InDecatur’s sources are telling him that the Brick Store owners are taking over the lease at Rue De Leon.

They’ve already got a successful pub and coffee house in town.  What’s next?

Must…avoid…excited…speculation…

I wonder if this is an alternative to the stalled Grant Park location.

Inside the Sprawl wonders if the Brick Store’s investment in Grant Park will ever come to fruition and rattles off a number of rumors as to why things may be held up.

“Rumored completion dates have come and gone, but there still appears to be minimal progress at the location. Now, we have heard rumors that the project may never come to pass. Several reasons are cited. One alleged reason is that dealing with city of Atlanta has proven to be more arduous than originally suspected. Further, unanticipated costs (one of which is an $80,000 grease trap) may have discouraged the current location. Another issue is the complete lack of parking. In a city dominated by cars, the parking issue can be a deal killer.”

Regardless of the reason, pictures seem to show that things are moving very slowly at the location. May I perhaps again suggest looking into the purchase of a certain vacant Decatur British pub that needs inhabiting?? I can’t take anymore “hour” waits!! Seriously, who has a three page waiting list during a tornado warning!?

Sob, sob…I’ll be up the stairs and to the left if anyone needs me.

h/t: InDecatur

Photo courtesy of MyFoxAtlanta

I’m a little behind the 8-ball on this one, but fellow bloggers over at Decatur CD point out that they’ve been rated as the top music store in Atlanta by voters on the MyFoxAtlanta Hotlist.

A few other Decatur establishments also took the top spots in their respective catagories…

Best Beer Selection: Brick Store Pub

Best Sandwich: 5th Earl Market (Creative Loafing review)

Best Live Music: Eddie’s Attic

Best Bookstore: Wordsmith’s

Best Coffee Shop: Choco-Latte

Let me know if I missed any…the list page is kinda overwhelming.

Many other Decatur standards ranked in the top 5. See the complete list for details!