Fernbank Museum Transforms into a Winter Wonderland

From Deanna Smith of Fernbank Museum

Fernbank Museum Transforms into a Winter Wonderland during

Cultural Exhibition, Celebration and Programming Series

Fernbank Museum of Natural History will celebrate holidays, traditions and cultures this holiday season with Winter Wonderland: Celebrations & Traditions Around the World, a new exhibition and programming series offered from November 17, 2010 through January 5, 2011. Featuring trees and other displays decorated by local community partners and Consulate offices, the exhibition will twinkle with lights, glimmer with color, and shine with a variety of cultural ornaments and emblems that recognize the diversity of celebrations, holidays, traditions and events around the world. Festive programming will accompany Fernbank’s Winter Wonderland on select days as cultural groups entertain visitors with performances, dancing, music, craft demonstrations, storytelling and more.

Winter Wonderland trees, displays and performances will showcase the cultures, celebrations and traditions from the Arab world, Argentina, Bahamas, Canada, Germany, Greece, Honduras, India, Israel, Japan, Liberia, Mexico, Ukraine, Peru, Philippines, Switzerland and Turkey. Fernbank and Callanwolde Fine Arts Center will also decorate trees and will offer a joint ticket package that includes a ticket to Winter Wonderland and Christmas at Callanwolde.

Fernbank will feature a variety of other opportunities to celebrate Winter Wonderland: Celebrations & Traditions Around the World, including:

· Evening Hours*
Saturday, November 27 and Sundays on November 21, December 12, 19 and 26
Fridays during Martinis & IMAX® on November 19 and 26 and December 17
See Winter Wonderland after dark during special extended hours. On weekends, the Museum and exhibitions will be open until 7 p.m., and hot chocolate and cookies will be available for purchase. During Martinis & IMAX® only Winter Wonderland will be open until 11 p.m.

Cost: Weekend tickets: Included with Museum admission and free for members. Friday tickets: Included with Martinis & IMAX® admission (free for members or $7-$12 for non-members).

· Winter Wonderland Celebration Weekends
November 20-21 and December 11-12
Join Fernbank for special activities, performances, crafts, games and more inspired by the cultural celebrations and traditions of Winter Wonderland.

Cost: Included with Museum admission and free for members.

· Martinis & IMAX® Holiday Fest
Friday, November 26 from 6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m.
Work off those extra Thanksgiving Day calories with live music by Kingsized, evening viewing hours of Winter Wonderland and more during a special holiday-themed edition of Martinis & IMAX®.

Cost: Included with Martinis & IMAX® admission.

· Caroling and Cupcakes: A Winter Wonderland Celebration
Saturday, December 4 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Enjoy the sounds of the season and holiday delights including performances by the Georgia Boy Choir, ornament-making crafts and a special appearance by “Santa-saurus!”

Cost: Included with Museum admission and free for members.

· Winter Wonderland Cocktail Party
Wednesday, December 8 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Warm up to the holiday season with a special evening presented in partnership with B98.5 FM’s Vicki Lock and the Morning Show team. Try a special Peppermintini cocktail, enjoy free hors d’oeuvres from Serpas Restaurant, and experience Winter Wonderland after dark.
Cost: $15 (includes one drink ticket). More details to be announced soon.

*Events, dates and times are subject to change.

Admission to Winter Wonderland: Celebrations & Traditions Around the World is included with Museum admission at $15 for adults, $14 for students and seniors, $14 for children ages 3 to 12, and free for Museum members and children ages two and younger. Tickets can be purchased online at fernbankmuseum.org or by phone at 404.929.6400.

A special joint ticket package is available from December 1-12, which includes admission to Fernbank Museum, including the Winter Wonderland exhibition, and to Christmas at Callanwolde, a historic mansion decorated by Atlanta's top interior and floral designers to reflect a Roaring ‘20s Christmas theme reminiscent of the era when the Candler family lived in the Gothic-Tudor mansion. The joint ticket package is offered at $30 for adults, $25 for students and seniors, and $22 for children and can be purchased by calling 404.929.6400

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Brandi Berry

Director of Public Relations

Fernbank Museum of Natural History

767 Clifton Road NE

Atlanta, GA 30307

Direct: 404.929.6339

www.fernbankmuseum.org

Black Friday Comes Earlier for Walmart

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO

The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Wal-Mart plans to open most of its stores at midnight the night of Thanksgiving, the company announced Monday, becoming the latest in a series of retailers to expand hours to lure shoppers who want to get a head-start hunting for holiday bargains.

