Brave? New World

Posted on May 15, 2013 by metrospirit

Reporters and editors are well known for their short fuses and their big egos, and in the old days, disagreements with readers were often resolved by a curt request to step outside. That was before the internet, back when men…

What Goes Around Sometimes Comes Around, Sometimes Doesn’t

Posted on May 15, 2013 by metrospirit

Fire Chief Chris James had already had a tough day before commissioners by the time Commissioner Donnie Smith started out with an almost Perry Mason like questioning of him regarding staffing, overtime and the oxygen take fiasco. — Have you…

Public Defense

Posted on May 15, 2013 by metrospirit

When the Supreme Court issued an opinion regarding conflicts of interest in the public defender’s office, it sent public defenders scrambling to fund outside lawyers, and Augusta was no different. Commissioners Monday evaluated a request for an additional $120,000 to…

MOTHER’S DAY IS MUSIC TO YOUR EARS

Posted on May 10, 2013 by metrospirit

Laura Perry OH YEAH—Mother’s Day!! Sometimes it sneaks up on ya, but this weekend’s the chance for you to have your own kind of fun while entertaining Mom, too. Take the coolest Mom you know to this weekend’s Aiken Bluegrass…

Who Now?

Posted on May 9, 2013 by metrospirit

All of a sudden, it seems like a different city, doesn’t it? A Riverwalk robbery turned brutally violent. A Broad Street beating on YouTube for everyone to see. It’s times like this, when all the promise we hear about seems…

Horse Sense

Posted on May 9, 2013 by metrospirit

It’s official. Downtown Augusta now has a real PR problem on its hands. After years of struggling to overcome the stereotype of “not safe”, it now stands out as “not safe”. In the years the Metro Spirit has been covering…

Letter from the Publisher

Posted on May 9, 2013 by metrospirit

Saturday, as word spread about the assault of Wesley Spires and Ashley Solesbee, the young couple sitting on the park bench on the Riverwalk Friday night, fathers across the CSRA straightened up their spines a little. Crime happens, sure, but…

Painful Letter

Posted on May 8, 2013 by metrospirit

Paine College, former commissioner receive letter demanding $27,500 Eric Johnson As if Paine College didn’t have enough problems, a New Jersey collection agency is looking to recover $27,525 for leasing services related to copy machines the school leased from Great…

Musical Salute

Posted on May 8, 2013 by metrospirit

Lt. Dan inspires soldiers and vets with generosity and his band Eric Johnson Thunder Over Augusta may have grown larger than its founders ever dreamed it would, even outgrowing its original home in downtown Augusta, but its devotion to the…

Nailing Down the Fort

Posted on May 8, 2013 by metrospirit

Team discovers Revolutionary fort in rural Wilkes County Eric Johnson Archeologist Daniel Elliott says the month-long search for Carr’s Fort, a Revolutionary War fortification in nearby Wilkes County, was like looking for a needle in a haystack, only more difficult.…