Blog Topic: Wrath of God

In the Loop: Where to Get Drunk and Watch the Election Results

By Blake Aued | November 8, 2016 3:42pm

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Whether in despair or in triumph, you will be drinking tonight. Here's where to do it.

For Democrats: The Clarke County Democratic Committee will be watching results at Southern Brewing Co. It’s free, but a brewery tour that includes 36 ounces of beer samples is $12.

For Republicans: The Athens GOP is hosting its viewing party at Locos on Barnett Shoals Road.

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In the Loop: Reminder: Early Voting Is Underway

By Blake Aued | October 18, 2016 4:33pm

Photo Credit: Joshua L. Jones

In case you haven't noticed, there's an election coming up, and not a moment too soon. Early voting started Monday at the ACC Board of Elections office and runs through Friday, Nov. 4.

As you can see from the photo above, there have been long lines already, even though early voting doesn't tend to pick up until closer to Election Day. People must be hyped about choosing between Giant Douche and Turd Sandwich. (Actually, the Athens Banner-Heraldreports that people just want to get it over with so they can preserve what's left of their sanity by ignoring the news for the next three weeks.)

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In the Loop: Gov. Deal Orders Georgia Coast Evacuated as Hurricane Matthew Approaches

By Blake Aued | October 6, 2016 11:34am

Gov. Nathan Deal has ordered more than half a million coastal Georgia residents to evacuate as Hurricane Matthew approaches.

The mandatory evacuation order applies to everyone in Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, McIntosh, Glynn and Camden counties who lives east of I-95. Another 30 southeast Georgia counties are urged to voluntarily evacuate.

Eastbound lanes on I-16 between Savannah and Dublin have been reversed. All lanes are now westbound.

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In the Loop: UGA's Internet and Website Was Down Today

By Blake Aued | April 25, 2016 8:25pm

Photo Credit: screencap of "The Simpsons."

Very little work or studying probably got done at UGA today as the university's website and internet (now lower case thanks to the AP) access were sluggish and/or completely down.

UGA's IT folks said the system was experience a distributed denial of service attack. I have no idea what that means, but here's a Wikipedia article.

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In the Loop: It Might Snow in Athens This Weekend

By Blake Aued | January 21, 2016 4:44pm

President Snow prepared for the winter weather by stocking up on adult beverages.

Haha, suckers, I already made my bread/milk/whiskey run before posting this, but it might snow on Friday or Saturday.

Clarke and Oconee counties (and points north) are included in a winter weather advisoryissued by the National Weather Service today. The advisory is in effect from 3 p.m. Friday until 7 p.m. Saturday.

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In the Loop: Beware the UGA Homecoming Parade

By Blake Aued | October 16, 2015 2:18pm

Photo Credit: UGA News Service

Traffic will get pretty hairy in the downtown area this afternoon as UGA’s homecoming parade gets underway.

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In the Loop: Whatever You Do, Stay Away from Campus Saturday

By Blake Aued | September 30, 2015 4:30pm

Football game days in Athens are always intense, but the Georgia-Alabama game this weekend has the potential to be pure pandemonium. Hide the women and children, board up your windows and hunker down.

“The high-profile 3:30 p.m. game in Sanford Stadium is expected to draw one of the largest crowds of the past couple years,” according to a UGA news release.

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In the Loop: Jody Hice: Kim Davis Is Being 'Persecuted' for Her Beliefs

By Blake Aued | September 8, 2015 1:02pm

Kim Davis' booking photo.

U.S. Rep. Jody Hice (R-Loganville) is a fundamentalist Christian who is staunchly opposed to same-sex marriage. So it’s really no surprise that he’s standing by Kim Davis, the Kentucky court clerk who was held in contempt of court and jailed last week for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples in violation of a recent Supreme Court ruling striking down same-sex marriage bans nationwide.

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In the Loop: 7,000 Baptist Teens Are in Athens

By Blake Aued | January 2, 2015 2:12pm

If you notice an inordinate number of young people not drinking, smoking or dancing in the den of iniquity that is downtown Athens, that's because the MOVE Conference is at the Classic Center.

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Homedrone: Kenny Chesney to Play Georgia Theatre Friday

By Gabe Vodicka | August 29, 2014 12:00pm

In a surprise announcement this morning, the Georgia Theatre revealed that country superstar Kenny Chesney—he of "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" renown—will perform a show at the downtown venue Friday at 8 p.m. Posters for the appearance include a logo that reads "CMT Instant Jam," leading to speculation that the concert will be taped for an upcoming television show.

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