Heliotrope sends in the details for tomorrow night’s “Fab Friday” along West Ponce.

Be rewarded for braving the rain with big discounts and free food & drinks!

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Garrett comments over on CSD Mom’s Reconfiguration blog that the most vocal support by parents at last night’s listening session was for Option#13, which calls for converting vacant 5th Avenue Elementary into the city’s new 4/5 academy.

Among the 13 options, #13 is the most costly upfront at more than $9 million to execute.

What do you think?  Is 5th Ave as 4/5 the best solution?

I’m still unsure of what to support.  And I don’t think I’m alone.

This is one big, fat get for Decatur CD.

Tomorrow at 1pm, the mandolin player of his generation, Chris Thile, and The Punch Brothers will perform a free set at Decatur CD.   They will also be performing at Variety Playhouse tomorrow evening.

All the details you need are here.

After the jump, watch the Punch Brothers play with Thile’s “Song for a Young Queen”, originally performed by Thile and the Watson siblings (aka Nickel Creek). Read the rest of this entry »

Jonathan Cribbs over at Champion Newspapers recaps Decatur’s recent filming frenzy and offers an explanation for the recent influx of grips, cameramen, directors and celebs.

A newly created up-to-30% state tax credit for films that shoot in Georgia.

Inadvertently, it seems that Decatur has become a major beneficiary of this legislation.  With its close proximity to Atlanta, beautiful locales, and increasingly rare “small town feel”, it looks like the goals of the Strategic Plan are now paying new, unexpected dividends.

I can’t wait for the Decatur Hot Dog joint where all the celebs who have visited have signed, B&W pictures on the wall!

Nittany313 reports…

Walked past Saba on the square on Tuesday night and was surprised to find it closed. Sign on the door said that they were moving to Oakhurst- 350 Mead Rd. I know that they had changed lunch/brunch times recently but the restaurant always seemed packed in the evenings. Any idea what the scoop is on the move and whether or not they will be open at all in the interim?

Now we know what’s taking over the old Calavino’s space.

Anybody have answers for Nittany?  (These questions are in the wheelhouse of a few of our frequent commenters.)