March 2010
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Great story: Athens firefighters resuscitate dog... →
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Today’s Athens music track: “Montana...
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Athens music track of the day: “Distant...
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Athens music track of the day: “City of...
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Athens music track for the day: “Who Do You...
Touché, Thompson: How liberal is the Athens...
Here’s editorial page editor Jim Thompson’s reply to a boneheaded blogger on Georgia Liberal, who — based on an error yesterday in which Jim identified House Speaker David Ralston as a Dem rather than a Republican — deducted the ABH is the Fox News of Athens. I’ll give you that our editorial board doesn’t take a liberal stand on every isssue, but given the track...
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Odd Trio correction
Yesterday I posted the incorrect venue The Odd Trio is playing on Thursday — they’re actually playing Farm 255 on Thursday, round about 10 p.m. or so.
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Here’s an Athens music track of the day:...
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Alrighty, here’s our Athens music track of...
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Athens Chef Hugh Acheson to kick off "Farm to...
Atlanta’s JCT. Kitchen & Bar is hosting a quarterly guest chef series, “Farm to Table and Back” to benefit Georgia Organics (which held a big event here in Athens at the Classic Center earlier this month). The series kicks off with Athens’ own Hugh Acheson (Five and Ten, The National) on Thursday, April 15.
The event is set during regular dinner hours: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., and will include a...
One to Watch
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Lindsea Lumpkin 2008. Photograph by Bob Brussack.
Extreme Athens. Triple threat Lindsea Lumpkin, an accomplished skateboarder whose home park is the Skatepark of Athens (SPOA), is quickly making a name for herself out west as a snowboarder. If she stays on her current trajectory, you might see her in the next Winter Olympics. And she wakeboards.
This kid is awesome — we...
“Be patient. You’ll know when it’s time for you to wake up and move ahead.”
– ~ Ram Dass (via gatekeeper)
words to live by
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A bittersweetness, here
Got this release from the 40 Watt today about their party at SXSW. A host of Athens bands playing on stages named for our recently passed lights of the Athens music scene, Vic Chesnutt, Jerry Fuchs and Jon Guthrie.
For those lucky enough to be there, it’ll be at the Side Bar, 602 E. 7th St. in Austin, Noon-8 p.m. Saturday, March 20t. Below is the line up in order of appearance, first...
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“Don’t It Shame You,” from the...
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Dear Athens artists and musicians, send me your...
Send me an MP3, I’ll post it, send me an image of your visual creation, I’ll post it.
Spread the word. Athens music and arts, right here.
julie.phillips@onlineathens.com
Peter Dale: Wednesday & Thursday March 10&11Spring... →
It’s finally starting to feel like Spring in Athens. It’s spring break week and we’re getting some long-awaited for warm weather and sun. To celebrate, we’re offering a special three-course prix-fixe:
$25 three-course Spring Break prix-fixe
Wednesday & Thursday (March 10-11), all night
1. Chopped salad with greek yogurt, sumac, crisp pita or Lima bean soup with mint-crème fraiche
2....
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“Despite the apparently targeted nature of the proposed cuts, what is left in...”
– A spanking editorial from Jim Thompson today.
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Penciled in for closing entirely: 4-H programs... →
Um, what?
