Category Archives: Community

Amplify Decatur at Eddies Attic June 20-22

Posted on June 15, 2014 by billflad

The fourth annual Poverty is Real concert series takes place this weekend at Eddies Attic. Billed as Amplify Decatur, the weekend will feature three nights of live music from some of the hottest singer/songwriters in the southeast including Jennifer Daniels, … Continue reading →

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Visit Atlanta – Stay in Decatur. The Best of Both Worlds!

Posted on September 6, 2013 by billflad

Centennial Olympic Park, the Georgia Aquarium, Martin Luther King Jr. Historic National Site, CNN Studio Tour, High Museum of Art, Carter Presidential Center, Fernbank Museum of Natural History, Atlanta Botanical Gardens, World of Coca-Cola, and Zoo Atlanta are great attractions.   … Continue reading →

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Poverty Is Real: Using music to change people’s lives

Posted on May 31, 2013 by billflad

There will be a music happening at Eddie’s Attic June 14-16, 2013.   It’s the third annual Poverty is Real concert series featuring album releases by Caroline Herring and Matthew Mayfield, a performance by Nashville’s Bobby Bare, Jr., and a Bob … Continue reading →

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Run for the Roses, and the juleps

Posted on April 10, 2013 by maryflad

Leon’s Full Service and the Decatur Arts Alliance: there’s a perfecta! Join your friends at Leon’s Full Service, 131 E. Ponce de Leon Ave.  in Decatur, on Saturday, May 4, for a Derby Day celebration featuring a hat contest, mint juleps, horse … Continue reading →

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Decatur Pics

Posted on February 13, 2013 by maryflad

Surfing the internet (when I should have been working) I found a local blog that I liked. DecaturPics is chock full of intriguing images of our little town. Like this one of an unidentified bride and groom crossing the Courthouse … Continue reading →

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Cluck, Cluck, Cluck

Posted on January 31, 2013 by maryflad

“This guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, “Doc, my brother’s crazy; he thinks he’s a chicken.” And, the doctor says, “Well, why don’t you turn him in?” The guy says, “I would, but I need the eggs.”  Perhaps you’ve … Continue reading →

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A Decatur Sunday Afternoon With the Arts

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Linda

The Decatur Arts Festival came and went over Memorial Day weekend but the arts are still alive and thriving in downtown Decatur.  Plan to spend your Sunday afternoon on June 3 with two free & fabulous arts-related events. First, the … Continue reading →

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Miracle on East Court Square?

Posted on November 28, 2011 by maryflad

In 2009, Krista Gilliam of Little Shop of Stories had a simple wish: to restore the Decatur tradition of a town Christmas tree for all to enjoy. Various grinches discouraged her, advising her that it was too much work, too … Continue reading →

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Wedding Bells Are Ringing At Agnes Scott College

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Linda

Agnes Scott College recently partnered with the Atlanta Wedding Loft and held a contest to give away a free wedding to a deserving couple.  Since many of the vendors involved in the wedding have family ties to the military, they decided to … Continue reading →

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Decatur Wine Festival Strategy

Posted on October 21, 2011 by maryflad

Why do you need a strategy for the Wine Festival on November 5th? Because there is so much to do, see, hear and taste between one and four o’clock, that you’ll want to make the very best use of your … Continue reading →

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