American retailers have increasingly expanded their hours on Black Friday to get ahead of the competition, but now the kickoff is creeping into Thanksgiving Day.

Sears Holdings Corp., which operates Kmart and Sears stores, is opening Sears on Thanksgiving Day for the first time this year. Toys R Us plans to open its stores at 10 p.m. Thanksgiving Day and stay open through Friday. And Gap Inc.'s Old Navy stores will be open on Thanksgiving Day as they were last year.

On Monday, the world's largest retailer also offered shoppers a preview of the discounts it plans. Starting at midnight the night of Thanksgiving, all Walmarts will offer $9 Wrangler jeans and $15 tubs of Legos. Starting at 5 a.m. Friday, they'll sell Hewlett-Packard Co. laptops with 15.6-inch screens for $298, Emerson 32-inch LCD HDTV TVs for $198 and Kodak digital cameras for $59.

Full story @ accessatlanta.com

Delta Community Bank branch Opens this week in Decatur

By Megan Matteucci

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Delta Community Credit Union opened its first DeKalb County branch this week in Decatur.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Thursday at 246 West Ponce de Leon Ave.

On Saturday, the bank will also host a community event to teach children ages 12 and under about savings accounts. The first 50 children who open an account will receive a $50 deposit. Children will also receive coloring books and piggy banks.

How many attractions for downtown Atlanta

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By Rachel Tobin

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

With developers proposing a $200 million replica of the London Eye ferris wheel attraction for downtown Atlanta, the natural question is: What's next?
Atlanta has become a beacon for inventive -- and sometimes screwy -- ideas.

Downtown already has horse-drawn carriages. How about pedicabs?

How about flooding the railroad tracks in the area called “The Gulch” to create a water feature? Or a casino at Underground Atlanta? And isn't downtown Atlanta missing a pirate museum?

Some of the ideas that have been floated for downtown have often seemed starry-eyed.
Perhaps the biggest and wackiest idea of all also proved the most visionary. When Atlanta hosted the 1996 Olympic Games, it showed that dreaming big can pay off.

One of downtown’s most popular attractions, the Georgia Aquarium, was certainly an “if they build it, will they come” exercise. For Georgia Aquarium benefactor Bernie Marcus, a founder of Home Depot, his vision has been remarkable. He’s adding a $110 million dolphin museum to his $290 million aquarium that has been attracting over 2 million people a year.

ajc story

Decatur Sidewalk Improvements Update

From Linda Harris decaturga.com

Mission:Impossible 4 Filming in Dubai

New Department Store Coming to Atlanta

By Arielle Kass

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The city of Alpharetta has cleared the way for the Von Maur department store to enter North Point Mall next year.
A spokeswoman for the Iowa department store chain said in an e-mail that that city's design review board on Friday morning approved Von Maur's plans to gut the former Belk space. Von Maur will expand the two-story store to 140,000 square feet, from 115,000.

The 25-store chain plans to make the North Point location a flagship space for further expansion in Atlanta and the rest of the south. That store will bring an estimated 230 jobs and is expected to open in November 2011.

ajc full story

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Von Maur
Founded	1872
Headquarters	Davenport, Iowa
Website	Von Maur website

Von Maur is an upscale specialty department store chain with virtually all stores located in the Midwestern United States, except one in Louisville, Kentucky. The chain, based in Davenport, Iowa, sells upscale brand-name apparel, accessories, cosmetics, gifts, jewelry and shoes. As of November 3, 2008, the chain has 24 stores in nine states. (A store opening in September of 2010 in Missouri will mark the chain's entry into a tenth state.) All of its stores are anchors of shopping malls or lifestyle centers. A hallmark of some of the Von Maur services are a no-interest bearing credit card account, free shipping and free gift wrapping. Another signature element of Von Maur stores is a live pianist who performs for customers during normal business hours. It competes on the same level as Nordstrom, and Lord and Taylor.

Join Renewal in Donating Canned Goods to a Good Cause

From Kelly Cheek of Renewal Design-Build
Join Renewal in Donating Canned Goods to a Good Cause. Plus, We'll Pick Up Your Cans!

