DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - The sounds and lights of Christmas are still six months away, and the Decatur Downtown Redevelopment Authority (DDRA) is already getting ready for the holiday season. According ...

Decatur is investing $8.5 million to revamp its downtown square, adding a new performing arts stage, expanded green space, and a children’s playground. The project is part of the city’s Decatur 2.0 ...

May 15—A free one-day musical festival organized by area high school students will take place outside of the Alabama Center for the Arts in Downtown Decatur on Friday. Rock the Block will kick off at ...

Businesses in downtown Decatur have until Sept. 19 to apply for part of a $200,000 grant. The Downtown Development Authority has renewed funding for three different programs. One is for commercial ...

Mar. 20—Decatur's business development is beginning to warm up along with the weather, according to city Director of Development Dane Shaw. Shaw pointed to site plans for a pizza restaurant, a new ...

Three metro-area cooks celebrated a beefy milestone, a new studio for cooking classes opened, a prolific Thai restaurant group announced its next concept and more in the Atlanta restaurant scene this ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - The streets of downtown Decatur turned into Alabama’s very own version of Monaco Saturday afternoon. The first-ever Derby Down Bank soapbox derby race in Decatur was a huge ...

On the tail end of the Great Recession, as nonprofits struggled with decreased donations, a local arts center created a whimsical, unique Mardi Gras-style event that stretched the boundaries of ...