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January/February 2013
Volume 23 • Number 6
Official Publication of The City of Decatur, Georgia
Decatur Salutes
Hometown Heroes
D
ecatur honored 18 Hometown Heroes in 2012 for
contributions made to the community: Peg Bumgardner, Jim Clanin, Lynne Curtice, Victor Donham,
Vinny Ferguson, Eddie Fowlkes, Mike Killeen, Walt
and Ally McMann, Paul Mitchell, Jim and Claire Newbury, Arthur Ratliff, Margaret Schuelke, Susan Sparks, Stephanie Van
Parys, Greg Wiseman, and Marc Wisniewski. The Commission also presented a special Hometown Hero award to The
Church at Decatur Heights (see page 7). They are pictured
above with the City Commission after receiving their medals
at the December Decatur Business Association meeting.
Decatur began its Hometown Heroes program in 1996 at
the close of the Hometown to the World Festival held during the Olympics. The 14-day festival was a success because
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helped. At the close of the festival, the
City Commission honored the volunteers and since then the Hometown
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With the 2012 presentation, Decatur
has designated 263 Hometown Heroes.
For detailed information about the Hometown Heroes and
their contributions to the Decatur community visit www.decaturga.com.
A plaque with the photo and the names will join the “Wall
of Heroes” outside the City Commission Meeting Room in
City Hall, 509 N. McDonough St.
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Gearing Up for an
Awesome 2013
A
s we enter 2013, we are two-and-a-half years into our
10-year strategic plan and making great progress on the
16 goals and 82 tasks that you helped develop to guide our
work over the next decade. Here is a quick review of the
progress we have made on Principles
A and B. We will include updates on
Focus on Principles C and D in the coming
Downtown months. You can view a copy of the
Development 2010 Strategic Plan at www.decaturga.
com/strategic-plan-2010.
Principle A: Manage Growth While Retaining Character
In December of last year, the Decatur City Commission adopted proposed changes to the
city’s zoning ordinance that directly related to goals identified in the strategic plan. The recommendations resulted from the hard work of the Zoning Task Force over an 18-month period
to identify outdated regulations, study best practices from other cities and reach consensus
around proposed changes. The changes addressed the following tasks listed under Principle A
in the Strategic Plan:
• Refined citywide commercial design standards. (Task 1A)
• Expanded the Downtown Decatur Special Pedestrian Area to require streetscape improvements along additional commercial streets. (Task 1C)
• Adopted new transition design standards to better integrate commercially zoned property
with adjacent single-family property. (Task 3A)
• Defined home-based business requirements in single-family neighborhoods. (Task 3D)
• Established clear guidelines for developers and outlined a clear approval process for projects
in commercial districts that specify design requirements for transitional areas but outline a
clear approval process for developers. (Task 3E)
The Decatur Focus is a joint publication of the City
of Decatur, the Decatur Downtown Development
Authority and the Decatur Business Association. It is
a newsletter intended to provide announcements and
information related to events, activities, and businesses
in the City of Decatur. The purpose of the newsletter
is to promote the city and encourage the exchange of
information among residents, business owners and the
school system. Letters to the editor, editorials or other
opinion pieces are not published. All press releases,
announcements and other information received for
publication are subject to editing. Information found
in the Focus is also posted on Decatur’s official website
at www.decaturga.com. The deadline for submitting
articles, announcements or advertising is the first day
of the month preceding publication. Contact: Editor, Decatur Focus, P.O. Box 220, Decatur, GA 30031,
404-371-8386; fax 404-371-1593; email: linda.harris@
decaturga.com.
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DECATUR CITY COMMISSION
Bill Floyd.........................................................Mayor
Jim Baskett.................................Mayor Pro Tem
Fred Boykin.................................Commissioner
Kecia Cunningham.................Commissioner
Patti Garrett.................................Commissioner
DECATUR DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Board
Sheila Hunt, Chair
Fred Cavalli
John Drake
John Joyner
Fisher Paty
Chris Sciarrone
Betty Spiker
For more information about the ordinance changes developed by the Zoning Task Force and
adopted by the Decatur City Commission, you can find a complete report at www.decaturga.com/
zoningtaskforce.
In addition to the zoning ordinance updates, we made progress on other tasks in Principle A:
• Opened a Decatur Visitor Center (photos are on page 6) at 113 Clairemont Ave. Added new
bicycle racks in key locations around the city. Artistic bicycle racks are currently on order for
installation this month. (Task 1D)
• Completed renovations on the south lawn of the Old Courthouse. (Task 1E)
• Launched a successful “shop local” campaign with the new Keep it Indie-Catur logo. As a result
of this focused effort, our retailers have reported 30 percent, 50 percent and even 80 percent
see FOCUS ON DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT page 6
Information for the FOCUS should be submitted by mail to Editor, Decatur Focus, P.O. Box 220,
Decatur, GA 30031, by fax to 404-371-1593, or by email to [email protected].
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DECATUR BUSINESS
ASSOCIATION
Morgan Rowe....................................... President
Marc Brennan........................... President-Elect
Kyle Williams......................................... Treasurer
Diana Charles........................................ Secretary
Wendy Watkins........................... Past President
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Beer Festival Distributes Grants
to Benefit Decatur Community
T
he Decatur Craft Beer Festival in October was a great success, thanks to the continued support of the community, the volunteers and the many sponsors. Every year
the event brings the community together for an afternoon of tasting, food, music
and fun. Since 1998, the festival has given more than $550,000 in grants to the community. This year, it gave out $52,000 in grants to:
ability to do business with other organizations
such as Atlanta Community Food Bank.
Decatur’s MLK Service Project – to assist low-income senior homeowners with
home maintenance and repair.
Poverty is Real – to coordinate efforts with
musicians and businesses to help raise money for local organizations addressing
poverty and homelessness.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro
Atlanta – to support Power Hour,
a comprehensive education and tutoring program.
Decatur Education
Foundation – to support the start of a microfinance program that will
make loans to students for
entrepreneurial projects.
I CARE – to provide transportation services to
Decatur senior residents for doctor, hospital, and pharmacy
appointments.
Our House – to support the Early
Childhood Education program.
Decatur-area
Emergency Assistance Ministry – to
computerize the office for
Wylde Center – for a solar pump with
water reclamation system to bring water
to the garden.
