Thursday, June 23, 2011

1.63 inches of rain so far; more on the way. May jobless report: More people working but unemployment rate up. New fitness center coming. Dining updates. Arey on Sports

 

Local employment pool grows but jobless rate still in double digits

-County-by-county look at May's employment report, another mixed bag of stats on who's working and who's not. 

 

Velocity: Fitness in Motion opening late September/early October on Second Avenue. 

-Charles Temple, Keith Turner behind new fitness center.

 

Perfect storms: 1.63 inches of rain so far and more falling.

-Storm system also holding temperature to at least the 'normal' levels in the upper 80s, a nice break from all those 90s.

-Thursday: 80% rain chance and a high of 87, low of 68.

-Friday: 50% rain chance and a high of 89, low of 67.

-Saturday: 40% rain chance and a high of 90, low of 67.

 

Dining & Drink:

-Robert Duvall ate here: Which Broad Street restaurant can make that claim after Wednesday evening?

-Riverside Gourmet wine tasting celebrates one year at Broad and Third.

-Honeymoon Bakery's fourth anniversary includes Friday fund-raiser for boy hit by falling tree.

-Concerts on the Patio return to Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House.

-Bryan Mullins' downtown enterainment report.

 

A comeback (of sorts) for The Landmark:

-Latest public health restaurant inspection scores from NW Georgia.

 

Today's Buzz

-National Night Out set for Aug. 5 at Hoke Park. 

 

Today's Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. on WRGA 1470 AM.

-7:10: The Buzz of Northwest Georgia.

-7:40: Dining & Drink: What's new in Rome.

-8:10: Tim Allee, environmental health district director, on food inspections.

-8:40: Robbie Rokovitz, Cedartown City manager, Jane Mansfield's Car.

-Listen online: http://wrga.streamon.fm/   

 

 

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey

-How far behind can the Munson or Ciraldo highways be?


Rome Braves: Sports

-'Season two' starts tonight with away game in Asheville.

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