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City Pages: Law School Group Holds Auction to Benefit Public Interest Work

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The UGA Law School's Equal Justice Foundation raised money to support relatively low-paying legal work for the public good.

City Pages: Proposal Would Head Off Grease-Caused Sewer Blockages

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800

A proposed regulation would track grease disposal in commercial kitchens.

City Pages: SPLOST Committee Mulls Proposals for 2011 Cycle Projects

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0800

A citizens' panel has heard the pitches; now the weeding-out begins.

City Pages: University Debaters, PETA Reps Weigh Pros, Cons of Meat

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

An on-campus debate last week examined the ethics of a carnivorous lifestyle.

City Pages: Elbert Commissioners Ignore Citizen Concerns, Approve Incinerator

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:10:00 -0800

Hopes to stop construction of an enormous waste facility now rest with a petition for a referendum.

City Pages: Georgia Organics Holds Annual Conference in Athens

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:05:00 -0800

Slow Food pioneer Carlo Petrini will speak at the Classic Center exposition.

City Pages: Group Gives Athens' Homeless a Forum to Gain Understanding

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Faces of Homelessness Speakers' Bureau connects the homeless with the community mainstream.

City Pages: Jessie Walton Barnett, Advocate for the Poor, Dies at 96

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:05:00 -0800

Remembering one of the great activists of Athens' African-American community.

City Pages: Mayor, Commish Mull Issues of Neighborhood, Commercial Development

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The M&C look at Five Points infill, the proposed RaceTrac on Broad and "gypsy" food carts.

City Pages: Decision Time Nears on Jittery Joe’s Parking Lot

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The issue goes before the county Planning Commission this week.

City Pages: Commission Poised to Approve Methane Capture and Sale

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:59:00 -0800

The ACC landfill will trap methane gas for electricity and federal credits.

City Pages: Criminal Justice Panel Seeks Alternatives to More Incarceration

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:58:00 -0800

The county task force looks at issues surrounding the construction of a larger jail.

City Pages: Government Operations Committee Mulls Bus Service, Housing

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:05:00 -0800

ACC Commissioners and staff look for solutions to local mass transit issues.

City Pages: AthFest Makes Musical Inroads to Local Schools

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The local music festival expands its focus with educational initiatives.

City Pages: Elbert County Considers Controversial Waste-to-Energy Plant

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

A huge new trash incinerator could be built scarcely 20 miles from Athens.

City Pages: Former State Transport Commissioner Evans Goes on Record

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:05:00 -0800

Gena Evans says the contracting industry is vastly over-represented on the GDOT’s board.

City Pages: Commission OKs Study for Eastside Artists’ and Farmers’ Market

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Development in retail space in Willowood and kids on bikes on sidewalks.

City Pages: State Transportation Goals Changing, Says GDOT Planning Director

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0800

GDOT Planning Director Todd Long discusses the financial and logistical factors at work in determining the future of Georgia's roads and transit.

City Pages: Community Group Seeks Entrepreneurs for Stimulus Program

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:55:00 -0800

A federally funded project managed by Gwen O'Looney looks to create local jobs and businesses.

City Pages: Restaurant Looks at Expansion to Help Nurture Food Startups

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

A local business hopes to convert unused space into a “community kitchen” that could be a resource for budding culinary entrepreneurs.

City Pages: Commission Votes to Delay Streetscape, Diversion Center Projects

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Mayor Heidi Davison broke a tie commission vote, and long-discussed plans to build a diversion/work-release center are tabled for now.

City Pages: University’s Red Barn Appears to Be Safe for the Short Term

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800

But the 1930s structure on South Milledge is available for free to anyone who wants to move it to a new location.

City Pages: Commission Reconsiders Plans for City Hall Block Improvements

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:55:00 -0800

With streetscape improvements likely on hold, an opportunity for public input arises.

City Pages: Political Prisoners? Diversion Center Raises Questions

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:05:00 -0800

A proposed addition to the county jail should ease the inmate population, but it may not have the desired effect.

City Pages: New ACC Jail Would Address Rising Incarceration Rates

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

With an estimated cost of $67 million, the project could be completed by 2013.

