Friday, October 28, 2016
Complimentary Wine Tasting TOMORROW at Wahoo! Wine & Provisions Saturday, October 29
Complimentary Wine Tasting TOMORROW at Wahoo! Wine & Provisions
Saturday, October 29
Tomorrow's complimentary wine tasting takes us to Eastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. We will start with a white wine whose origins date back to the Venetian Occupation of Crete (between the 14th and 16th Century A.D.). This wine has an impressive fresh and unique bouquet with a dry flavor and refreshing acidity. The second wine of the afternoon is from Crete, as well, and is a blend of indigenous, intense dark red Kotsifali grape with Syrah. This wine shows a complex bouquet, reminiscent of forest fruits with hints of green pepper, and is well structured boasting a velvety taste with balanced acidity and a long after taste. Next, we're off to Macedonia for a fantastic dry wine with an intense ruby red color, made of the local Vranec grape. Aromas of blackberries, dried plums and currants lead to a full-bodied, fruity wine featuring soft tannins and a lingering finish. The last sips of the afternoon will be a late harvest Pinot Noir from Romania. This wine has a slightly higher residual sugar content, which is a result of using an ancient technique to allow the grapes to hang on the vine for an extended time. The extra sugar helps create a rich concentrated wine that will make everyone wanting more.
As always, guests will enjoy samples from local products, including cheeses from Nature's Harmony Farm, meat from The Spotted Trotter , Banjo Cold Brew Coffee , Emily G's Jam of Love and Doux South .
Pouring will begin at 4 p.m. and continue until 7 p.m.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Church's Chicken across From Suburban Plaza has Closed
The Church's Chicken at the corner of North Decatur Road and Church Street, near Decatur, has closed. The restaurant, which seemed destined for closure given the development around it, quietly shuttered within the past 48 hours. Permanent signage has been removed from all portions of the property aside from two forgotten promotional signs in the grass out front.
The Decatur area restaurant was reportedly a franchised unit, owned and operated by "FRIS CHKN LLC," a franchisee who once had nearly 200 Church's restaurants.
Church's, previously part of AFC Enterprises, was once paired with its larger rival, Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits. Following AFC's 2004 sale of Church's to First Islamic Investment Bank (today known as Arcapita), the two brands once again became independent entities with Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc (the new name of AFC) growing far larger. Interestingly, both corporations are based in metro Atlanta.
Overall, Church's, which still operates a number of metro Atlanta locations, has been on retrenchment rather than expansion mode in the metro area. Following the North Decatur closure, the next closest Church's are on Candler Road, Moreland Avenue, Mountain Industrial Boulevard and Bankhead Highway, none especially convenient for those in the Decatur area.
Church's, which once operated a location on Ponce de Leon Avenue and Boulevard, opened in a converted KFC in 2011 before closing in early 2013.
Friday, October 14, 2016
Thursday, October 13, 2016
Clermont Hotel Renovations Back on Track
For three years now, the renovation of the storied Clermont Hotel on Ponce de Leon Avenue has been up in the air.
After numerous false starts, spanning from 2014 to this year, transformative work is (allegedly) really starting ... for real. In fact, site work is already underway behind the hotel, addressing complications encountered due to a 100-year-old sewer line running through the site.
And according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, a private groundbreaking will be held next week. Hopefully that means work will soon start on the building itself, which has languished — windows broken out, etc. — since the hotel was shuttered in 2009.
Plans first released back in 2013 envisioned a boutique hotel with around 100 rooms. Additionally, the building was slated to include a full-service restaurant and a rooftop bar with sweeping skyline views (yes, please), a parking structure built behind the 1924 building, and, of course, the preservation of the
Clermont Lounge.
Raise a Fork - Fix a Home Oct 18
Dine out in Decatur on October 18 to support the Decatur MLK Jr. Service Project.