Join us in celebrating the Thanksgiving season by donating canned food the week of November 15th, and help us meet our goal of 300lbs! The generous contributions will be donated to the Atlanta Community Food Bank.

We will pick up your cans! We will actually pick up your cans on Thursday, November 18th beginning at 9am. Or, you can drop them off at our office during normal business hours from Nov 15-18.

If you choose to have your cans picked up, please email kelly@renewaldesignbuild.com so that we may verify your home address. Please have your cans in a bag - clearly labeled "Canned Food Drive"- and placed by your front door at 9am on November 18th.

Most Needed Items: ** No glass containers, please!**
peanut butter, canned tuna, canned beans, canned soups, stews, and pastas, 100% fruit juice, canned fruits and veggies, macaroni and cheese dinners, whole grain, low sugar cereals

Renewal Design-Build
124 S. Columbia Dr.
Decatur, GA

What are the best places to work in Decatur Ga.

The ajc did a survey of the Best places to work.

Well Next Stop Decatur wants to know: What companies are the best places to work in Decatur ?

Read ajc story below:

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

You say you work for a great company with an encouraging and inclusive atmosphere. You say you have good benefits. You say your bosses are fair, sympathetic, understanding. Then why not share the good news?

In April, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution will publish a special section on the Top Workplaces of Metro Atlanta, detailing the area’s best places to work, according to the people who know best — the employees.

We need your input. Anyone can nominate a potential winner, including employees, executives and customers. Nominations are open to all businesses, including nonprofits, with at least 50 employees in a 15-county metro region.

ajc full story

Warhol painting goes for $ 35 Million

Shop Terrific Thursdays Tonight

Click on above image for list of all stores

From Linda Harris @ decaturga.com

Delia's Chicken Sausage Stand Coming Soon to East Atlanta

Outside Decatur news: The founder of the Flying Biscuit Delia Champion and Molly Gunn, owner of the Porter Beer Bar team up to serve the best chicken sausage on the planet!
http://www.thesausagestand.com/

Banks do battle with stagecoaches and airships

By J. Scott Trubey

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Wells Fargo is breaking out stagecoaches. SunTrust Banks is floating blimps.

As competition for customers gets more cutthroat, some of metro Atlanta’s biggest financial players are waging an old-school marketing war. It's all about grabbing attention, preserving market share and growing client bases.

In a bank branding battle metro Atlanta hasn’t seen in some time, Wells Fargo and SunTrust are lobbing the most visible salvos.

San Francisco-based Wells Fargo entered metro Atlanta when it bought the city’s No. 2 bank, Wachovia, in 2008.

Since then, Wells Fargo has launched a barrage of ads touting its community commitment and last month changed the signs on about 200 metro area branches and its signature Atlantic Station tower overlooking the Downtown Connector.

ajc

Welcome to Decatur

Conan Tonight on TBS Please Stand By

From : http://newsroom.mtv.com

OK, OK, congrats and everything to Conan O'Brien, who returns to late-night TV in just a few hours. But we greet TBS' "Conan" with more than a twinge of sadness, because it means saying goodbye to Unemployed Conan.

This is the bearded fellow who transformed a humiliating "Tonight Show" ouster into a creative rebirth. He embraced the glories and terrors of Twitter, making us giggle all the way. He crisscrossed America during his sold-out "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny On Television Tour." He popped off a killer promo effort for his new show — filled with wacky YouTube videos, a 24-hour live "CoCo Cam" and a big, shameless orange blimp — refashioning himself as a kind of renegade presence within the entertainment mainstream.

Full story : http://newsroom.mtv.com/2010/11/08/conan-obrien-conan-premiere/

WHAT'LL YA HAVE ?.... A Can of Varsity Chili...to go.

The Varsity Drive-In now has their famous chili in a can, available at the counter.

Tribute to Steve McQueen

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As Seen in Decatur

Not sure if this was for Halloween or not, located on Midway Rd.

What is that thing ?
Anybody know....

Sammy Davis Jr - I'm Not Anyone

IM NOT ANYONE AND MACARTHUR PARK
Enjoy.

Glee - Don't Stop Believing

Decatur High football reunion recalls different time

Photo shows Decatur High School Football field( circa 1940's or 50's) from Ga State Library collection.
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by Bill Banks

For the AJC

Around 5:30 p.m. Friday, a dozen or so members of Decatur High’s remarkable 1949 and 1950 football teams, along with a team manager and a couple of cheerleaders, will gather at their old stomping grounds, possibly for the last time.

