Blog Topic: Say What

Culture Briefs: The Braves Are Moving to Cobb County

By Blake Aued | November 11, 2013 11:34am

That's right. The Bravos are building a new stadium near the I-75/I-285 interchange and moving there in 2017, the year after their current 20-year lease on Turner Field expires. (It's owned by the City of Atlanta and Fulton County.)

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In the Loop: UGA Students Protest Racist Facebook Post

By Blake Aued | November 8, 2013 1:43pm

Hundreds of University of Georgia students and community activists marched over the Sanford Drive bridge today to call attention to racism and homophobia on campus.

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In the Loop: Mayor Denson: Athens Is a Magnet for Poor People

By John Huie | November 5, 2013 3:13pm

Mayor Nancy Denson bragged on Caterpillar, wept over losing Selig and said she will run for re-election on bringing business to Athens at a Federation of Neighborhoods meeting Monday night.

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In the Loop: Oconee County's Getting 'Luxury' Student Housing

By Blake Aued | November 1, 2013 11:38am

Credit: Lee Becker.

The luxury student apartment trend in Athens is spilling over into Oconee County.

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In the Loop: The Selig Project Is Dead

By Blake Aued | October 29, 2013 6:29pm

Almost two years after proposing a (controversial, to say the least) half-million square foot, $90 million mega-development at the Armstrong & Dobbs property and four months after winning the necessary zoning approval to move forward, Selig Enterprises is pulling out, citing rising costs.

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Culture Briefs: Gov. Deal Was at Town & Gown Last Night

By Pete McCommons | October 27, 2013 12:41pm

Gov. and Mrs. Nathan Deal attended the Town & Gown performance of Savoring the Brew, A Taste of Shakespeare's Women Saturday evening. Their daughter, Mary Emily O'Bradovich, is one of the playwrights who created the play, taken entirely from Shakespeare's lines for the female characters in his plays. In this picture are (left to right) Mary Emily O'Bradovich, Gov. Deal, the actresses Brittanny Krause, Kris Schultz and Danielle Bailey Miller and the director, Dillon Nelson.

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In the Loop: Milledge Avenue Is Getting a Tall Motel

By Blake Aued | October 24, 2013 5:12pm

A seven-story Best Western in Miami.

Best Western recently filed plans for a seven-story tower at its motel at the corner of West Broad Street and North Milledge Avenue.

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In the Loop: Huh? Paul Broun Organized in 'All 165 Counties'

By Blake Aued | October 23, 2013 4:25pm

U.S. Rep. Paul Broun (R-Athens) recently bragged on his Senate campaign website that he had organized all 165 counties in Georgia.

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Homedrone: Elf Power's Bryan Poole Talks Guns on Illinois TV News

By Gabe Vodicka | October 16, 2013 4:57pm

So, here's a funny thing. Yesterday, Champaign-Urbana, IL ABC affiliate WICD NewsChannel 15 ran a story on Urbana's gun laws and how they conflict with from those of the neighboring Univeristy of Illinois and the presumed wacky hijinks that could ensue once the city's concealed carry law goes into effect.

The "person on the street" giving his two cents is none other than Bryan Poole, aka the Late BP Helium, Elf Power guitarist and friendly Athens fella. Seems that Poole, "pedestrian," was wandering the streets prior to the Neutral Milk Hotel/Elf Power show in Urbana and was stopped by the news crew, who were no doubt drawn to his scruffy facial hair and impish aura.

Poole's sage advice? "Seems like it could be very confusing. The first thing that comes to mind is maybe they could put signs up."

Watch the clip here.

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In the Loop: The Shutdown Helps Michelle Nunn Beat Paul Broun

By Blake Aued | October 16, 2013 1:47pm

The government shutdown might help Democrats pick up a Republican-held Senate seat in Georgia, according to a new poll.

Public Policy Polling found that Georgians oppose the shutdown 61 percent to 31 percent, and that opposition is hurting Republican candidates to replace the retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss.

The Democratic frontrunner, Michelle Nunn, is tied with a generic Republican at 42 percent.

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