Read the March Focus Online

The March 2009 issue of The Decatur Focus is now online. And remember, you can always look at past issues by visiting the Focus archives webpage.

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Oakhurst Wine Crawl This Saturday

The 7th Annual Oakhurst Wine Crawl takes place this Saturday at locations throughout Oakhurst. This event is always a lot of fun, and a great opportunity to taste a variety of wines as well as visit the local businesses. The event is rain or shine, and if it rains, I look forward to using my [...]

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Georgia Rides to the Capitol

Join Decatur Mayor Bill Floyd, Commissioner Fred Boykin, Roswell Mayor Jere Wood and other elected officials from the region as they ride their bikes to the Capitol on Tuesday, March 3.  Georgia Rides to the Capitol is designed to raise support for improved conditions for bicycling in Georgia. For those of you who don’t ride, come [...]

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  The Decatur Arts Festival is holding the first ever poster competition for the Children’s Arts Festival. The winning entrant will have their art reproduced for the Children’s Arts Festival poster. Entries will be accepted through March 7 from City of Decatur residents at Hoopla on Church Street. Get out those art supplies and start [...]

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Calling All Neil Gaiman Fans!

The Decatur Book Festival is trying to recruit Neil Gaiman as the keynote speaker for this year’s festival (Aug. 29-31). Believe it or not, the book festival is on its fourth year. Past keynotes include Arianna Huffington, Charles Frazier, Kinky Freidman and Billy Collins. Gaiman is a sci-fi and fantasy writer and, according to his Wikipedia [...]

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Visit Nectar in Oakhurst

So if you’re feeling a little guilty about eating all that delicious bacon and organic peanut butter at Leon’s last night (of course I speak of general instances, not personal experience. . . not at all), then you might want to stop by Nectar in Oakhurst for a healthier meal. Nectar serves fresh raw juices, [...]

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A Note from a Resident:

We received an email from Misti asking us to post her note below as a way of publically saying thank you.  Having lived here for 4 years now, I am keenly aware of what an amazing city Decatur is to live in, and that was proven to me again this Wednesday with a very simple and [...]

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Happy Presidents Day!

This is just a quick reminder that City Hall is closed today. The Commission Meeting will take place tomorrow evening, Tuesday Feb. 17, at 7:30 p.m.

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Valentine’s Day Decatur Style

What fun to walk around Decatur on such a beautiful morning. I was out checking out some more gift ideas for Valentine’s Day. I stopped in By Hand South and saw a lot items that would make great gifts. In addition to the great one of a kind handmade jewelry selection, By Hand South also has great [...]

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Decaturga.com Gets a (Small) Facelift

We are currently working on a website audit, which will result in a complete revamping of the City’s site. This process will take some time, so we decided to spruce up the current site just a little bit with the hopes that it’ll be easier to navigate. Recent changes include: 1.) Replacing the “Quick Links” [...]

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