1950'S DECATUR POLICE CARS

Fab Fridays in Decatur

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Jeff from Whit's End sends in this poster of Fab Fridays

SHARIAN INC. Since 1931

vintage ad circa 1956

~SHARIAN~
A Family Passion Since 1931

At Sharian, we have been selling, restoring and cleaning Fine Oriental Rugs for more than 70 years. Rugs have been the focus of our family for four generations. What does this mean for our customers? It means we are here to stay. We have a long history of service and integrity. And we really know our business.

Sharian was started in 1931 by Bedros and Varthouhi Sharian, and Varthouhi's brother Lutfig Geovkalayjian, Armenian immigrants who came to Atlanta in the early 1920s. The Sharian's son Bedros Sharian, Jr., led the firm along with his brother Paul, beginning in the 1950s.

Today, Bedros's children Ruth, Ritchie and Bedros III, and Paul's daughter, Lydia, are involved in running the company day-to-day. Paul has retired, but Bedros, Jr. still serves as chairman emeritus, and works every day in the showroom. The next generation of Sharians, starting with Ruth's son, Jim, is not far behind.

Our customer showroom and cleaning facility is on Decatur's main street, Ponce de Leon Avenue, where our building's art deco façade has attracted visitors since 1946.

Sharian, Inc.
368 West Ponce de Leon Avenue
Decatur, Georgia 30030
(404) 373-2274

Junktique @ The Solarium Nov 15th

12:00 PM to 6:00 PM on Sunday Nov. 15th, 2009



Junktique site
and The Solarium site

Mingei World Arts invites you to the annual

Mingei World Arts invites you to the annual
Church Street Fall Fest!
slice skull beads
Church Street, between Ponce and Sycamore
Sunday, October 25, from 1:00-4:00pm

Fortunetelling, balloon animals, treats,
crafts, a bundt-cake bake-off and prizes, too!

Participating businesses:
Mingei World Arts, Javamonkey, The Yogurt Tap,
The Seen Gallery, Hoopla, and Taste.

New reading figures in from La Union!

20%of sales support the library we have adopted in this carving village

in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico.

Clairemont Rd @ E. Ponce de Leon Ave circa 1957 and today

Wahoo's Anniversary Week

Wahoo's Anniversary Week
Celebrate with us all week long!
Today's Special offer...

Monday, October 19th
PRINT THIS EMAIL AND BRING IT IN to receive a complimentary glass of wine with any entree purchase!


Then on Thursday, October 22nd help us celebrate five wonderful years! Enjoy a delicious menu and remarkable music from the Bonaventure Quartet featuring Amy Pike.
Reservations recommended.




Vote for Wahoo!
Wahoo! is thrilled to have been nominated for Citysearch Best Of 2009 in the Best Seafood category, and we would love your support!

Please take just a moment to click on the link below and vote for Wahoo! Voting ends this Wednesday so cast your vote today.
Best Seafood

Thank you in advance for your continued support. We are so excited to be nominated and we couldn't do it without you!








Wahoo! Grill
1042 West College Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030
404-373-3331
www.wahoogrilldecatur.com

This Joint is Ruby & Roberts Bar-B-Q

Decatur, GA

I wonder how Guy Fieri would describe this place.

Just outside of Atlanta on Glenwood Rd in a placed called Decatur, GA.
There's a joint called Ruby & Roberts Bar-B-Q and they have been doing some serious Hickory Smoked Bar-B-Q for some 50 years.

Next week on Diners,Drive-Ins, & Dives.

WESTMINSTER WILDCATS BEAT DECATUR BULLDOGS 21-0

Tonight Decatur vs Westminster @ DHS Stadium

Halloween on Kings Hwy

This house on Kings Hwy in Decatur always goes all out for Halloween.
I will post more houses as I find them, if you know of any good ones let me know.

DECATUR SPIRITFEST Friday @ 6:00 PM

SpiritFest is Back on the Calendar!

Please plan to attend a good old fashioned SpiritFest Pep Rally on Friday, October 16. The festivities will begin at 6:00 p.m. and run until it's time to go see the Bulldog Gridders take on Westminster. The action starts at the Promenade outside the new gymnasium.

Free Green Seminar Series Continues @ Decatur Library

Interested in green renovation?

Kelly Cheek sends this in:




Free Green Seminar Series Continues @ Decatur Library

Learn how to make your home healthy, comfortable, & energy efficient



Saturday, October 17, 10:00AM: Show Me the Money: Why Green Makes Sense for Your Wallet

This seminar will discuss how certain green improvements to your home will increase energy efficiency and save you money.

In addition, you will learn how the most recent green tax credits and rebates will put even more money in your pocket.



Presented by Peter Michelson, CEO of Renewal Design-Build, and certified home performance consultant Joe Thomas of Renewal's sister company, Renewal System Solutions.


Visit RenewalDesignBuild.com/seminars.php for more information.