City Pages: Nuçi’s Space Seeks Relief from Appeals Court Ruling

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:10:00 -0800

The non-profit musicians’ resource center and its advocates pursue legal and legislative solutions to tax issue. Plus, an impassioned comment from the Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood.

City Pages: Budget Shortfall May Mean Tax Hike and Service Cuts

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:05:00 -0800

ACC commissioners and staff seek to avoid a “double-whammy” of tax increases and worker layoffs.

City Pages: ACC Commission Mulls Issues for State Legislators

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Local and state elected officials both work for us, but it’s not that simple.

City Pages: Open Call for Local Art to Adorn Parking Deck Façade?

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:00:00 -0800

Commissioner Kinman advocates citizens advisory board to help with selection.

City Pages: Citizens’ Objections to Downtown Deck Too Little, Too Late

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:05:00 -0800

Mayor and commission unanimously approve design and contract.

City Pages: County Grant Will Fund Expansion of Local Biotech Company

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

Commissioner applauds move to encourage growing local industry.

City Pages: Grad Students a Step Closer to Health Insurance Change

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800

A proposed rider, endorsed by the Board of Regents, would scale back increase in out-of-pocket maximum.

City Pages: Downtown Parking Deck up for a Vote on Tuesday, Nov. 3

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0700

But heavy skepticism from some quarters remains.

City Pages: Tree Ordinance Debated, but Staff Resistant to Changes

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:05:00 -0700

The tree council wonders whether tree-planting standards are doing enough.

City Pages: Greenway Planning Is Food for Thought for Westside Residents

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

And the conversation on “not in my backyard” versus “it’s good for the community” is an interesting one.

City Pages: Sandersville: Oct. 20 - An On-the-Ground Report and Commentary from Plant Washington’s Public Hearing Last Week

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:05:00 -0700

Or, a journal on a three-hour display of both bureaucracy and present-day environmentalism in action.

City Pages: Athens Justice Project’s Annual Awards - A Local Testament to the Power of Redemption

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:00:00 -0700

The group honored local businessman Larry Benson and the influential lawyer/ activist Stephen Bright at an event this month.

City Pages: Trash Talk Ramps Up at City Hall

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:10:00 -0700

It’s going to be yet another barometer for asking how progressive Athens really is.

City Pages: Economic Partnership Moving Ahead? - Oconee County Commissioners Discuss

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:05:00 -0700

Comfort levels have not quite been reached across the river.

City Pages: Coming Soon: Sequined Flu Masks?

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

From PR to science, UGA’s College of Public Health has some important flu-related information for you.

City Pages: New Student Campaign Targets UGA Campus Coal-Fired Boiler

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

At a low point in coal’s popularity, students have their eyes on the smokestacks in their midst.

City Pages: Four Sites Now on Commish’s List for Tennis Center

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Satterfield Park gets added to the contentious list, but still none of the sites are easy winners.

City Pages: Neighbors Take On Exotic Plants at Memorial Park

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Reclaiming intown greenspaces can become an obsession, they say.

City Pages: Officials, Bars Set Out to Shape Up Downtown’s Recycling

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Keep an eye out for the ACC Recycling Division’s pub crawl on Oct. 15.

City Pages: Floods and Sprawl: How Strong Is the Connection?

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:10:00 -0700

Heavy rain in heavily paved areas can mean high, high floods.

City Pages: Prices for Recyclables Down, but Starting to Creep Up Again

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:05:00 -0700

Athens’ recycling rate, at least, has remained fairly high.

City Pages: Traffic-Calming Working on King Avenue, but No Roundabout Ahead

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

Commissioners were curious about a roundabout, but it’d be too expensive.

City Pages: Commish Slows on Tax Relief; Not on Preservation

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:10:00 -0700

So much for “circuit breakers” to keep property taxes from climbing too fast? Just like that?

City Pages: Downtown Business Owners Still After Panhandling

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:05:00 -0700

They’re still fed up, they say. But will their efforts continue to go in circles?

City Pages: Triathlete Tries Out a Bike Courier Service in Athens

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700

A new arrival to town gives the big-city business model a go.