Where’s the best Whiskey Cocktail served in Decatur?  Leon’s? Revival, 246? Pinewood? Cakes & Ale? Iberian Pig? You won’t find out unless you attend “The Great Whiskey Debate” at the Old DeKalb County Courthouse tomorrow evening!

You want details?  We got details…  (They also have even more of those details HERE)

DeKalb Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Atlanta Legal Aid Society -DeKalb & the DeKalb Bar Association bring you The Great Whiskey Debate!

Join us April 21st, at the Old Courthouse in downtown Decatur. The event will begin at 6:00 PM, doors open at 5:30 PM.

Witness a unique group of local mixologists as they go head-to-head for spirits superiority. Learn about the rich history of the spirits while sampling whiskey and cocktails. 

Come on out and do some good for your neighbors in need while YOU determine, once and for all, the best whiskey cocktail in metro Atlanta!

Only credit cards and checks will be accepted to purchase tickets at the door.

Disclosure: The Great Whiskey Debate is a DM sponsor

What did the G.R.A.S.P. ghost-hunters find when they recently spent a night investigating the Old DeKalb County Courthouse?

Click here for all the spoooky details.

Scott Snapped this Shot of the G.R.A.S.P Truck

A local group of ghost-hunters plans to shut themselves up in the old courthouse this evening to find out.

I’d say “The Death House” on Sycamore is a more likely candidate.  🙂

Did you know that the courthouse is chiming again?  I didn’t.

As was written in the Winter 2008 DeKalb History Center newsletter, Artisan resident Jo Giraudo raised enough money last year to revitalize the playing of the Carillon Bells at the old Courthouse, which were turned off in 2006 during renovations.

But from what I’ve heard, thanks mainly to the office towers that flank the courthouse, the music has trouble getting beyond the immediate vicinity.  History Center staff have tried different placement, but to little avail.  Obviously if the bells have only been playing since the 1990s, this isn’t a new problem…most of our office towers predate that time.  But its yet another reason for me to shake my head as I walk by One West Courthouse Square.

Personally, I don’t think I’ve EVER heard the Courthouse bells.  When and how often do they ring?