Blog Topic: Breaking News

Culture Briefs: A New Movie Theater Is Opening in Oconee

By Blake Aued | June 11, 2013 12:17pm

A 16- screen movie theater is opening Friday at Epps Bridge Centre, the new outdoor mall on the Oconee Connector. It'll have 3D, digital surround sound and five-story screens, but the best part? Beer!

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In the Loop: Athens-Clarke Commission Fires Auditor

By Blake Aued | June 6, 2013 2:43pm

The Athens-Clarke Commission opted not to reappoint longtime Auditor John Wolfe for another two years at its voting meeting Tuesday.

A majority of commissioners indicated they would not vote to reappoint Wolfe after his recent biennial perfomance review, Mayor Nancy Denson said.

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In the Loop: Public Hearing on High Speed Rail Today

By Blake Aued | June 4, 2013 11:12am

Free this afternoon? Why not go to Suwanee to support high-speed rail through Athens?

The only public hearing in Georgia is at 4 p.m. today at Suwanee City Hall, 323 Buford Highway.

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In the Loop: Hack for Athens This Weekend

By Blake Aued | May 31, 2013 12:29pm

Got computer skills and want to use them for the common good? Check out Hack for Athens this weekend.

The event is part of the National Day of Civic Hacking, an Obama Administration-backed event where software engineers, software designers, entrepreneurs, educators, artists, scientists and others will collaborate to produce open source solutions to public problems.

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Grub Notes: A Tavola Closed; Hendershot's Has a New Home

By Hillary Brown | May 30, 2013 11:52am

After hearing a rumor was flying around town that Hendershot's Coffee Bar had found a new home, we got Seth Hendershot himself on the horn to confirm, which he did. After being pushed from its current tenancy on Oglethorpe after some contentious negotiations, the beloved venue for local music is taking the place of A Tavola in the Bottleworks, which recently closed and is moving to an undisclosed new location in September, according to a sign posted on the door.

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In the Loop: Charles Knapp Named Terry College Dean

By Blake Aued | May 29, 2013 1:14pm

Former University of Georgia President Charles Knapp is coming back to UGA.

Incoming President Jere Morehead named Knapp interim dean of the Terry College of Business today, replacing Robert Sumichrast, who is leaving for a similar position at Virginia Tech. Knapp, who preceded Michael Adams, will serve for one year while a permanent replacement is sought.

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Grub Notes: Harris Street Locos Ends Day-to-Day Operations

By Hillary Brown | May 17, 2013 10:51am

After 25 years, the Harris Street location of Locos will close for day-to-day business at the end of day this Sunday, May 19.

Tucked away off the main drag but close enough to be convenient, the Harris Street location wasn't the very first (that was on Carr's Hill, back when it didn't just do food but also sold groceries and smokes), but it was fairly early, and it's a shame to see it shut down.

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Homedrone: Hopscotch Lineup Announced

By Gabe Vodicka | April 24, 2013 10:32am

Spiritualized's J. Spaceman

The lineup for the Hopscotch Music Festival, which will take over downtown Raleigh, NC from Sept. 5-7, has been announced. As always, it's one of the more impressively curated summer fests, pulling from a mixture of local and regional favorites and impressive but unobvious national/international names, with a decided focus on the experimental end of the spectrum.

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Homedrone: UPDATED with Even More Bands: Flagpole's AthFest Showcase Announced

By Gabe Vodicka | May 7, 2013 12:28pm

Dead Confederate

We've told you about a lot of the bands that will be playing AthFest. Now, we're proud to announce the lineup for Flagpole's official two-night showcase at the Georgia Theatre.

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Homedrone: More AthFest Performers Announced

By Gabe Vodicka | April 17, 2013 11:02am

Reptar

AthFest has announced a new slew of bands set to perform at the three-day festival this June, to add to the first wave of artists, which we revealed a couple weeks ago.

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