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ATHENS NEWS AND VIEWS
Not All Wet: Anybody remember last sum
mer, when there was a big fire and Trail Creek
turned blue and nobody knew what the hell
was going on? That whole episode would have
been far more confusing, not to mention dam
aging, had it not been for the efforts of Ben
Emanuel, the Oconee River Project director
for the Altamaha Riverkeeper and, of course,
the last egg before yours truly to sit at this
desk. In recognition
of his tireless dedica
tion to the Trail Creek
cause, as well as the
many other achieve
ments of his brief
tenure, Ben's being
honored this week
end by the Georgia
River Network as the
River Conservationist
of the Year at the
organization's River
Celebration Awards
at the Chattahoochee
Nature Center in
Roswell. Also being
honored, as one of
GRN's two Volunteers
of the Year, is Athens'
Chris Manganiello,
who, like Ben, con
tributes his excellent
writing to the Georgia
Water Wire blog in
addition to perform
ing more than his
share of duties in the
non-virtual world. A hearty congratulations to
them both on being recognized for their great
work in a particularly challenging year.
Staying in the Mix: Russell Edwards, who last
year mounted an unsuccessful but admirable
campaign to unseat our local "representative"
in Congress, will moderate a forum on new
opportunities for high speed rail in Georgia
at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Mar. 2 in the Classic
Center Fire Hall. Since that—like the pos
sibilities for non-gas-guzzling, road-hogging,
globe-warming transportation in genera 1 —is
a subject that is being scrupulously ignored
by our Republican overlords, it's good to see
someone trying to open up a new dialog on it
with the public. Local activist Michael Smith
is handling the organizational duties; you can
reach him at (770) 296-9945 if you want to
learn more, RSVP, or volunteer to help.
Speaking of Which: After the Dope made a
little noise about the university's backwards
handling of the "Sanford snafu" (the short,
one-way stretch of Sanford Drive that cyclists
are being instructed to avoid by riding two
blocks out of their way) a couple of weeks
ago, BikeAthens treasurer Peter Norris kindly
forwarded a Red and Black article about a
group of UGA engineering students who are
in the process of creating plans for a campus
bike greenway. The students hope to pres
ent the plan to UGA brass when it's finished,
and some of them met last week with campus
planners Lara Mathes and Ben Liverman, as
well as UGA Grounds Director Dexter Adams,
last week to discuss the project. Mathes and
Liverman, incidentally, are looking for ways to
resolve the snafu so that people using bikes
for on-campus transportation aren't rewarded
for that good, healthy and responsible
choice with a stupid obstacle that makes it
needlessly difficult to traverse the heart of
campus. That's a good thing—we'll be follow
ing the various threads of this issue in the
weeks and months to come.
"Twinkletoes" Hamby Steps Out for Safe:
Tickets are already on sale for the 4th Annual
"Danring with the Athens Stars" benefit
for Project Safe, 7 p.m. Sunday, Mar. 6 at the
Classic Center. You can buy them at the Classic
Center box office or online at www.classic-
center.com, and you can make donations while
voting for your favorite contestants at www.
projectsafe.org. That money goes to support
Project Safe's mission to end domestic vio
lence, and it's much needed and appreciated.
This year's dancing "stars" include legendary
UGA tennis coach Dan Magill, restauranteur
Jaamy Zarnegar, film producer Ashley Epting,
and ACC Commissioner Mike Hamby, who's pre
sumably taking training from fellow commish
and 2010 contestant Kelly Girtz as you read
this. We're gonna need a montage!
Another Worthy Cause: Clarke Central High
School's Odyssey Newsmagazine is having a
fundraiser Saturday, Feb. 26 with the gener
ous cooperation of Moo's Southwest Grill.
Customers that day presenting a coupon avail
able at the Odyssey's Facebook page will have
20 percent of their bill donated to the award
winning student publication. Go print one
out now, while you're thinking of it.
A Reminder: The public input process for the
design phase of the Classic Center expansion is
still going on—the second of three charrette-
style meetings is happening at 6 p.m. Tuesday,
Feb. 22, as this paper hits the streets. Some of
that input has been very robust, and citizens
have produced at least one rough but seem
ingly viable alternative plan that would
preserve the connection of Hancock Avenue
to Foundry Street. With the help of the design
team, which has appeared open to the public's
concerns, there's reason for optimism that we
may be able to get something done. The third
meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, Mar.
10 in the Classic Center Fire Hall.
Dave Marr news@flagpole.com
Work 211 the Georgia Theatre has a head start, but City Dope predicts it’ll soon be
overtaken by the Downtown Parking Deck next door.
4 FLAGPOLE.COM • FEBRUARY 23.2011