Now in their late 70s, once again they will shake loose the cobwebs of distant, and for some, rapidly dimming memories of those back-to-back state championships. More than that however, as they line the field before Decatur’s game against Lovett, they will offer a tangible link to an era that has almost vanished.

“We played in leather helmets, no face mask,” said Bob Reed, a starting guard on the 1950 team. “My senior year we got black plastic helmets, and we were uptown. But they still slid all over your head. After a game, you knew you didn’t do a good job without having scrapes all over your cheekbones.”

It was a time of obsessive segregation, where not only Decatur and all opponents were white, but Decatur High itself had separate buildings for boys and girls. Back then the city closed shop on Friday nights, except for a clothier named Ted Levy, who gave the star of the game a free sweater.

“I had mine for years,” Reed said. “Made of wool, but it wore like iron.”

Decatur went 25-0 in 1949-50, but that was merely the golden harvest of an extremely fertile period. From 1943-53 the Bulldogs went 103-11-6 and never lost more than three games in a season. No one can explain what was in the city’s water back then to reap such a luxurious crop.

ajc full story

Indigo Girls @ Tabernacle Tickets on Sale Nov. 5

Indigo Girls

Friday, Dec 10 8:00p

at Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA

Price: $35.00

Tickets on Sale: Nov 5, 2010
http://entertainment.accessatlanta.com

Great Train Expo - North Atlanta Trade Show Nov. 6 & 7

If you like electric trains, American Flyer and Lionel and many more, this is the place for you to be.
Click below for directions to The North Atlanta Trade Show.

http://www.northatlantatradecenter.com/

http://www.greattrainexpo.com/

"Great DeKalb Clean-Up" Removed 2,660 Pounds of Litter

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

By Megan Matteucci

More than 2,660 pounds of litter was removed from DeKalb County streets last month.
The trash was collected during the county’s “Great DeKalb Clean-Up,” which was held during weekends in October.

The clean-up was designed to address litter-covered areas, including Buford Highway, Flat Shoals Parkway, Memorial Drive and Covington Highway, public safety director William “Wiz” Miller announced Tuesday.

The clean-up, which included county workers and volunteers, targeted “unsightly debris and illegal road signs,” Miller said. Code enforcement officers also issued more than 120 citations for illegal signs.

ajc story

JUNKTIQUE @ The Solarium Sunday Nov 7th

LEARN MORE @ http://junktique.wordpress.com/

The New Trackside Tavern Coming Soon

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The new construction has started on the new Trackside Tavern.

Mingei World Arts Here's to November!

Mingei World Arts
Here's to November!

Dear Mingei friends-

November brings Terrific Thursdays, the Decatur Wine Festival, a new art walk and some special sales.

Keep reading so you won't miss anything!



Terrific Thursdays 2010 Terrific Thursdays begin!
It's that time again-- leading up to Christmas, Decatur throws a progressive holiday party every Thursday in November and December (but for Thanksgiving when we are all home feasting!). Come to Decatur for special sales, holiday treats, and visits from Santa Claus. How could holiday shopping be any more fun?

The first of these festive evenings is Thursday, November 4. Come by Mingei, enjoy a glass of wine and some nibbles and get started and saving on that holiday list!
Wine jars

Autumn Art Walk 2010

Sararamodel
The Decatur Arts Alliance has added a second Art Walk-- and
it will debut on Friday, November 5! Decatur will be abuzz that evening with art, wine and festivity! Come by Mingei between 5 and 10pm to share a glass of wine, and treat yourself or someone on your gift list to the beautiful work of Sararabrazil.

Sara Brandon, who studied anthropology in both Brazil and the United States, creates modern designs rooted in eco friendly choices, fair trade, filled with color and rooted in natural forms.
Sara cuff
The designs are inspired by indigenous North, Central and South American motifs, vintage designs and nature.

We regularly carry Sara's acai seed necklaces, but here is a chance to see her beautiful silver work, too!


sara earrings
Decatur Wine Festival

Come enjoy the annual Decatur Wine Festival on Saturday, November 6th., from 1-6, pm. Metro Atlanta's largest outdoor wine festival will be held on the square in Decatur with proceeds benefiting the Decatur Arts Alliance, which produces the Decatur Arts Festival and many other arts events, free to the community each year. Tickets are $32 and may be purchased in advance only at www.ticketalternative.com.

