Blog posts by Blake Aued, Editor
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CCSD Superintendent Phil Lanoue Is Resigning
Blog: In the Loop
Philip Lanoue is resigning effective Mar. 1 after more than seven years as Clarke County School District superintendent, he announced after a school board meeting tonight.
Lanoue's statement did not give any specifics on why he is leaving or his next move, saying only that he plans to "pursue new opportunities."
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Greyson Lambert Will Start Against North Carolina
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Photo Credit: John Kelley/UGA Athletics
While Georgia fans may be clamoring for Jacob Eason, head coach Kirby Smart has opted to start senior Greyson Lambert against North Carolina on Saturday, according to the AJC.
Lambert, a transfer from Virginia, started 12 games for Georgia. He set an NCAA record for highest completion percentage against South Carolina last year, completing 24 of 25 passes, but otherwise was mediocre and briefly lost his job to Faton Bauta, who’s since left the program.
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Mayor Denson Won't Let the Commission Vote on the Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Next Week
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Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file
Mokah Jasmine Johnson speaks about the anti-discrimination ordinance at the commission's Aug. 16 agenda-setting meeting.
The Athens-Clarke County Commission won’t vote on a proposed anti-discrimination ordinance at its Sept. 6 meeting.
Mayor Nancy Denson told the Athens Banner-Herald that she supports the ordinance as written, but she took it off the agenda because she’s concerned that some commissioners will try to include restaurants in the ordinance, which currently would only cover bars.
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ACC Names Drew Raessler Transportation Director
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A Cobb County engineer and UGA graduate will take over as director Athens-Clarke County's Transportation and Public Works Department, ACC Manager Blaine Williams announced today.
Raessler replaces David Clark, who took a job as head of Fulton County's transportation department in May.
"I am excited that Drew will be coming to our dynamic government and community," Williams said in a news release. "He brings technical expertise, excellent communication skills and a natural affinity for building and maintaining multi-modal transportation systems. I am looking forward to Drew having a long and productive career here."
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Atlantans Are Whining About Their Lack of Tropicalia
Blog: Grub Notes
A few weeks ago I went to a cookout in Atlanta, and a friend of a friend who works at a package store told me that they sell out of their weekly allotment of Tropicalia within hours, even though they limit purchases to one six-pack per customer.
He wasn't lying. The AJC recently ran an article about the city's shortage of Athens-based Creature Comforts' flagship IPA. Just another reason to be glad you live in Athens.
The article also includes some interesting insights into the limitations on production that small craft breweries face. As international beer conglomerates buy up crafts, they're able to negotiate better deals with hop growers.
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The Townie Argument Against the Student Argument for Big Business in Athens
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A relic of the past, according to student journalist Cassie Daigle.
A UGA student recently wrote a Red & Black column in praise of corporate chains, and people are pissed. I haven’t seen Townie Facebook this lit since the Prince Avenue Wendy’s burned down.
Ordinarily, I’d let such less-than-well-thought-out commentary in the local student paper pass. And let it be known that I come here not to bury Cassie Daigle, but to praise her. She’s discovered the power of the hate click at a young age, and has a bright career ahead of her writing on the internet. But Flagpole wouldn’t be the “colorbearer of Athens” if we didn’t offer some sort of retort to this argument.
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Ex-Terrapin CEO Buys Asheville Brewery
Blog: Grub Notes
Just weeks after selling the Athens brewery he founded to an international conglomerate and leaving the company, ex-Terrapin CEO John Cochran has bought an Asheville, NC brewery, according to the Asheville Citizen-Times.
Cochran is taking over Altamont Brewing and changing its name to UpCountry Brewing. The purchase also includes a restaurant Altamont owns called Nona Mia, which will now be UpCountry Eatery.
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Police Identify 'Person of Interest' in Downtown Athens Shooting
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Photo Credit: Blake Aued
Police Chief Scott Freeman (right) speaks to downtown business owners Wednesday at the Classic Center as Capt. Jerry Saulters looks on.
