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Athens home to ‘dream’ art house theatre

Brigitta Hangartner didn’t want to live in a city without an art house theatre. “Other people would move,” said Kamala Lyons, public relations director of the brand new Cin�. “Brigitta built one.” Today marks the grand opening of the long anticipated Cin�, a bar, caf� and cinema, where Athens patrons can, as the Cin� slogan says, “enjoy a different kind of movie downtown.

Terrapin, Jittery Joe’s mix coffee with brews

Wednesday night at Buffalo’s, Terrapin Beer Company will kick off a release party for this year’s version of their Wake-n-Bake Coffee Imperial Stout.

With the help of Jittery Joe’s, “this coffee stout is thick, rich, and full of flavor,” and is a brainchild of brew master Brian “Spike” Buckowski, according to the Terrapin Web site.

‘Chick lit’ authors angry at book

“Chick lit: A genre of fiction that often recycles the following plot: Girl in big city desperately searches for Mr. Right in between dieting and shopping for shoes. Girl gets dumped (sometimes repeatedly). Girl finds Prince Charming.” With this definition on the back of Elizabeth Merrick’s collection of short stories, “This Is Not Chick Lit: Original Stories by America’s Best Women Writers,” Merrick makes it clear that she’s forgoing the world of makeovers and blind dates for something more substantial.

Spooky spots lurk just around the bend

Some people have skeletons in their closets. The Eagle Tavern in Watkinsville had one in its basement. The bones of the first man to be hanged in the county were kept in the dark, musty cellar for years. Though the historical tavern-turned-museum is now free of skeletons, it’s still full of ghosts – or that’s [...]

Blue Bird Cafe reopens in style

Blue Bird Cafe, a cozy fixture in the Athens restaurant scene since 1975, was recently almost turned into a Subway. When the new Hilton Garden Inn came in, the Blue Bird’s rent doubled, said manager Dave Mundy. There were talks of letting Subway take over their corner on Pulaski and North Thomas Streets, but Mundy [...]

Boys will be girls during event-filled weekend

When Chad White gets ready for a night out, he makes sure he looks his best. This doesn’t include cologne, ties or cuff links, however. A bra, lipstick and heels are for when White goes out as his alter-ego, Lacie, a dancing star and local drag queen. Lacie has been a part of White’s life [...]

Value mind more than body image

The other night a friend of mine was trying on old dresses. She burst into the room, upset and berating herself because a dress she bought the summer before her freshman year didn’t fit her anymore. This girl is a beautiful, funny and motivated person, but her night, as well as her self-esteem, was shot [...]

Feature twirler goes to Holland

Before wedding bells ring for Hope Carrell, she has a few things to take care of. The third-year from Marion, Ill., has a lot more on her plate than the average bride-to-be. During the next four months, Carrell will fly to the Netherlands to compete in the National Baton Twirling Association World Championships, return to [...]

Dairy auction offers tickets, T-shirts

Though a far cry from eBay, the current auction on East Campus provides students with an opportunity to try their hand at winning a few prizes. The auction is being put on by the university’s Dairy Judging Team to raise money to help fund their trips to competitions in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, where the World [...]

Open mic attracts eclectic mix

Allison Weiss, wearing green-checkered shoes and plastic beads around her neck, sat on the small makeshift stage at Hot Corner with her guitar, playing at the coffee shop’s Tuesday night Spoken Word. The freshman from Flowery Branch came to the University partly because of the music scene. She is dedicated to performing at one open [...]

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