The Global Village School – to provide
transportation to school and related educational and volunteer resources in Decatur.
On the Same Page – for supplies for each
child in the reading program.
Housing Authority of Decatur – for the
STAR after-school program.
DeKalb History Center – to create an Exhibits Design workshop.
Literacy Volunteers of Atlanta – to provide instruction to the adults in the Family
Literacy Program.
Ahimsa House – to provide shelter and vet
care for pets while their owners stay at family
violence shelters.
Woodlands Garden – to help plant 50
trees in Woodlands Garden.
Oakhurst Cooperative Preschool – to
replace a chain link fence on the property.
DeKalb Rape Crisis Center – to provide
four months of Crisis Line answering service
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BREAKING GROUND
Renovation of the Public Works Facility
on Talley Street is under way. When it’s
completed (artist rendering below), the
new facility will be shared by City of
Decatur Public Works and City Schools
of Decatur Maintenance Departments.
City Manager Peggy Merriss, Mayor Bill Floyd, City
Commissioners Kecia Cunningham, Patti Garrett,
Jim Baskett and Fred Boykin join City Schools Superintendent Phyllis Edwards and School Board
members Garrett Goebel, Julie Rhame and Bernadette Seals and members of the construction and
architecture teams for the official groundbreaking
at 2635 Talley St.
Decatur Public Works
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Bill Floyd
Mayor
Fred Boykin
Kecia Cunningham
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City employees Jacqueline Thomas, Cynthia Hardnett and Sandy Johnson
Decatur Housing Authority Director Doug Faust with Board Chair Mary Boyd
Mayor Bill Floyd with Charlie Wilson of the Hogan Construction Group and other members of the
Hogan team
Decatur Senior Engineer John Madajewski with Mayor
Pro Tem Jim Baskett
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Homestead
Exemptions
Reduce Taxes
If you live at the property you
own, you may qualify for up to
seven homestead exemptions offered by the City of Decatur.
If you have already applied for a
homestead exemption, you do not
need to re-apply. If you have only
filed for a homestead exemption
with DeKalb County, you must
also apply with Decatur. You must
apply for 2013 if you qualify for
a new exemption based on age,
income, or if you are a new owner.
By law we can accept homestead
exemption applications for 2013
any time between now and April
1, 2013. However, we encourage
all eligible homeowners to apply
for any new exemptions by March
15 to ensure your exemption appears on the first installment of
your 2013 property tax bill, which
will be printed and mailed just
prior to April 1.
For details on how homestead
exemptions are calculated or to
apply for the general homestead
exemption online, visit www.
decaturga.com and click on Taxes
under the Residents tab. Applicants for all other exemptions
must apply in person at Decatur
City Hall, 509 N. McDonough St.,
Monday through Friday, 8 to 5.
The tax office
will also be
open on Satu
rday, Feb. 23
,
9 a.m.-2 p.m
. These office
hours offer m
ore opportunities for oneon-one
customer serv
ice to the
community –
especially for
taxpayers an
d homestead
exemption appl
icants who ar
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not able to st
op by during
the
regular work
week.
Focus on Downtown Development continued from page 2
Two sneak
previews of the
new Decatur
Visitors Center
on Clairemont
Avenue.
increases in sales on Small Business Saturday.
(Task 2B)
• Successfully amended ordinances to make it
possible for two small micro-breweries to open
in the East Decatur Station area. (Task 2C)
Principle B: Encourage a Diverse and
Engaged Community
Perhaps the most meaningful effort on Principle B
has been refining the work assignments of LeeAnn
Harvey, who heads up Volunteer! Decatur, to allow her to focus on programming that expands the
ability of citizens to age in place. Special event volunteer recruitment and management will now be
handled by a part-time staff person working out of
the Decatur Tourism Bureau. This reorganization
takes effect this month but LeeAnn has already
been at work holding focus group meetings with
senior citizens and strengthening our partnership
with the Atlanta Regional Commission’s aging-inplace programs. Progress has been made on the
following tasks:
• Developed an Aging in Place page on the city’s
website with a map outlining the location of
critical services in the city. Decatur is listed on
the ARC website as an Aging in Place community. (Task 5A)
• Expanded our holiday special event calendar
in 2012 to include a Menorah lighting on the
square during Chanukah, with entertainment,
special holiday foods and music. (Task 5B)
• Obtained a small grant through the Georgia Department of Human Resources that will allow us
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to test a weekly shuttle bus program connecting
senior citizens in the Oakhurst neighborhood
with essential services in downtown Decatur.
We are partnering with the DeKalb County Human Development Office of Senior Affairs to expand on the successful Golden Shuttle operation
currently running in the Toco Hills area and
in Chamblee. This project is in the early stages
and will be developed with input from senior
citizens. Based on the success of the pilot project, we hope to expand it throughout the city of
Decatur as a service to senior citizens. (Task 5E)
• Continued to support and expand the Martin
Luther King Jr. Weekend Service Project to
help additional low-income senior citizens with
critical home repairs and expand this effort to
provide year-round support. Also, held another
successful Season of Giving/Christmas Decatur
event. With overwhelming community support
and the help of an energetic group of volunteers,
we helped brighten the holidays for more than
500 children and seniors in the city of Decatur.
(Task 7A)
• Added a successful Encore Class for Decatur 101
graduates to provide them with updated information on timely topics like annexation and test
a new class focused on Emergency Management
and another class on City Schools of Decatur
that was developed by staff of the school system.
Both of these classes will become part of the regular Decatur 101 curriculum in 2013, expanding
the program from five weeks to seven. (Task 7C)
This is just a summary of what has been accomplished to date and there are exciting projects
in the works for the year ahead. Stay tuned for a
report on Principles C and D next month.
Hold on to your hats because it’s going to be an
awesome year in 2013!
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Church at Decatur Heights Earns
Special Hometown Hero Award
P
eriodically the Decatur City Commission singles out organizations for a special Hometown Hero award. This year the
Church at Decatur Heights received this designation for its
outstanding contribution and commitment to the community. The church, its pastor Dr. Alan Smith (pictured at right with
City Commissioner Patti Garrett), and church members have
supported the Decatur Heights Neighborhood Association, A
Season of Giving/Christmas Decatur, community gardening,
wellness programs, and youth sports. They routinely open up
the church, gym and grounds to the community. For more details visit www.decaturga.com.
