Business Buzz:
-Busy times in downtown Cartersville: Several openings of note in recent days. The first is Write on Main Too, a spinoff of the popular shop on Main Street. "Too" is hopes to be "a toy wonderland and the hottest place in town to shop for the Christmas holiday." It takes over the former Trellis location. Click ... Also new is Love'm & Leave'm, self-described as "a trendy consignment shop" at 110 W. Main St. (think Posh on Broad Street but for men and women). Click Facebook
-Heart & Soles opens off Redmond Circle in Rome: The shop at 1850 Redmond Circle, Suite 900, sells "high-end fashion" at reduced prices. Facebook
-Rome's David McLaughlin launches new sports webcast with former AJC writer Mike Tierney: Called Southern Sports Universe, the show covers college and pro sports in the South. It will be broadcast Thursday nights at 10 on Blog Talk Radio. Listens can catch the live broadcast or download a podcast. McLaughlin has been doing a political show, The Kudzu Vine, for several years on Blog Talk Radio. Tierney was a longtime AJC writer, including sports where he wrote a popular column on sports broadcasts. Click: http://ssuradio.com/
Show time! Seventh Rome International Film Festival begins today
Banners are up in the 700 block of Broad Street, welcoming festival guests to downtown Rome. Look for extra faces at retail, restaurant locations today and Saturday..
-By Saturday night, more than 70 films from 12 counties will have been seen at the DeSoto and Heritage Hall in downtown Rome as part of the 2010 Rome International Film Festival (click). You'll find a preview to RIFF on our Downtown Headlines page. Films will be shown beginning today at 11 a.m. and run both Friday and Saturday in two-hour increments at 11 a.m., 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 p.m. You also can purchase tickets by clicking here.
-RIFF's Facebook page has news from filmmakers. Click Facebook
-Plus: More weekend events in Northwest Georgia. Click
-John McClellan's high school football picks. McClellan
-Friday night predictions. Georgia High School Football Daily.
-Norman Arey's No-Nos. 15 college football locks to lose. Arey
Friday's Buzz:
-Sept. 10/Redmond Regional Medical Center is providing free meals to all rescue and recovery personnel from the police department, fire department, emergency medical services and active military on Friday in honor of Sept. 11. Participants can choose from breakfast served from 6:30-10 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m.- 2 p.m. or dinner from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The meals will be served in the cafeteria at Redmond Regional as a thank you for the behind the scenes work, countless hours and passion that is put into their careers each day. (media release)
-Sept. 10/Shorter University's ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon for Robert H. Ledbetter College of Business, MidTown Crossing Shopping Center. Shorter
-Sept. 15/Traffic shifts on Walker Mountain at SW Rome Bypass. Details
-Johnson Elementary named 2010 National Blue Ribbon School: The Floyd County school is one of only seven schools in Georgia to receive the honor. Release
-Toyo Tire in Bartow County to hire 200 workers as part of expansion in production and ongoing investments at the plant. Qualified candidates should visit the Cartersville Department of Labor at 19 Felton Place, Cartersville. AJC
-Parks & Rec announces fall camp schedule. Details
-CRBI plans paddle events to celebrate National Wilderness Month: Sept. 11 on Etowah River; Sept. 18 on Oostanaula River in Calhoun; and Sept. 25, a night-time Harvest Moon Paddle on the Coosa River in Downtown Rome. CRBI
-Library's latest 'Be Green' videos are online: Prescription Drop-off Program with Redmond and the Boys and Girls Club's Garden Project. Library
-Berry hosts volleyball tournament this weekend. Berry
-Guest Art Exhibit by Jesse Hamrick and Ray Harbour is on display at Shorter's Arnold Art Gallery through Sept. 30. Shorter
-Highlights from Thursday's Downtown Development meeting. Downtown
Now posted: Latest public health restaurant inspection scores. Click
Your latest forecast: Click
-Friday: High of 92, low of 68. 20% evening rain chance.
-Saturday: High of 92, low of 71. Rain chance: 30% day, 40% overnight.
-Sunday: High of 89, low of 56. 30% rain chance.
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey
-This week's Norman's No-Nos: Yellow Jackets should be safe but I'm not so sure about the Bulldogs.
John McClellan's High School picks, updates for week three. McClellan
-Calhoun over Pepperell by 25.
-Rome to out score Woodland by 22.
-Chattooga to edge Armuchee.
-Model remains winless thanks to L-FO.
-Coosa gets first win vs. North Murray.
-Darlington by 7 over Sardis, Ala.
-North Georgia by 28 over Unity Christian.
Shorter Hawks football. Hawks
-Hawks travel to Pikeville Sept. 18 for 1:30 p.m. game.
-Home opener is Sept. 25 vs. Georgtown, Ky., 1:30 p.m., Barron Stadium.
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