Special Offer at Nectar in Oakhurst

  Nectar is celebrating the opening of its second location in Decatur by offering a  free scoop of ice cream  from 5 pm to 8 pm for everyone who buys a Panini. This offer ends October 1st. Nectar is located in Oakhurst Village. Stop by for dinner and dessert!

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Decatur Urban Garden Planning Meeting

Date: Wednesday, Sept. 2 Time: 7 p.m. Location: The Solarium, 321 W. Hill St. The current fiscal budget includes funding for developing an urban garden on the property owned by the City of Decatur located between 2nd and 3rd Avenues south of East Lake Drive.   The City of Decatur has been working with Lindsey Mann, [...]

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Angela Easterling at the Decatur Library Tonight, 7 PM

Looking for something to do tonight, and on a tight budget? Karen Skellie writes in that Angela Easterling will be appearing at the Decatur Library tonight at 7 pm and the performance is free. “Angela was raised in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and her country roots run deep.  Her unique sound and [...]

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Decatur “Spiritfest” Friday Night

  Leah Vaughn writes in: Please join the Decatur Bulldog Booster Club to kick off the 2009 Football Season at a community pep rally!  The Rally starts at 6:00 pm on the plaza outside of the stadium off of Commerce Drive.   Following the rally, head on over to the stadium to watch the Decatur Bulldogs take on cross-town [...]

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Concerts on the Square and Blue Sky Concerts

The Decatur Business Association is happy to announce the line up for the September Concerts on the Square Series. Please note that the 1st Concert on the Square will be held on Sunday night, September 6 in conjunction with the closing picnic of the AJC Decatur Book Festival.       See you on the Square!

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Solar Powered Trash Compactors!

We are so excited that Decatur is among the first around to install solar powered trash compactors! The compactors are being installed in front of Starbuck’s and Java Monkey as we speak. Jerry Knotts and his crew are working hard to get them going and I can’t wait to see them in action. New and [...]

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Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs…..

Take a close look at this photo and figure out what is wrong. Correct- the cars are stopped in front of Fire Station #1 even though there is a sign reminding drivers to keep the street clear. In fact, a second sign was recently added to remind drivers to look at the first sign. The [...]

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Roughly $5 Meals With No Coupons in Decatur

In my last post I said “more to come” so this post has been a long time coming.  This is my second suggestion for meals that cost roughly $5 dollars in Downtown Decatur.  The first was Raging Burrito a couple of months ago.  Amaryn’s Thai Bowl & Sushi is located at 265 Ponce de Leon [...]

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Congratulations Agnes Scott

Several of us here at Decatur City Hall are graduates of a woman’s college so we are proud to share this great news from Decatur’s own Agnes Scott College. ATLANTA – Agnes Scott College ranks second among liberal arts colleges in the “Top Up-and-Coming Schools” in the U.S. News & World Report’s just-released 2010 edition [...]

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Improvements at Oakhurst Dogpark

Several exciting improvements have been made over at the Oakhurst dogpark this week.  Dan Magee, the City’s Active Living Director, said that he hopes the changes improve safety and make it a nicer experience for dogs and their owners alike.  Much of the kudzu and privet has been removed and turned into mulch for the [...]

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