Decatur – and the surrounding area – picked up a good number of Loafies this year!  Among the one’s I saw in my casual search…

• Best Suburb – Decatur
• Local Poet and Best Spoken Word Artist – Kodac Harrison
• Best Book Event – Decatur Book Festival
• Best Acoustic Music Club – Eddie’s Attic
• Best Pool Hall – Twain’s
• Best Patio – Wahoo!
• Best Waitstaff and Cocktails – Leon’s Full Service
• Best French Food – Cafe Alsace
• Best Cookies – Cookie Studio
• Best Fried Chicken – Watershed
• Best Beer Selection – Brick Store Pub
• Best Local Boutique – Squash Blossom
• Best Consignment Store – Finder’s Keepers
• Best Antique Market – Kudzu
• Neighborhood Hardware Store – Intown Ace Hardware

Let me know what I missed!

Decatur Square, Decatur GA (pic submitted by Christine)

“Pirates lining up to do the Virginia Reel in front of the statue of their sworn enemy Stephen Decatur. (It was Piratepalooza [last] weekend).“

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Tis the season!  Marzen, Oktoberfest, Pumpkin Ales, it’s all on the table!

What are your favs?

Photo courtesy of VT Mom, who keeps taunting me with pics of beer not available in GA

• Walmart Building a Second Store on Memorial Drive [The Champion]
• Decatur’s Missing an AsianCajun [AsianCajuns]
• Emory Administration Talks About April Student Arrests [Patch]
• Transit Politics [AJC]
• Another Way to Give Feedback on Transportation Tax Project List [Patti Garrett]
• When Lain Shakespeare Speaks, the AJC Takes Note! [AJC]
• Ryan Klee: Heck of a Guy, Cancer Survivor [Patch]

Photo courtesy of AsianCajuns