Athens-Clarke County police have identified a “person of interest” in the murder of 28-year-old Daniel Macias downtown early Saturday morning, they said Wednesday.
Police met with downtown business owners and the media Wednesday evening to update them on the investigation into the shooting of Macias, a Riverbend Parkway resident and Agua Linda server, near the ACC Courthouse at the intersection of Hancock Avenue and Jackson Street.
Eight Athens-Clarke County police detectives and a Georgia Bureau of Investigation agent are working 16-hour days reviewing video, interviewing potential witnesses and canvassing downtown apartment buildings to solve the murder of 28-year-old Daniel Macias downtown early Saturday morning, they said
“We’ve got folks looking at every angle of this,” said Capt. Jerry Saulters, head of the department’s Criminal Investigations Division.
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Green Party Presidential Nominee Jill Stein Probably Won't Be on the Ballot in Georgia
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Sorry, Berners: Looks like it’s Hillary or bust.
Even though a recent court ruling drastically lowered the number of signatures required to get on the ballot in Georgia, Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein’s campaign failed to gather enough by the deadline, Secretary of State Brian Kemp said Tuesday.
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Police: Few Leads in Downtown Athens Shooting
Blog: In the Loop
Athens-Clarke County police have yet to arrest anyone in connection with the shooting death of an Athens resident downtown early Saturday morning, according to the Athens Banner-Herald.
Daniel Joseph Macias, 28, a Riverbend Parkway resident and Agua Linda server, was shot and killed behind the ACC Courthouse parking deck.
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Activists Push to Add Civil Rights Committee to Anti-Discrimination Law
Blog: In the Loop
Athens for Everyone and the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement—two groups that have been a big part of the push for a local anti-discrimination ordinance—say they will oppose the ordinance unless the Athens-Clarke County Commission includes a civil rights committee.
As proposed, the ordinance would allow city officials to suspend or revoke the alcohol licenses of bars that discriminate against certain patrons, but would not protect minorities from discrimination at any other local businesses.
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How Athens Landed Voxpro
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Photo Credit: Athens-Clarke County
Amy Lopp at the Athens-Clarke County Economic Development Department wrote an article for the department's website last week detailing how Irish customer-service contractor Voxpro decided to open a call center in Athens that will employ 500 people.
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University System Chancellor Hank Huckaby Is Resigning
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Oconee County resident and former UGA administrator Hank Huckaby is resigning as chancellor of the University System of Georgia at the end of the year, he announced at a Board of Regents meeting today.
“Public higher education touches all aspects of our society. It is the fabric that holds us together and is an investment that pays dividends for life,” Huckaby said in a news release. “The University System is one of the great strengths of Georgia, and I am grateful to have been able to serve with the faculty and staff who bring it to life every day to serve our students. The University System holds an incredibly bright future for the next generation.”
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Odor Forces Evacuation of Clarke County Courthouse
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Photo Credit: Athens-Clarke County
The Athens-Clarke County Courthouse was evacuated this morning after someone detected an odor or irritant in the air on the downtown building's second floor.
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Packway Handle Band Is Playing a Free Show Today to Benefit United Way
Blog: Homedrone
Local purveyors of bluegrass Packway Handle Band is playing a free show at the Classic Center pavilion today as part of United Way of Northeast Georgia’s Reimagine campaign kickoff event.Local purveyors of bluegrass Packway Handle Band is playing a free show at the Classic Center pavilion today as part of United Way of Northeast Georgia’s Reimagine campaign kickoff event.
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Ride-Share Service Lyft Comes to Athens
Blog: In the Loop
Drunk Athens residents have another transportation alternative with ride-sharing service Lyft now operating here.
New passengers can use the code “LYFTINTAC” after a long night of binge drinking downtown to receive $5 their first ride anywhere within the Athens area, which spans from Ben Epps Airport south to Watkinsville and west to Atlanta.
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ACC Chose a Controversial Site for a New UGA Extension Office
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The location of the new Clarke County extension office.
