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Seville Consulting Wins Energy Efficiency Award Seville Consulting is a silver winner of the 2009 EnergyValue Housing Award (EVHA) presented by the National Association of Home Builders. The EVHA award honors builders who voluntarily incorporate energy efficiency into all aspects of new home construction. EVHA winners were selected from builders’ projects in three climate regions (cold, moderate, hot) and five categories (affordable, custom/demonstration, factory-built, multifamily, production). Seville Consulting received a silver award in the moderate climate, custom home categories. Carl Seville, whose home and consulting office are in Decatur, is a green builder, educator and consultant on sustainability in the home building industry. Seville Consulting also provides building certification services such as LEED, EarthCraft House, Energy Star, and the National Green Building Program. For more information visit www.sevilleconsulting.com. Watershed announces a new tradition: Raid-the-Cellar Mondays. Every Monday (all day) every bottle on their extensive wine list is available at half price for dine-in guests. Take advantage of this opportunity to enjoy rare and boutique wines at an exceptional value. Watershed is at 406 W. Ponce de Leon Ave. Call 404-378-4900 or visit www.watershedrestaurant.com. Decatur Yoga & Pilates celebrates the holiday spirit all year by establishing ongoing “Terrific Thursdays” at their studio, 431 W. Ponce de Leon Ave. Discounts and promotions are offered every Thursday. Drop in to any of the regularly scheduled classes on Thursdays for only $10. The studio also celebrates its sixth-year anniversary on Earth Day, April 22, when all of the $16 drop-in classes will be $6 off. Ted’s Montana Grill has expanded its Real Deal menus to include lunch and dinner. The lunch menu, priced at $12-$13 per person, includes a choice of appetizer, entrée, and a sweet treat. The Real Deal dinner, $15-$16 per person, offers the same appetizer and dessert options as the lunch special but features two different entrée choices for dinner. Mingei World Arts has some irresistible bunnies for Easter baskets – bunnies hiding in carrots, chicken families and googly-eyed frogs hand-woven in Thailand, $8-$24. They also have Dumpling Dynasty Explorer Kits, Sewing Kits and Pig Tail Kids. Check them out at www.mingeiworldarts.com. While there, sign up for their e-newsletter and receive special coupons and announcements of upcoming events and sales. Mei Zhong Yang Style Taijiquan Association, USA, 533 W. Howard St., is expanding the school with a practice area of more than 1,500 square feet for tai chi and qi gong students. In addition to more practice area, Director Miriam Holland says, “The school will be able to offer more in terms of performances and large group seminars.” For more information about classes and events, call 404-317-2958, email meizhong@mindspring.com, or visit www.mz108.com. Salon Red received kudos and great praise from a Decatur resident who wrote in that she stumbled on a tiny ad for a free haircut at Salon Red for discouraged individuals who have recently lost their job(s). Thanks to the support of Salon Red, she feels rejuvenated and thankful for the happiness put into her week, and writes “I just wanted to say thanks and encourage my fellow neighbors to support such a giving Decatur business. . . . I will certainly give them my business as soon as I am back to work.” Find out more about Salon Red services at www.salonred.com. Sage on the Square, 121 Sycamore St., is under new ownership. Wayne Hamilton, chef/owner, invites the community to stop by and visit. Sage now offers Dine and Dance, an evening of dinner and dancing on the first Tuesday of each month. The restaurant is open 5:30-9:30 p.m. and there is room for dancing the entire evening. The menu is the same with a nightly special offering from Chef Hamilton. Recorded music from the big band era is played, with a few contemporary tunes also. April’s Dine and Dance is Tuesday, April 7. Call 404-373-5574 for a reservation. Whit’s End now offers a Frequent Shoppers Club. For every $250 pretax dollars you spend, you will receive a $25 gift certificate/store credit good for six months. No need to do anything except let them know – they will keep track of everything. Spring items are arriving weekly and remaining winter items are deeply discounted. Stop by and check it out today. Whit’s End is at 431 W. Ponce de Leon Ave. Visit www.whitsenddecatur.com for information. Give a big Decatur welcome to Zucca, now open at 123 E. Court Square. The newly renovated space features a bar with overhead flat screen TVs for watching your favorite sports events. Individual booths also feature small TVs – great for sports or for entertaining the kids. Zucca is open for lunch and dinner. The menu features pastas, pizzas, calzones, sandwiches and burgers, salads and more. For more information visit www.ZuccaPizza.com. Also open for dinner is Leons Full Service, corner of E. Ponce de Leon Avenue and Church Street. The owners of Brick Store Pub opened this gastropub, which has been completely renovated. The Pub Frites with three different coatings are already receiving rave reviews. Stop by or visit www.leonsfullservice.com for more information. New Smoothie and Juice Bar Opens in Oakhurst Nectar is now open at 707-C East Lake Dr., serving fresh raw juices, smoothies, handcrafted panini and gourmet ice cream, all prepared with fresh and premium ingredients. Smoothies are made from fresh frozen fruit