What's ahead in Bartow County:
-Aug. 20: First Friday Family Fun Night; reset from Aug. 6: 7:30 p.m. "The Wizard of Oz" is the featured presentation.
-Aug. 21: Tellus Mineral Symposium on Gold from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Enjoy four in-depth lectures by local and national gold experts at this one-of-a-kind symposium. Tickets to the event include refreshments, lectures on the mineralogy and history of gold, a live auction to benefit Tellus Collections, and a weekend museum pass to Tellus. Tickets are $8 for members and $20 for non-members. Please pre-register by calling Tellus 770-606-5700 ext. 417.
-Aug. 19: Cartersville City Council, 7 p.m. Hear it live on WBHF 1450 AM or Web cast here on Bartow Headlines. Work session begins at 6 p.m.
-Aug. 21: The Bartow County Friends of the Library is sponsoring the 2nd Annual Book'in It for the Friends of the Library 5K race and 1mile Fun Run. The fun run is at 7:30 a.m.. and the 5K is at 8 a.m.. This is an off-road race held at the Woodland High School Cross Country course in Cartersville, Georgia. The course is both scenic and challenging as it covers an open field, shaded trails and one hill. Please visit www.bartowlibraryonline.org for registration info. Current race registration is $15 and increases to $20 on race day. All proceeds will benefit the Bartow County Library System.
The Buzz of Northwest Georgia: Click
-More changes sweeping Broad Street: Mellow Mushroom's opening set for first week of December; The Music Room, like White Rabbit, is closing; Advance Rehab corporate has a new address; and more on the way.
-Three Dot Buzz: Rome Braves' final home stand of 2010 starts Saturday; Shorter Hawks go prime time, shares spotlight with Georgia State; Dwarf House to help Alzheimer's Association.
-Expanded football coverage: Norman Arey's preseason forecasts and picks; John McClellan's high school column returns Tuesday; Shorter University prepares for opener vs. West Alabama.
-Peaks & Valleys: The highs, lows of Northwest Georgia.
Sunday's Bartow County Jail reports. Click & Click
Latest updates from the Cartersville-Bartow chamber. Click
Your latest forecast:
-Monday: High of 93; low of 73. 50% rain chance. Heat index of 100.
-Tuesday: High of 93; low of 71. 40% rain chance. Heat index of 100.
-Forecast: Click / Regional animated radar
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey
-It's that time of year again: here's our annual college football preview.
Rome Braves. Click Sports
-Augusta takes fourth straight from Rome Braves, 4-2.
-Tonight at 7: Braves vs. Augusta, State Mutual Stadium.
-Mills Fitzner's latest home game photos. Click
Coming Tuesday/John McClellan's weekly high school picks, analysis.
Big year for Calhoun? Georgia High School Football Daily
Even more changes sweeping Broad Street
-Mellow Mushroom due in December: Renovations are expected to begin in two weeks on the future home of Rome's Mellow Mushroom. Owners Truman Webb Jr. and Jeremy Duke will be opening up the new restaurant at 238 Broad St., inside the spot of what was to be the Rome City Market.
-Originally planned to open in November, the premiere has been pushed back because of the waiting period for the beer and liquor licensing. "The plan now is to open the first Monday in December," Webb says. "We will be starting renovations for the kitchen in two weeks and then will begin all the decorating and artwork."
-The restaurant will have seating for 200 and will employ approximately 35 people, he says. Webb also owns the Mellow Mushroom in Myrtle Beach, S.C. (By Natalie Simms)
New look coming to Living & Giving, 440 Broad St. A major sale is set for Aug. 18-21, with prices 30 to 50 percent off, and then the shop will close for two weeks. When the shop reopens, just a month shy of its fourth anniversary, customers will find a new look, new lines and a new logo.
-The 'Force' is with Broad: Comp Force is moving into 338 Broad St., next to Jefferson's (or the former home of C & S Trophies, now at 7 Broad St.). New at Comp Force: More room, retail space and a lounge with free WiFi service. Look for a Sept. 1 opening.
