Right Mileage

Posted on June 5, 2013 by metrospirit

Austin Rhodes has been talking a lot recently concerning his recent IRS audit. He says he is calling all of his political contacts, sounding the alarm bells. His take on the situation is that he is the state of Georgia’s…

BreathEasy, Augusta

Posted on June 5, 2013 by metrospirit

On Monday, June 10, keep your eyes pealed for Augusta’s commissioners hoofing it around the downtown area. They’re going on a field trip to make sure everyone is on the same page when they’re talking about the problems of downtown.…

Alliances

Posted on June 5, 2013 by metrospirit

Though there’s nothing all that remarkable about Augusta commissioners holding community meetings, when you’re running for mayor and your featured speaker is Sheriff Richard Roundtree, you’re going to attract some attention. By getting Roundtree to speak at his event, Alvin…

Coaches Must Master Baseball and Burgers

Posted on June 5, 2013 by metrospirit

Slowly but surely our local media seems to be getting the hang of this “personnel file request business” for public employees. It took just about 24 hours for Scott Rouch of the Columbia County News Times to get a story…

Human Asteroids Kinects

Posted on June 5, 2013 by metrospirit

And there might just be (squirrel) life on Mars! Undoubtedly, the arcade classic Asteroids is one of the greatest video games of all-time. Asteroid’s simplicity allowed players of all ages to compete while still bringing a challenge to the more…

Weekend Events

Posted on May 31, 2013 by metrospirit

Don’t get Hacked Off – It’s not an All-Bad Thing Laura Perry This Saturday marks the first ever day of Civic Hacking. But, why would you want to celebrate that? The term “hacking” describes the hobby of working with computers—that…

“Fridays Suck”

Posted on May 29, 2013 by metrospirit

And given all the other problems with the downtown area, Cotton Patch owner Brian Mitchell isn’t all that fond of the other days of the week, either Eric Johnson Brian Mitchell has owned the Cotton Patch restaurant in downtown Augusta…

A Very Good Crowd of People

Posted on May 29, 2013 by metrospirit

The Mudbugabeaux-N-Brew may be tough to remember and even tougher to say, but it brings out the best Augusta has to offer Eric Johnson Now in its fifth year, Augusta’s Mudbugabeaux-N-Brew is still a one of a kind event that…

Changing Lanes

Posted on May 29, 2013 by metrospirit

Richmond County shifts TSPLOST projects Eric Johnson According to Augusta traffic engineer Steve Cassell, the arrangement of programs funded by the regional 1 percent transportation tax will be shuffled in order to be more efficient. The projects were originally ordered…

Down the Middle

Posted on May 29, 2013 by metrospirit

Barrow uses Memorial Day veteran’s talk to stake out the middle ground Eric Johnson Congressman John Barrow spent Memorial Day among 12th Congressional District veterans, starting the day at a town hall meeting at the Highland Avenue American Legion post,…