Chris points out that DaVinci’s Pizzeria opens today in the old Mellow Mushroom space in the CVS plaza along West Ponce.

He also sent along this pic posted to Facebook of the DaVinci’s draft menu for opening day.

Due to the high chance of rain tomorrow, some St. Patrick’s Day festivities are being pushed back to Sunday.

This includes Steinbeck’s celebration, which has been advertised here for the past few days and benefits the Decatur Education Foundation, originally planned for tomorrow afternoon.  But you can expect the same events, kid-friendly atmosphere and bouncy house on Sunday afternoon.

Feel free to use this post to update readers on the status of other area St. Patrick’s Day events around Atlanta!

Disclosure: Steinbeck’s is a DM Sponsor

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Looks like FM Fats was on to something back in late January!  The March issue of the Decatur Focus reports…

If you like peanut butter in your smoothies, then you’re in luck too. Smoothie King is opening a location at The Artisan in the former Chocolate Bar space.

Also, they report a new yoga studio opening in the iconic two-story brick commercial building at 302 East Howard…

Solstice, a yoga and pilates studio, will open this spring at 302 E. Howard Ave. The studio will offer yoga, pilates, barre, kids’ classes, on-site childcare, parenting resourc- es, workshops, and support groups.

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Foodie Buddha reports that Brushstroke Sushi Izakaya is opening in the old Houndstooth Road spot along Church Street in downtown Decatur .  Here’s a teaser from Foodie Buddha…

…A modern 2,500 sqft sushi bar and Izakaya from Itamae Jason Liang, Brushstroke Sushi Izakaya is set to open at 316 Church St. As with most restaurant openings, there is no set date but Liang is hoping to be serving sushi by late this summer. Devotees to Japanese cuisine will be pleasantly surprised that Liang’s vision, though definitely contemporary, is more inline with the traditions of the Japanese sushi-ya than Atlanta is used to seeing.

Lots more info at the other end of that Foodie Buddha link.

Photo courtesy of Brushstroke’s Instagram

The owner of Las Brasas, John Koechlin, tells DM that he has decided not to renew the lease at its iconic East Howard Avenue location.  The Peruvian chicken take out spot has been open in Decatur since 2007.

However, Koechlin tells us he is looking for a new spot for his restaurant in Decatur or Kirkwood where his customers “can sit down and have a drink”.  So if anyone out there knows of a space that would be a good fit for a restaurant that serves some of the best chicken in Atlanta, give the folks at Las Brasas a call!

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UPDATED: A report from Decaturish states that the pizza joint hopes to open in the next two weeks.

The new DaVinci’s location in Decatur says it will open this week, based on a reply posted to Facebook yesterday.   The pizzeria is located at 265 West Ponce de Leon Ave in the old Mellow Mushroom location.

In preparation of the opening, here’s a link to their menu.

There’s filming going on at No. 246 in Downtown Decatur this morning.

The Decatur Minute reported yesterday that filming will occur between 7a-12p today and it could result in some traffic delays.  We’ve followed up with the city and will update this post when we know more about the project.

In other filming news, Decaturish reported late yesterday that MTV’s Finding Carter would be filming in Avondale Wednesday and Thursday of this week.

Photo courtesy of Brendan