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Get out and see a Movie: AMC North Dekalb Mall & The Plaza Theatre
Get out and see a Movie: AMC North Dekalb Mall & The Plaza Theatre
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Mingei is gone from New Street. And now…?
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Monday, November 10, 2014
There’s Only One Kosmo Vinyl, USA Debut, Solo Art Exhbition
The Decatur Minute tip me off on this Art Exhibition Nov. 15
From: http://www.buybritishart.com/kosmo-vinyl.html
THERE'S ONLY ONE KOSMO VINYL
USA Debut Solo Art Exhibition
15 NOV - 06 DEC, 2014
a pop-up show presented by VINSONART at Lightroom
115-A North McDonough Street Decatur GA 30030 USA
Private View: Sat. Nov 15 (call or email for info & RSVP) visit http://www.buybritishart.com/kosmo-vinyl.html for more info.
public gallery hours:
Fri & Sat: 12-8, Sun: 12-5 and by appointment
contact: Shawn Vinson • 404.939.2787 • email
Kosmo Vinyl
is one of the key figures of the 70s British Punk scene,
perhaps best known as the promoter/ manager/mogul, ringmaster & rabble-rouser
of The Clash and Ian Dury & the Blockheads.
His Pop Art influenced collages with a Punk aesthetic pay homage to 'the beautiful game',
particularly his beloved West Ham United FC, and the England & US national teams.
Kosmo's first exhibition took place at London's Eb & Flow Gallery in 2013,
followed by a show in Somerset UK during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
His US debut exhibition, presented by VINSONART,
opens Nov 15, 2014, at the award-winning Lightroom in Decatur GA.
From: http://www.buybritishart.com/kosmo-vinyl.html
THERE'S ONLY ONE KOSMO VINYL
USA Debut Solo Art Exhibition
15 NOV - 06 DEC, 2014
a pop-up show presented by VINSONART at Lightroom
115-A North McDonough Street Decatur GA 30030 USA
Private View: Sat. Nov 15 (call or email for info & RSVP) visit http://www.buybritishart.com/kosmo-vinyl.html for more info.
public gallery hours:
Fri & Sat: 12-8, Sun: 12-5 and by appointment
contact: Shawn Vinson • 404.939.2787 • email
Kosmo Vinyl
is one of the key figures of the 70s British Punk scene,
perhaps best known as the promoter/ manager/mogul, ringmaster & rabble-rouser
of The Clash and Ian Dury & the Blockheads.
His Pop Art influenced collages with a Punk aesthetic pay homage to 'the beautiful game',
particularly his beloved West Ham United FC, and the England & US national teams.
Kosmo's first exhibition took place at London's Eb & Flow Gallery in 2013,
followed by a show in Somerset UK during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
His US debut exhibition, presented by VINSONART,
opens Nov 15, 2014, at the award-winning Lightroom in Decatur GA.
Friday, November 7, 2014
Former Executive Park Hotel Will Be Demolished Saturday Nov 8th
The building at 1447 N.E. Expressway, near North Druid Hills Road and I-85, opened in 1971 as the Executive Park Motor Hotel.
In its later years, the building served as a training facility for
BellSouth. In the late 2000s, there was talk of a hotel operator taking
over the building and renovating it to reopen it as a hotel, but that
hasn't happened. There was also talk of an apartment
developer redeveloping the property for hundreds
of apartments, but again, nothing happened.
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta,
which already has a significant presence in the area, and more
specifically within Executive Park, purchased the property in January,
2013. The roughly 5.5 acre property was purchased for $9.6 million and
allow for both additional parking and a tentatively planned medical
office building. Although work is finally underway to level the
buildings, the replacement facility situation is said to be "fluid,"
with a number of options being considered.
A press release from July indicates a renovation was considered, but that the decision was made to demolish instead.
"After
a thorough evaluation, Children’s determined that renovation was not a
viable option for this building. The current structure, with its
outdated construction and design, would not be able to serve any
potential future needs of the pediatric health care system."