Little Free Libraries sprouting up all over Decatur.
A dozen of these were painted by well-known artists, illustrators and craftspeople and auctioned at the AJC Decatur Book Festival. The three pictured below
were painted by Ruth Franklin (below), Elizabeth Dulemba (right) and Mike Lukovich (below right). People take books and leave books to share in these. Send
photos of your Little Free Library for the Focus to [email protected].
Harmony Park
Oakview Road at Mead Road
Decatur City Hall
509 N. McDonough St.
Dancing Goats
419 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
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Decatur DrinkingWater Fountains
Housing Authority to Begin Phase III at
Allen Wilson Terrace
The Decatur Housing Authority has been selected by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs to receive an allocation of Low Income Housing Tax Credits for Allen Wilson
Phase III. In Phase III, the DHA will build the final 71 affordable units, with a completion
date of December 2013, and move the Allen Wilson Terrace families into the new units.
The plan then calls for demolishing the old units along Trinity and developing market rate
housing along that side of the site.
SEEN
AROUND
TOWN
Decatur’s Nikki Economou was one of 18 women in the GLBT Leadership
Council invited to meet with First Lady Michelle Obama to discuss issues
of concern to gay, lesbian, and bisexual women.
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• Honor a special person or
persons
• Establish a Memorial for a
deceased person
• Promote your group or
organization
The Water Fountain Committee of the
Decatur Active Living Advisory Board
believes that Decatur will be a healthier
place to live, work and play if the city has
more drinking water fountains. Having
water readily available to residents and
visitors helps discourage the consumption
of sports drinks and sodas and reduce the
number of plastic water bottles that end
up in the waste stream.
The committee has, with the help of
a survey of Decatur residents, identified
various locations throughout the city that
would benefit from having a drinking
water fountain. These locations are downtown, along walking routes to schools, on
the PATH and near schools and parks.
The cost of a fountain is $3,200 if there
is an existing water meter that could be
used, or $4,200 if a new water meter has
to be installed. Sponsor levels range from
$500 to $3,000. For a list of available locations or more information about the program contact cheryl.burnette@decaturga.
com or 678-553-6541.
Committe members Paul Jacxson, Peter
Wakefield, Bill Adams, Joel Guerra and Ann
Hunter
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It’s Not Too Late to Play Your Part!
LEND
A
HAND!
MLK Project Seeks Volunteers
(and Contributions)
D
ecatur’s Martin Luther King Jr. Service
Project seeks volunteers for Jan. 19, 20,
and 21. This annual event brings together hundreds of volunteers to work
on house repairs and maintenance, as well as yard
work, so that fixed- and low-income senior citizen
homeowners can safely and comfortably remain in
their homes.
If you can rake leaves, swing a hammer or paint a
wall, please join us. If you are a plumber, carpenter,
electrician, HVAC technician, roofer, or other skilled
tradesperson, or have an insulation company, please
consider donating your skills and services to this worthy project. Help feed hungry volunteers by making
sandwiches, cookies and brownies.
To volunteer contact Lee Ann Harvey, Volunteer!
Decatur coordinator, 678-553-6548, or leeann.harvey@
decaturga.com. To make a financial contribution to this
project, visit www.decaturpreservationalliance.org and
click on “Join or Donate,” or mail your check, payable to
DPA (designate MLK Project), to Decatur Preservation
Alliance, PO Box 1764, Decatur, GA 30031.
e Project every year.
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Decatur city staff pitc
Decatur 101 Begins 14th Class
Program Expands to Include Schools, Emergency Management
T
he Decatur 101 program, designed to educate the community
March 2013
about city government, will expand this year to include information about City Schools of Decatur and Decatur Emergency
Management. If you want to learn more about how the City of
Decatur works, who is responsible for what, and what steps you can take to
make a difference, sign up for Decatur 101.
The expanded class begins Thursday, Feb. 21, and runs for seven weeks,
ending Thursday, April 4.
Classes are held on Thursdays: the morning class is 10 a.m.-noon and
the evening class is 7-9 p.m., with optional tours of various city buildEverything you need
ings at 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. The program includes an optional Smart
to know about Decatu
r
Growth Walking Tour for both classes on a Saturday in March.
Classes are held in different city buildings and the school session will
be at one of the school facilities. Classes cover such topics as history, development, budget, boards and
commissions, and volunteer opportunities. They are free and open to the first 35 applicants. The classes
fill up quickly and usually there is a waiting list, so sign up today.
For more information or to register, email [email protected] or call 678-553-6512. Be sure
to include your mailing address along with your name, phone number, email address and preference of
morning or evening class.
Calling all
Decatur 101
Graduates
If you are not receiving the
special Decatur 101 graduates e-news that comes
out periodically, please be
sure to send in your email
address so you can be added to the list. Some of you
took the class when email
was not an option and others have changed email
addresses since taking the
class. Send your email address to Linda Harris,
[email protected].
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Business & Nonprofit News
City Commission
Holiday Schedule
Calling All Would-Be Poets
I
t’s time to use your creative mind and help us produce more “Burma Shave” signs to
post along the route of the Publix Georgia Marathon in March. Decatur has become
known for its series of bright orange and green signs with their slogans and encouragement for the runners.
“Burma Shave” signs were a part of a popular advertising campaign in the 1950s for
Burma Shave cream (a brand of brushless shaving cream), whose advertising gimmick
was to post humorous rhymes on consecutive signs along the edge of highways. Typically
there were five signs devoted to the poem, and a sixth that ended with the product name.
In Decatur, we will post four consecutive rhyming signs encouraging the runners, ending
with a fifth “Decatur” sign.
We expand the effort each year and want to continue the tradition, but we need your
help. Submit your ideas for Burma Shave-type rhymes. Winners will receive a special prize
and their signs will be posted. Help us continue to give the runners something fun to read
and think about as they struggle up the hills in Decatur.
Here are some examples of rhymes used before to help you get the rhythm.
