Blog Topic: Breaking News

Grub Notes: Taj Mahal is Relocating to West Broad Street

By Hillary Brown | April 16, 2013 3:25pm

The number of folks complaining about the quick shuttering of Taj Mahal on Baxter, which had been in business for some years retailing Indian, Afghan, English and other specialties, was significant, judging from my Facebook feed. And there was no word on when or, god forbid, if it might show up again. But it seems that it's a relocation, not a permanent closure.

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Grub Notes: The Branded Butcher Takes Over the Georgia Theatre Restaurant

By Hillary Brown | March 19, 2013 9:22am

Yesterday, I managed to get Paul DeGeorge, one of the owners of The Branded Butcher (as well as Pauley's), on the phone to confirm that, indeed, White Tiger is no longer running the restaurant on the rooftop of the Georgia Theatre. Instead, Matt Palmerlee, chef of the abovementioned eatery, is doing the grub there.

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Grub Notes: Hugh Acheson's Next Project in Savannah

By Hillary Brown | March 7, 2013 1:29pm

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Homedrone: Daily Beast: UGA an 'Overlooked College,' Athens Apparently Has Some Sort of Music Scene

By Gabe Vodicka | February 28, 2013 11:05am

Earlier this week content farm legitimate news site The Daily Beast posted a list called "Amazing But Overlooked: 25 Colleges You Haven't Considered But Should" that succeeded in suckering me into linking to it (and yeah, I realize that makes me a weak person unfit for Internet). Among the schools listed was the University of Georgia, whose "overlooked merit" was Athens' "music scene." Reads the blurb:

The intense music curriculums of Berklee, Juilliard, and Curtis Institute may have merit, but Athens should be a beacon for students interested in a thriving live music scene outside the classroom. Home to the 40 Watt Club, the Melting Point, and the Georgia Theatre, Athens is known as one of the best places to catch live music in the country. The list of big-name bands that started on its stages is long, including REM, Drive-by Truckers, Indigo Girls, and Of Montreal. “What’s cool about the music scene here it that it’s so varied,” said Hilary Butschek, arts editor for the university’s paper, The Red & Black. “A lot of local band members say they came here because of the music scene.”

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