Kudzu Trunk Sale at Decatur Store Nov 9
SUNDAY
1-5 PM at
the
Decatur 'Zu
Discounts
storewide,
plus wine
&
refreshments.
Jump
start
your
holiday
shopping!
Kudzu
is proud to host a group trunk show at our Decatur store featuring 3
local jewelry designers on Sunday, November 9 from 1-5 pm. You'll find
beautiful handmade jewelry from Fossil & Hide (@fossil_and_hide),
Crafts And Love (@craftsandlove) and
Cameoko Jewelry (@cameoko_jewelry). We'll also have wine and
refreshments to help jump start your holiday shopping moods! We hope you
can make it to this fun event! 2928 E. Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur, GA
30030.
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Rio Bravo Cantina Reboot Finally Happening
From : Tomorrows News Today
Rio Bravo reboot finally happening!
Ray Schoenbaum plans to reopen his beloved Rio Bravo Cantina restaurant in Sandy Springs next year. Now known as Ray's Rio Bravo, the restaurant will replace Peter Chang's Tasty China II, not far from Ray's on the River, on Powers Ferry Road. Tasty China closed this past Sunday after a five year run.
Plans call for the new Rio Bravo to open in time for Cinco de Mayo next year.
Ray has reportedly been planning this reboot for over a year and began offering "Ray's Rio Bravo Catering" earlier this summer.
Rio Bravo was started in 1985 by Ray Schoenbaum, son of Shoney's founder Alex Schoenbaum. With the success of the Tex-Mex chain, Schoenbaum sold the group to Atlanta-based Applebee's in 1995. At the time of the sale, Rio Bravo was an 11-unit chain with four other restaurants. Applebee's sold the then 100-unit Rio Bravo chain to California-based Chevy's in 1999. By late 2002, the restaurant's popularity had waned, and all locations were closed.
Former Rio Bravo Cantina locations are scattered all over metro Atlanta including former sites in Buckhead, Gwinnett, Dunwoody, Roswell and Kennesaw
There was talk that Cantina in Buckhead would be converted to a Rio Bravo but those talks fell apart and the restaurant space remains vacant.
Rio Bravo reboot finally happening!
Ray Schoenbaum plans to reopen his beloved Rio Bravo Cantina restaurant in Sandy Springs next year. Now known as Ray's Rio Bravo, the restaurant will replace Peter Chang's Tasty China II, not far from Ray's on the River, on Powers Ferry Road. Tasty China closed this past Sunday after a five year run.
Plans call for the new Rio Bravo to open in time for Cinco de Mayo next year.
Ray has reportedly been planning this reboot for over a year and began offering "Ray's Rio Bravo Catering" earlier this summer.
Rio Bravo was started in 1985 by Ray Schoenbaum, son of Shoney's founder Alex Schoenbaum. With the success of the Tex-Mex chain, Schoenbaum sold the group to Atlanta-based Applebee's in 1995. At the time of the sale, Rio Bravo was an 11-unit chain with four other restaurants. Applebee's sold the then 100-unit Rio Bravo chain to California-based Chevy's in 1999. By late 2002, the restaurant's popularity had waned, and all locations were closed.
Former Rio Bravo Cantina locations are scattered all over metro Atlanta including former sites in Buckhead, Gwinnett, Dunwoody, Roswell and Kennesaw
There was talk that Cantina in Buckhead would be converted to a Rio Bravo but those talks fell apart and the restaurant space remains vacant.
The Band Perry at The CMA Awards "Gentle on My Mind"
The Band Perry last night on the 2014 CMA Awards show.
From rollingstone.com
When the Band Perry step into the spotlight at the CMA Awards for their tribute to Country Music Hall of Famer Glen Campbell, they will do so with the requisite nerves expected on country's biggest night. Luckily the sibling trio's singer Kimberly Perry has an ace in the hole when it comes to calming herself down onstage: Faith Hill.
