Monthly Archives: August 2012

Will Roundtree Melt in the Spotlight?

Posted on August 30, 2012 by metrospirit

There have been two distinctly different schools of thought emerge in the last week with the somewhat surprising victory of Richard Roundtree over Scott Peebles in the Richmond County Democrat primary for Sheriff: 1. That it was time for a…

Reviewing TNR

Posted on August 30, 2012 by metrospirit

Exploded Fish Guts and a Guy Named Deroy Augusta, I don’t mind telling you that I work pretty hard. Between the 45-55 hours per week I bartend here in Wisconsin, planning for a December wedding (do you know how hard…

Say What You Mean

Posted on August 24, 2012 by metrospirit

Last year, former Ruffin’ It punchline Ricky Gervais made a pretty god-awful movie called “The Invention of Lying.” The film posits a world in which the very concept of lying has not yet been discovered. Essentially, it was a setup…

The Final Countdown

Posted on August 24, 2012 by metrospirit

Arts in the Heart of Augusta is three weeks away by Amy Christian In less than a month, when tens of thousands gather downtown for Arts in the Heart of Augusta, what they’ll see are a hundred tents in the…

Making Change

Posted on August 24, 2012 by metrospirit

Atlanta-based event is a catalyst for change by Matt Lane For local businessman and Pastor Jason Mitchem, the first invitation to experience Catalyst — an Atlanta-based leadership conference — came, ironically, from the complete other side of the country. “I…

What to Do This Weekend

Posted on August 24, 2012 by metrospirit

Do a little Dance, Make a little Love, Get Down Tonight! by Laura Perry Get your swerve on this weekend with beer, biking and ballet. Eat some good fish for a good cause, drink your share of beer and wind…

Textgiving

Posted on August 24, 2012 by metrospirit

Golden Harvest campaign uses texting to reach new donors by Eric Johnson Thanks to Golden Harvest’s coaster campaign, donating money to help the hungry is as easy as texting. “All you have to do is text the word COASTER to…

Same Sport, Different Way

Posted on August 24, 2012 by metrospirit

Local group gives those with physical disabilities a chance to shine on their own terms by Eric Johnson While few of us will be able to forget the sight of double amputee Oscar Pistorius competing against able-bodied runners in the…

A New Day

Posted on August 22, 2012 by metrospirit

Once the knee-jerk racism that flared up after Richard Roundtree defeated Scott Peebles for sheriff dies down, there’s going to be a run — a crazymad scramble, in fact — to Republican sheriff candidate Freddie Sanders, but it won’t matter.…

Primarily Over

Posted on August 22, 2012 by metrospirit

The 2012 primary stayed interesting until the end Well, it’s over. The primary, at least, is finally over. But what a ride, huh? After a hardnosed, hard-fought general primary in which both races seemed at times to be ready to…