DBA Member News

From the Decatur Focus Newsletter.

Eddie’s Attic Offers Music Room for Special Events
The music room at Eddie’s Attic, primarily known for live music featured nightly, is also available during daytime hours (and select evenings) for special events such as company meetings, receptions and private parties.
The room has a high-quality sound system if you need PA for your event, and a wait staff and bartender are available if needed. The patio is also available during evening hours for more informal gatherings.

Under the ownership of Bob Ephlin, with Eddie Owen (original owner and founder) as director of operations, Eddie’s Attic seeks to re-establish itself as a true tavern and community center for Decatur – an unpretentious place where all are welcome – with consistently outstanding service, food, and drink. It is located at 515-B N. McDonough St., across from the DeKalb County Courthouse.

For more information, call 404-377-4976, ext. 0, after 11 a.m., Monday-Friday, or email amy@eddiesattic.com.

Drop by the Drop Station
The Drop Station, 743-B E. College Ave. in East Decatur Station, provides packing, shipping and shopping services. They also have consignment items (art, furniture, home accessories and gifts for sale. Watch the Focus for more details, but in the meantime drop by to see them, call 404-378-2335 or visit www.thedropstation.com for information.

Decatur Healing Arts News
Michael is back from a month-long sojourn at the Sivananda Ashram in Nassau, Bahamas. He is now applying his newly sharpened Yoga teaching skills on Sunday and Friday mornings and on Tuesday evenings.

Mark your calendar for the Decatur Healing Arts Second Anniversary Open House, May 13. For information visit www.decaturhealingarts.com, call 404-378-6288, or email Corinne Chaves at dha@decaturhealingarts.com.

That Pottery Place Offers Summer Art Camps
Remember to register for That Pottery Place’s weekly summer art camps in June and July. The camps feature a different theme each week, including travel, nature and garden, safari, and beach. Ages 6-11 enjoy a week filled with activities, including clay building, pottery painting, children’s arts and crafts and more. Cost is $160 per camper with a 10 percent discount for families with two or more kids enrolled. Call 404-371-4557 or visit www.potteryplacedecatur.com to register.

DeKalb Medical Center at Decatur Earns Accreditation Honor
DeKalb Medical Center at Decatur earned the Gold Seal of Approval for health care quality from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). JCAHO awarded the 76-bed hospital in downtown Decatur Disease-Specific Care Certification for Respiratory Failure with a Patient on a Ventilator. It is the first hospital in the country to earn this certification.

DeKalb Medical Center at Decatur’s certification means the hospital excels at caring for patients diagnosed with respiratory failure and ventilator dependence and has one of the highest success rates for weaning patients from ventilators.

Decatur Arts Alliance Creative Resources Registry Now Online
The Decatur Arts Alliance’s newly formed Creative Resources Registry is now available online. The listing includes information about Decatur’s varied and talented artists and serves as a resource for anyone who is looking for artists, art schools, or arts venues in the Decatur area.

Visit www.decaturartsalliance.org to see the registry, which is organized by name, company, and category. If you are an artist, please consider registering for this community resource.

Voilá Café and Market Opens in Decatur
Voilá means “there it is,” which perfectly describes the new café and market at 410-B W. Ponce de Leon Ave., next to Your Cleaners and Watershed. Dine in the café for a leisurely lunch, dinner or weekend brunch, or shop in the market for foods to go. Daily selections of prepared dinners are available to make life a little less hectic. Voilá carries Breadgarden breads, voted “Best in Atlanta” by Atlanta Magazine in 2005.

Stop by Voilá on your way to work for a rich, smooth cup of the finest coffee. For more information call 404-687-2215.

Staff Designers Provide Special Services to Intaglia’s Decatur Customers
Intaglia Home Collection’s new Decatur location has quickly become a destination for furniture shoppers in the area. Intaglia features unique furniture selections and affordable prices.

Staff designers JoJuana Davis and Liza Montegaudo are available to visit customers’ homes, for an affordable design fee, to help with furniture layout, furniture selection, fabric choices and wall color selection. They are also available in-store for help on room layout, size limitations, color selection and accessorizing a room.
Intaglia offers stylish furnishings for every room as well as an assortment of rugs, lamps, vases, pillows, ceramic pieces, candles, mirrors and photo frames.

