Monthly Archives: October 2012

Weekend Events

Posted on October 19, 2012 by metrospirit

Lots of Movin’ and Shakin’ This Weekend Laura Perry You might be shaking in your boots after you see Night Chills at the Aiken Community Playhouse, but you’ll definitely see some great moves at the Extreme Theatre Games. Saturday’s free…

Just Politics

Posted on October 19, 2012 by metrospirit

So Gwen Fulcher Young managed to strike gold by comparing Republican Congressional candidate Lee Anderson to TV’s Honey Boo Boo, a remark that, while amusing, is certainly well off the mark. Honey Boo Boo talks a lot more than Anderson…

Staying Sane

Posted on October 19, 2012 by metrospirit

In an airport, it isn’t easy but it can be done Emergency trips out of town are never fun. But that’s where we find our hero this week, walking amongst the 50 million people traveling through Hartsfield International on Sunday…

Navigating Treatment

Posted on October 19, 2012 by metrospirit

Pioneering nurse navigator helps cancer patients maneuver through the system by Eric Johnson As breast cancer navigator at GHSU’s Cancer Center, Nicole Aenchbacher’s goal is to make sure every breast cancer patient’s journey is as smooth as possible, starting from…

Suck It Up

Posted on October 19, 2012 by metrospirit

It’s just tennis, ladies. Don’t take it so seriously. I play tennis a lot. It’s really my only form of exercise, so I don’t feel bad about it. It may not be as effective as running or a triathlon, but…

For the Love of Cooking

Posted on October 19, 2012 by metrospirit

Todd Schafer returns to Bistro 491 with changes in mind Amy Christian In the three years that Bistro 491 owner and chef Todd Schafer was away from Augusta, much has changed in the local restaurant scene. Local, organic and artisanal…

We Interrupt Your Locally Scheduled Programming

Posted on October 18, 2012 by metrospirit

A much-needed election break to talk about really good (and bad) horror movies As I’ve pointed out before, the timing of the Metro Spirit’s street date can create some problems for the content of this column. My deadline is somewhere…

TEE Center Deal Won’t Fly in Current Form

Posted on October 18, 2012 by metrospirit

Despite the protests of well-meaning Super District 10 Commissioner Grady Smith, unless drastic changes are made in the contract Augusta Riverfront LLC has proposed to run the TEE Center, it is dead in the water. “We’ve got a chance to…

Pilgrimage

Posted on October 18, 2012 by metrospirit

Far-flung troupe graces Kroc Center stage for one night only Valerie Emerick The Salvation Army Territorial Creative Arts Ensemble performs “The Pilgrim’s Progress” one night only, this Saturday, October 20, at 7 p.m. “The play is written by Christopher Morgan…

Bikini Bottom R US

Posted on October 18, 2012 by metrospirit

Only in Augusta could anything as corrupt as the TEE Center occur, they say. Absolutely nowhere else in the United States, from sea to shining sea and then some, could a parking deck and convention center be built that involved…