Blog posts by Blake Aued, Editor
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Athens Documentary 'Old South' Airs Tonight on GPB Knowledge
Blog: Culture Briefs
Photo Credit: Danielle Beverly
If you missed the screening in Athens last July, Old South, a documentary about the Confederate-themed UGA fraternity Kappa Alpha moving into the predominantly African American Hancock/Reese neighborhood, will air on a Georgia Public Broadcasting digital subchannel at 8 p.m. tonight.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Feb. 1
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: Craig O'Neal
Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out below.
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Solarize Athens Installs Panels on Its First House
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: courtesy of Environment Georgia
From left, Montana Busch, Jim Pinneau, Mayor Nancy Denson and Colleen McLoughlin.
Jim Pinneau of Winterville is the first local homeowner to add solar panels to his roof through Solarize Athens, a program that gets home- and business owners bulk rates on solar-panel installation.
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13 Athens Companies Named to Bulldog 100 List
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: UGA Alumni Association
Thirteen Athens businesses made the 2016 Bulldog 100 list, which recognizes the fastest growing companies owned or operated by UGA alumni.
The University of Georgia Alumni Association honored the businesses and nonprofits Jan. 30 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
Athens companies on the list include:
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Court Rules Undocumented Immigrants Can't Sue the Board of Regents
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones/file
Eduardo Samaniego, shown here at an April 2014 rally, was class president of his high school and recruited by UGA but later told he couldn't enroll because he is undocumented.
The Georgia Supreme Court ruled today that a group of young undocumented students who were raised in Georgia can’t sue the University System Board of Regents.
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Mark Richt's Old House Is for Sale for $800,000
Blog: In the Loop
Former UGA football coach Mark Richt has moved on to Miami and put his Athens home on the market for $799,900.
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The Deadline to Register to Vote for Presidential Nominees Is Monday
Blog: In the Loop
If you want to vote in the upcoming presidential primaries, the deadline is rapidly approaching. Here’s what you need to know:
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The 'Campus Carry' Bill Is Back
Blog: In the Loop
Two state representatives have re-introduced a bill to allow guns on college campuses, according to the AJC. (Click here for the free version or here for a longer story on their pay site.)
House Bill 859 would let gun owners who are 21 and up carry their weapons at public colleges and universities, except in dormitories and fraternity and sorority houses or at athletic events.
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Breweries Can Sell You Beer to Take Home Again
Blog: In the Loop
Craft beer brewers have reached a deal with alcohol wholesalers that will allow breweries to essentially sell beer straight to consumers, according to the AJC.
The Georgia legislature passed a law last year allowing breweries to include beer to go with tours, rather than merely letting them drink free samples on-site. Craft breweries hailed the law as making Georgia more competitive for this growing industry; most other states already allowed breweries to operate pubs and/or sell beer to go.
However, after meeting secretly with the middlemen in our state’s three-tiered distribution system (producers, wholesalers and retailers), the Georgia Department of Revenueadministratively gutted the law, barring breweries from charging different rates for different tours depending on how much beer was included in the package.
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It Might Snow in Athens This Weekend
Blog: In the Loop
President Snow prepared for the winter weather by stocking up on adult beverages.
Haha, suckers, I already made my bread/milk/whiskey run before posting this, but it might snow on Friday or Saturday.
Clarke and Oconee counties (and points north) are included in a winter weather advisoryissued by the National Weather Service today. The advisory is in effect from 3 p.m. Friday until 7 p.m. Saturday.
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Pay Whatever at the Habitat ReStore This Week
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: courtesy of Athens Area Habitat for Humanity
The Athens Area Habitat for Humanity ReStore on Barber Street is letting customers take any building supplies in the store in exchange for a donation of their choice.
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Hundreds March Against Downtown Discrimination
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones
Hip hop promoter Mokah Johnson, rapper Versatyle tha Wildchylde and activist Tim Denson.
Chanting slogans like “shut them down!” several hundred marchers braved freezing weather on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday to protest discriminatory practices at student bars downtown, as well as what they see as a more generally unwelcoming attitude toward African Americans downtown.
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The New Prince Avenue Wendy's Is Open
Blog: Grub Notes
Almost a year after the Prince Avenue Wendy's caught fire, lo, it has risen.
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Avoid Sensory Overload at This 'The Force Awakens' Screening Saturday
Blog: Culture Briefs
As any Gen X or Millennial parent knows, Star Wars is a rite of passage for children. This Saturday at 10 a.m., you can take your young ones to see The Force Awakens at a volume and lighting level appropriate for their sensitive ears and eyes.
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Study: Families Can't Afford to Buy Homes in Athens
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: Blake Aued/file
Most of the new construction in Athens is infill housing, like this on Easy Street, that's far out of reach of most families.
