Blog posts by Blake Aued, Editor
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There Is Hope for the Health Sciences Bus
Blog: In the Loop
Last week, I told you that a new contract between Athens Transit and Campus Transit would prohibit UGA buses from stopping between the main campus and Health Sciences Campus in Normaltown. Well, maybe not.
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Georgia Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Challenged
Blog: In the Loop
A just-married couple leaves Seattle City Hall. Credit: Dennis Bratland.
Georgia has joined the more than 40 states where lawsuits seeking to overturn a ban on same-sex marriage have been filed.
Lambda Legal, a nonprofit devoted to gay rights, filed suit this morning in U.S. District Court challenging the amendment to the state constitution banning same-sex marriage and civil unions that passed in 2004.
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Today's the Last Day to Register to Vote
Blog: In the Loop
Today is the last day to register to vote in the May 20 election or, if you've moved, to change your address.
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UGA Buses Won't Stop on Prince Avenue Anymore
Blog: In the Loop
Ever since the University of Georgia started operating a free bus that runs between the Health Sciences Campus in Normaltown and the main campus, Athens Transit has been struggling with lost ridership and revenue as riders opted to take the free bus that runs every 20 minutes rather than wait for the one that comes once and hour and costs $1.60.
No more. Starting July 1, the Health Sciences bus won't stop on Prince Avenue and won't pick up passengers who aren't UGA students or employees.
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Beresford Resigns from EcoFocus Film Fest
Blog: Culture Briefs
UGA scientists Pam Knox, Tom Mote and Tish Yager speak on a climate change panel. Photo via Facebook.
After the EcoFocus Film Festival wound down Sunday, founder Sara Beresford announced she is stepping down. From an email to supporters:
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UGA Tuition Is Going Up—Again
Blog: In the Loop
The Board of Regents voted today to raise tuition at the University of Georgia by 7 percent, continuing the trend of shifting costs from taxpayers to students and their families.
In-state tuition for UGA students who take more than six hours of classes will be $4,295 per semester in the fall, compared to $4,014 this year.
Even before today's tuition hike, UGA students were already resorting to online fundraisersto pay their school bills. This fall, some of them will struggle even more, according to Claire Suggs, senior education policy analyst at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute:
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Apr. 14
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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New Downtown Plans Are Worse than Selig
Blog: In the Loop
A rendering of the development as seen from Oconee Street.
Did you hate Selig Enterprises' plans for the Armstrong & Dobbs property on the eastern edge of downtown? Wait 'til you see this.
Atlanta-based Selig and its new majority partner, Athens student housing developer Landmark Properties, have submitted new plans drawn up by Oconee County's Williams & Associates for the eight-acre tract between East Broad and Oconee streets—and they're worse than ever.
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UGA Hockey Debuts at Classic Center
Blog: Culture Briefs
Ice Dogs head coach John Hoos. Photo credit: Blake Aued.
The University of Georgia Ice Dogs hockey team made its Athens debut Wednesday night at the Classic Center, beating arch-rival Georgia Tech 6–3.
The team has played home games mainly in Duluth, but thanks to the new removable ice rink and bleachers at the Classic Center, now squares off against visitors just a few blocks from campus.
"To be home now in Athens after 27 years is just the biggest thrill we could ever imagine," head coach John Hoos said.
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UGA Student Died of Fentanyl Overdose
Blog: In the Loop
A University of Georgia student who died in his dorm room in January was killed by an accidental fentanyl overdose, according to a toxicology report released today.
David Peacock Braun, 21, of Marietta, was found dead in his East Campus Village dorm room Jan. 14 after one of his suitemates told housing officials he hadn't come out of his room in days.
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Athens Named Next Great Craft Beer Town
Blog: Grub Notes
Adam Beauchamp of Creature Comforts.
The food website First We Feast calls Athens the next great craft beer town.
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After Lawsuit, Deal Proposes Ethics Reforms
Blog: In the Loop
Gov. Nathan Deal announced plans to reform the board that regulates campaign finance in the wake of a whistleblower lawsuit involving a top investigator who a jury ruled was fired for looking at his finances too closely.
Deal—speaking to reporters at the University of Georgia today after giving a speech on economic development—criticized the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission for focusing on his 2010 campaign to the exclusion of other cases, calling himself the most-investigated governor in state history.
