Decatur City Lifestyle

🍂 Happy first day of Fall, y’all! 🍁

And apparently, we’re kicking off spooky season with a little Campfire Ghost Stories 👻☕️

The new fall menu just dropped at The Book Bird Avondale Estates, and this seasonal drink is giving toasted marshmallow cozy vibes. 🔥

Grab the banana bread, too. 🍌🍞👀
My recommendation? Heat it up. Trust me. 😉

Consider this your sign to make a cozy little fall stop. 🍁

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September hit mailboxes a couple weeks ago with a focus on global travel in style. Click the link in our bio to read through the digital copy.

Business Monthly Round-Up:

Another successful Kirkwood Wine Stroll! Check out Kirkwood Wine Stroll for pictures if you missed it!

Galore Market is open, have you checked it out or stopped by to enjoy Bun and Bombay?

Oakhurst Jazz Nights are back for their September installment. Concerts begin at 7 and are free.

Attention all book lovers:

Decatur Book Festival Returns October 2nd - 3rd. This family friendly event has something for the book lover of every age.

Join us in celebrating students who dared to dream beyond their circumstances. DHI, is the nonprofit arm of Decatur Housing that ensures every family has access to opportunity.

Thank you JANE COLLINS and Hannah-Rose in conjunction with Glennwood Elementary PTO for brightening the community circle at Glennwood Elementary.

Meet Erin Camin, also known as Erin Camin | Luxury Travel Advisor who ensures you no longer need a vacation from the vacation… a reminder that sometimes your passion requires walking away.

Meet Shana Bentley of Shana • Firstborn Creative who fell in love with painting after jewelry making. A true creative, she gravitates to and pairs unique patterns with simple silhouettes.

Speaking of creatives, Dana Zullo helps teen artists navigating the creative path to college.

Mobile shaved ice anyone? Say hello to young entrepreneurs Kingston and Jackson, who also happen to be brothers teaching us that sometimes the coolest ideas are born when you’re kind of bored and on a long line at Disney!

Tag us in your photos! Send us story ideas. Businesses you love… send them our way.

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🎆 Happy 4th of July, Decatur.

There's something special about celebrating independence in a city that has always understood what community really means — where neighbors look out for each other, the Square fills up for any reason worth gathering, and music carries across the park on a warm summer night.

We're grateful for this city. Grateful for the people in it. And grateful that today, we get to call Decatur home. 🤍❤️💙

How are you celebrating? Drop your plans below — and tag us in your Decatur 4th photos! 📸⬇️

June, you were something. ✨

Big Boi on the Square. The War and Treaty under the summer sky. 36 years of service honored. Bees celebrated. Children discovering their first earthworm at CHaRM. A city showing the world exactly what it's made of.

This is Decatur. This is why we do this.

Thank you for reading, sharing, and being part of this community. Our July issue is already coming together — and WatchFest still has 19 more days to go. 🎉

What was your favorite Decatur moment this June? Drop it below. We mean it — we read every single one. 💛⬇️

🐝 Today, 10am–2pm, Harmony Park in Oakhurst.

National Pollinator Week Festival is back — and Decatur has something to celebrate this year. Ten years as Georgia's first Bee City USA affiliate. A decade of turning our backyards, parks, and playgrounds into habitat for the bees that keep our ecosystem alive.

"Bees and pollinators are creatures with which we need to learn to co-exist. They are critical to the ecological health of our community." — Peter Helfrich, Beecatur

Bring the kids. Meet wildlife ambassadors. Learn something real. 🌻

📍 Harmony Park · Oakhurst neighborhood
Learn more: BeecaturGA.com

Are you planting anything pollinator-friendly this summer? 🌸⬇️