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  Athens Education Experts: Vote 'No' on the Opportunity School District Amendment

  Blog: In the Loop

   

  

  Photo Credit: Federation of Neighborhoods

  A panel of education experts left no doubt about the intention to vote “no” this November againstAmendment 1, the Opportunity School District constitutional amendment, at the latest Athens-Clarke County Federation of Neighborhoods meeting Monday. 

  The amendment, which would allow the state to overtake schools labeled as “persistently failing,” faced criticism throughout the forum, which focused on one question: “Who will control our schools?”

  The amendment’s language is broad, vague and a “power grab,” said C.J. Amason, a local parent and director of the Foundation for Excellence in Public Education. 

  By Carolyn Crist | October 4, 2016

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  AthFest in Review: IATWTC, The Powder Room, Cinemechanica and More

  Blog: Homedrone

  

  Photo Credit: Mike White

  I Am the World Trade Center

  The Georgia Theatre rooftop was a great place to start the evening again, this time in a more intimate show with Sehrmann. An eclectic rock group that formed in Athens in January and is led by Gresham Cash (who performed previously as Gresham’s Disco and Cedar Waxwing), the band creates a dance-y synthesis of indie, psychedelic, grunge and folk. Standing in the front row, the mix sounded noisier than usual, masking Cash’s voice at times. Back by the rooftop bar, I gleefully found the mix that I was more familiar with and stayed there for the rest of the set. 

  By Carolyn Crist | June 22, 2014

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  AthFest in Review: Timmy and the Tumblers, Spoils, The Woodgrains and More

  Blog: Homedrone

  

  Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones

  Roadkill Ghost Choir

  The post-work Friday evening start to AthFest always brings out an interesting mix of office workers, undergraduates back in town for the weekend and scowling townies looking for the next best place to down a beer. When I finally made it downtown to Pulaski Street a bit before 9 p.m., I poked my head into a packed Flicker Bar and saw no familiar faces other than a few favorite bartenders preparing themselves for the next hour of serving as the “Reptar sidebar.”

  By Carolyn Crist | June 21, 2014

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