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I’m a big fan of all of these Highland brews, so this is definitely something I’m considering.

Check out the 5th Earl website for more details.

As I suspected back in early November, neighbors living around the Wachovia building at 315 West Ponce are beginning to voice concerns with Atlanta-based Day Capital Partners’ plans to build apartments, a restaurant and boutique hotel on the site’s massive parking lot.

In an email to InDecatur, area resident Duane P. Truex worries that the project will not provide enough adequate parking for the amenities it provides and he expresses concern about the 80′ height limit. Also according to David over at InDecatur, he’s planning on setting up a neighborhood meeting soon.

Remind anyone of the fight over the yet-unbuilt condo on Hillyer that spawned the Old Decatur Historic District? It will be interesting to see how this scenario plays out in a post-”failed Oakhurst Historic District” world. Stay tuned.

Oh the trials and tribulations of living in a burgeoning city.

UPDATE: David is nice enough to provide us with an update with a date and time for the meeting…see the comments.

While walking the unusually quiet streets of town yesterday evening, my wife and I noticed a couple of semi-notable developments among Decatur’s establishments. Alone they probably don’t warrant a post, but together they are a blogging dynamo (kind of like Captain Planet).

• Renovations for the new Cakes and Ale at the old Viet Chateau are well underway at the corner of Ponce and Ponce Pl. There’s now a sign in the window with the restaurant’s logo and website. And if you peer inside, you’ll see some lovely new benches.
• The new satellite branch of the Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur has added an artist’s touch to the once staged office furniture setup that looked down over Ponce at the 1 West Court Square building. The new art gallery space already has red and tan walls with small, red lights dangling from the ceiling.
• Something is definitely going in where Tropical Smoothie once sat in the 335 West Ponce condo building, but I’ve yet to figure out what it is. A little help? Anyone?
• Another way-finding sign has appeared in front of the SunTrust building at Ponce and Commerce.