Christmas Tree Recycling

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a Happy Holiday! With all the festivities coming to an end, it's now time to figure out what to do with your Christmas Tree (see ours above!).  While it might be fun to have a fragrant bonfire or have Christmas again in July, most people are kicking their trees to the curb (literally). DeKalb County and Keep DeKalb Beautiful are sponsoring the 20th Annual Bring One for the Chipper Event.

The recycled Christmas Trees will be chipped into mulch for public beautification projects.  This event is free to all DeKalb County residents.To participate at home, those who are served by DeKalb County Sanitation are asked to leave their trees for curbside pick-up on their yard on debris collection day.  Please note that all decorations, lights, and ornaments must be removed.  Any tree over 7 feet tall must be cut in half prior to curbside placement.

In addition to leaving them at the curbside for pickup Christmas Trees can also be dropped off at the following locations:

Agnes Scott College

Saturday, Jan. 2. Residents can drop off live Christmas trees at the Christmas Tree Recycling Center in the Agnes Scott parking lot. The entrance is between 184 and 206 S. Candler St. in Decatur GA.

Seminole Road 

Landfill Drop-off Site

4203 Clevemont Road

Lithonia, GA 404-294-2900

Mon. to Fri. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sat. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Services are restricted to residents of Dekalb County only.

East Transfer Station

1750 Rogers Lake Road

Lithonia, GA 404-294-2927

Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Services are restricted to residents of Dekalb County only.

The recycling center will be open Monday, Dec. 28, through Saturday, Jan. 2

Last year, more than 200,000 trees were recycled in the State of Georgia. Over 10,000 of those trees were from DeKalb county GA residents. The program produces environmental benefits while helping Dekalb county comply with state regulations that prohibit the disposal of yard trimmings in lined municipal landfills.

DeKalb County Recycling

DeKalb County boasts that it's the Greenest County in America, and since Wednesday is typically our local recycling day, I figured I would discuss how you can get involved with DeKalb County's Curbside Residential Program.

When we first moved into Brookhaven, it was slightly confusing at how to get started.  First, check out their application. All DeKalb County single family residences that presently receive solid waste collection services (aka trash...) from DeKalb’s Sanitation Division are eligible to  participate in this recycling program. So renters - hopefully your apartment or complex has their own center or if not, check out the different drop off centers in Dekalb.

The program requires a one-time $15 charge for the blue bin and a $15 charge for a box of blue bags (to separate our your plastics and paper. We are still working on our first box of bags...)

Once you submit your application and fee, they will drop off your bin and bags at your house (pretty convenient!). Recycling is picked up every Wednesday morning- try to make sure its out in front of your house by 8/9am.  They have a small holiday schedule, and they don't pick up around Thanksgiving and New Years.If you are already a user of this program and need more blue bags- just visit their website.

We have been very happy with our service with this program and love helping to keep Dekalb green!

Egg's Nest

I do a lot (90%) of my shopping online for the Holidays. I am not a fan of crazy shoppers, long lines, and limited parking.  I try to steer clear of malls and large shopping centers.

However, sometimes you just can't beat the joy of shopping around Christmas. Typically the non-chain/neighborhood stores are nicely decorated and the staff cheerful and helpful.  So when I had to do some baby shopping for a new 9 month old family member, I was excited to get to try out our new local, eco-friendly baby boutique: Eggs Nest (no website, follow them on twitter @eggsnestatlanta). Eggs Nest is located in the up and coming Village Place development off Dresden with the Library Coffee Co, Cocktails and Canvas, Kaleidoscope, and Yoforia to name a few.

Eggs Nest has a fairly large retail space with adorable, eco-friendly gifts for any little one (mainly baby & toddler). I picked out a few small gifts for our cousin's baby and they even wrapped the gift in a cute bag with ribbon and a gift tag (complimentary!). I'll let you know how she enjoys them!

If you go, ask for Katharine Kinney, the store owner. She was very friendly and helpful, especially when shopping for a gift. They had some unique products there that looked pretty cool for any new mom.

We always love to support our local stores, so stop by if you can, Christmas is approaching quickly!

Kaleidescope

Quick update... Kaleidescope is NOT open yet as previously rumored. All we have heard is there is/was some issues with a liquor license and investor troubles. The opening date is still undetermined... We hope this doesn't set them back too much! We were hoping for a pre-holiday grand opening, but now it's looking like a January opening.

Stay tuned as we find out more info! Read up on their menu here.

Green's

We have a visitor this weekend: Brandon from American Beer Geek in Paris is stopping in Atlanta on his way back home to Washington for the Holidays.  And sure enough after a long day of international travelling and jet lag, his first request is a stop at Green's on Buford Highway (they also have a location on Ponce).  Green's is a large liquor store that carries everything you need and more for fun on a Friday night.  More importantly though, they have an extensive beer selection that rivals anything in Atlanta.  They carry many brews from small breweries all over America and an even larger import selection.

Brandon (above, pensive...) dropped some knowledge on me and gave me some great recommendations to try.  I went with some brews from Mikkeller, Rogue and Terrapin to try this weekend.  Of course these imports and special brews aren't cheap so bring some cash with you (credit is more expensive).  I'm also not too sure on knowledge of the staff because I didn't really get a chance to ask anyone any questions.

Typically, I frequent Red's 2 in the Kroger shopping center or Alex's Package on Peachtree because they are convenient.  Green's blows both of them out of the water in terms of selection and everytime we go, it is exciting to see what new brews they have.  Go check them out. 

Chick-fil-a, Closed for Renovations

The Chick-fil-a we frequent (on Peachtree in Chamblee) is closed for some much needed renovations. Depending on the extent of the renovation (Interior and/or Exterior) the renovations could take anywhere from 4 - 12 weeks. When I drove by this morning on my way out of the UPS Store in the same shopping center, it looked pretty serious. Let's hope it doesn't take them too long with this bad weather and the holidays! For now, we'll have to go to the Chick-fil-a on North Druid Hills and Briarcliff for our fried chicken fix... If only the new Zaxby's Chamblee development was progressing faster!

We will keep you posted on its progress, and when they will be back open for business.

Library Coffee Co- Anniversary Specials

Happy two year anniversary to Library Coffee Co! Our favorite neighborhood coffee/bar/restaurant/wine tasting place is celebrating two years in Brookhaven. Celebrate with them today by enjoying $1 off any coffee drink or $4 glasses of Chardonnay all day. And since it's also Thursday, from 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm they are having their weekly live musical performance featuring contemporary jazz saxophonist, Nick Longo.

Find out about all the great Library Coffee events by following them on Twitter at @LibraryCoffee or signing up for their email newsletter. And just a reminder- you can follow us on twitter at @BHReview to keep track of all our local events and happenings.

Enjoy!