The festival will be showcasing organic and sustainably produced wines along with more than 300 other domestic and international wines. There will also be samples of food from many of our outstanding Decatur restaurants as well as live music.

While in Decatur for the festival, come by Mingei for a look at our attractive and practical woven wine bottle carriers from Morocco, sleek wooden wine boxes, and old wine jars from Hunan, China.


Maria Banner Bags on Sale!

These tote and messenger bags made from recycled festival banners that flew over Decatur during the Olympics and other festivals past are now on sale for 40% off! That means you can nab them for $30 or less!


As the holiday season approaches, we are delighted to have so many opportunities to see you! We look forward to your next visit!

Find us on Facebook

Ann and Ellen



Mingei World Arts | 427 Church Street | Decatur | GA | 30030

Ghostbusters

Who You Gonna Call ?

Park Renewal Day 2010 is Almost Here! Register your Team Today

With only a few spots left, it's time to get your group together and submit your registration form.

New this year: every team walks away with something!!

The Competition
Teams compete for big prize money [grand prize is $1,000!] 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.

Save the Date!
Saturday, Nov. 6, 8 am

**Food and live entertainment follow the work session**

Where?
Dearborn Park,
Deerwood Drive at Midway Road in Decatur

For More Information
Contact Dave Butler, DeKalb County Parks at 404-371-2540 or dabutler@dekalbcountyga.gov.

And, don't forget to visit ParkRenewalDay.com for more info, registration forms, and to see photos from previous years.

Decorate Decatur for Halloween Winners

Over at The Decatur Minute they have the winners of Decorate Decatur.
You need to check out all the Halloween pictures.
Congratulations to all the winners.

Darkness falls across the land The midnight hour is close at hand Creatures crawl in search of blood To terrorize y'alls neighborhood

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Cause this is thriller, thriller night
There ain't no second chance against the thing with forty eyes, girl
Thriller, thriller night
You're fighting for your life inside a killer, thriller tonight

Michael Jackson - Thriller

Winnona Park Home Decorated for Halloween

Decatur EDTV News

click on image to enlarge

Decaturedtv.com

DeKalb Police to Host Halloween Event

by Megan Matteucci

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

DeKalb County Police will be handing out candy instead of traffic tickets Saturday at the force’s second annual “Trunk or Treat” event.

The free event is scheduled for 2-5 p.m. outside headquarters at 1960 West Exchange Place in Tucker.

Officers say this is one day a year they encourage. They will be looking for families dressed in costumes.

In addition to candy, the department will offer free face-painting, police spokesman Officer Jason Gagnon said.

ajc story

007 Car sold in London for $4.1M

--www.cnn.com

Sean Connery standing next to the famous Aston Martin DB5.
Where's my Bentley? - It's had its day, I'm afraid. - But it's never let me down. - M's orders, 007. ... You'll be driving this Aston Martin DB5.
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LONDON — The world's most famous James Bond 007 cars The silver Aston Martin that first driven by Sean Connery in "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball" — was auctioned off Wednesday in London for ($4.1 million.)

The Lost Marilyn Monroe Photos

In August 1953, photographer John Vachon from LOOK magazine was granted unusual access to starlet Marilyn Monroe while on the Banff, Alberta set of "River of No Return." The negatives from these intimate photo sessions were then filed away for nearly 60 years -- until now, with the release of "Marilyn, August 1953: The Lost LOOK Photos" from Dover Publications.

Scarecrows of Winnona Park

@@@@If you have a great Halloween decorated yard send me a picture or link and I will post it.@@@@

Kings Hwy is a Thriller for Trick-or-Treaters

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This is located on Kings Hwy.
Decatur, GA.

UPDATE: Congrats for being one of the winners of Decorate Decatur.

The Decatur Pirate

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This yard is one of my favorite decorated for Halloween .
It's on Adair St. Decatur, GA

Blogger Nancy Wilkinson said...

Aw, thanks! We're having a blast putting everything together again this year. My favorite holiday!

UPDATE: Next Stop...Decatur says: Congratulations on your win for Decorate Decatur.

October 27, 2010 9:12 PM

Low Country Boil T-shirts available!

From Decatur Education Foundation

Low Country Boil T-shirts available!