City Commission meetings are held
on the first and third Mondays of every
month unless there is a Monday holiday. The January and February meetings are affected by Martin Luther King
Jr. Day and Presidents Day and will be
held as follows:
Monday, Jan. 6
Tuesday, Jan. 22
Monday, Feb. 4
Tuesday, Feb. 19
Meetings are at 7:30 p.m. in the City
Commission Meeting Room, City Hall,
509 N. McDonough St. Agendas are
posted at City Hall and at www.decaturga.com.
Remember
Us?
Options for “attending” a meeting
without physically being there:
• Watch the broadcast live on Comcast
channel 25.
• Watch the re-broadcast at 2 p.m. on
the Saturday following the Monday
night regular live broadcast on Comcast channel 25.
• Watch the streaming video live or
whenever you want to access it on
the Internet.
Holiday Sanitation
Schedule
MLK Jr. Holiday
Monday, Jan. 21
Monday services will be Tuesday,
Jan. 22, and Tuesday services will be
Wednesday, Jan. 23.
Presidents Day
Monday, Feb. 18
Monday services will be Tuesday,
Feb. 19, and Tuesday services will be
Wednesday, Feb. 20.
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You
Runners
Are Brilliant
We’re Very
Clever
Our Funny
Signs
Cheer
On Your
Endeavor
Decatur!
We Love
Every One
Our
y
Rh ming’s
Outrageous
But Isn’t
It Fun?
Decatur!
Each line is printed on an individual sign and the last sign always has one word – Decatur!
(along with the logo). The signs are spaced so that the entire rhyme is revealed over several
hundred feet. The feedback we have received has been positive and the runners say they love
coming through Decatur, seeing the cheering crowds and reading the great signs. Some folks
have said they have made special trips back to see Decatur after the race is over.
Email your suggestions to [email protected]. Decatur has won more than
$21,000 over the past five years for our cheering efforts, which goes straight to our community for youth sports programs, youth programs, and Walk There! Decatur.
Volunteer Now for the
Publix Georgia Marathon
Route Comes Through Decatur
The Publix Georgia Marathon will be Sunday, March 17, and the route for the full marathon will again pass through Decatur. Volunteers are needed to staff two watering stations,
one in Oakhurst and one downtown. Sign up for either one at www.georgiamarathon.com.
Volunteers are also needed to participate in the cheering station on Ponce de Leon Avenue in front of the Old Courthouse. We hope to line the streets with folks ringing bells
and shouting encouragement to the runners. There will be a monetary award for the most
enthusiastic cheering section. In 2012 Decatur won $2,000 to put toward the Walk There!
Decatur program.
There will be a community meeting about the marathon in February. Details and the
date will be posted on the Decatur website and our blogs. Email [email protected]
or call 678-553-6573 for more information.
Business & Nonprofit News
Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Available Free to Decatur Residents
T
he Decatur Fire Department has received $83,505 from the Fire Prevention and
Safety Assistance to Firefighters Grants to provide smoke and carbon monoxide detectors, free of charge, to residents of the city.
Firefighters will install new detectors, test existing detectors and replace inoperable ones to ensure homes are safe. In addition, upon request firefighters will provide a free
home fire-safety check during the installation. Trained personnel will point out hazards that
when overlooked may cause a fire. Often simple maintenance and housekeeping will make a
home safe from fire.
The most common cause of fire deaths is smoke inhalation
from burning materials, and many fires occur at night
during the most vulnerable sleep time. Because smoke
alarms are early detection devices that emit an alert
at the first hint of smoke, the alarm gives families
time to get out of the home safely.
If you are a resident of the city of Decatur and
need a smoke detector installed or tested, call 404373-5092, email [email protected], or
visit www.decaturga.com and make a service request
online.
Is your New Year’s
Resolution to get
more involved in your
community?
If so, have we got the job for you! Decatur’s Environmental Sustainability
Board is looking for Decatur residents
who are interested in volunteering on
our committees. We support initiatives
in food and agriculture, natural systems,
buildings and energy, transportation, resource conservation and waste reduction as well as community education
and outreach. Visit the Sustainability
page at www.decaturga.com for more
details and to complete a brief interest
form to let us know how you’d like to
get involved.
TWEET
TWEET!
Here are some of the best Indie-Catur
tweets from the holiday season
@LoganMenne Great sales at all the cute boutiques
in my hood! @DowntownDecatur on #terrificthursdays!
@jameedm Six more months until I’m sittin’ pretty
in @DowntownDecatur! J can’t wait to graduate and
mooove and visit @SquarePub.
@ATLCulinaryTour The @DowntownDecatur
Christmas tree is above Little Shop of Stories. Lighting
any minute now! Don’t make me wait!
@HoundstoothRoad Don’t forget @DowntownDecatur “@velojoy: Great to see LA, Nashville & Miami
among 28 new Bike-Friendly Cities.”
@lilshopostories thanks to everyone who came out
for the Small Business Saturday fun! What a great day
to see old friends and new!
Slotkin and Caiola Form Partnership
D
ecatur lawyers Bobby Slotkin and Annie Caiola have joined forces to form Slotkin and Caiola, LLC, 118 E. Maple St. in downtown Decatur. The new firm provides litigation and counseling
services to individuals and businesses in the areas of contracts,
real estate, leases, franchises, trademarks, torts, probate and estates.
The two lawyers developed their expertise while working at large, international law firms. Slotkin left Holland and Knight in 2006 to open his own
practice. Caiola previously worked at Troutman Sanders.
Slotkin lives in Winnona Park with his wife, Lea Ann, and their children.
He has served on a number of local boards and is active at All Souls Fellowship in Decatur. Caiola lives in Oakhurst with her husband, Greg, and
two daughters. She serves on a number of committees for City Schools of
Decatur and the DeKalb Bar Association. She is a member of the 2013 class
of Leadership DeKalb and attends St. Thomas More church.
For more information, visit www.slotkincaiola.com.
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Business & Nonprofit News
Woodlands Seeks Part-Time
Executive Director
Woodlands Garden, 920 Scott Blvd., is seeking applications for a part-time executive director, to be responsible for all operations of the seven-acre property. The position involves collaborating with local organizations, fund raising, and working with the garden manager, Ruby
Bock.
Last year, more than a thousand visitors enjoyed the tranquil beauty of Woodlands. The
garden’s mission is to educate and engage the community with the natural world. A new development phase begins this year, with plans to expand facilities and operations.