Hope you’re having a great week!





Kelly Cheek

Marketing Manager
Renewal Design-Build


t. 404-378-6962
f. 404-378-6963

124 S. Columbia Dr., Decatur, GA 30030
Kelly@RenewalDesignBuild.com
http://www.RenewalDesignBuild.com

2nd Annual Park Renewal Day

Help the Park. Win Major Cash!


Did you know that invasive plant species like privet and ivy are taking over our community parks by strangling and crowding out native plants? Renewal Design-Build, along with DeKalb County and the City of Decatur, call on neighbors like you to help save our precious greenspaces.
The Competition

Teams compete for prize money by uprooting invasive plants in one of our local community parks. Officials from DeKalb County and the City of Decatur will judge the quality and quantity of work done to each group’s designated work space.
Click for signup sheet
Save the Date!

Saturday, Nov. 7, 8 am to 12:30 pm* (Registration: 8 to 8:15 am)
Food and live entertainment follow the work session.
Where?

Dearborn Park • Deerwood Drive at Midway Road
Decatur, Georgia
Click for map

Your group can win major cash sponsored by Renewal Design-Build:
First Prize: $1,000
Second Prize: $500
Third Prize: $300
Fourth Prize: $200
Fifth Prize: $100

The deadline to register your team is October 24. Space is limited! One member from each team is required to attend one of two training sessions hosted by DeKalb County Parks

*There is no rain date for this event.

Seen Around Decatur: 1954 Cadillac

Remembering The Toco Hills Theatre

This great photo is from flickr member ZEUSFACE
Check out some of his vintage images.

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http://atlantatimemachine.com/commercialbldgs/toco.htm

Why would they get rid of the icon of a sign ?
They should rebuild on like it, don't you think.

Thanks to Greg for sending in this link, also see his comment for another link.
Atlanta, GA

The Toco Hills Theatre

3003 North Druid Hills Road

Atlanta, GA

Opened in 1964, this theater was almost a secret to those who knew it. Hidden in a small strip mall, it boasted one of the largest screens and seating areas in Atlanta. I think only the Fox challenged it in size while it was open.

It closed in 2000, after years of lack-luster attendance.

It was part of the Lefont chain of theaters, named after George Lefont, who often brought foreign-language and award-winning Cannes films to the city.
Contributed by Daniel Rouk
http://cinematreasures.org/theater/7119/

If you have any pictures of The Toco Hills Theatre when it was opened please send them in and I will post it for you. or any old pictures of The Toco Hills Shopping Center would be good.

Most people say TOCO HILLS but it's TOCO HILL

3rd Annual Beat the Street for Little Feet! Oct. 31, 2009

Hi, Your Next Stop...Decatur blog is just wonderful...must have taken quite a lot of work! Having just moved here this summer, I really appreciate this web site.
Could you please help us by sharing the following event information with your online community, membership, or blog? Everyone is invited to join in on the fun.

Thanks!
Rebecca Evans


3rd Annual Beat the Street for Little Feet!

Feet of all sizes are welcome! Join Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool families for a Saturday morning of running and fun on October 31, 2009 at 9AM in Candler Park. The race will include not only a 5K with special jog stroller division, but also a 1-mile race for younger participants, and a “fun run” for our community’s youngest runners. Stick around for the FREE post-race Children's Festival with live children’s music, a costume contest, face painting, food, and loads of festivities for the kids.

And for all you “Pete the Cat” fans, award-winning local artist James Dean has created another one-of-a-kind race T-shirt for the event. This year, Pete and kittens are in costume! To check out the new T-shirt design and to register for the race, visit our website, www.oakhurstcoop.com. You also can register at www.active.com or at the Big Peach Running Company in downtown Decatur.

The race will start at 9:00 AM and the Festival will be from 10:00 – 12:00 Noon. Come on out and cheer! We will be posting the 5K route on our website as well as posting notices on neighborhood newsletters, and in businesses, to be sure everyone that may be impacted is aware.

Not a runner, but love Pete the Cat? Sign up to be a ghost runner and still get your t-shirt. Check us out at: www.oakhurstcoop.com for more information.

Pete the Cat race T-shirt for ALL PRE-REGISTERED RACERS (by October 18, 2009 - We cannot guarantee you a t-shirt on race day unless you pre-register!).

Bring your worn out athletic shoes and we’ll RECYCLE them through Nike’s Reuse-a-Shoe program

Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool (OCP) is a nonprofit, parent-teacher cooperative established in 2005. The school was founded with the goal of creating an ethnically, culturally, and economically diverse community that is united both through its commitment to parent involvement in education, as well as fostering a respect for the environment. OCP is one of the few preschools which includes environmental education in its curriculum. By introducing environmental education to young children in a way that engages and intrigues them, we promote a gentle awareness of our impact on the world and how we can make a positive difference in the greater community.

Proceeds from this event help OCP provide tuition assistance and curriculum supplies.