The newlywed Perry, who will harmonize on Campbell's "Gentle on My Mind" with brothers Reid and Neil, says she plans to look at the superstar vocalist to get through any uneasy moments. "I pick out a specific artist to interact with during my performance, that is very comforting to me. Somehow it always ends up being Faith Hill because she is in the front row and is such a gracious listener," she told Rolling Stone Country after the Band Perry's CMA rehearsal in Nashville.
Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-band-perry-share-secrets-faith-hill-inspirstion-cma-awards-20141105#ixzz3IJ4kVG2t
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Decatur Terrific Thursdays are Back
From: visitdecaturgeorgia.com
It's time to get gifty! - Shop in Decatur on Thursdays in November and December.
Terrific Thursdays are back with special in-store events, discounts, and treats at more than 20 shops, restaurants, and services. 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.
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It's time to get gifty! - Shop in Decatur on Thursdays in November and December.
Terrific Thursdays are back with special in-store events, discounts, and treats at more than 20 shops, restaurants, and services. 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.
more
Smart move for Taylor Swift who removed her Music From Spotify
By By Spotify, Hello Beats
From: http://mashable.com/2014/11/03/taylor-swift-removes-music-spotify/
Hell hath no fury like Taylor Swift scorned. Her exes know that. And now Spotify does, too.
The "Shake It Off" singer is shaking off Spotify, removing all her songs and albums from the popular music streaming platform just days after Spotify publicly criticized the 24-year-old artist for not immediately making her latest album, 1989, available to stream.
Spotify had told Mashable on Wednesday that 1989 wasn't available on Spotify because of "a decision by the artist." A spokesman added that "Taylor Swift has nearly 2 million active followers on [Spotify] who will be disappointed by this decision."
Swift's camp, including Big Machine Records, appears to not be amused by Spotify's public finger-pointing and reacted on Monday by removing her four previous studio albums.
t's important to note that Swift's music, sans 1989, is available on the Apple-owned Beats Music service, a smaller streaming rival whose executives have stressed a desire to secure artist exclusives. Though Spotify has dominated the foot race for streaming exclusives and general availability over the years — converting digital holdouts like Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pink Floyd while also securing an impressive amount of newer music — Beats Music is primed to offer stiffer competition for exclusives now that it's under Apple's umbrella, which includes the powerful iTunes Store (could Beats now win the streaming rights for The Beatles' catalogue since Apple previously nabbed the digital-download rights for the music?).
photo credit usmagazine.com
From: http://mashable.com/2014/11/03/taylor-swift-removes-music-spotify/
Hell hath no fury like Taylor Swift scorned. Her exes know that. And now Spotify does, too.
The "Shake It Off" singer is shaking off Spotify, removing all her songs and albums from the popular music streaming platform just days after Spotify publicly criticized the 24-year-old artist for not immediately making her latest album, 1989, available to stream.
Spotify had told Mashable on Wednesday that 1989 wasn't available on Spotify because of "a decision by the artist." A spokesman added that "Taylor Swift has nearly 2 million active followers on [Spotify] who will be disappointed by this decision."
Swift's camp, including Big Machine Records, appears to not be amused by Spotify's public finger-pointing and reacted on Monday by removing her four previous studio albums.
t's important to note that Swift's music, sans 1989, is available on the Apple-owned Beats Music service, a smaller streaming rival whose executives have stressed a desire to secure artist exclusives. Though Spotify has dominated the foot race for streaming exclusives and general availability over the years — converting digital holdouts like Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Pink Floyd while also securing an impressive amount of newer music — Beats Music is primed to offer stiffer competition for exclusives now that it's under Apple's umbrella, which includes the powerful iTunes Store (could Beats now win the streaming rights for The Beatles' catalogue since Apple previously nabbed the digital-download rights for the music?).
photo credit usmagazine.com
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Who Remembers Irvindale Farms Dairy and Minnie Quarts Playground ?