From: thedecatur.com A percentage of the day’s proceeds goes to the Decatur MLK Service Project, a large-scale volunteer initiative to help low income seniors live safely, comfortably and affordably in their homes by completing needed repairs, weatherizing, adding handicap accessible features and doing yard work.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Lee Ann Harvey, City of Decatur
leeann.harvey@decaturga.com
678-553-6548
MLKServiceProject.com
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Big Tex Cantina to Reopen this Fall
Big Tex, just west of downtown Decatur, will return with a slightly different partnership mix sometime around Thanksgiving.
The bar/restaurant was open from late 2011 until December 2014, then for a year after closing served as a catering outlet for Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q. In fact, though no longer involved, brothers Jonathan and Justin Fox were partners in the original Big Tex venture.
But original partners Dan and Beau Nolen are returning. The Nolens founded and still run Smith’s Olde Bar in midtown and remain partners with Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q.
Other partners include Robin Vaughan, Big Tex’s general manager during most of its first incarnation, and Scott Drake, a Decatur commissioner who has an interest in several restaurants.
Drake describes the refurbished Big Tex as “a neighborhood bar with really good food—sometimes maybe even great food.” Though not precisely a sports bar, the restaurant will feature eight to 10 televisions, Drake said, and carry all the major sports packages.
The building is deceptively large, about 4,500 square feet. Decatur veterans may recall that it was DeKalb Chrysler Plymouth in the 1950s through 1960s, and a tire store in the 1970s.
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Related post when they first opened: http://next-stop-decatur-ga.blogspot.com/2011/04/first-look-inside-decaturs-new-big-tex.html
Remembering Smith's Grocery on E. College Ave
Friday, October 7, 2016
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Oakhurst Porchfest Saturday Oct 8, 2016
When's it happening?
Everything goes down Saturday, October 8, 2016, from Noon to 6pm, followed by a closing throwdown in Harmony Park thereafter.
Where does it take place?
Oakhurst is in the southwest
corner of Decatur, sandwiched between Agnes Scott College to the east
and Kirkwood to the west. The fest is spread across the entire
neighborhood, filling roughly one square mile. Included streets are
shown here.
Is Porchfest a replacement for the Oakhurst Arts and Music Festival?
While it’s true that Porchfest was born to fill a void in 2015
when Harmony Park construction prevented the Arts and Music Festival
from taking place, the two events are otherwise unrelated. We can’t
speak to whether or not Arts and Music will return but we’re certainly
supportive of any efforts by its organizers and supporters to get it
going again. The more art, the better.
What's new for 2016?
We learned a lot from Year One and have a number of new things in store. See the summary here.
I want to play or host a band.
Monday, October 3, 2016
Bass Pro Shops is Buying Cabela's for $5.5 Billion
Hunting and fishing company
Bass Pro Shops, which was started nearly five decades ago when billionaire Johnny Morris started selling fishing lures out of his dad’s liquor store, has agreed to pay $65.50 per share for Cabela’s. This represents a 19% premium over Friday’s closing price.
Cabela’s had been exploring strategic alternatives for its business after coming under pressure from activist investor Paul Singer’s Elliott Management, which took a position in the company a year ago and called its stock undervalued.
The deal will create an outdoor retailing giant with almost double the store count that sells fishing, hunting, camping and boating gear. Both companies have “an abiding love for the outdoors and a passion for serving sportsmen and sportswomen,” said Morris, founder and CEO of the privately-held Bass Pro Shops, who Forbes estimates is worth $3.9 billion.
Cabela’s, which was founded in Sidney, Nebraska in 1961, has struggled in recent times and saw sales at its existing stores fall 1.3% in the first half of 2016. The company attributed this to a decrease in demand for its clothing and footwear.
Under the newly combined company, Morris will continue to act as CEO and majority shareholder. Bass Pro Shops communicated its plans to retain Cabela’s operations in its home state, but it’s not immediately clear if jobs will still be lost.
Bass Pro Shops is acquiring outdoor gear competitor Cabela’s in an all-cash deal valued at $5.5 billion, the companies said on Monday.
