but True - Radio Flyer Wagon on Roof of Decatur Home.

Strange site, a Radio Flyer Wagon on roof of Decatur GA. home.

This is very odd, I have noticed this Radio Flyer Wagon on this roof of a home on West Hill St. in Decatur for a couple of years now, I decided it was time to take a picture of it. Maybe someone knows something about this strange site and will comment on it............. Believe It or Not!

Madison Ave Soapbox Derby Events for Sept 29

From Madison Ave Soapbox Derby Facebook page.
 Rough Schedule Of Events:
  WHEN: Saturday, September 29th, 2012 - Madison Ave in Oakhurst
 12:00 participants & teams arrive, check in & park 12:15 STAR judges begin on creative
1:00 - 3:00ish races begin (18 & up goes 1st) (7-17) (6 & under)
 3:15 "The Bitteroots" take the stage!!! www.facebook.com/TheBitteroots
 4:00 all racers to winner’s circle for announcements
 *Food provided by the Universal Joint & Steinbecks! Popsicles provided by King of Pops!

T-shirts will be on sale: Adult $15 & Youth $12 -limited supply! Come out, join the fun, and together lets raise money for Our House!

Let me tell you , this is a lot of fun to watch.

FESTIVAL on PONCE this Weekend

http://festivalonponce.com/

Eye on Decatur - Zaxby's Near North Dekalb Mall

Decatur’s third Zaxby’s restaurant has opened in Decatur

. The new Zaxby's restaurant is located at 3809 N. Druid Hills Road, next to the North DeKalb Mall. A Southeast favorite for chicken fingers and Buffalo wings, Zaxby’s will operate from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day.

 ZAXBY'S locations in Decatur, GA

	3490 MEMORIAL DRIVE
	DECATUR   GA   30032
	404-289-2386
	Online ordering available only at select locations.
	3809 NORTH DRUID HILLS RD
	DECATUR   GA   30033
	404-320-7500
	Online ordering available only at select locations.
	4805 FLAT SHOALS PARKWAY
	DECATUR   GA   30034
	678-518-0836
	Online ordering available only at select locations.