Irvindale Farms Dairy
-- Credit for Black & White photos : http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/lane/id/3830
-- Credit for Black & White photos : http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/lane/id/3830
Paying at Chick-fil-A just got Easier.
From : http://business.blog.ajc.com
Chick-fil-A is making it easier for customers to pay for meals without whipping cash out or swiping a credit card.
The Atlanta-based chain unveiled an app that allows you to use your smartphone to pay for orders by scanning a Quick Response Code (that square abstract-looking image in the photo) at the register, whether inside or at the drive-thru window.
The free app, Chick-fil-A Mobile Ordering, is available for both Android and iOS devices and can be downloaded at Apple’s App Store or Google Play.
Chick-fil-A advised Biz Beat on Friday that the app will be activated Nov. 11.
Before patrons can tap and scan, an account must be created with the app by using credit card information.
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Chick-fil-A is making it easier for customers to pay for meals without whipping cash out or swiping a credit card.
The Atlanta-based chain unveiled an app that allows you to use your smartphone to pay for orders by scanning a Quick Response Code (that square abstract-looking image in the photo) at the register, whether inside or at the drive-thru window.
The free app, Chick-fil-A Mobile Ordering, is available for both Android and iOS devices and can be downloaded at Apple’s App Store or Google Play.
Chick-fil-A advised Biz Beat on Friday that the app will be activated Nov. 11.
Before patrons can tap and scan, an account must be created with the app by using credit card information.
more
Monday, November 3, 2014
Big Tex Cantina Closing --Thank You for 3 great years.
Decatur Metro contacted them and got this info.
Fox Brothers Restaurant Group (FBRG), the team behind Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q and Big Tex Decatur, is closing Big Tex on November 3. The Big Tex space will be retained by the group for an unforeseen period of time.Message on their facebook page reads:
Growing demand on the Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q kitchen, stimulated in part by the designation of the restaurant as the official barbecue of the Atlanta Falcons, made the decision to close Big Tex necessary. “We are certainly going to miss serving our loyal friends in Decatur we have made over the 3 years and we hope to be back one day. We are thankful for the additional demand on our barbecue business but closing Big Tex is bittersweet. We will be focusing on the future of Fox Bros Bar-B-Q with expansion and the build out of our new catering/commissary facility on Ottley Drive. The new commissary will really be a game changer for us and help meet the needs of our restaurant in Candler Park and future Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q restaurants,” Jonathan Fox, Partner and Pitmaster of Fox Bros Bar-B-Q.
Big Tex Decatur, located at 308 W Ponce de Leon Ave in Decatur opened the doors in May of 2011 and has served Texas-inspired food and drinks since 2011.
Thank You for 3 great years, but it's time for us to say goodbye. We had a great time serving Decatur and look forward to seeing you soon!
h/t Decatur Metro
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Decatur Wine Festival Saturday Nov 8
From : http://decaturwinefestival.org/#about
About
Taste wines from around the globe, sample delicious food from Decatur-area restaurants, and enjoy live DJ Troy Cono at metro Atlanta’s largest outdoor wine festival. Proceeds benefit the Decatur Arts Alliance, which produces the Decatur Arts Festival and many other arts events, free to the community each year.Hours
Saturday, November 8, 2014New Expanded Hours: 12:30-4:30 p.m.
On the square in Downtown Decatur • Rain or Shine
Buy Tickets here
Decatur High plans get first Public Unveiling NOV 3
From: http://www.ajc.com
By Bill Banks
For the AJC
Architects and designers will discuss the four preliminary master-plan options for Decatur High School, 6:30-8 p.m. Monday in the school’s auditorium, 310 North McDonough Street, Decatur. The team will also gather community input regarding master plan and Phase One improvements. Projections call for school enrollment to increase from its current 1060 to 2400 in five years, ultimately requiring 66 more classrooms. Initial construction may start as early as January.
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Nov 3 at 6:30-8 p.m.