To apply for the position of executive director, email a resume and short writing sample to
[email protected]. To view a detailed job description, visit www.woodlandsgarden.org.
Deadline for applications is Jan. 24.
Decatur Yoga and Pilates Expands
Decatur Yoga and Pilates (DYP) is expanding its studio space at 431 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
and updating existing space with fresh paint and new flooring material. DYP’s full seven-daya-week schedule of classes includes Bikram, Vinyasa, Pilates, Restorative, Prenatal and Kids
yoga. Teacher training and workshops are also offered.
Owner Debra Kelley invites the community to visit DYP in January to check out the fresh
space, talented teachers and unique variety of classes. Visit www.decaturhotyoga.com for
more information.
Amy Andrews Wraps Bookstore Tour
Decatur resident, singer-songwriter, and
feminist Amy Andrews is wrapping up
her Feminist Bookstore Tour of North
America with a party in January at Charis Books, 1189 Euclid Ave., Atlanta. The
tour, which benefits feminist bookstores
and community centers, took her to
places as diverse as Portland, Toronto,
Tucson, Gainesville (Fla.), Chicago, and
Toledo. Amy has given 100 percent of
tour proceeds to the indie booksellers
that hosted her performances. She has
produced a “Live from the Feminist
Bookstore Tour” album, and the tour is
featured in Ms. and Curve magazines
and a variety of Georgia-based publications.
Amy’s concert performances also benefit such organizations as LifeLine Animal Project,
Ahimsa House, the Women’s Resource Center to End Domestic Violence, the American Federation for Suicide Prevention and Miles For Home. She has performed in key listening room
venues in the South, including Eddie’s Attic, and recently placed in the finals of an international competition to open for country artist Loretta Lynn.
For more information visit www.AmyAndrewsMusic.com, www.facebook.com/AmyAndrewsMusic, or www.facebook.com/FeministBookstoreTour.
12 | Decatur Focus • January/February 2013
AADD Launches
Family Support
Center
All About Developmental Disabilities
(AADD) has launched a new Family Support
Center at 125 Clairemont Ave., Suite 300. The
center is designed to serve individuals and
families living with developmental disabilities
in metro Atlanta and across Georgia. It offers
assistance during difficult life transitions and
anticipates reaching more than 1,000 people
annually.
For people living with developmental disabilities, transitions are a challenge, whether
from elementary to high school, high school
to college, to a new job or to a new living
place. The new Family Support Center is
designed to make it easier for families to
navigate the emotional, physical and financial
issues associated with the process. Services
include person-centered planning, personal
advocacy, navigational advocacy, peer support
groups, and resource center.
AADD is a nonprofit organization, founded
in 1956 and dedicated to creating lifelong support, education, and opportunities for children, adults, and families living with developmental disabilities. For more information,
visit www.AADD.org.
Bruton Street Bed
and Breakfast
Opens
Bruton Street Bed and Breakfast, 130 Bruton
St., Decatur, is open for business with one
bedroom and adjoining private bath available.
The accommodations are on the second floor
and include a queen bed, a sofa, easy chair
and ottoman, a large screen TV, and a mini
fridge. Wi-Fi Internet is available.
The rate is $95/night (plus 7 percent sales
tax), single or double occupancy, with a full
breakfast served in a private dining room.
Without breakfast, subtract $7/person or $10
for two. Currently cash and checks only are
accepted. Bruton Street B and B is a no-smoking facility and has an indoor/outdoor cat. For
information contact Eddie and Anne Fowlkes,
404-377-6617 or 404-514-9488 (cell).
DBA News
February 26
January 29*
Courtyard by Marriott
Decatur Conference Center
130 Clairemont Ave.
5:15 p.m. Networking reception
6 p.m. State of the City Address
Sponsors: City of Decatur and
Courtyard by Marriott
Old Courthouse on the Square
101 E. Court Square
5:15 p.m. Networking reception
6 p.m.
Black History
Month program, presented
by Mayor Emerita
Elizabeth Wilson
Meeting
reminders www.decaturdba.com
DBA officers for 2013: Sean Dammann (leaving the board), President
Morgan Rowe, Past President Wendy Watkins, Treasurer Kyle Williams,
Secretary Diana Charles. Not pictured: President-Elect Marc Brennan
Past-President Wendy Watkins
with a commemorative
artwork highlighting
DBA’s year of “Doing
Things Different.”
* Please note special date (fifth Tuesday) for the January meeting.
About the Decatur Business Association
T
he Decatur Business Association is a membership organization representing businesses,
professionals, financial institutions, arts groups, associated agencies,
organizations and private individuals who
share an interest in promoting the city
of Decatur. They work with the Decatur
Downtown Development Authority as
advocates for the business interests of the
city and promote Decatur as a unique,
thriving, small-town experience in metro
Atlanta.
The DBA meets on the fourth Tuesday*
of each month at various locations within
the city. Networking begins at 5:15 p.m.
and the program begins at 6 p.m.
To learn more about the organization
or for information about membership,
visit www.decaturdba.com.
January/February 2013 • Decatur Focus | 13
Decatur Events
Eat Any Good Books Lately?
Edible Book Festival March 23
Hosted by Literacy Volunteers
of Atlanta
The community is invited to participate in
the Edible Book Festival, Saturday, March
23, presented by Literacy Volunteers of
Atlanta (LVA) and its sponsors, the Art
Institute of Atlanta-Decatur and Morrison
Senior Living. The event will be held at the
Art Institute, East Court Square, Decatur.
Prizes will be awarded in three categories: Professional Chefs and Culinary
Students, Home Chefs and Teens, and Children (12 years old and younger), in addition to the Coveted Silver Fork award (best
in show), The Vegetarian’s Delight award
(best use of fruit and vegetables), and the
People’s Choice award.
For more information or to volunteer,
call the LVA office, 404-377-READ, or visit
www.lvama.org.