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Sunshine Cycles Is Moving to Baxter Street
Blog: In the Loop
Sunshine Cycles is moving from downtown Athens to Baxter Street later this month.
Owner Jimmy Marbut had initially planned to close his downtown Athens location for a few weeks starting Apr. 15 while landlord Corky Sams renovated the West Washington Street space, but the anticipated construction time kept growing and growing to about five months.
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Caterpillar Avoided Billions in Taxes
Blog: In the Loop
Caterpillar, the global construction equipment manufacturing firm with a plant in Bogart, dodged $2.4 billion in taxes, according to a U.S. Senate report.
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Mike Mills Just Leaked Letterman's Retirement
Blog: Culture Briefs
News broke this afternoon that late-night legend David Letterman is retiring in 2015. And guess where the news came from? A certain musical guest on tonight's show:
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Commissioner Kelly Girtz Endorses Rachel Watkins
Blog: In the Loop
Grippin' 'n' grinnin'.
Athens-Clarke County Commission District 3 candidate Rachel Watkins got a big boost today when her campaign announced that Commissioner Kelly Girtz has endorsed her.
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Junkman's Daughter's Brother, 8e's Bar Closing
Blog: In the Loop
Junkman's Daughter's Brother—downtown Athens' source for band T-shirts, posters, Halloween costumes and quirky gifts for 28 years—is closing.
Mark Gavron, 59, said he is ready to retire and is planning to close when his massive East Clayton Street space's lease is up at the end of August, although there's a chance his landlord could extend it until January.
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GDOT's Turning Prince Avenue into a Freeway
Blog: In the Loop
An artist's rendering of the planned Prince Avenue Freeway's interchange at the Loop.
The Georgia Department of Transportation announced plans today to turn Prince Avenue into a 12-lane expressway.
The $100 million project is in response to metro Atlanta residents' complaints about gameday traffic in Athens, Gov. Nathan Deal said in a news release. It is scheduled to open in time for the 2015 season.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Mar. 31
Blog: In the Loop
Landmark Properties CEO Wes Rogers says his new development on the Armstrong & Dobbs property will resemble The Standard at North Avenue and Thomas Street.
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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AthFest Educates Hires New Director, Jill Helme
Blog: In the Loop
The nonprofit AthFest Educates has hired Jill Helme as its new executive director effective Apr. 14, replacing founder Jared Bailey, who resigned in January.
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latest stories
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In the Loop | April 22, 2014 12:42pm
There Is Hope for the Health Sciences Bus
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In the Loop | April 22, 2014 10:37am
Georgia Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Challenged
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In the Loop | April 21, 2014 10:51am
Today's the Last Day to Register to Vote
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In the Loop | April 17, 2014 1:50pm
UGA Buses Won't Stop on Prince Avenue Anymore
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Culture Briefs | April 16, 2014 11:07am
Beresford Resigns from EcoFocus Film Fest
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In the Loop | April 15, 2014 6:39pm
UGA Tuition Is Going Up—Again
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In the Loop | April 14, 2014 11:02am
Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Apr. 14
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In the Loop | April 10, 2014 3:22pm
New Downtown Plans Are Worse than Selig
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Culture Briefs | April 10, 2014 11:02am
UGA Hockey Debuts at Classic Center
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In the Loop | April 9, 2014 1:12pm
UGA Student Died of Fentanyl Overdose
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Grub Notes | April 9, 2014 10:55am
Athens Named Next Great Craft Beer Town
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In the Loop | April 7, 2014 4:56pm
After Lawsuit, Deal Proposes Ethics Reforms
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In the Loop | April 7, 2014 12:53pm
Sunshine Cycles Is Moving to Baxter Street
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In the Loop | April 4, 2014 2:35pm
Caterpillar Avoided Billions in Taxes
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Culture Briefs | April 3, 2014 5:24pm
Mike Mills Just Leaked Letterman's Retirement
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In the Loop | April 2, 2014 3:05pm
Commissioner Kelly Girtz Endorses Rachel Watkins
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In the Loop | April 1, 2014 5:53pm
Junkman's Daughter's Brother, 8e's Bar Closing
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In the Loop | April 1, 2014 12:44pm
GDOT's Turning Prince Avenue into a Freeway
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In the Loop | April 1, 2014 10:38am
Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Mar. 31
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In the Loop | March 31, 2014 8:46pm
AthFest Educates Hires New Director, Jill Helme