with no artificial flavors or colors. Mega smoothies are blends of exotic fruits. Nectar serves raw juices made to order and organic wheat grass shots with fresh lemon and ginger. Handcrafted panini sandwiches are made with artisan bread filled with deli meats, cheese and organic veggies. Breakfast panini is served every morning. Vegetarian salads and soup are available daily. For more information call 404-378-4006 or email nectardecatur@gmail.com. Hoopla Happenings Hoopla, 414 Church St., now offers birthday parties in a newly designed event space. Party themes range from princess to pirate. All parties include setup, cleanup, event coordinator, invitations, balloons galore, paper goods, juice boxes, crafts and games. Add-ons such as pizza from Johnny’s Pizza, cupcakes from Sweet N’ Sinful, and goodie bags from Hoopla are always available. Call 404-371-9485 to customize a party package. Parties start at $200 for two hours of fun stuff for kids! April 4 – Immediately following the DBA Easter Egg Hunt, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Parker Smith Photography will be in store to capture your Spring ’09 memories. Each session is 15 minutes and includes a 5 x 7 print. Cost is $40. Reservations required. April 6-10 – Spring Break activities. Check www.hooplakids.com/blog for details. April 18 – Douglas Brake Sing Along, 11 a.m.-noon. Douglas Brake recently released Sizzle, Hiss, Pop and will be at Hoopla for a private performance. Visit www.douglasbrake.com to preview the music. Giveaways and CD raffles. April 16, 23, May 7, 14 – Adult Knitting classes – beginners welcome, 7 p.m., reservations required. $25 per class or $80 for all four. Classes by Alex Norton. April 30 – Mother’s Day Event just for Moms, 7 p.m. An array of fun mom-centered events including chair massage, trunk show by Lush Designs (the coolest mom jewelry around), discounts, giveaways, raffles from local businesses, and snacks and drinks. Agnes Scott Alumna Endows College’s Public Health Program Through a gift of $1.5 million, Agnes Scott College will expand and enhance one of the nation’s first undergraduate public health programs based at a liberal arts college. Funding for the program will be provided over the next six years by Pamela J. Bevier, a 1961 Agnes Scott graduate. She serves on Agnes Scott College’s Board of Trustees. Bevier’s gift will support curriculum development in public health. It will also enable Agnes Scott to expand and enhance its Bevier Scholars program for student internships at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Last summer, six Agnes Scott students pursued research at the CDC as Bevier scholars. 2008 Graduate Named Agnes Scott’s First Sustainability Fellow After earning her bachelor’s degree in psychology at Agnes Scott College, 2008 graduate Lies Van Bekkum returned to campus almost immediately as the college’s first sustainability fellow. She shares her role with Decatur where she works closely with the city’s new Environmental Sustainability Board. In September 2007, Agnes Scott President Elizabeth Kiss signed the American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, and college leaders have committed themselves to making Agnes Scott more sustainable. In September 2008, Agnes Scott met its first deadline by reporting its greenhouse gas emissions, creating an important benchmark. The college will develop and initiate a climate action plan this year. Interstate Offers Free Recycling Services Interstate Batteries reminds the community that residents can drop off used lead-acid (automotive) batteries at no charge from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, at 252 S. Columbia Dr. Located in Decatur for 10 years, Interstate Batteries is a warehouse distributor of automotive and other batteries primarily to automotive retailers in the metro area. Distributor Mike Dozier says the company is committed to the recycling process. Since 1952, recycling batteries has been a key part of the services Interstate Batteries offers. Last year Interstate returned more than a billion pounds of lead-acid batteries to government-regulated smelters across the United States for recycling. Dr. Melissa Finke Joins Village Vets Dr. Melissa Finke has joined the team at the Village Vets of Decatur. Raised in Long Island, New York, she has a Bachelor’s degree (1995) and a DVM (1999) from the University of Georgia. She previously worked at a veterinary practice in Woodstock for six years. The Village Vets shares its home with the Animal Emergency Center of Decatur at 217 N. McDonough St. The practice offers services that include preventative health care, dental care, surgery, boarding and grooming. The Village Vets has been consistently recognized as “Best Vets” by Atlanta Magazine since 2004. Learn more at www.thevillagevets.com. Sycamore Place Gallery Offers Art Camps Register Now for Miss Sylvia’s Summer Art Camps at Sycamore Place Gallery, 120 Sycamore Place. Full-day, half-day and extended-day camps are offered. Students draw, paint, collage, sculpt, make clay creations, climb the magnolias and eat at Fellini’s. Please wear old clothes. Morning Camps are 9 a.m.-noon for ages 3-10 years. Afternoon camps are 1-4 p.m. for ages 3-10 years and 11-14-years. Cost is $95 for three days, $125 for five days each week. Extended lunch noon-1 p.m. at Fellini’s is extra. Camps begin in May and run through August with a variety of themes. To register call 404-377-7747 or email sycsyl@yahoo.com. News: March 2009 News: January 2009 News: December 2008 News: November 2008 News: October 2008 |