Decatur Library Book Sale
T
Visit our website for more details:www.ourhousega.org
SAVE THE DATE
he Friends of the Decatur Library will host a book sale on
Feb. 2, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on the lower level of the Decatur Library, 215 Sycamore St. Thousands of gently used fiction,
nonfiction and children’s books, as well as DVDs and CDs,
will be offered for sale at low prices, starting at 50 cents. Only cash or
checks will be accepted. Dealers must scan at tables. All proceeds benefit the programs and collections of the Decatur Library. Admission is
free. Donations of gently used books are always welcome at the library
front desk.
is turning
25th Anniversary Gala
Storytellers to Meet in Decatur
The Commerce Club
The Southern Order of Storytellers (SOS) annual Storytelling
Festival is Jan. 25-26 in Decatur. The festival kicks off Thursday, Jan. 24. Details were in the December Focus but you can
also find them online at www.SouthernOrderofStorytellers.
org.
We look forward to celebrating this milestone with
a special evening to include a silent and live auction,
heavy hors d’oeuvres, open bar and entertainment.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
Look for a formal invite to follow in the new year
14 | Decatur Focus • January/February 2013
Decatur Events
Eggstra Eggstra!
Read all about It . . .
If you like chickens and want to own a flock, don’t miss the Chicks in the City symposium – a full day of classes and demonstrations on urban poultry keeping, Saturday, Feb. 2,
9 a.m.-3 p.m., at Oakhurst Church, 630 East Lake Dr. In five sessions, local experts will teach
attendees the ins and outs of starting and maintaining a flock. Lecture topics will include
breeds, the best coop for your space, and chicken health and wellness.
The cost is $50 for Wylde Center members and $60 for nonmembers. Sign up quickly
– registration is limited to the first 150 registrants. To register visit the Chicks in the City
page at wyldecenter.com or contact [email protected].
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Financial Professional
The Southern Financial Group, Agency Distribution
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3343 Peachtree Road, NE, East Tower, Suite 700, Atlanta GA 30326
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January/February 2013 • Decatur Focus | 15
Decatur Events
School
News
Decatur Old House Fair Returns
Preserving the Old while Bringing in the New
Saturday, Feb. 2 • Decatur Courtyard Marriott Conference Center
The Decatur Old House Fair, now in its fifth
year, is an all-day showcase of seminars, exhibits, and hands-on-workshops for old-house
owners. This year’s event, themed “Preserving
the Old while Bringing in the New,” will include
seminars on waterproofing basements, fireplace
restoration, historic tree care, and tax incentive
programs for historic houses.
In addition to traditional seminars, the fair
will offer “short bites” for specific house styles, including Victorians,
Four Squares, Bungalows and Ranches. For a complete list of seminars and where tickets can be
purchased, go to www.decaturoldhousefair.com.
Look for a Living Social or Sweet Jack deal that will come out in January for great pricing on
the tickets. The Decatur based WOW food truck will be on site for fast, delicious food at the
event. For more information go to www.decaturoldhousefair.com or contact Regina Brewer at
[email protected] or call 404-371-8386.
Decatur Seeks Submissions
for Third Postcard Series
he Decatur Tourism Bureau and the Decatur Arts
Alliance announce the third annual Decatur Postcards Project. Each year artists, photographers,
students, residents, businesses
and members of
the community are invited to
submit images that reflect aspects of the city.
If you have an image of
Decatur that you would like to
see mailed across the country
and around the world – send us
your work. A jury will select six
pieces to represent Decatur in a
third set of classic 6 x 4 tourist cards,
to be stamp-ready in May this year.
Submissions are welcome from all
ages, professional artists and others
with an image to share. Details will be posted by Feb. 1 on
the Decatur Arts Alliance website, www.decaturartsalliance.
org, and on the Tourism website, www.visitdecaturgeorgia.
com. They will also be available at the Decatur Visitors Center,
113 Clairemont Ave.
The Decatur Postcards Project is sponsored by the Decatur
Arts Alliance, the Decatur Downtown Development Authority,
and the Decatur Tourism Bureau. For more information email
[email protected].
16 | Decatur Focus • January/February 2013
Nalley Tree
Festival Returns
for Third Year
Saturday, Feb. 9 • noon-3 p.m.
The community is invited to the third annual Nalley Tree Festival on the square in
downtown Decatur, featuring:
• Free tree giveaways
• Local sustainable artisans, including
John Madajewski, Uncommon Finch,
and Kyra’s Kreations
• Green vehicles on display
• AWARE (Atlanta Wild Animal Rescue
Effort), with animals and information
about their program
• DeKalb County Master Gardeners, conducting educational workshops
• A children’s area and live music.
The Nalley Tree Campaign is a yearround initiative led by Nalley BMW, Nalley Infiniti and Nalley Nissan in Decatur.
The campaign’s goal is to plant 10,000 trees
within the Decatur and DeKalb County in
three years. Event partners include Trees
Atlanta, City of Decatur, DeKalb County,
Park Pride and Keep DeKalb Beautiful.
English
Afternoon Tea
Sunday, Feb. 10 • 2 and 4 p.m.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church invites
the community to its annual English Afternoon Tea in the parish hall, with seatings at 2 and 4 p.m. Come and enjoy tea,
scones, sandwiches and sweets. Tickets are
$15 and proceeds benefit community outreach programs, which in the past have included Hagar’s House, Decatur Emergency
Assistance Ministry, Our House, Inc., and
Emmaus House.
Holy Trinity is at 515 E. Ponce de Leon
Ave. For more information, reservations
and tickets, call the church office, 404-3772622.
Decatur Events
Decatur Arts Festival Reaches 25th
Anniversary Milestone
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Sidewalk Saturdays – a Pop-Up Art program
on Saturdays, with street performers, artists,
musicians, sidewalk chalk artists, jugglers, poets,
and singers, all performing on strategic sidewalks
and corners in downtown Decatur and Oakhurst.
The Arts Alliance will audition performers, who
will be paid an hourly stipend rather than putting
out a hat. Email sidewalksaturdayartists@gmail.
com if you are interested in being a part of Sidewalk Saturdays.
R
This year the Decatur Arts Festival celebrates its 25th year. In
recognition of that milestone the Decatur Arts Alliance, the
Decatur Tourism Bureau, and the Decatur Downtown Development Authority are launching a citywide, year-long
celebration of the arts that will include public art, custom
“artsy” bike racks, a Pop Up Art program on Sidewalk SatLL
urdays, a celebration for artists and arts disciplines, a comI ANC
munity art project during the Arts Festival, a grand opening of
the new Decatur Visitors Center, a 25th anniversary Arts Festival
exhibit in the Old Courthouse, and more.