Stop by and visit JoJuana and Liza, and see what Intaglia Home Collection can do for you. Intaglia is at 431-3 W. Ponce de Leon Ave. For more information, call 404-373-2088 or visit www.intagliahome.com.

TRSB Partners Named ‘Super Lawyers’
All three senior partners at Decatur-based law firm Thompson, Rollins, Schwartz & Borowski, LLC – Kim Thompson, Jay Rollins, and Debra Schwartz – were named Super Lawyers in the 2006 edition of Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine.

Rollins and Schwartz were recognized in the practice area of employment litigation and Thompson in the immigration practice area. Schwartz was also identified as one of the “Top 50 Female Super Lawyers in Georgia.” In addition, Schwartz is listed in “The Legal Elite: Georgia’s Most Effective Lawyers,” Georgia Trend magazine, as well as Atlanta Business Magazine’s “Best Lawyers in Georgia 2005” and “America’s Best Lawyers 2006.”

Shanon Stevenson and Julie Northup, who became TRSB partners in January 2005, were identified as “Georgia Rising Stars” in the most recent “Super Lawyers/Rising Star” edition of Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine. The “Rising Star” designation is reserved for attorneys who have practiced law less than 10 years. Stevenson was honored in the immigration practice area and Northup in the employment litigation area.

Thompson, Rollins, Schwartz & Borowski specializes in providing comprehensive legal services to individual and small employers in employment-related and business immigration matters.

For more information or to receive a copy of the firm’s latest newsletter, call 404-377-7717 or visit www.trsbattorneys.com.

Hall Hirsh & McDaniel Opens in Decatur
Hall Hirsh & McDaniel, LLC, a firm of trial lawyers handling criminal defense and civil litigation matters, has opened its doors in Decatur. The firm’s partners, Andrew Hall, Max Hirsh and Mike McDaniel, were prosecutors for the DeKalb County District Attorney’s office before going into private practice.

“Decatur is home,” says Max Hirsh. “Basing our business here was the logical decision. For years we have tried cases at the DeKalb County Courthouse and we each continue to have strong business and personal ties to the area.”

Hall Hirsh & McDaniel is at 150 E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Suite 450. For more information, call 404-638-5880 or visit www.hhmtriallaw.com.

Our House Celebrates with Preschool Parade
Our House, Inc., commemorated the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Week of the Young Child by taking the Our House preschoolers to parade around the square in downtown Decatur. Twenty-five students from the preschool class, teachers and parents took the morning off on April 7 to make some noise to celebrate the Education of Young Children.

The Our House children are also displaying their art in various businesses in the Decatur area, including Café Lily, Crescent Moon, Decatur First Bank, Franklin’s Printing, Great Clips, Kaleidoscope Boutique, That Pottery Place, and Seventeen Steps.

The Week of the Young Child is an opportunity for programs, NAEYC affiliates, related organizations, communities, and states to focus on the needs of young children and their families.

Our House breaks the chains of homelessness by providing quality early childhood education and comprehensive support services for families who are homeless. Call Tyese L. Lawyer, executive director, 404-378-0938, for information.

Oh Baby! Fitness Introduces Group Cycling
Oh Baby! Fitness will begin offering a Group Cycling class for pregnant women and new mothers beginning May 12. Cycling is one of the best exercises for new moms and moms-to-be. It’s a great cardio workout with no impact on the body or joints. If you loved cycling before you were pregnant, you’ll enjoy this class, which is specially designed for the pregnant woman. If you’ve just had a baby and want to lose your pregnancy weight quickly, this is the class for you too.

Other prenatal classes include: Pregnancy Aqua, Pregnancy Yoga, Total Body Toning, Birth Ball Fitness and Toning, Fitness and Yoga Combo. Postnatal classes include: H2Oh Baby (water aerobics), Mom and Baby Yoga, Mom and Baby Fitness, Pilates and Ab Recovery and Stroller Workout.

Find out more and register online at www.ohbabyfitness.com or call 678-528-1390 for more information. Classes are $60 for a six-week session or $12 for drop-ins.