After a lengthy and at times hostile debate, the Athens-Clarke County Commission chose an office park off Atlanta Highway as the site for a new UGA Cooperative Extension office Tuesday night.
The site was among six put forward by a site selection committee. After the University of Georgia refused to let ACC build the center on land it owns off South Milledge Avenue, the Cleveland Road site rose to the top because the county is also building a new fire station there, reducing costs for the underfunded $2.5 million SPLOST project.
Other sites would have required scaling back the project. Even so, the committee recommended sites on Lexington Road and Gaines School Road over Cleveland Road.
Several 4-H representatives and others who use the facility spoke against that site.
“It should be something we’re proud of, not something we tuck back where people can’t find it,” said Leslie Johnson.
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Irish Company Bringing 500 Jobs to Athens
Blog: In the Loop
Voxpro founders Linda and Dan Kiely.
Voxpro, an Irish company described as “an innovative customer experience and tech support provider” will create more than 500 jobs in Athens, Gov. Nathan Deal announced today.
“Voxpro provides a range of business services, such as multilingual customer experience and technical support solutions, trust and safety monitoring, social media management and product insight. The company works with clients from innovative tech startups to global giants, helping them scale internationally and deliver a high quality customer experience with every interaction,” according to a news release. Clients include Google, Airbnb and Nest. The company employs 1,700 people in Ireland and California and “delivers customer support experiences” in 32 countries.
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GDOT Is Building New HOT Lanes on I-85
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Good news for Athenians commuting to Atlanta: Georgia Department of Transportation contractors start work Wednesday on new HOT lanes on I-85.
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Land Trust Wins Grant for Young Urban Farmers
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The Athens Land Trust will continue its Young Urban Farmers program for at least another year after winning a $48,000 grant , in partnership with the Oconee River Soil and Water Conservation Board, from the National Association of Conservation Districts.
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In the Loop | September 1, 2016 8:26pm
CCSD Superintendent Phil Lanoue Is Resigning
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Greyson Lambert Will Start Against North Carolina
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In the Loop | August 30, 2016 11:40am
Mayor Denson Won't Let the Commission Vote on the Anti-Discrimination Ordinance Next Week
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In the Loop | August 29, 2016 5:09pm
ACC Names Drew Raessler Transportation Director
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Grub Notes | August 27, 2016 2:09pm
Atlantans Are Whining About Their Lack of Tropicalia
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In the Loop | August 26, 2016 3:56pm
The Townie Argument Against the Student Argument for Big Business in Athens
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Grub Notes | August 19, 2016 11:21am
Ex-Terrapin CEO Buys Asheville Brewery
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In the Loop | August 18, 2016 5:14pm
Police Identify 'Person of Interest' in Downtown Athens Shooting
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In the Loop | August 17, 2016 12:32pm
Green Party Presidential Nominee Jill Stein Probably Won't Be on the Ballot in Georgia
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In the Loop | August 15, 2016 4:59pm
Police: Few Leads in Downtown Athens Shooting
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In the Loop | August 15, 2016 12:34pm
Activists Push to Add Civil Rights Committee to Anti-Discrimination Law
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In the Loop | August 15, 2016 10:55am
How Athens Landed Voxpro
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In the Loop | August 10, 2016 1:33pm
University System Chancellor Hank Huckaby Is Resigning
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In the Loop | August 9, 2016 12:01pm
Odor Forces Evacuation of Clarke County Courthouse
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Homedrone | August 4, 2016 3:23pm
Packway Handle Band Is Playing a Free Show Today to Benefit United Way
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In the Loop | August 4, 2016 12:48pm
Ride-Share Service Lyft Comes to Athens
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In the Loop | August 3, 2016 5:10pm
ACC Chose a Controversial Site for a New UGA Extension Office
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In the Loop | August 3, 2016 11:30am
Irish Company Bringing 500 Jobs to Athens
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In the Loop | August 2, 2016 3:26pm
GDOT Is Building New HOT Lanes on I-85
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In the Loop | July 29, 2016 12:42pm
Land Trust Wins Grant for Young Urban Farmers