I personally like two components in downtown redevelopment in Georgia: funky and mixed use. The main street programs in Tifton, Moultrie, Americus, Madison and Athens are so cool to me. Eccentric shops, coffee houses, sports bars, and bookstores might provide an after hour balance to the lunch spots for governmental workers in Albany. When Albany [...]
Posts Tagged ‘augusta’
Downtown Albany, Georgia: Make it Funky
Posted in politics, tagged albany, augusta, Black college, Charlotte, Georgia, HBCU, redevelopment on July 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
HBA on Augusta’s Most Influential List
Posted in politics, tagged augusta on July 20, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Congratulations to blog contributor HBA for being Number 43 on Metro Spirit’s Most Influential List in Augusta. You really are a community asset. http://www.metrospirit.com/index.php?cat=1211101074307265&ShowArticle_ID=11011407090611343
Saving Our Troubled Boys
Posted in politics, tagged augusta, crime, education, Ga., gangs, juveniles, youth on July 16, 2009 | 5 Comments »
The headline in last Thursday’s Augusta Chronicle ‘Juvenile Crime up 23% in Richmond in the last year’ was troubling. So much so that I teamed up with a friend who manages three Waffle House restaurants and three local organizations that work directly with at-risk and disenfranchised boys to do something about it. A press conference [...]
The People Have Spoken: SPLOST VI passes in Augusta
Posted in politics, tagged augusta, SPLOST on June 17, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Although it was less than 10,000 of the Richmond County, Ga. voters that took the time to go and vote, there was mandate of 70% of them that said ‘yes’ to SPLOST VI. This issue was one of the first that I was publicly vocal because it impacts so many people. Local, state and federal [...]
A Debate in Cyberspace on SPLOST VI
Posted in politics, tagged augusta, Libertarian, local politics, SPLOST on June 4, 2009 | 11 Comments »
Seems I’ve been on the frontlines of politics lately. Umm.. Wednesday night, I was on the air with Herman Cain and this coming Monday afternoon, it will be a cyberspace online debate with a local Liberterian on an important Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST VI)upcoming vote. See article below from the Augusta Chronicle. [...]
Matt Towery on GOP New Blood: Listen to Dude
Posted in politics, tagged albany, augusta, GOP, Newt Gingrich on May 1, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Former Newt Gingrich staffer Matt Towery, who heads the political firm Insider Advantage, has the “right” idea about what’s next for the Republicans. Notice I did not say “conservatives” because some mild conservatives might find a comfortable home inside the Democrat Party if the Blue Dogs continue to growth. If the White House initiatives actually [...]
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