310 North McDonough Street
Decatur, GA
Photo credit: Next Stop...Decatur
By Bill Banks
For the AJC
Architects and designers will discuss the four preliminary master-plan options for Decatur High School, 6:30-8 p.m. Monday in the school’s auditorium, 310 North McDonough Street, Decatur. The team will also gather community input regarding master plan and Phase One improvements. Projections call for school enrollment to increase from its current 1060 to 2400 in five years, ultimately requiring 66 more classrooms. Initial construction may start as early as January.
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Nov 3 at 6:30-8 p.m.
310 North McDonough Street
Decatur, GA
Photo credit: Next Stop...Decatur
Saturday, November 1, 2014
Celebrate Vincent Price at MetroFresh
From: http://atlantarestaurants.blog.ajc.com/2014/10/31/celebrate-vincent-price-at-metrofresh/
By Alexa Lampasona
MetroFresh will be honoring the famed actor, Vincent Price, this Sunday with the wine dinner “Cooking for Vincent” featuring Vincent Price’s signature collection. While some may know Price from his career as an actor in horror films, he was also a wine connoisseur and the first spokesman for the California Wine Institute.
Price’s daughter, Victoria, takes this dinner to both the James Beard House in NYC and Edgar Allan Poe Museum, and the final stop is here in Atlanta. MetroFresh’s owner Mitchell Anderson is a dear friend of Victoria and Vince. He assisted Victoria in caring for Vince during the final days battling Parkinson’s disease. The dinner is cleverly named “Cooking for Vincent” as an homage to Anderson’s time cooking for Vince while he was in New York acting alongside Neil Patrick Harris in “Doogie Howser.”
The evening includes a five-course meal with wine pairings that are inspired by Vince’s book, “A Treasury of Great Recipes.” Anderson and Victoria will share stories of Vince throughout the meal. More information is available on the event page.
http://metrofreshatl.com/
By Alexa Lampasona
MetroFresh will be honoring the famed actor, Vincent Price, this Sunday with the wine dinner “Cooking for Vincent” featuring Vincent Price’s signature collection. While some may know Price from his career as an actor in horror films, he was also a wine connoisseur and the first spokesman for the California Wine Institute.
Price’s daughter, Victoria, takes this dinner to both the James Beard House in NYC and Edgar Allan Poe Museum, and the final stop is here in Atlanta. MetroFresh’s owner Mitchell Anderson is a dear friend of Victoria and Vince. He assisted Victoria in caring for Vince during the final days battling Parkinson’s disease. The dinner is cleverly named “Cooking for Vincent” as an homage to Anderson’s time cooking for Vince while he was in New York acting alongside Neil Patrick Harris in “Doogie Howser.”
The evening includes a five-course meal with wine pairings that are inspired by Vince’s book, “A Treasury of Great Recipes.” Anderson and Victoria will share stories of Vince throughout the meal. More information is available on the event page.
http://metrofreshatl.com/
Friday, October 31, 2014
"HAPPY HALLOWEEN" From a 1950's Decatur GA
Decatur GA
Happy Halloween from Decatur GA (circa 1955)
That Devil is my brother (Phil) the other kids are from the neighborhood.
Location: 202 E. Davis St.
So if you lived in the area circa 1955 and went to Winnona Park School, you could be one of these kids.
-This is a reprint from the Atlanta Journal dated Oct. 31, 1958
BEWARE, ATLANTA! TONIGHT THE WITCHES COME CALLING
BY Laura McGregor
ATLANTA BEWARE!
Tonight the witches take to the air.
Bubbling brews will steam from black kettles,
witch-ridden brooms will swoop across the sky.
Ghosts will flutter overhead and for a few shorth hours Atlanta will become an eerie city filled with the supernatural from on high.
Halloween with all it's magical powers will capture the children turning them into frightening little creatures, punching doorbells and screeching loudly "Trick or Treat".
