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A New Gathering Space for Food and Community
Vela Park Food Works brings local flavor and community together.
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Fueling a Community With Care
Through meal delivery and catering, Radiant Health Kitchen helps Decatur residents feel nourished, supported, and cared for.
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Meet the Kitchens
Six distinct food concepts give Vela Park something for everyone.
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Mahjong Meets a New Generation
Two young Decatur players embrace a classic game that’s growing in popularity.
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Happy 3 Years of Decatur City Lifestyle
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Start Your Engines, Oakhurst
Decatur's beloved Madison Avenue Derby returns October 24th — this time with an '80s twist.
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Celebrating Decatur Stories and Community Partners
An evening brought together local partners, neighbors, and featured guests.
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Fairies in the Garden
Returning to Woodlands This Fall — And This Time, It's About More Than Magic
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A Home for the Unexpected
Years of travel, discovery, and a shared love of unusual objects come together in Kudzu Archives, the latest evolution of a Decatur favorite.
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A New Gathering Space for Food and Community
Vela Park Food Works brings local flavor and community together. Article by Amanda Sabetai | Photography by Southern Exposure Media Group Against the surrounding apartments and neighborhood streets, Vela Park Food Works is hard to miss. Its bright blue exterior rises along Second Avenue like a beacon, but the bigger surprise waits on the other side. The building opens onto an expansive patio and wide-open lawn where kids can play, dogs are welcome, and visitors can settle in with food from six...
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Start Your Engines, Oakhurst
Decatur's beloved Madison Avenue Derby returns October 24th — this time with an '80s twist. Article by Decatur City Lifestyle Every October, something magical happens on a quiet stretch of road in Oakhurst. The neighbors drag out their lawn chairs, kids press up against the curb, and one by one, wildly creative, entirely human-powered soapbox cars come flying down Madison Avenue. No motors. No shortcuts. Just gravity, ingenuity, and a whole lot of Decatur spirit. The Madison Avenue Derby...
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Celebrating Decatur Stories and Community Partners
An evening brought together local partners, neighbors, and featured guests. Article by Decatur City Lifestyle Decatur City Lifestyle recently gathered community partners and people featured in the magazine for an evening of conversation, connection, and celebration at Fork & Vine Social. Guests included local business owners, community leaders, and neighbors whose stories appeared in the August and September issues, along with the magazine partners who help make the publication possible. The...
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Fairies in the Garden
Returning to Woodlands This Fall — And This Time, It's About More Than Magic Article by Decatur City Lifestyle For 14 years, a quiet kind of magic has settled over Woodlands Garden every October. Tucked among the trails, nearly 200 tiny fairy homes appear — built from acorn caps, moss, bark, and pinecones, each a little different and worth stopping to find. But there's more happening in those miniature doorways and mushroom-cap roofs than meets the eye. The fairy homes are handcrafted by...
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