If you purchased a ticket for the event but did not get your tshirt - they are available at the Decatur Education Foundation office at 315 W. Ponce de Leon Avenue, Suite 770 (call 404-377-0641 before coming by to be sure someone is here). Women's cut (medium & large) and unisex shirts (large and XL) are available.

If you did not purchase a ticket but would like a keepsake tshirt you can purchase one for $10.

Thanks again to all our donors, sponsors, hosts, guests and volunteers for a great event. Together we raised $25,000 to support the children and youth of Decatur! See you next October for LCB 9!

Road Trip to The 43rd Mountain Moonshine Festival

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Dawsonville, GA

"Let me tell the story, I can tell it all
About the mountain boy who ran illegal alcohol
His daddy made the whiskey, son, he drove the load
When his engine roared, they called the highway Thunder Road."
( lyrics from The Ballard of Thunder Road).

43rd Annual Mountain Moonshine Festival at At the intersection of Hwy 53 and Hwy 9 in Dawsonville, GA is this weekend up in Dawsonville GA.
Today the weather was perfect for this annual event and at this time of year you can see all the leave changing to fall colors.
This event is expecting 100,000 vistors this weekend.
Hundreds of old cars are on display and plenty of food and entertainment.
The Mountain Moonshine Festival runs through 5 PM Sunday.

From: http://www.dawson.org

The Moonshine Festival explores Dawson County's history during the prohibition era when liquor was illegal and the Great Depression of the 1930's when running moonshine through the foothills of the Northeast Georgia Mountains was a way of life. Thousands of tourists flock to the birthplace of NASCAR racing to hear about storied legends, Lloyd Seay, Roy Hall, Raymond Parks, and Gober Sosebee. These men loved the thrill of being chased through the ridges of Northeast Georgia Mountains. Bring the family and visit an old Moonshine still; listen to stories from both "Trippers" and Revenuers. On Sat., the 23th, crafts, food and entertainment will begin at 8:00 a.m. on the square in Dawsonville. The parade will begin at 9:00 a.m. See a huge car show lining the streets, including vintage racecars and their drivers. Sunday October 24th – Activities continue with music, dancers, kid’s games and rides, exhibits, crafts, food and cars, cars and more cars! Fun for the entire family.

Free Admission

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The Varsity Jr may be Coming Back to Lindbergh

Howdy Folks! Big Tex Cantina Coming to Decatur

Did you hear the news. ? Fox Bros. BBQ will open a new place in downtown Decatur and the name of it reminded me of the Texas State Fair, you know the larger than life cowboy that greets people to the entrance of The Texas State Fair.


Photo from Flickr member: What Makes The Pie Shops Tick?'s
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This is from:

The Blissful Glutton web site.

I was just informed by Jonathan Fox that he and his brother, Justin, have started demolition on their new spot: The Big Tex Cantina. The restaurant, which gets its name from Jonathan’s nickname, is located in Downtown Decatur. The Fox Bros. are converting three old spaces–that formerly housed Nathalie’s Fish House, Levi’s Key West Fish House, and an old club–into one large space. Big Tex will be a departure from Fox Bros. BBQ according to Jonathan, since they’ll have a much larger kitchen and more room to play around with the “Texican” menu, which draws many influences from their home state of Texas. Look for items such as chicken fried steak, homemade corn dogs, stacked enchiladas (their mom’s recipe), tacos, chalupas and more. The Cantina will be open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night. Jonathan maintains the restaurant will still be family friendly despite having a fully-stocked bar and a pool room complete with darts. The restaurant is slated to open in late Winter or early Spring.

Decatur Water Tower

DeKalb Junior League Bargain Bazaar Nov 6 & 7

This sent in by Sarah Woodward

Just wanted to let you know that Junior League of DeKalb County is having its 21st annual Bargain Bazaar on Saturday, Nov 6 from 8am - 4pm and Sunday, Nov 7 from 1pm - 4pm at First Baptist Church in Decatur at the corner of Commerce & Clairemont.

We will have tons of furniture, home decor, electronics, baby and children's items, linens, toys, appliances and more from 100 families!!!

All proceeds go toward supporting our charitable efforts in DeKalb County. We would love for you to share this event with your readers.

Best,
Sarah Woodward

Thanks Sarah for sending this in.