Anyone celebrating the arts in any form is invited to be a part of this celebration. Send
us your information and we will help get the word out. Here is what is planned so far:
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volunteers, and participants
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collaborative effort with the Beacon Artists,
to be completed during the festival and then
displayed in a local business or city building.
Other committees are planning a variety of
special activities, including inviting all the
previous poster artists to the Poster Unveiling.
Details coming soon.
Picture This – A celebration of artists, with a call for Decatur visual artists, photographers, musicians, etc., in different arts disciplines in designated months for a special
reception and photo by Tom Meier.
If you are interested in being on the planning committee for this celebration or you
have ideas to share, please email [email protected]. All ideas and participants
are welcome.
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Grand Opening of the Decatur Visitors Center – the center will open in January (date not available at press time, but watch the website and blogs for details) at 113
Clairemont Ave. It will be managed by Sherry Jackman and will also house the office of
the Decatur Arts Alliance.
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Custom Artsy Bicycle Racks – Watch for
the special bike racks to go up around town. You
will see some bicycles, a coffee cup, a book, and
shopping bags placed around town.
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March 15-June 15
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The Decatur Arts Alliance is accepting entries for
the annual Fine Arts Exhibition of the Decatur Arts
Festival. The exhibition will take place at the Dalton
Gallery on the Agnes Scott College campus, May
21-June 2. Jurors for this year’s exhibition are Amy
Landesberg, Chris Appleton, and Temme BarkinLeeds.
The alliance invites artists working in all media to
apply for this juried exhibition, which is part of the
25th annual Decatur Arts Festival. The exhibition
seeks to contribute a fresh, unique perspective to the
festival. Selected works will reflect a wide range of
artists’ experiences and viewpoints, with excellence
as a common thread. All works must be original and
completed within the last two years.
Monetary prizes are offered, as well as purchase
awards from the Decatur Business Association and
the City of Decatur. During the exhibition, the community is invited to special events that include the
opening reception on May 21 and Last Call, a closing reception with artists’ commentaries, on June 2.
Artists’ applications for the exhibition are due Feb.
22 (postmark date). Complete details and the Call
for Entries application can be downloaded at decaturartsalliance.org/blog.
For more information, contact Angie Macon,
Decatur Arts Alliance, 404-371-9583, fineartsdaf@
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Decatur Arts Festival Fine Arts Exhibition
May 21-June 2
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Call For Artists
Decatur Events
Decatur City Dance Celebrates 60th Season
with Winter Dance
Friday, Feb. 1, 6:30 p.m. • Saturday, Feb. 2, 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
A
fter five sold-out shows of “A Day with Mother Goose” in
November, Decatur City Dance continues celebrating its
60th season with “Winter Dance.” DCD’s Junior and Apprentice ensembles, 31 professionally trained dancers ages
13 to 18, will present ballet, jazz, and modern dance works in performances produced by associate directors Leslie Gourley, Jessica Reese,
and Toya Willingham.
Three favorite dances from past years are being revived. “Broken,”
by Heather Yates is set to music by Coldplay. “Day into Night,” by Ms.
Gourley, set to music by J. S. Bach, was inspired by the books “Night,” by
Elie Wiesel, and “The Hiding Place,” by Corrie ten Boom. “Soul Suite,”
by Ms. Willingham, features the music of James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and Grover Washington, with guest appearances by
members of AboutFace, DCD’s adult professional jazz company.
Cara Mills, Jessica Reese, Toya Willingham, and Heather Yates are
staging new works for this show. Also on the program is a piece by
guest choreographer Dr. Lisa Fusillo, professor of dance and department head at the University of Georgia.
Tickets for “Winter Dance” go on sale Jan. 14. The shows will be held
at the Uhry Theatre at Druid Hills High School, 1798 Haygood Dr.,
Atlanta. For more information, visit decaturcitydance.org or call 404378-3388.
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want it—comfortable and convenient. You’ll be
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We welcome people of all
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To visit our
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Team Up and Take to the Street
for Tour deCatur
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ooking to build a little teamwork in
your business/office/organization?
Get your coworkers and colleagues
together to run or walk the Tour
deCatur 5K on March 23. It is a great way to
get in shape, show spirit and pride in your
enterprise, and benefit two good causes at
once. As a team, you can choose to raise funds
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School News
Decatur First Methodist
Preschool and Kindergarten
Open House
Friends School to Host Panel
Discussion on Civil Rights
Thursday, Jan. 17, Monday, Jan. 28 • 9:15-10:30 a.m.
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DECATUR CHRISTIAN TOWERS
Decatur First Methodist’s preschool and kindergarten, 312 Sycamore
St., offers a half-day program (9 a.m.-noon) for children ages twoand-a-half (three by Dec. 31) to six. The program runs mid-August
through May.
Special features include small child-teacher ratio; large classrooms;
new outdoor playground and rainy day indoor playroom; option
of extended day until 1 p.m.; weekly chapel service; CPR/First Aid
trained teachers who attend four preschool workshop classes annually;
special programs with storytellers, musicians, science, gymnastics;
field trips to the fire station, Stone Mountain, Georgia Aquarium,
Oakhurst Community Garden and others; Spanish, art and storytelling theatre classes; an active parent group with volunteer activities;
and Summer Smiles weekly summer camps.
Come to the Open House or visit classes by appointment. Call
Joanne Hauserman, 404-377-5784, email [email protected],
or visit www.decaturfirst.org.
SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITY
Celebrating 40 Years
Carefree, Affordable Living
Adults age 62 +
Featuring Ambassador Andrew Young,
Senator Jason Carter
he Friends School of Atlanta (FSA)
welcomes Ambassador Andrew
Young, Senator Jason Carter and others on Saturday, Jan. 26, to participate
in an intergenerational dialogue on civil and human rights. The event is the third annual Beloved
Community Dialogue presented by the school.
Founded in 1991, The Friends School of Atlanta remains the only Quaker school in Georgia. At
FSA, the faculty and staff strive to instill values in its students deemed
essential for building the all-inclusive Beloved Community envisioned
by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., where differences are embraced as
strengths, not feared, and every single person is respected as an individual of infinite worth.