Bright orange pumpkins hollowed and carved into a variety of contorted faces will brighten porches and shine from windows.
And the howl of a lone black cat and the smell of burned autumn leaves will put a hypnotic spell in the crisp night air.
Amid the dancing neon signs downtown will roam the celebrants-blowing horns, rattling noise makers and belive bones.
While out from the city lights, little clowns, gypsies, skeletons and ghosts will douse their heads in washtubs filled with red apples and eat marshmellows from a string.
But at the stroke of 12 trick or treat bags will be empty again.
The last of the candied apples will be washed from dirty little hands and the last of the witches will point their brooms toward the land of spirits to await another magical night of Halloween.
Happy Halloween from Decatur GA (circa 1955)
That Devil is my brother (Phil) the other kids are from the neighborhood.
Location: 202 E. Davis St.
So if you lived in the area circa 1955 and went to Winnona Park School, you could be one of these kids.
-This is a reprint from the Atlanta Journal dated Oct. 31, 1958
BEWARE, ATLANTA! TONIGHT THE WITCHES COME CALLING
BY Laura McGregor
ATLANTA BEWARE!
Tonight the witches take to the air.
Bubbling brews will steam from black kettles,
witch-ridden brooms will swoop across the sky.
Ghosts will flutter overhead and for a few shorth hours Atlanta will become an eerie city filled with the supernatural from on high.
Halloween with all it's magical powers will capture the children turning them into frightening little creatures, punching doorbells and screeching loudly "Trick or Treat".
Bright orange pumpkins hollowed and carved into a variety of contorted faces will brighten porches and shine from windows.
And the howl of a lone black cat and the smell of burned autumn leaves will put a hypnotic spell in the crisp night air.
Amid the dancing neon signs downtown will roam the celebrants-blowing horns, rattling noise makers and belive bones.
While out from the city lights, little clowns, gypsies, skeletons and ghosts will douse their heads in washtubs filled with red apples and eat marshmellows from a string.
But at the stroke of 12 trick or treat bags will be empty again.
The last of the candied apples will be washed from dirty little hands and the last of the witches will point their brooms toward the land of spirits to await another magical night of Halloween.
Thursday, October 30, 2014
More Decatur Halloween Homes
Located in Winnona Park area on Avery St. Question: Did these Pumpkins move from the white house next door ?
Located next door to the house above.
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Located on Winnona Drive
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Located on Avery St.
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Located on Sycamore
Located next door to the house above.
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Located on Winnona Drive
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Located on Avery St.
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Located on Sycamore
Kings Hwy is a Halloween Treat
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In related news The Decatur Minute has a list of the Decorate Decatur Halloween winners.
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In related news The Decatur Minute has a list of the Decorate Decatur Halloween winners.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Welcome to The Boneyard on Adair Street
Welcome to BONEYARD Population: 0
Nancy Wilkinson's Decatur Halloween house and front yard is a must see every year. It is so large her neighbor lets her decorate their yard also.. I bet she spends a lot on candy.
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Nancy Wilkinson's Decatur Halloween house and front yard is a must see every year. It is so large her neighbor lets her decorate their yard also.. I bet she spends a lot on candy.
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Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Monday, October 27, 2014
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Perfect Afternoon for a HALLOWEEN Parade
--Click to enlarge colorful Haints and Saints Halloween 2014 poster.
Baton Bob struts his stuff (Top Hat and all) down E. Ponce de Leon Ave. in the 2014 Haints and Saints Halloween Parade today in Decatur, GA.
More pictures to come.
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Baton Bob struts his stuff (Top Hat and all) down E. Ponce de Leon Ave. in the 2014 Haints and Saints Halloween Parade today in Decatur, GA.
More pictures to come.
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- -- -- -- -- -- Enjoying the Halloween Parade. -- More Parade watchers. Enjoying the sites from Calle Lantina. -- Thanks goes out to HOMEGROWN for the Haints and Saints Halloween Parade.
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