-The East Rome Pizza Hut closed after business Monday. The business will reopen on Martha Berry Boulevard in the new 3,000-plus square-foot Pizza Hut/WingStreet concept in a matter of days.
-As we've posted before, Zaxby's will open at the Turner McCall site that had been home to Pizza Hut. Rome's "Fast Food Freeway" gains a new player.
-In West Rome, the former Pizza Hut location is giving way to El Toro Mexican Buffet, featuring a Tex-Mex menu mix. That opening tentatively is set for March.
-Another refit related to Martin's Real Estate is the former Ark's site at Fifth Avenue and Turner McCall. It will be home to a new liquor store and, pending a final contract, one of Georgia's first Batteries Plus franchises (look for additional shops in Dalton and Augusta from the same franchisee). Batteries Plus also is opening this winter in Alpharetta.
-Also checking today: Reports of a restaurant closing in Greater Rome.
Hint of snow in Friday night's forecast:A 20 percent chance of rain and snow overnight Friday with a low of 30. Parade weather forecast below.
Busy Thursday ahead for planning commission: 14 items alone deal with new housing in South Rome: Commissioners set to elect new officers> Agenda
Your guide to tonight's Rome Christmas parade
-The parade starts at 6:30 p.m. at the corner of First Avenue and Broad Street. It concludes with Santa's lighting of the tree in front of City Hall.
-Best bet: Secure your spot along the route by 5 p.m., then get dinner downtown.
-Updates: We'll have updates on our home page through 4:30 p.m. and then we'll switch to Twitter-only updates. Follow us at www.twitter.com/hometown.
-Direct link to the parade route: Route
-Direct link to the parade line-up: Line up
-Latest updates: More than 120 floats, bands and overall participants this year.
Your parade weather forecast:
-Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.
-Tonight: 90% chance of rain, more than half an inch possible, mainly after 1am. Low around 44. Gusts to 20 mph.
-Wednesday: 100% rain chance, thunderstorms possible after 1 p.m. High of 55. Gusts to 20 mph. Rainfall amounts between three quarters and an inch..
-Wednesday night: 50% chance of showers mainly before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.
-Extended forecast> Click / Local radar / regional radar
Latest releases
-Rome Braves offer new 12-pack ticket plans for 2010> Sports
-Jennifer Colley named Shorter women's soccer coach> Click
-I-75 southbound lane to be closed from exits 288 to 285 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. today. A Georgia DOT maintenance crew will close the right lane of I-75 southbound to accommodate work on repairing the guardrail.
-Crystal Gayle's 'A Crystal Christmas' at Cedartown Performing Arts Center Dec. 12 beginning at 7:30 p.m.> Details
Downtown Headlines: (click)
-Tuesday evening's parade highlights big week downtown.
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey
-Want to see Alabama and Florida play twice? It's possible but highly improbable.
John McClellan's picks for this Friday: Darlington advances to title game; Calhoun stumbles> Football Report
Georgia High School Football Daily: Closer look at playoffs> Click
Sports/Rome Braves/State Mutual Stadium> Sports
-Dec. 5/Annual half-price sale at The Trading Post.
-Rome Braves offer new 12-pack flex ticket plans.
-NAIA playoffs set with final two winners due in Rome for national football championship game on Dec. 19> NAIA
-Registration, training begin for 3rd Berry Half Marathon March 6.
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