Art "B" Que 2011 is this Week-end in Avondale Estates

Other News: "Home Alone" House For Sale

Who is this White Guy with a Black Bird Standing on Church Street ?

Strange site on Church St near Decatur Marta station.
This guy would play his guitar for about minute and then stand very still like a statue for 10 minutes.
Did anyone see this guy ?
Who is he. ?

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Decatur Arts Festival Poster Designer

This years Decatur Arts Festival poster and T-shirt artwork designer is Mary Pousner.
Shown here with her family.
Last year her artwork was featured in the fine arts exhibition of the Decatur
Arts Festival and won a second place award.



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Sapori di Napoli - Authentic Pizzeria Restaurant

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This new Pizza Place has put up their new sign
Sapori di Napoli to open at 314 Church St. This new Authentic pizzeria place which will be operated by two Italian brothers that are 3rd generation restaurateurs. Sapori di Napoli uses Wood-burning ovens.

Blaze Sports Opening on N. McDonough St

From Blaze Sports website: Driven by a desire to provide all children and adults with physical disabilities the chance to play sports and live healthy, active lives, BlazeSports is dedicated to offering programs, education and tools worldwide.

535 N. McDonough St.
Decatur, GA

website: http://www.blazesports.org/

The 4th annual Art-B-Que! is this Saturday & Sunday May 7-8

Read all about it @ http://www.artbque.com/

Location in Avondale
Franklin St., Avondale Estates, GA 30002

See photos from last year's Art"b"que
click on play to see 52 pictures

This free slideshow design personalized with Smilebox

Plaza Theatre's newest film series TABOO - LA - LA

One Night Only !
Saturday May 21st @ 9:30pm

Come see The Plaza Theatre's newest film series TABOO - LA - LA with live performance by Blast Off Burlesque!

The Plaza Theatre
1049 Ponce De Leon Avenue
Atlanta Georgia 30306
404-873-1939

Decatur Market & Gallery @ Night

Walk For Lunch Starts This Week in Decatur

From http: thedecaturminute.com

Walk For Lunch starts this week– Decatur will start on May 3 – 26, 2011 on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Walkers can also pre-order healthy lunches from a variety of local restaurants for $5.
Learn more info here.

40th Annual Inman Park Festival April 30 & May 1

Burlesque troupe, Minette Magnifique at the Inman Park Parade. Pin Up Girls from Pin Up Girl! Cosmetics.
Photo's from 4/30/11 -Courtesy of Flickr member danlATL.

During the last full weekend in April each year, Inman Park proudly presents a neighborhood festival widely regarded as Atlanta’s most spirited and eclectic. Because the last full weekend in April, 2011 fell on Easter weekend, the 40th Annual Inman Park Spring Festival and Tour of Homes will take place on April 30 and May 1, 2011.
http://www.inmanparkfestival.org/











Photo's from 4/30/11 -Courtesy of Flickr member danlATL
Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Don't Get Me Wrong - The Pretenders

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William & Kate Leaving Buckingham Palace in Aston Martin

Touch a Truck Event is Tomorrow Saturday April 30th

From the beactivedecatur.wordpress.com site , Come on out to the annual Touch A Truck event Saturday April 30th


This event is for children of all ages. It gives them a chance to touch, and see up close their favorite truck or vehicle. The City of Decatur and DeKalb County will have fire trucks, dump trucks, tractors, police cars and motorcycles, bicycles and many other vehicles on display.

This event will be held in the Callaway Parking Lot, 120 West Trinity Place from 10am until 1pm. The event is free to the community.

Hope to see you at Touch A Truck!

Late Night in Decatur

Silver Screen Spookshow at The Plaza Theatre Saturday April 30

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!
http://plazaatlanta.com

If you took pictures of this, send them in and I will post them.

First Look Inside Decatur's New Big Tex Cantina

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I got these great pictures on my trip to downtown Decatur Tuesday night to take night shots of this new place, because I knew the new sign was going to be tested tonight,(they first had the sign on the roof line but the city told them no, so they moved it down on the side of the building) and while I was shooting my pictures, one of the partners came out and ask me in and gave me the tour. They said they hope to have a light opening in about 2 weeks.
Many thanks to Grant for the tour of BIG TEX CANTINA.
This place is very nice.