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Madison Ave Soapbox Derby 2016 (Photos)
Photos: D G Whitefield (Next Stop...Decatur)
Friday, September 30, 2016
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Remembering The Belvedere Restaurant
located across the street from Belvedere Plaza Shopping Center
circa 1960
Monday, September 26, 2016
The Madison Ave Soapbox Derby Schedule
WHEN: THIS COMING SATURDAY- OCT 1, 2016
David sends this in.
SCHEDULE
Details are subject to change.
RACERS… ARRRRE YOU READY?
What you need to know…
10:30 Registration OPENS: Teams arrive, sign in, wait for car inspection & park
Enter Madison Ave thru Johnston Place beginning at 10:30. Look for the registration tent. An adult must check in for their child regardless of team grouping. Waivers must be signed before you proceed. DON’T FORGET YOUR HELMETS! NO HELMET, NO RIDE!
-Please note, at this time, we cannot make any changes to the team, team names or drivers. If you have not paid your registration fee you have been withdrawn from the race and we hope you can join us to watch the event.
11:00 Food area is open: Grab a bite to eat and prepare for racing! Food options will remain open until 5:00 pm.
U Joint & Steinbeck’s tent
Hamburgers, black bean burgers, hot dogs, various cold wraps (chicken arugula, tuna salad, etc)
Matador tent
Pork Tacos & Grilled Corn
Bake Sale Tent – also selling race t-shirts
Beer Tent
SnoBayou Camper: New Orleans Snoballs
12:00 pm – Judging begins (cars all at the top of the street)
12:45 pm – Race introduction
1:00 pm – Race – ages 6 & under
1:45 pm – Race – ages 7 to 17
3:00 pm – Race – ages 18 and up
3:15 pm – Race over – Old Matt Donald’s Farm takes the stage
3:45 pm – Awards Ceremony and Check Presentation
4:15 pm – Band back on stage for a second set
5:00 pm – that’s a wrap!
– This is a rough schedule. We cannot predict how the race will flow with over 80 drivers!
Please keep in mind that this is a grassroots event and we will do the best we can to stay on schedule.
Fun, fun, fun… The vision of this event is picnic/parade style where families, friends and neighbors will be walking to the event with their chairs & blankets while snacking with their families and watching the Derby. For those of you who live on Madison Ave we hope you invite your friends, set up a tailgate style picnic and enjoy the day! All others are welcome to set up their picnic goods on the sidewalks up & down the street.
We will have a “donation station” with baked goods for (cash or check) donation, t-shirts for sale ($20 for Youth & Adult) and checkered flags (1 for $2.00 OR 3 for $5.00) and encourage you to spread the word to bring cash & checks ONLY.
http://madisonavesoapboxderby.org/schedule/
Relive the excitment from last years Derby here
Thanks David for the info.
RACERS… ARRRRE YOU READY?
What you need to know…
10:30 Registration OPENS: Teams arrive, sign in, wait for car inspection & park
Enter Madison Ave thru Johnston Place beginning at 10:30. Look for the registration tent. An adult must check in for their child regardless of team grouping. Waivers must be signed before you proceed. DON’T FORGET YOUR HELMETS! NO HELMET, NO RIDE!
-Please note, at this time, we cannot make any changes to the team, team names or drivers. If you have not paid your registration fee you have been withdrawn from the race and we hope you can join us to watch the event.
11:00 Food area is open: Grab a bite to eat and prepare for racing! Food options will remain open until 5:00 pm.
U Joint & Steinbeck’s tent
Hamburgers, black bean burgers, hot dogs, various cold wraps (chicken arugula, tuna salad, etc)
Matador tent
Pork Tacos & Grilled Corn
Bake Sale Tent – also selling race t-shirts
Beer Tent
SnoBayou Camper: New Orleans Snoballs
12:00 pm – Judging begins (cars all at the top of the street)
12:45 pm – Race introduction
1:00 pm – Race – ages 6 & under
1:45 pm – Race – ages 7 to 17
3:00 pm – Race – ages 18 and up
3:15 pm – Race over – Old Matt Donald’s Farm takes the stage
3:45 pm – Awards Ceremony and Check Presentation
4:15 pm – Band back on stage for a second set
5:00 pm – that’s a wrap!
