In the Loop
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Commission Approves Free Parking, Student Housing Easement
The West Washington Street parking deck, via the Athens Cultural Affairs Commission.
Nothing major happened at the Athens-Clarke County Commission meeting Tuesday, Sept. 2, but here are a few newsworthy tidbits.
The commission approved free parking for citizens attending agenda-setting and voting meetings at City Hall; you'll be able to get a voucher good at either the College Avenue or West Washington Street decks. Commissioners also expressed an interest in extending the policy to committee meetings and work sessions. Athens for Everyone's Tim Denson challenged the mayor and commissioners to ride Athens Transit to their Oct. 7 meeting and urged them to offer free bus rides to meeting attendees as well.
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Controversial Loop Flyover Up for Discussion
This is one option for the Daniells Bridge Road flyover.
Oconee County residents with opinions on the proposed Jimmy Daniell Road and Daniells Bridge Road projects, as well as on other transportation projects in the county, will have two back-to-back opportunities to express those views in meetings scheduled for Sept. 9 at the Community Center in Veterans Park.
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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Sept. 1
Photo Credit: Sean Taylor / UGA Athletic Association
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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Jason Carter Meets Herschel Walker, Goes to Avid
State Sen. Jason Carter (D-Decatur) spent his Saturday campaigning for governor in Athens with 100,000 Georgia fans—and potential registered voters.
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Foundry Park Inn Is Becoming Graduate Athens
The Foundry Park Inn & Spa is being renovated into a boutique hotel and will be rechristened Graduate Athens in October, Chicago-based hospitality and real estate company AJ Capital Partners, which bought the property earlier this year, announced Thursday.
Music venue The Melting Point is being renamed the Foundry, and the Hoyt House has been converted into four suites.
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Uber Starts Athens Service
A couple weeks back, we reported on rumors that Uber was making a foray into the Athens market. At the time, a company representative would only say Uber was "excited about the possibility," but now comes confirmation from the rideshare service.
Uber announced today it will begin operating in 24 new markets across the country, including Athens, as well as many other college towns: Oxford, MS, Tuscaloosa, AL and Bloomington, IN are all on the list. The additions bring the number of Uber-served cities to 205—or 55 percent of the U.S. population, according to the company:
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Giant New Space Kroger Opens in Athens
The Space Kroger flies over New York on its way to land near Athens Tech.
East Athens residents, rejoice! No longer will you face the choice of the Madison County Ingles, whatever they're calling the old Piggly-Wiggly on North Avenue this week and schlepping across town to Publix or Broken Kroger.
Now you have your very own Kroger—Space Kroger. It opened off Highway 29 on Wednesday, and it's THE SIZE OF ONE WALMART! Wave to the Hubble before you walk in.
Seriously, it's 123,000 square feet, making it the biggest Kroger in Georgia. Not only does it sell food, but also gas, clothes and even jewelry. The shopping center also boasts a Great Clips, Posh Nails, Shane’s Rib Shack, Jersey Mikes, Pizza Hut, Panda China and AT&T. Sounds uniquely Athens.
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Watch Video of Gov. Nathan Deal Telling UGA Students He Presumes They're Undocumented
From left, Kevin Ruiz, Carver Goodhue, Preethi Raja and Lizbeth Miranda. Photo via Sarah Young/Twitter
Last night, Flagpole broke news about four University of Georgia students who challenged Gov. Nathan Deal at a College Republicans meeting about the state ban on undocumented students attending UGA. We obtained video of the confrontation this morning.
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