-The record for June 14 is 98 degrees set in 1958. We are expected to go one degree higher (records). The normal for today is 84 degrees How to cope: Limit outdoor activities; dress lightly; and drink plenty of water. Updates all day.
-Adding to the misery: Bartow, metro Atlanta under an air quality alert. Click
-Monday: High of 99; heat index of 105 possible. 20% rain chance.
-Monday night: Low of 70; slight chance of rain.
-Tuesday: High of 96 with a 20% rain chance.
-Tuesday night: Low of 71; 20% rain chance.
-Exended forecast: Click / Regional radar
The Buzz of Northwest Georgia: (Buzz)
-What's next for Mount Berry Square area? Mall's financial woes, adjoining vacancies, delayed Armuchee Connector, Tennis Center's initial snub the state: corridor is overdue for a break of good luck.
-Riverside Professional Park grows again: New office rising quickly.
-WRGA now streaming online: 1470 AM now webcasting.
-Peaks & Valleys: Classic car craze; Broad Street paving; summer-in-spring.
Campaign Watch:
-State House District 14 primary profiles: Greg Bowen, Christian Coomer and Shep Helton are in the GOP primary July 20 while the winner will face the victor of the Democratic primary, Dan Ledford vs. Jessica Weaver-Stoll. Profile by Natalie Simms. Politics
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey
- No matter which way you slice it, Texas has to shoulder the blame.
Rome Braves. Sports
-Rome Braves off Sunday; open three-game set in Savannah tonight..
-Mills Fitzner's home game photos. Click
Campaign Watch:
-State House District 14 primary profiles: Greg Bowen, Christian Coomer and Shep Helton are in the GOP primary July 20 while the winner will face the victor of the Democratic primary, Dan Ledford vs. Jessica Weaver-Stoll. Profiles by Natalie Simms. Politics
What's next for Mount Berry Square area?
-There's a lot in play off Martha Berry Highway these days and probably none of it is really attached to the other--at least on the outside. Together, they could spell the future of the mostly retail district fronting U.S. 27 from the gates of Berry College to just north of the Old Dalton Road cut. Those factors:
-The fate of Mount Berry Square: Now
comes word of a July 6 foreclosure sale after nearly 18 months of trying to find a bona fide buyer of the nearly 500,000 square feet of indoor retail with several viable anchors, some sporting shops, a few new players and an active food court. No matter what, the mall remains open for business. But just what plans a new buyer might have won't be known perhaps for months. Something besides straight retail is needed. Maybe a hybrid outlet spot? More retail-medical?
-Adjoining vacancies: The mall has a few openings but so does the surrounding site including Circuit City and the former Treasure Island. At 33,000 square feet, the Circuit City building is a prime spot for a new retailer. So far, no takers. A check of other locales around the country shows new retailers and even Goodwill taking over former CC homes. As for Treasure Island: There were lots of rumors of relocation when it closed two years ago. Now our only hope might be a Stars & Strikes-like family fun center.
-The Armuchee Connector: Shown in the above photo, this SPOST-funded highway would run from just north of the mall (top left) to a drain point in front of State Mutual Stadium at Riverside Parkway (bottom center). The start date keeps getting shoved back thanks to environmental or other concerns.
-The Tennis Center of Georgia: Not far from the mall along the path of the Armuchee Connector is the site currently designated for one of the largest tennis centers in the country. A lot must happen to make that a reality: more than $13 million in construction costs, sponsorships, etc. The state did not pursue state bonds for the project last session.
Riverside Professional Park continues to grow
A third office is rising at Riverside Professional Park just off the Bypass across from State Mutual Stadium. With two dental offices already occupied, a third office is close to completion with room for more. Click Garden Lakes.
Now streaming: WRGA 1470 AM
-You can now hear your favorite WRGA 1470 AM programming over the air or via your computer. The pieces are finally in place to broadcast the AM news/talk station over the Internet as well as over the air. Streaming the AM signal should give WRGA more access to the work place via computers and offer a way back into some households lost when the simulcast on FM ended with the launch of 93.5 Life FM last year. Click WRGA stream
PEAKS & VALLEYS: The highs, lows of Northwest Georgia
Peak to the vintage car craze sweeping Northwest Georgia:
-For Saturday night's return of the Classic Car Cruise-In in downtown Rome to the first Saturday Tom Clayton Memorial Car Cruize in Cartersville to recent Northwest Georgia Cruisers car club show at Rockmart High School, car shows seem to be drawing more and more interest from collectors and fans alike. It is a great affordable way to both show off that chrome and encourage visitors to spend an afternoon or evening around town. And the addition of bands to some of these events just adds to the pleasure. Cruise on! (Photo/Classic Car Cruise In by Mills Fitzner. Click Gallery)
Valley to the staging of Broad Street's repaving:
-We're among those who were surprised to learn Broad Street even needed a new coat of whatever it is they put on roads today. Then again, we're still puzzled by the interstate-sized turn lanes being added to Ga. 53 but that's another matter. The Broad Street disruption was supposed to be one side of the divided road at a time. As always, that message never got to the crews, which ended up costing some night-friendly businesses a chunk of change last week. In these days of Internet, the telephone and even mail, why can't a simple message get conveyed? And why does someone barge into a popular downtown restaurant, demanding--in a loud voice--that five people better move their cars?
Valley to the weather:
-We're just a few days removed from the summer of 2010 and already it is a nasty one. The heat index at 6 p.m. Sunday was 101 degrees; the day's high, 94. The normal for this time of year is 84 degrees and record is 100 degrees set in 1958 (details). Can we please have a few more days of spring before hitting the century mark?
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