The Pool Room

Decatur, GA

Can you name the spot.?

Anonymous said...

That's the driveway next to the Blue Moon store in the 400 block of Church Street...

Next Stop...Decatur says: Yes, you are correct.

BIG TEX CANTINA Coming Soon

Big Tex Cantina site They are Now Hiring
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BIG TEX CANTINA - Ponce de Leon Pl and Swanton Way
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The restaurant The Big Tex Cantina, which gets its name from Fox Bros. owner Jonathan (his nickname) and it's located on Ponce de Leon Pl. 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 soon.
Visit facebook page for more construction photo.






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  Had it expanded into the space next door?

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  Yes, I think it is taking up the 2 spaces next to it.

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  justguessing said:

  Ah, if I had gone there first, I would have known. And BTW, formerly Mosaic, a restaurant, and before that The Goodbye Girl, an antique and gift shop.

DecaturWISE Rebate Program

From: http://www.decaturga.com
Earn up to $3,200 for improving the energy efficiency of your home!





DecaturWISE
DecaturWISE (Worthwhile Investments Save Energy), adds to the benefits of Georgia Power’s Home Energy Improvement Program, and is designed to help residential customers increase the energy efficiency and comfort of their homes through a comprehensive home energy analysis and rebates for the installation of energy efficient improvements. The most impactful improvements to reduce energy use in Decatur homes include insulation, duct sealing and air infiltration reduction.

By participating in DecaturWISE, you are not only improving the efficiency of your home, but also helping enhance Decatur’s position and vision as a sustainable city.

Read all about it @ decaturga.com

Looking Back at Plaza Drugs

xpkranger says:
When I broke my arm as a kid, we got a prescription for pain meds and this was the only pharmacy open after 8.

justguessing says:
Now Urban Oufitters?

Renewal in Renovation Style Magazine, How to Boost Your Home's CurbAppeal

Visit their new website

Proceeds from Jennifer Nettles Concert Bolster Museum School Music Program

From Decatur.patch.com

Attic Community Playground donated more than $6,000 to the charter school's music program.

By Renee DeGross Valdes

photo credit: atticcommunityplayground.org

How much music education can $6,000 provide? Enough to leave 140 children wild with enthusiasm, according to the Museum School of Avondale Estates.

Patch has just learned that Attic Community Playground, an Avondale Estates nonprofit that supports music arts and education, has donated $6,186 for the Museum School's music program.

The money was generated by a solo, acoustic benefit concert by Jennifer Nettles in Texas in January. A Georgia native and former Decatur resident, Nettles is an Attic Community Playground board member and half of the grammy-winning country music duo Sugarland. Ponder High School in Texas also received proceeds from this concert.
The donation was presented by Nettles and other Attic Community Playground board members: Jennifer Joyner, an Avondale Estates resident and upcoming Museum School parent; Robert Denning, a Texas businessman and music enthusiast; and Eddie Owen, founder of Eddie’s Attic in Decatur, according to a release.

As a thank you, Museum School first graders wrote and presented thank you cards to the board, and second and third graders sang to the visitors. As part of the festivities, Nettles participated in the second graders' music lesson earlier in the day, the release said.

Decatur Fire Station No. 1 As It Looks Today

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The Decatur Fire Station No. 1 built in 1958 to get major renovations starting in May 2011.

Here is the new look from the decaturga.com website.


The fire department, recreation center and public works facility are going to get big renovations this coming new year. First up will be the 1950's Decatur Fire Department located at 230 E. Trinity Pl. the station will have all the interior gutted and rebuilt, showers, dormitory space for men and women, and geothermal heating will be part of the new station.


Back view of Fire Station now.

Waiting on new Design
Budget: $2,550,000
Status: Design completed. Contractor pre-qualification underway.
Urban Redevelopment Authority Bond financing.
LEED Silver or better
Bid date: Spring 2011
Construction: May 2011 - May 2012
This info is from http://www.decaturga.com/index.aspx?page=362

Have a Prom Do-Over at Decatur's Best New Event!

This was sent in by Gail @ Decatur Eductaion Foundation