– This is a rough schedule. We cannot predict how the race will flow with over 80 drivers!
Please keep in mind that this is a grassroots event and we will do the best we can to stay on schedule.
Fun, fun, fun… The vision of this event is picnic/parade style where families, friends and neighbors will be walking to the event with their chairs & blankets while snacking with their families and watching the Derby. For those of you who live on Madison Ave we hope you invite your friends, set up a tailgate style picnic and enjoy the day! All others are welcome to set up their picnic goods on the sidewalks up & down the street.
We will have a “donation station” with baked goods for (cash or check) donation, t-shirts for sale ($20 for Youth & Adult) and checkered flags (1 for $2.00 OR 3 for $5.00) and encourage you to spread the word to bring cash & checks ONLY.
http://madisonavesoapboxderby.org/schedule/
Relive the excitment from last years Derby here
Thanks David for the info.
Friday, September 23, 2016
Did you Catch The Krog St. Tunnel on MacGyver
CBS’s MacGyver (EYE) has been busy throughout August as well. After finishing July at the Georgian Terrace, the production moved to a set off of Dunwoody Club Drive. On August 10, they shot a market scene at Peachtree and Baker Streets downtown. Two days later, crews moved to the Westside, off Marietta Street. MacGyver moved back downtown, filming on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, on August 20. For the past few days, filming has taken place in Smyrna, with a basecamp at Faith Christian Center on South Cobb Drive and Church Street.
Thursday, September 22, 2016
Temporarily Lane Shift on N. McDonough St
BRTU Construction is installing new lane markings, traffic control barricades, and fencing to temporarily shift all vehicle traffic to two lanes on the east side of North McDonough Street. On-street parking will be eliminated during construction as well.
The North McDonough Streetscape Improvements include reducing North McDonough to 2 vehicle lanes, wider sidewalks, and a 2-way “cycle track” on the west side of the street, along with traditional streetscape improvements and on-street parking. The project will also feature “green infrastructure” improvements to improve storm water quality.
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TRUMAN TAVERN Brunch Every Sat & Sun
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From: https://www.facebook.com/trumantavern/posts/656651904496398
See menu here
123 East Court Sq.
Decatur GA
See menu here
123 East Court Sq.
Decatur GA
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
The Scott Drive-In was Decatur's First Drive-In Theatre opened in Sept. 1951
First Drive-In Theatre in Decatur, GA. opened 65 years ago.
I'm looking for any photos of this Drive-In Theatre.click on contact tab at the top of this site if you have one.
The above picture of the entrance of the Scott Drive-In was located at the corner of Scott Blvd. & the Lawrenceville Hwy
This is a newspaper article about the Grand opening of The Scott-Drive-In Theatre.
A new asset to Decatur's impressive list of modern business establishments has been added in the Scott Drive Theatre at the intersection of Scott Blvd and the Lawrenceville Hwy.
Set in a natural amphitheatre and partially enclosed by a cresent-shaped backdrop of trees, the new drive-in is one of the most beautiful anywhere in the south. It opened Monday.
With 550 automobile positions, the new outdoor movie has 12 parking ramps. Elevated and tilted to give the viewer just the right view of the screen, the ramps are close enough so that customers at the rear can get a clear picture.
Community Theatres Corporation who built the new drive-in have secured the very latest of equipment and designs for their movies.
Frederick G. Story, president of Community Pictures, says that the Scott's big concession stand is probably the best designed in this area.
We studied many oother drive-in concession stands and elimated all of their mistakes in ours he said.
Features of the concession house are the comfortable rest rooms, public telephones,cigarette machines and cafeteria style service.
