Live Music at the Woodlands Garden This Sunday

The forest is full of blooms and berries, and on Sunday, October 2nd  from 2-4pm, it will also be full of lively music from The Unusual Suspects, returning for a repeat engagement in the Pavilion.  George Eckard and friends will delight you with original and traditional folk music with guitars, mandolin, harmonica, banjo and vocals.   The [...]

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Homeowners Night is October 4, 2011

The last homeowners night for 2011 is coming up next Tuesday, October 4th from 6-8 p.m.  Come to the Development Department and meet with the city employees who handle all aspects of development and permitting including zoning, historic preservation, code compliance, and site development.  Only homeowners are invited and its a great opportunity to talk [...]

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Cakes and Ale Grills Up a Fundraiser for OCGP

Returning once again,  Chef Billy Allin from the popular Decatur restaurant, Cakes & Ale, will fire up a wood burning grill to cook a delicious selection of small plates enjoyed with great wines & live music. All proceeds benefit the Oakhurst Community Garden Project.  Rain or shine.  In case of rain, a back up location will [...]

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We have a perfect weekend in store…

Don’t forget to join us tomorrow evening on the Square as we welcome the Cindy Lou Harrington Band to the Community Bandstand. And as soon as the concert is over, stick around to enjoy the fireworks! Also, Low Country Boil tickets (benefitting the Decatur Education Foundation) are available now-click here for more information. Finally, The St. [...]

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Community Workshop on Monday

Pedestrian Safety Improvements Work begins on design of Clairemont, Church Street and Commerce intersections and Church Street bicycle lanes. Community workshop: Monday, Sept. 26, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Decatur City Hall  As part of its capital improvements program, the City of Decatur is considering options for pedestrian safety improvements to the Clairemont Avenue-Commerce Drive [...]

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Help Decatur Win the ENERGY STAR Video Challenge

You can help Decatur win the ENERGY STAR Video Challenge!  Big thanks to Julia Carter, founder of Zip to Green, for producing a video which documents many the wonderful green things happening in the City of Decatur.  Simply click on the image to the left, watch the video, and vote by giving it 1-5 stars. [...]

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September Focus ePub is Here

We’re still trying to get to the bottom of our missing September Focuses (Foci?). In the meantime, the ePublication version of this month’s issue is available here. Hopefully you’ll find it easier to use than a PDF. However, if you’re a traditionalist and love the PDF version, that’s still available on the website and through [...]

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Atlanta Playwright to Debut Work At Agnes Scott College

The Teacher’s Guild at Agnes Scott College is presenting a dramatic reading of Atlanta playwright Marki Shalloe’s Promethea Unlaced, the story of the birth of Mary Shelley and the birth of her famous novel, Frankenstein. Ms. Shalloe is a local playwright with a penchant for finding stories in unusual places.  “Of daydream and nightmare, always choose [...]

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Blue Sky Concert Today!

Please join us today for the Blue Sky Concert at the Community Bandstand…we will be enjoying the sounds Von Grey. And don’t forget, today is Car Free Day so walk, stroll, or bike up to the Square for the concert at noon.  

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Missing Your September Focus?

We have discovered that several of us have not received our September Focus – on several different streets in the city.  According to what we know so far, the Post Office should have received it on September 8.  Typically it only takes a couple of days for me to receive mine once they have been delivered to the [...]

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