-The Music Room closing: One of the community's best known businesses is calling it quits after several years on Broad Street and, before that, on Second Avenue, according to the Rome News. The shop moved next door to what was the Rome Area Council for the Arts at 246 Broad St., a bit of synergy as some called it. RACA left and recently, Riverside Gourmet, Bussey's Flowers and The Season opened at the corner spot, bringing new life to the block.
-Speaking of 250 Broad St.: Riverside Gourmet's wine tasting was a hit last week and the next one is set: French wines on Sept. 9.
-Advanced Rehabilitation has completed its move of corporate offices from 519 Broad St. to 336 Broad, Suite 203, the Cherokee Lodge's second floor. Before that, Advance Rehab was on Dean Avenue.
-The White Rabbit's retirement sale continues. An end-of-August closing date had been discussed but it might stretch a bit longer. This will open a prime spot at Sixth Avenue and Broad Street.
-The number of the day: 17: Maybe this is part of the reason delivery trucks have become an issue along Broad Street. There are 17 downtown restaurants these days. It took us a few minutes to remember them all, too.
-And changes to come: As always, there is some flux in building ownership with one business trying to buy its leased location. Plus more than a few storefronts are up for sale or lease, and some prime office space is on the market.
Three-dot buzz . . . :
Rome Braves begin final home stand of 2010 season Saturday: The Braves are in town Monday night, then play four in Charleston, and return for a final eight-game home stand (West Virginia, Greensboro). The team spends the last week of the regular season on the road, closing Sept. 6 in Lexington. Rome Braves . . .
Dining for a cause--Chick-Fil-A and Memory Walk: Dine in at the Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday and part of the proceeds will go to the local Alzheimer's Association. Be sure to mention "Memory Walk." Chick-Fil-A does a series of benefits for community groups and area schools each year, and all are successful. Just ask the beneficiaries . . .
Shorter Hawks go prime time: The Atlanta media is buzzing about the Sept. 2 premiere of the Georgia State Panthers football team at the Georgia Dome. Co-starring in the event is the Shorter Hawks, who play their second game of the 2010 season that night (Aug. 28 opener at West Alabama). Co-star or not, it is good exposure for Phil Jones' Shorter program. Hawks . . .
Expanded football coverage begins this week
-Starting today: Fans of Norman Arey's Sports Commentaries appearing on this site and broadcast on WRGA 1470 AM are getting 14 consecutive columns dealing with the start of college football. Those columns start today and stretch through Thursday, Sept. 2. The following day, we'll see the first 2010 edition of Norman's No-Nos, guaranteed losers in 15 major college football games each week. Arey.
-Beginning Tuesday: John McClellan, Northwest Georgia's Mr. High School Football, begins his weekly look at local games, players and coaches, including his dead-on picks on who's winning and who's not. Football.
-We'll post updates from the Shorter Hawks throughout the season as well. For more on the Hawks' 2010 campaign, click Shorter.
PEAKS & VALLEYS: The highs and lows of Northwest Georgia
Peak to Berry's Dr. Bruce Conn, selected for Jefferson Science Fellowship, and advising the State Department:
-That's quite an honor for Conn, a professor of biology and dean of the School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences at Berry College. The fellowship allows scientists and engineers from academia to assist in helping shape foreign policy decisions. Conn will spend a year in the nations' capital as an adviser to the State Department. Campus Headlines
Peak to limiting truck deliveries along Broad Street during lunch hours:
-Easy parking in downtown Rome is usually a challenge (there are options for those willing to walk). Traffic flow also can be restricted at times. But when you add beer or restaurant or delivery trucks to the mix, especially between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., the bottleneck can form quickly. Actions to limit deliveries during prime lunch time is a great start. So is the idea restricting delivery parking to the median, allowing cars parked along Broad to exit without having to wait for the truck driver to move.
Peak to Prime Outlets in Calhoun:
- 'Peak' a business? Sure if that business is providing an excellent example of how to survive--and maybe thrive--in the post-recession economy. The outlets hosted a "Foursquare" shopping event on Saturday where clients using the clicky social media tool saved up to 20 percent more at certain stores. Clever. Plus: the Outlets put together the "better than tax free" weekend after the state fumbled the sales tax holiday weekend. Bottom line: Trying something new, even daring, is the way to go in this new economy.
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