THE SILVER SCREAM SPOOK SHOW at The Plaza Theatre SAT OCT. 23

THE SILVER SCREAM SPOOK SHOW is a 30 minute live stage show filled with magic tricks, dancing girls, jokes, spectacle and frights! We follow it with a classic horror movie on actual 35mm film!

KIDS UNDER 12 FREE AT 1:00 MATINEE! EVERYONE ELSE ONLY $7. ALL TICKETS ARE $12 FOR THE 10:00 SHOW!

Click here for the official Silver Scream Spook Show website

The Plaza Theatre
1049 Ponce De Leon Ave NE
Atlanta, GA 30306-4219
(404) 873-1939

The Steel Wheels will be at Eddie's Attic on Oct 27th.

The Steel Wheels, from Virginia, will be at Eddie's Attic on Oct 27th.
8 PM / $ 15.00 Oct. 27th, Wednesday - 8:00pm / doors at 6:30pm

Decatur, GA

From there web site:
Eddie's Attic : 515-B North McDonough St.

We love Eddie’s Attic! Great people and a great venue. Opening will be our great friends The Honey Dewdrops! It’s an all Virginia night in Decatur.

The Steel Wheels are a high energy Americana and roots folk act from Harrisonburg, Virginia. Their recent album, Red Wing, broke into the top 10 on the Americana music charts. They also have received a lot of attention for the yearly bicycle tour that they do--- most recently they completed a 10 day tour of Michigan, completely by bicycle (no support vehicles--just bikes and trailers and a lot of muscle).

Decatur, GA
Eddie's Attic : 515-B North McDonough St.

Decatur Fire Dept. circa 1929

Decatur, GA. circa 1929

Chief M.D. Googer is shown standing by the new Buick which will be used by the chief in answering fire alarms.
Seated in the Modern Pump are Walker and Morgan.
This is 1929 Decatur Ga.

Vacation Photos of Decatur's Past

Back in the 1950's and 60's Decatur residents would send in their vacation photos
and the Decatur Dekalb newspaper would publish them.
This one is circa 1965

I will start posting more of these type vacation photos now and then.
They are fun to look at.

Oakhurst's Second Annual Dogtoberfest Sunday Oct 17

Bring your 4 legged friends for our Mutt Strutt, Doggie Costume Contest, Professional Photography Sessions, Raffles, Marketplace, Live Music, Food & Drinks, Microchip Clinic, Adoptions & More!!!

Sunday, October 17th
Time: 2pm - 6pm
Location: 657 East Lake Drive - Behind Mojo Pizza and adjacent to Steinbeck's
Mutt Strutt: Begins at 2:00 at Taj Ma-Hound
(707 D East Lake Dr., Decatur GA 30030)
Costume Contest: Registration begins at 2:00 pm. Contest held at 3:00 pm.

Cosmic Halloween Bowling to benefit Animal Action Rescue

Suburban Plaza Lanes
2619 North Decatur Road
Decatur, GA 30033

North Decatur United Methodist Church Pumpkin Sale

Wells Fargo & Co. is About to Show it's Name

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Decatur, GA


Photo above is Wells Fargo's new sign in Decatur
Welcome to Decatur Wells Fargo.
Name change due to Wells Fargo and Wachovia merger.

By Rachel Tobin

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Wells Fargo & Co. is about to make its name in metro Atlanta.
On Saturday, the San Francisco-based bank will begin installing the biggest branding symbols in its history at a prime location next to the Downtown Connector.

A construction helicopter will lift three massive signs atop the building at 171 17th Street in Atlantic Station that used to sport the Wachovia name.

Wells Fargo bought Wachovia in 2009 and is completing the brand overhaul. Wachovia’s signs were removed in September.

The new north and south facing signs on the building are 11 feet tall, while the Wells Fargo logo facing the interstate measures 27 by 29 feet.This sign, recently photographed in Virginia Beach, Va., will replace Wachovia signs atop the office tower at 171 17th Street in Atlantic Station. Signs, including this one that measures 27 feet high by 29 feet wide, are the largest that Wells Fargo has ever installed on one of its office buildings.

photo credit: Wells Fargo

read more at AJC

Look for the new signs in Decatur.
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Some long time residents of Decatur will remember this building as being Decatur Federal.
Through out the years it's been many banks First National Bank, First Union merged with Wachovia and they kept the Wachovia name.

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