Local Retail Updates

Best Time, a coffee, snack and accessories shop, is now officially open on the square at the corner of N. McDonough and Sycamore St. I saw some great purses for sale (for those of you who are into that sort of thing). The food selection includes coffee, hot dogs, pre-packaged baked goods and sandwiches. Signature [...]

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Celebrate New Years in Decatur

Palate is hosting a Blue Jeans New Years Eve Party/Casino Night. Details are in the flyer below. You can purchase tickets here. Leon’s Full Service invites you to its Speak Easy party. Call the restaurant for more details, 404-687-0500. The Grange will be providing the DJ, mistletoe and drinks with no cover, 404-270-9950. Know of [...]

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DBA Celebrates Successful Year

The Decatur Business Association held its annual Holiday Party in December.  In addition to honoring Decatur’s Hometown Heroes, they celebrated a successful 2009 by honoring outgoing officers and electing new officers for 2010. The Decatur Business Association contributes to our community in many ways including producing several successful events and festivals such as Concerts on [...]

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New Years Eve Holiday Trash Pick Up and Christmas Tree Recycling

This is just a friendly reminder that regular trash services for Friday, Jan. 1 will be on Thursday, Dec. 31. Thursday services will be on Wednesday, Dec. 30. This Saturday, Jan. 2 is the official “Bring One for the Chipper” event. City of Decatur residents can drop off live Christmas tress at the Christmas Tree [...]

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Decatur’s Hometown Heroes Rock!

  Decatur announced its newest 2009 Hometown Heroes at the Decatur Business Association Holiday Party at the Holiday Inn Decatur Conference Plaza.  Hometown Heroes are those folks that work, mostly behind the scenes, to make our community a better place to live and work.  And they work for free! Decatur started its Hometown Hero program [...]

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Congratulations to Decorate Decatur Winners!!

It is time to announce the winners of Decorate Decatur for 2009! Thanks to all who have decorated their homes for the holidays. The judges enjoyed viewing all the lights and festival decorations. If you are looking for a fun way to spend an evening then walk, bike or ride to see the winners. Might [...]

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No need to sharpen your #2 pencils for this test

The outdoor severe weather sirens are now installed and it’s time to make sure that everything is working properly.  Starting December 28, you will hear the sirens going off from time to time. The installation testing will not occur on inclement weather days, same as for when the sirens will actually be in use. The testing [...]

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Building the Fire Pit

A BIG thank you goes out to Public Works for building the fire pit to be used at the Bonfire & Marshmallow Roast tomorrow night. Gerry Knotts and his crew were out on the Square today in preparation for the event. Join us tomorrow night from 7 until 8 pm to roast some marshmallows. Firefighters will be [...]

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Head Over to Greene’s and Decatur CD Today

Both Greene’s Fine Foods and Decatur CD are hosting great events today. The Dutchess and The Duke are performing in one of Decatur CD’s epic in-store concerts this evening at 5 p.m. tonight. The details are on this poster: www.decaturcd.com Then head over to Greene’s  for National Chocolate Covered Anything Day! Yes, it’s exactly what [...]

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Whiz Biz Grand Opening Tonight, Glenwood Academy at 6:00pm

The Whiz Biz is having their Grand Opening tonight from 6:00pm-6:30pm at Glennwood Academy prior to Glennwood’s winter concert which starts at 7pm.  They will be selling items from their sustainable product line, including bags, purses, pillows, and jewelry.  I’ve seen a few samples, and they are very cool.  They have a bag made from [...]

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