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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Musical Salute

Posted on May 8, 2013 by metrospirit
Lt. Dan inspires soldiers and vets with generosity and his band  Eric Johnson Thunder Over Augusta may have grown larger than its founders ever dreamed it would, even outgrowing its original home in downtown Augusta, but its devotion to the…
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The Power of Water

Posted on May 8, 2013 by metrospirit
The canal not only supplies our drinking water, it supplies us the energy to pump it. Far. Eric Johnson  Augusta’s most identifiable resource is its canal. First opened in 1846, it allowed for the transportation of the goods that would…
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Looking Forward

Posted on May 8, 2013 by metrospirit
But don’t forget to look back at some of the people who make Collins’ honesty possible If I’m being completely honest — and I rarely am, so take a picture — I’m ill equipped to write about most of the…
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Don’t Give Up

Posted on May 8, 2013 by metrospirit
Downtown is still a place worth visiting Wow. You people know how to freak out, that’s for sure. Because of the above statement, here’s the disclaimer. What happened to the victims of last Friday night’s beating was atrocious. I’m truly…
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Glitz and Gore

Posted on May 8, 2013 by metrospirit
Misfits’ Cabaret Diabolique ain’t Disney Valerie Emerick Augusta’s non-traditional performance troupe, The Misfit Theatre Group, has evolved beyond “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and lip-syncing. This year alone they have dedicated themselves to presenting more live shows, including tribute shows…
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