Join the Emory Village Alliance as we continue the tradition of holiday lights in Emory Village. On Tuesday, November 19, we’ll flip the switch on lights on the fountain and ring in the holidays with style! (And raise proceeds for more public space improvements in the Village.)
Meet your friends and neighbors at Double Zero for the second Annual Light Up the Village to learn more about the work of the Alliance to make the Village a welcoming gathering place. \
Many Thanks to Our Fall Festival Sponsors
It truly takes a village to bring Fall Festival to Emory Village every year. In addition to the many Emory Village Alliance’s volunteers who work together to make the village a welcoming gathering place, EVA is grateful to our sponsors.
Other supporters include Stoddard Law Firm, OLPA, John Mangham, Brett Powers, Scott Ellison, and Stella Kilpatrick, Majik Touch Cleaners, Sweetgreen, All Fired Up, and CVS.
Free Sunscreen in the Village!
It’s fall but the sun’s ultra violet rays are still strong. So the next time you’re in Emory Village Plaza, be sure to use the free sunscreen in a dispenser recently installed by Impact Melanoma and sponsored by the Emory Village Alliance. IMPACT Melanoma is the nation’s leading non-profit dedicated to significantly reducing the incidence of melanoma in the United States and saving lives.
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Park Free Weekends and Evenings in Emory’s Oxford Road and Fishburne Decks
Emory University allows visitors to park, at no charge, after business hours and on weekends in order to patronize events and restaurants in Emory Village.
The Oxford Road Visitor’s Deck, located at 1390 Oxford Road and attached to Barnes & Noble bookstore and Starbucks, is available all-day Saturday and Sunday, and after 7 p.m. Monday-Friday.
The Fishburne Deck, on Fishburne Lane, via Dowman Drive, is next to the Schwartz Center for the Performing Arts. It is available all-day Saturday and Sunday, and after 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Please note: If Emory has an on-campus event requiring use of the decks, parking may not be available. Find out what’s happening on campus here.
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Emory Village's Vibrant Music Scene
Athens is well-known for turning out popular music acts like REM and the B-52s, but many people today don’t know that Emory Village once had its own vibrant music scene.
A number of nationally known Atlanta acts got their start or played in the village including Michelle Malone, the headliner at the Coca-Cola Clean Up the Creek Concert in 2023.
Others with early Village ties are the Black Crowes, the Indigo Girls, and…
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DeKalb Approves Guide for Village Improvements
Sizes of living units and offices, a small hotel, parking requirements, and allowable types of businesses are among the issues addressed by the new revised Zoning Overlay and Design Standards for the Village. Recently approved by the DeKalb County Commission and the Historic Preservation Commission, those changes are expected to attract positive development to the Village.
Summit Coffee serves freshly brewed coffee and fresh pastries from its in-house bakery.
How Emory Village Grew behind Druid Hills Golf Club
As Emory University grew and people moved to Druid Hills, a shopping area known first as “The Stores” and later as “The Village” or “Emory Village” was established. Read more .
Other Voices: Is the Village on a Path to Become a 'Mini’ Downtown Decatur?
The Emory Village Alliance’s successful three-year-campaign to create a new zoning overlay could result in new development, vibrancy and housing in Emory Village.
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Painting Pottery is Popular Pastime at All Fired Up
The owners of All Fired Up knew what they had to do for the popular Emory Village pottery painting business to survive the COVID19 pandemic.
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Crosswalk Repairs Complete
Textured asphalt that replicates the appearance of brick has made crosswalks in the Village safer to navigate and they look good too.
Work began last April on repairing the crosswalks on North Decatur Road in the Village.
The crosswalk replacement is among Village projects carried out by the county at the request of the Emory Village Alliance which long advocated to have hazardous and unsightly problems with the crosswalks addressed. The county also recently replaced bollards and repaired bent trash cans and crossing signals.
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EVA Re-dedicates Plaza, Fountain
The 10th Annual Open Streets kicked off with the rededication of the Emory Village plaza which over the past ten years has become a popular gathering place for neighbors and everything from marriage proposals to rock concerts.
The sculpture that stands over the fountain was fashioned from old trolley rails that were excavated when the streets were reconfigured for the roundabout more than a decade ago.
Honored at the re-dedication were Charles Calhoun, the scuptor, and his family; as well as Mary Kelly, wife of the late Ted Kelly, who originally donated the fountain. Both the Calhoun family and Mrs. Kelly made donations to the ongoing upkeep of the fountain.
Emory Village Alliance chair Todd Hill presented them both with his pen-and-ink sketch of the fountain and sculpture. A signed copy of the sketch is a thank-you gift for your tax-deductible donation to EVA.
The inaugural Light Up the Village Benefit at Double Zero rang in the holidays in 2023 and brought together many friends and neighbors. They gathered in support of Emory Village Alliance’s ongoing efforts to improve the safety, viability, and desirability of the Village as a welcoming neighborhood gathering place. As part of the fundraiser last November, EVA switched on the festive lights in the Village Plaza where they remained every evening for six weeks. EVA looks forward to expanding the lights in the Village in the future.
A Welcoming Gathering Space