Like Dr. King, Quakers believe that through empathy and respect
for others and personal integrity, connections can be made that can
resolve even the fiercest disputes between nations, religions, cultures
or individuals.
The dialogue will be held on the FSA campus, 862 Columbia Dr.,
and is open to the community. General admission is $10 per ticket.
Premium tickets are $100 each and include an invitation to a reception
with the panelists. The invitation-only reception begins at 5 p.m., and
the panel discussion takes place 6-7:30 p.m.
For more information visit www.friendsschoolatlanta.org or
contact Nancy Bent, director of Advancement, 404-373-8746 x8135;
[email protected].
Visit www.friendsschoolatlanta.org for information about the school
and admissions, or contact Waman French, head of school, 404-3738746 x8136; [email protected].
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Around Town
Waldorf Schools Receive Captain Planet
Green School Award
T
he Association of Waldorf Schools of North America (AWSNA) has received the
Captain Planet Green School Award for 2012. The Captain Planet Board of Directors presents awards honoring those who have demonstrated extraordinary environmental stewardship.
The Waldorf School of Atlanta hosted two visitors from the Captain Planet Foundation this
fall. The Captain Planet representatives wanted to see firsthand how environmental education
is incorporated into every aspect of the school’s curriculum.
Waldorf students are engaged in experiential learning that fosters their potential to be
thoughtful, caring, and active stewards of the Earth. Waldorf schools work with an awareness
of where all things originate as gifts from the Earth: paper from trees; crayons from bees, color
from plants, and so on. The teachers lead students in daily practice of remembering these gifts
with gratitude and in exercising care for how the Earth’s resources are used.
To learn more about the Captain Planet Foundation 2012 award recipients, visit http://
captainplanetfoundation.org/gala2012/award-recipients/. For information about the Waldorf
School of Atlanta, visit www.waldorfatlanta.org.
DBF and DEF Present
Literary Feast with
Iberian Pig
Four Authors. Four Courses.
One Unforgettable Evening.
Tuesday, Feb. 26
Upstairs at Iberian Pig
The Decatur Education Foundation, the
Decatur Book Festival, and the Iberian Pig
will present a fundraiser featuring a fourcourse meal and four authors of food-related
books for a memorable evening of food for
thought (and for sustenance).
Participating authors will include Kim
Severson, Atlanta bureau chief of the New
York Times and co-author of Cook Fight, and
Amber Dermont, author of The Starboard
Sea. The other two authors had not been announced at presstime.
For more complete information about the
participating authors and for pricing and reservations, visit decatureducationfoundation.
org.
Taize Services
at Columbia
Presbyterian
Pictured Left to right: Ron Alston, Ashley du Pont, Sara Walsh, Leesa Carter (executive director
of CPF), Stacey Alston, Laura Turner Seydel (board chairperson of CPF), Paul McClendon, and
Elizabeth Roosevelt.
Rev. Tom Hagood, pastor of Columbia Presbyterian Church, invites the community to
Taize, a special music and prayer service
incorporating songs in many languages, including chants and icons from the Eastern
Orthodox tradition, every Tuesday evening
at 7 p.m. Columbia Presbyterian is at 711 Columbia Dr. Call 404-284-2441 or visit www.
cpcdecatur.org.
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Around Town
Christmas with the Decatur Civic Chorus
Christmas Tree Lighting . . . with Snow!
Thanks to Little Shop of Stories and the many sponsors for the tree that sits atop Little
Shop of Stories every holiday season. This year the event featured “real snow.” Above,
Lena Stevens and Katie Abel with City of Decatur share a moment at the Christmas Tree
Lighting with Little Shop owner Dave Schallenberg and Santa, the man of the hour. At top
right, Glennwood kindergartner Sydney Barradas enjoys the Decatur Tree Lighting. Kristin
Ebersold sent in the photo at right with this comment, “Thanks for another great tree
lighting . . . we love this annual tradition.”
Silver Restoration Event
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22 | Decatur Focus • January/February 2013
Are you proud to
use & display your
family silver…
or do you hide it
away because it’s
old or broken?
For two
days
only,
Silver
R e s t oration
Expert Joni McMahan
will be at our store to
provide free recommendations
and
estimates on bringing
new life back to your
old sterling & silverplated heirlooms,
letting you know if they
can be (or should be)
restored. Missing parts
replaced. Broken pieces
repaired. Sterling silver
polished. Replating too!
You’ll love entertaining
again with your restored
family silver or just being
able to pass it along to
the next generation with
pride. So gather up
your old silver today
and come save 20% off
during this 2-day
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Around Town
Seen Around Town
Congratulations to Sarah Catherine Black, a
freshman from Decatur, who has been recognized
by the University of Georgia College of Family and
Consumer Sciences as the recipient of the FCCLA
Alumni Scholarship. She is a daughter of Jenna and
Clanton Black and a Nutrition Science major. Sarah
is pictured with FACS Dean Linda Kirk Fox and FACS
Alumni Board President Catherine Stockman.
Thanks to Mike Curtice for
sending this shot of Chef Michael
Condon of Badda Bing with his
son Ethan Condon outside his
space on Church Street.
Glennwood Estat
es raised funds
to purchase one
Am
and two Dogwoo erican Beech
d trees from the
Trees Atlanta Tree
Sale to replace
a large oak that
used to be in
the entry to the
neighborhood,
according to Ne
il Norton, who
sent in the infor
mation with this
photo. Neil said
the city staff
helped plant the
tre
right-of-way and es in the
sent along a big
thanks from the
neighborhood
association.
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For a referral to a DeKalb Medical physician or to
reserve your space for these free seminars, please call
404.501.WELL. Light refreshments will be served.
Parking is free.
Decatur
Friday, January 18, 6-8 p.m.
Dr. Bobbie Bailey Tower Auditorium,
North Decatur campus
Join our panel of physicians to
hear tips on what to expect
during pregnancy and take a
free tour of our women’s center.
Clear zone
Pondering Pregnancy?
DATED MATERIAL January/February 2013
Upcoming Seminars at DeKalb Medical
pre-sorted
standard
u.s. postage PAID
Permit No. 199
Decatur, GA 30031
Doc Talks
Giving you
the time and
attention you
deserve
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678.641.4328
Decatur Resident for Over 20 Years
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Business Consultant
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Suite 325
Decatur, GA, 30030
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