Families with children are fleeing Athens to buy homes in surrounding counties because the housing stock here doesn’t meet their needs, according to a study commissioned by Athens-Clarke County in 2014 and released Tuesday.
The study examines “workforce housing”—housing for the 53,000 people in Athens whose households earn between 60 percent and 120 percent of the city’s median income, or about $30,000–$60,000 a year. This category includes a wide variety of blue- and white-collar jobs, such as maids, electricians, police officers, bank tellers, nurses, claims adjusters and graphic designers.
Vaughn Irons, CEO of consultants APD Solutions, who briefed commissioners on the study Tuesday night, described them as “people who get up and go to work every day, but there may be a mismatch between what the private sector provides and what they can afford.”
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New Releases from Creature Comforts, Southern Brewing
Blog: Grub Notes
Creature Comfort Brewery’s first limited release of 2016 will be Paradiso, a fruity version of its Athena berliner weisse.
Meanwhile, Southern Brewing Co. will hold a release party for its Ironmaker kolsch (a light German style) Wednesday, Jan. 20 from 6–9 p.m. at The Foundry.
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Developer to Patterson Hood: No Extension Unless You Pay Back My $800,000
Blog: In the Loop
Landmark Properties President and CEO Wes Rogers hit reply-all on that open letter Patterson Hood sent this morning pleading to extend a deadline to move the East Broad Street house the Hoods sold to Landmark out to Orange Twin.
It’s a pretty cheeky response, and you should read the whole thing, but here are the highlights for the TL;DR crowd:
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The Commission Will Vote Tonight on Banning Discrimination in Downtown Bars
Blog: In the Loop
The Athens-Clarke County Commission will vote tonight on taking the first step toward banning discrimination at downtown bars.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Jan. 4
Blog: In the Loop
Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out below.
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Patterson Hood's Plea to Save His Old House from Developers
Blog: In the Loop
Photo Credit: Blake Aued
Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood made a public plea this morning for student housing developers Landmark Properties to extend the deadline for his old house to be saved.
The Hoods, who moved to Portland, OR last year, sold their East Broad Street property to Landmark with the understanding that the house could be moved to the Elephant 6 collective’s Orange Twin compound in northeastern Clarke County. The deadline to move the house passed at midnight.
As expected, the house could not be moved because rainy weather the past few weeks made the ground too went for heavy equipment. E6’s Laura Carter said Monday that she asked Landmark for an extension to Jan. 22, but the company did not agree to it.
“It is sad for us, but we hope the house gets a good move later by someone who will value its history and love it, when the Pottery Street block goes commercial,” Carter said.
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Culture Briefs | February 2, 2016 4:15pm
Athens Documentary 'Old South' Airs Tonight on GPB Knowledge
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In the Loop | February 2, 2016 1:07pm
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In the Loop | February 1, 2016 4:37pm
Solarize Athens Installs Panels on Its First House
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In the Loop | February 1, 2016 12:08pm
13 Athens Companies Named to Bulldog 100 List
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In the Loop | February 1, 2016 10:58am
Court Rules Undocumented Immigrants Can't Sue the Board of Regents
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In the Loop | January 31, 2016 1:22pm
Mark Richt's Old House Is for Sale for $800,000
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In the Loop | January 29, 2016 12:56pm
The Deadline to Register to Vote for Presidential Nominees Is Monday
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In the Loop | January 28, 2016 11:54am
The 'Campus Carry' Bill Is Back
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In the Loop | January 26, 2016 4:03pm
Breweries Can Sell You Beer to Take Home Again
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In the Loop | January 21, 2016 4:44pm
It Might Snow in Athens This Weekend
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In the Loop | January 19, 2016 4:58pm
Pay Whatever at the Habitat ReStore This Week
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In the Loop | January 19, 2016 11:23am
Hundreds March Against Downtown Discrimination
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Grub Notes | January 18, 2016 2:12pm
The New Prince Avenue Wendy's Is Open
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Culture Briefs | January 15, 2016 1:06pm
Avoid Sensory Overload at This 'The Force Awakens' Screening Saturday
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In the Loop | January 13, 2016 1:24pm
Study: Families Can't Afford to Buy Homes in Athens
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Grub Notes | January 11, 2016 2:45pm
New Releases from Creature Comforts, Southern Brewing
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In the Loop | January 5, 2016 3:51pm
Developer to Patterson Hood: No Extension Unless You Pay Back My $800,000
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In the Loop | January 5, 2016 3:11pm
The Commission Will Vote Tonight on Banning Discrimination in Downtown Bars
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In the Loop | January 5, 2016 12:49pm
Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Jan. 4
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In the Loop | January 5, 2016 10:44am
Patterson Hood's Plea to Save His Old House from Developers