Thursday's updates

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-Updates from Cartersville's Downtown Development Authority: Here's a recap of the latest e-mail from Cartersville's Downtown Development Authority on business updates:

-B & B Antiques, owned by Bill and Brenda Abernathy, has moved to 16 S. Wall St. .

-New To You Consignment has moved from Public Square to 18 S. Wall St. It is owned by   Nancy and Gary Higginbotham.

-Marilyn's Antiques is now at 2B S. Wall St. (beside Trellis). Owner Marilyn Cason is open

Monday-Saturday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.> DDA

Bartow Business Connection meets Jan. 19 at City Cellar & Loft: (Media release) The Bartow Business Connection meets Jan. 19 at the City Cellar and Loft in downtown Cartersville. The hours are from 4 until 7 p.m. This is a drop in meeting; you're welcome to stay three hours or five minutes; please bring cards and flyers. The connection is designed for Bartow business owners, their employees and county residents to join together to generate new business for themselves and to help keep businesses open and thrive. There is no charge to join, no dues to pay, nothing to buy, no salaries to support. This is a volunteer organization.   The Bartow Business Connection urges you to attend other networking opportunities including:

-Bartow Business Association, third  Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m., Barbecue Street.

-Northside Business Connection, Wednesdays, 8 a.m., IHOP.

-Adairsville Chamber, first Thursday 7:30 a.m. Adairsville Inn.

-Acworth Business Association, fourth Thursday, 11:30 a.m., Northstar Church

Saturday/Improv Night a the Legion Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $5 cover: The Pumphouse Players will host the first Improv Night of 2010 at the Legion Theatre on Saturday. Things will get started at 7:30PM and finish around 9:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for both participants and audience members. There is no pressure to participate but all are welcome. Light refreshments and beverages will be available and donations are greatly appreciated.  Bear in mind that we strive to keep it PG-13, but audience discretion advised, especially for younger members. Participants in the improv games must be at least 16 years old> Pumphouse.

AJC/Northwest Georgia man injured in Penske shooting listed as critical: Joshua Holbrook, a former Rome resident who moved to Cartersville last year, lost his brother-in-law in the Cobb County tragedy> AJC

Thursday's Buzz:

Cartersville social media expert Carol Flammer authors 'Social Media for Home Builders: It's Easier Than You Think': Just-released book shares tips on how homebuilders can use Twitter, Facebook and other social media to build their brand and customer base> Details / About the author> Click

-SOHO closing at Riverbend in late March: The second shot at SOHO, the small/home office business, at Riverbend Center will close in late March. Franchise owner Tom McNally says the numbers were far better since he took over last April but the volume still can't justify the rent and other expenses. He plans to work with Tiger Flight, his other Rome venture. For Riverbend, it is the third closing announcement in recent weeks. Chico's is leaving as is the Hallmark shop, both near Kroger.

-Down South Country Cooking adds breakfast service: The popular family restaurant at 1818 Redmond Circle has added breakfast service between 7 and 10 each weekday morning. Biscuits sell for $1.35 to $2.25 and breakfast plates are $2.25 to $4,75. Down South opened soon after Backyard Barbecue moved to Armuchee Village--and subsequently closed a few months later.

-Later today: Latest public health restaurant inspection scores> Dining

--Rockmart's Holly Hardin gets her Idol shot--after judges take some shots at her guitar costume> Click AJC

-Watch today's live Web cast from Shorter: new wrestling coach> Hawks

-Red Cross offers ways to help Haitian earthquake victims, survivors> RC

-Smith introduces Volunteer Emergency Assistance Bill> Senate

-Beginners school for small farmers set for Feb. 3> Click

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey

-Kiffin's exit isn't about loyalty, character or building something. He's a taker, not a giver.

Latest weather: Soggy weekend ahead

-Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 56.
-Thursday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 21.
-Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
-Friday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
-Saturday: Cloudy, high near 54,gusts to 15 mph. Chance of rain: 60%.
-Saturday night: Rain. Low around 44. Chance of rain: 90%.
-Sunday: 30 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 50.
-Sunday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

-Extended forecast> Click  / Regional radar

Dining Guide> Click

-Latest restaurant public health inspection scores for Northwest Georgia

Wine News Vine> Click

-'Wine Rescue Squad' adds to great holiday visit to Crane Creek, Young Harris, Ga.; upcoming N. Georgia events.