Perhaps part of the unspoken reason the city has put so much effort and attention into a Community Transportation Plan, which stresses walking and biking, is its need to counteract the expanding waistband of the city’s residents due to a gluttony of excellent local restaurants.

Make sure to head over to Decatur-DeKalb and check out a wonderfully informative posting on the history of some Decatur restaurants. Also there’s a call for others to post their 10+ year favorite Decatur eateries.

I believe the Brick Store just celebrated its 10th anniversary. It may be getting too popular for its own good, (I was once informed of a 2 hour and 45 minute wait on a Sat. night!) but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to resist stopping in for a pint and a basket of fingers and chips.

Also check out the AJC Dining Guide posting. Regardless of the lack of Decatur restaurants included, I’m sincerely impressed by The Chocolate Bar’s inclusion. That’s a huge accomplishment for a place that just opened 4 months ago! Congrats!

Photo courtesy of AJC (I love the framing of this shot)

Reported by the AJC, Decatur Square’s Celebration Mist Fountain has been shut off in compliance with the state’s Level 4 watering ban that prohibits the running of outdoor fountains.

Centennial Park’s famous jumping fountain, along with fountains in Marietta and Duluth have also reportedly gone dry in compliance with the ban.

One good festival deserves another!

The Decatur Arts Alliance Nov. 3rd Wine Festival is the org’s major fundraiser of the year, and unless I’m mistaken they’ve raised the attendance level from 1,500 to 2,000 this year.

Ticket info was hard to find, but I found the following posting on the Arts Alliance website.

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Decatur Wine Festival Tickets

The 2007 Decatur Wine Tasting Festival will take place on November 3, and advance interest has been very high!

This is just a reminder: tickets to our largest annual fundraiser will not go on sale until mid-October. If you would like to receive an email alert when the tickets do go on sale, please forward this request to us at

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With 3,000 less spots to fill than the Beer Festival, you better be on top of your game when these tickets appear in the next couple weeks!