The sound equipment the speakers which the drive-in customer hangs from his auto window is R C A which Mr. Story says is the best of it's kind. And he adds that the Scott's movie screen is the largest in the Metropolitan area.
The opening night had some 550 cars which is a full house.
1000 cars were turned away that first night.
Be sure to visit : http://scottdriveintheatre.blogspot.com/
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North McDonough Streetscape Improvement
From thedecaturminute.com
The North McDonough Streetscape Improvements include reducing North
McDonough to 2 vehicle lanes, wider sidewalks, and a 2-way “cycle track”
on the west side of the street, along with traditional streetscape
improvements and on-street parking. The project will also feature “green
infrastructure” improvements to improve storm water quality.
The Railroad Crossing Improvements address pedestrian accessibility and safety around and across the two CSX crossings at the intersections of College Avenue and Howard Avenue with Candler Street and McDonough Street. The work provides gentler slopes on the north side of both crossings resulting in an accessible path for persons in wheelchairs as well as a safer route for pedestrians and bicyclists located outside the railroad crossing gates. New traffic signals allowing protected left turns on all legs of the 2 crossings are to be installed as well.
Work is beginning to crank up on the North McDonough Streetscape Improvement and the Railroad Crossing Improvements at McDonough and Candler. The City Commissioners have awarded a contract for the work to BRTU Construction of Forest Park. The total budget for the work is about $5.5 million, a little over two-thirds of which is from federal grants through the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Georgia Department of Transportation.
The North McDonough Streetscape Improvements include reducing North
McDonough to 2 vehicle lanes, wider sidewalks, and a 2-way “cycle track”
on the west side of the street, along with traditional streetscape
improvements and on-street parking. The project will also feature “green
infrastructure” improvements to improve storm water quality.The Railroad Crossing Improvements address pedestrian accessibility and safety around and across the two CSX crossings at the intersections of College Avenue and Howard Avenue with Candler Street and McDonough Street. The work provides gentler slopes on the north side of both crossings resulting in an accessible path for persons in wheelchairs as well as a safer route for pedestrians and bicyclists located outside the railroad crossing gates. New traffic signals allowing protected left turns on all legs of the 2 crossings are to be installed as well.
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
October Wine Tasting at Wahoo Grill
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Sunday, September 18, 2016
VON MAUR HARLEY-DAVIDSON
This classic Harley-Davidson is in the Mens Dept. displayed high up on wall.
What other Dept store does this? AWESOME.
Jimmy John's to Open in Emory Village
From: http://www.tonetoatl.com/2016/09/emory-sandwich-options-expand.html#more
The approximately 2,000 square foot building is being completely renovated to suit the needs of the restaurant. (Local wine merchant Sherlock's had last year announced plans to open in the space but later abandoned them.)
According to Emory Village Alliance, the gas station renovation will include the installation of new windows and other exterior and interior improvements including a kitchen and seating for about 20 inside, and patio seating for others outside. When work is complete the site will reportedly have 13 parking spaces plus bike racks on the east and west side of the building. Cars will enter at the North Decatur Road entrance and exit on Oxford Road.
full story
Photo is Jimmy John's Downtown Decatur location.
Sandwich joint opening in Emory Village
Champaign, Illinois-based Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches is coming to Emory Village. The sub shop will occupy the former Chevron gas station on North Decatur Road.
The approximately 2,000 square foot building is being completely renovated to suit the needs of the restaurant. (Local wine merchant Sherlock's had last year announced plans to open in the space but later abandoned them.)
According to Emory Village Alliance, the gas station renovation will include the installation of new windows and other exterior and interior improvements including a kitchen and seating for about 20 inside, and patio seating for others outside. When work is complete the site will reportedly have 13 parking spaces plus bike racks on the east and west side of the building. Cars will enter at the North Decatur Road entrance and exit on Oxford Road.
full story
Photo is Jimmy John's Downtown Decatur location.
Friday, September 16, 2016
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