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school year. Wnile one student suggests that
it will “make it easier to skip for lunch," oth
ers worry about distractions. "I want to still
be able to learn something — noise distracts
me a bunch!" replies Megan Rocks, a rising
senior.
Rising sophomore Alan Bakowski esti
mates that the construction will take about
two, two and a half years. “There will be no
disappointment if 1 don't get to go — I’m not
expecting it. But I guess it would be nice.”
Josh Culpepper, a rising junior at Cedar
Shoals, shares that view. “It is going to take
forever,” he says. “I don’t think I’ll be able to
walk into the new building as a student.”
(Leah Weinberg)
TAKING CARE
OF IT
A downtown business update
As summer comes to a close and the rush
of students flocking the streets once again
becomes a reality, many downtown busi
nesses are preparing themselves for an
increase in sales. According to Art Jackson,
Executive Director of the Athens Downtown
Development Authority, autumn to local
businesses “is like Christmas is to the tradi
tional retailer.” Athens, which Jackson refers
to as “an evolving place,” continues to
undergo many changes due to the unique
economic nature of its downtown area.
Many established merchants have taken
advantage of the slow summer sales period
in order to improve upon their stores.
Trumps catering has recently opened
Trumps 2 on Clayton Street, a small up-scale
cafe serving traditional American dishes.
Gyland’s Bar and Grill will soon open an
additional dining area facing Clayton Street,
Gyland’s Downtown Cafe and Wine Bar,
which wil! double its seating capacity and
contain a new wine cellar. Helix will expand
into the space formerly occupied by its sis
ter store Spiral. Tasty World is opening its
second floor, allowing patrons to choose
between raucous live music or a mellower
bar atmosphere. Both Pain and Wonder and
Little Kings tattoo shops have spent the
summer renovating and recruiting new
artists. And despite the rumors of an alleged
closing, Boneshakers will remain open and
possibly open a second bar in another city
in Georgia.
In addition to the changes made by these
established businesses, new merchants are
trying their hands at the downtown market.
Burntstone Brewery wil! bring Athens its
second downtown location for locally
brewed beer, though owners emphasize that
Athenians should expect more of a restau
rant than a bar. Wired and Fired, a do-it-your
self pottery studio, will open on Clayton
Street offering ceramics and beverages to
the public: wannabe artists will be able to
order from a selection of beer, wine and cof
fee drinks as they paint on pottery fresh
from one of three kilns. Yellow Submarine,
located next door to the newly renamed
“Coffee Shop Formerly Known as Jitiery
Joe’s”, opened recently, offering deli-style
sandwiches and drinks.
Recently forced to close were Athens’ two
Internet cafes, the Cyber Dawg and the Hard
Drive. Women’s apparel shop Moonshine, a
veteran of the downtown retail scene, will
soon close due to leasing negotiation prob
lems.
Ann Shephard, chair of the Downtown
Council, says many downtown closings are
the result of a lack of financial planning.
Shephard states that most businesses “don’t
have enough capital to carry them through
to the money-making stage.” Jackson agrees
and suggests “knowing what the market
needs” and having the capital “to make it
through the first year or two.” (Christian W.
Barner)
: SERVING BODY & SOUL
In April 1970, God told Willie May Eberhart (above right) that she had to become the preacher of her own church.
Eberhart protested: "Oh Jesus, I'm too young." But that was that.
'I was reluctant at first," she says, 'because I was taught in the Baptist church that women should be silent." This is
no longer an issue at Bible Outreach Mount Ararat Church at 2550 Danielsville Rd., where Eberhart has been making enough
noise to fill the tiny church building for some time. "When you've been anointed and appointed by God," she says, "people
flock when you speak."
Another reason to flock to Mount Ararat: the second Saturday of each month the church sells $5 plates of serious down-
home cooking (serving plates in the photo above are Evelyn Eberhart, left, Marilyn Stokes, center, and Annie Dye, right).
The sales help finance the renovation of a larger, adjacent building that Eberhart hopes to move the church into in the near
future. The food alone is worth the short drive. Sunday service is at 11:45 a.m. and 7 p.m. Plates are served second
Saturdays during daylight.
MONDAY
$1.99 Lime Margaritas
WEDNESDAY
All Flavored Margarita Pitchers
$2.00 OFF
THURSDAY
$2.75 - 60oz. Beer Pitchers
PR/DAY
Happy Hour Specials
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Concerned Maintenance and Repair of Fine
Swedish, German and Japanese Autos
Due to the blistering heatwave,
our summer hours wil foe M-F 8-5pm
945 College Ave. 543.7982
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PHOENIX MARKET
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Comer of Broad & PuUsV>
Mon.-SaL 9:30am-7pro
on any of the products
we carry...
’cause we believe a
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healthy
body
comes
in
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shapes
and
sizes.
We will be
CLOSED
Saturday,
August 8th to
Thursday,
August 20th.
We will
Friday, August 21 st
at 11am.
Downtown on Broad 208-0962
AUGUST 12, 1998