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CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES Glam Flagpole ad
rep Melinda Edwards and restaurateur-about-town Ken Manring
said their vows during a breezy Saturday evening on Folly
Beach, SC to the delight of friends and family. We wish Ken and
Melinda all the best, because they are the best, as attested
by their wide circle of first-rate friends and supportive family.
Here's to the bride and the groom, prominent citizens of our
Athens, may their union be strong, true and lasting!
BE A MENTOR If you re wilting to donate just a little of your
time and attention, you can make a difference in the life of
a young person as a mentor. All the schools have backlogs of
kids waiting for mentors. Basically, all you do is hang out for a
while every week. What an easy but effective way to do some
thing directly to help a kid and make a dent in societal prob
lems, too, not to mention that it’ll make you feel better about
things. For information on becoming a mentor visit www.hand-
sonnortheastgeorgia.com/mentor/ or call Dawn Aiello, com
munity programs director of Community Connection at (706)
353-1313, ext. 231.
SEE THE CARS Don't forget "The Mystique of the Automobile:
A Festival of Cars, Art and Fashion" Saturday. Sept. 24 at
The Lyndon House from noon to 5 p.m. They'll have over 100
vintage cars, and it's free. All you have to do is show up and
drool. (Not on the cars, though.) There's a fashion show, too,
of clothes to match the styles of the cars. What a great setting
for all those mechanical works of art! Music and entertainment
for kids, too. (Kiddie cars? Nah.) See www.mvstiqueoftheauto-
mobile.org.
WATCH HIM RUN Spencer Frye, who ran a strong campaign
for mayor in the last election, says he's ready to file the offi
cial paperwork so that he can begin accepting donations in
his campaign for State Representative in the new District 118,
currently occupied by Keith Heard. Frye says he can make a dif- 1
ference, even as a Democrat, in the heavily Republican House.
He can also keep an eye on his former buddy, former Democrat
Rep. Doug McKillip.
READ THIS CORRECTION In Flagpole's story last week about
the artists whose work was chosen to adorn the new downtown
parking deck, we got Elizabeth Debban's name wrong. It's
Debban, dammit, and we're sorry.
BIKE ON The Georgia Bikes 2011 Summit is coming to the
Georgia Center on Saturday, Oct. 8 for a day of discussion
about biking issues such as bike-friendly communities, Safe
Routes to School, broadening the bicycling community, etc.
The night before, Friday, Oct. 7, New Belgium Beer (Fat Tire,
yum!) will be on Hot Corner downtown presenting its "Clips of
Faith" beer, bicycles and music traveling movie show.
BURN, BABY, BURN Don't miss Bart King's Comment on p.
6. It's about the "Climate Change in the Southeast" sympo
sium at the Odum School of Ecology Friday, Sept. 23 and the I
march and rally on Saturday, Sept. 24. Scientists rationally
discussing climate change: Gee! Meanwhile, Gov. Deal fired our
highly respected state climatologist and replaced him with a
state employee he can control. That's how you prevent climate
change: don't ask, don't tell.
BLOCKED IN So now the last block of Hancock, the only
link between downtown and Foundry Street, is slammed shut.
When the Classic Center expansion is completed, we can feed
a lot more conventioneers, but our access to downtown from
the east is severely truncated. Good thing the mayor got the
Economic Development Foundation board to quash the River
District, huh? Can't get there from here. We're willing to tax
ourselves to continue cramming Methodists into the Classic
Center, thereby creating some more minimum wage jobs, but
we won't even consider underwriting a well-thought-out plan
to attract the kind of high-tech jobs we always say we want. A
lack of vision, folks: if you don't have the vision, I guess you
don't need the access. It just means that downtown stops at
Thomas Street instead of the river. Who cares? Not the mayor
and commission.
Pete McCommons editor"3flagpole com
THIS WEEK’S ISSUE:
NEWS FEATURES
City Dope 4
Athens News and Views
In a week that saw the apparent scrapping ol the river district hopes tor a
trans-Classic Center helicopter terry were also dashed
Comment 6
Climate Change and You
The Georgia Climate Change Coalition is holding a march and ratty at 11 a m
on Saturday Sept 24
Grub Notes 8
Lovin' the Bnck Oven
Ted s Most Best has a simple menu but delivers it in a cool and relaxed atmosphere
Theatre Notes 9
The Equinox Brings the Funny
The UGA theater department launches its new season with its production of
The 39 Steps
[M1US8©
Threats & Promises 11
Music News and Gossip
Adam Klein debuts new backing band' North Georgia Folk Festival returns'
And more
Come What May 12
Melodic Hardcore with a Positive Message
Just because they don t cuss doesn t make them Christian rock
CITY DOPE 4
CITY PAGES 5
CAPITOL IMPACT 6
COMMENT 6
ATHENS RISING 7
GRUB NOTES 8
THEATRE NOTES 9
MOVIE DOPE 10
THREATS & PROMISES 11
COME WHAT MAY 12
MEAT PUPPETS 13
TIESTO 14
THE CALENDAR! 15
BULLETIN BOARD 20
ART AROUND TOWN 21
COMICS 22
REALITY CHECK 23
CLASSIFIEDS 24
STUDY ABROAD 26
EVERYDAY PEOPIE 27
EDITOR & PUBLISHER Pete McCommons
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PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Larry Tenner
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| CONTRIBUTORS Hillary Brown. Tom Crawford. David Fit/gerald, Chris Hassiotis, John Huie,
Clara Kien/le. Bart King. Gordon Lamb John G Nettles Emily Patrick, left Tobias,
Drew Wheeler. Kevan Williams
CIRCULATION Charles Greenleat, Nash Hogan Jesse Vangum. Matt Shirley
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