The Hours

Posted on May 15, 2013 by metrospirit
Renewed enforcement of two-hour parking limit on Broad Street reignites old debate  Eric Johnson After a couple of years’ hiatus, the downtown parking issue reemerged at Monday’s committee meetings, spurred on by a renewed enforcement of the two-hour parking limit.…
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Final Tally

Posted on May 15, 2013 by metrospirit
Gala rewards hard work, crowns winners in Man and Woman of the Year campaign  Eric Johnson After 10 weeks of fundraising, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Man and Woman of the Year competitors are ready to tally their votes at…
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Beer and Democracy

Posted on May 15, 2013 by metrospirit
What brettanomyces tells us about America In recognition of American Craft Beer Week — which kicked off on Monday — I’m going to take a short break from spam-botting Rand Paul’s Friendster account and talk about something that I truly,…
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And Eleventy Billion More to Go

Posted on May 15, 2013 by metrospirit
Whatever we’ve been doing for 11 years, it works for us I have been married 11 years. Let me rephrase that. We have been married for 11 years. If you ask me (and I know you didn’t), that’s awesome. Strangely,…
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Mrs. Mason Needs to Fess Up if Big All Is to Be Mayor

Posted on May 15, 2013 by metrospirit
In late December 2011, I was standing on a sidewalk in Aiken County holding an American flag to honor the funeral procession of fallen Aiken City Public Safety Officer Scotty Richardson when my cell phone rang with the news that…
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An Obvious Solution

Posted on May 15, 2013 by metrospirit
iPhone? Great. But there’s a little problem with Siri. A couple of weeks ago my phone died. It wasn’t the pixelated-screen or scratchy-sound kind of dead. It was the ain’t-no-way-I’m-working-ever-again kind of dead. To their credit, Verizon was wonderful. I…
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Honoring a Legend

Posted on May 15, 2013 by metrospirit
Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival reaches 20-year mark Valerie Emerick The Blind Willie McTell Blues Festival, held annually in Thomson, Georgia, has reached its 20-year mark of celebrating the life and legacy of the legendary blues performer Willie McTell. That…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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