Monthly Archives: October 2012

Boshears Skyfest 2012

Posted on October 18, 2012 by metrospirit
The 20th Anniversary Air Show by Eric Johnson Celebrating its 20th anniversary, the organizers of Boshears Skyfest 2012 have brought together an exciting and varied group of performers and planes to make this year’s air show particularly special. Gates open…
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Reaching the Summit

Posted on October 18, 2012 by metrospirit
Augusta hosts stakeholders for bike-friendly communities by Eric Johnson From Friday, October 19, through Sunday, October 21, bike advocates from Georgia and South Carolina will descend upon Augusta for the Georgia-lina Bike Summit, a meeting of bicycle stakeholders meant to…
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Weekend Events

Posted on October 12, 2012 by metrospirit
It’s that time of year… By Laura Perry Need to figure out what you’re going to be for Halloween and your biker chick costume really didn’t turn out that great last year? This weekend is full of ideas—you could be…
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What If?

Posted on October 12, 2012 by metrospirit
The only limit is imagination Recently I came across the thought, “In a society driven by innovation, challenges would be seen as opportunities.” From this perspective, it’s not difficult to believe that we live in one of the most opportunity…
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Movie Night

Posted on October 12, 2012 by metrospirit
The way we went movies may have changed, but the late fees stuck around When I was little, every Friday night was spent eating pizza (pepperoni, mushrooms) and renting movies (often “Goonies,” “Faerie Tale Theatre,” “Ghostbusters” or “Indiana Jones and…
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The One-Two Punch

Posted on October 12, 2012 by metrospirit
Election Day is getting close and, as we all know, this is the most important election in 9,000 years. With that in mind, local Republicans are gearing up for a one-two punch of awesomeness. On Tuesday, October 16, the CSRA…
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Close ride

Posted on October 12, 2012 by metrospirit
The canal single track gives riders year round thrills, even in the dark by Eric Johnson Though cooler temperatures mean the sun is setting earlier and earlier, that doesn’t mean Augusta’s mountain bike community has to park its bikes. The…
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Searching for Stillness

Posted on October 12, 2012 by metrospirit
Living with monks, an ASU instructor hopes to find ways to help educate by Eric Johnson ASU Communications instructor William Bryant is working on his Ph.D. in educational studies from the University of North Carolina in Greensboro, and for his…
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Three Extremes

Posted on October 11, 2012 by metrospirit
A post-debate analysis Coming off, as we are, the first presidential debate, picking a topic for this week’s column was a quintessential “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” dilemma. On the one hand, I’m getting really, really tired…
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Desegregation Order Outlives Its Usefulness

Posted on October 11, 2012 by metrospirit
Jack Ruffin was an amazing hero. The pioneer black attorney, civil rights champion and eventual Georgia state appeals court chief first secured his place in local history books as the man who guided the case against the Richmond County education…
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