Previously I blogged about the historic Georgia Theater, almost destroyed by fire a year ago. The Athens Banner-Herald now has a slide show showing reconstruction in the interior. It's a pretty interesting pictorial history of the restoration of the building,
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CDC makes us worry about Salmonella in Eggs too
By Bill Marler
Sitting down for breakfast in our last day in Athens, I decided to check my Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) alert. This popped right out – “The CDC estimates that nearly 3 million eggs sold each year are contaminated…
No, this is not a travel blog
By Bill Marler
The Parthenon (Ancient Greek: Παρθενœéν) is a temple in the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to of the Greek goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their protector. Its construction began in 447 BC and was completed in 438 BC.…
First Salmonella Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Casa Lopez Patron
By Bill Marler
Young Man One of 45 Sickened in the Outbreak
The first lawsuit stemming from an outbreak of Salmonella at Casa Lopez Restaurant in Athens, OH was filed today in the Court of Common Pleas. The lawsuit was filed on behalf…
“Sprawlanta”
In a funny confluence of events my colleague, Pratt Cassity, sent me a blog by writer Brad Aaron (formerly of Athens, now of NYC) on Streetsblog. The blog is about an episode of the American Makeover webseries on…
Salmonella Illnesses Hit 22 at Athen’s Casa Lopez
According to press reports, 22 people have been sickened after eating at the same restaurant and health officials on Friday said they suspect it was the result of salmonella. The health department said all of the people who became ill…
Ohio foodpoisoning count increases: 22 Salmonella cases at Athens restaurant
By Bill Marler
A salmonella outbreak linked to an Athens, Ohio restaurant has sickened at least 22 people. 10 TV news reported today on the salmonella outbreak:
More than 20 people have been sickened after eating at the same restaurant and health…
Athens Ohio – Salmonella Linked to Casa Lopez Restaurant
Athens City-County Health Department officials are investigating an outbreak of salmonella poisoning. Administrator Chuck Hammer says 12 people have shown symptoms so far. Positive test results have come back on three of those people. Hammer says six people have been…
Keep Portland Precious?
From last week's Economist, an editorial about whether Portland, Oregon's success as a environmentally-friendly, dense, bikable community can be replicated, or whether it is unique.
The locals, in fact, enjoy feeling odd: “Keep Portland weird”, say bumper stickers on
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Local Newspaper Editor Learns to Love New Urbanism
Matt Festa alerted me to this piece; apparently he loved his time visiting at UGA so much that he still reads the local paper. One of the editors of the Athens Banner-Herald recently visited Seaside and decided maybe New…