Call Rebecca for more information at 850-445-9457.

A New BB & Que Joint for Decatur

Decatur, GA
Community BBQ will be located at 1361 Clairmont Rd, Decatur.

AJC
by mford

David Roberts, one-third of the triumvirate that was the original Sam & Dave’s in Marietta, is opening his own ‘cue joint, Community BBQ, in the old Epicurean space on Clairmont Road in Decatur.

“We’re basically just waiting on final inspections at this point,” Roberts told me by phone. “As soon as we get them, we’re good to go.”

Roberts is no stranger to barbecue, and the menu promises old fashioned ‘cue — Berkshire pork, including ribs, from Riverview Farms, beef ribs and brisket, chicken — with “standard” sides, as Roberts calls them. That is, of course, if you consider Roberts’ famous three-cheese mac-n-cheese a standard side — cheddar, Monterey jack and Parmesan meld together in cream and butter creating a goo fest for noodles. It’s the same mac-n-cheese he cooked at Sam & Dave’s.
ajc story

Wahoo! is thrilled to have been nominated for Citysearch Best Of 2009 in the Best Seafood

Wahoo! is thrilled to have been nominated for Citysearch Best Of 2009 in the Best Seafood category, and we would love your support!

Please take just a moment to click on the link below and vote for Wahoo!

Best Seafood

Thank you in advance for your continued support. We are so excited to be nominated and we couldn't do it without you!

Wahoo! Grill
1042 West College Avenue
Decatur, GA 30030
404-373-3331
www.wahoogrilldecatur.com

Inside The Decatur High School Auditorium & Gym

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Decatur High School Auditorium Before & After

Decatur, GA.

Decatur High School in 2008 and 2009

Photos have been put though photoshop for the art effect.

Click on photo to enlarge.

Friday Night Football: Decatur Over Greater Atl Christian 42-14

Mingei World Arts

Saturday, October 10
7-10pm
Opening reception for "Ninos", by Vicki Ragan,
in conjunction with Atlanta Celebrates Photography.
Also on the street tomorrow night:
photo openings at Javamonkey,
the Seen Gallery and Taste!

Please join us!

Ninos

Black and white photos taken at fiestas in Mexico
by artist-photographer Vicki Ragan.
Her works are in international museum collections
and permanent installations nationally.
Ragan and husband Shepard Barbash
have several books in print about Mexican art and artists,
including Oaxacan Woodcarving: The Magic in the Trees (1993)
and Changing Dreams: A Generation of Oaxaca's Woodcarvers (2008).
Signed copies of the latest book are available at Mingei.

For more information about Atlanta Celebrates Photography, please click here.

Ellen and Ann Mingei World Arts 427 Church Street Decatur, GA 30030 404-371-0101

Taj Ma Hound ( A Bakery for Dogs)

Decatur,GA

Taj Ma Hound
707 D East Lake Drive
Decatur, GA 30330
Phone: 1-404-377-9220
Click for Directions

Decatur High School Open House this Sunday

Decatur, GA
click on photos to enlarge.

This Sunday Decatur High School will have a open house to show off the new gym/auditorium.
October 11, 2009 Public Opening of New DHS Gym/Auditorium

The doors will be open to the public on Sunday, October 11th from 2-4 p.m. Go check out the new place and join in the celebration.

Our House presents its annual Fall Fantasy Fundraiser, "A Night in Tuscany,"

Lisa L. Nied sends this in:

Following is information about the event:

Our House presents its annual Fall Fantasy Fundraiser, "A Night in Tuscany,"

a celebration of more than 20 years of service to the Atlanta community and as an opportunity to raise funds for key programs and services. The event will be held on Saturday, October 24th from 6:30 -11:00 PM at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center on Briarcliff Road. Tickets are $85 per person and include dinner, spirits, live music and dancing. There will also be wonderful live and silent auctions.

Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.ourhousega.org/events.html or by calling Amy Green at Our House at 404-378-0938.

"Fall Fantasy is a wonderful night of celebration of all the positive work of Our House," says Tyese Lawyer, Executive Director. "All funds raised provide much needed resources which allow Our House to continue helping homeless children and their families succeed in school and life."

The 2009 Event Co-Chairs are Kim Sexton of Bank of America and Lisa Nied of AT&T Mobility. Honorary co-chairs for this year's event include, Rev. Wade Huie, Retired, Columbia Seminary and Carolyn Brooks, Early Childhood Consultant. "A Night in Tuscany" is proudly sponsored by BR/WJ Construction Services, Alston & Bird, Lockton Companies, Decatur First Bank, and PrintMaster of Decatur among other corporate and community supporters.

Lisa L. Nied

Product Manager – Consumer Data Offers

AT&T Mobility

1055 Lenox Park Blvd

3rd Floor

Atlanta, GA 30319

Office: 404.986.1598

email (NEW): lisa.nied@att.com