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Etowah cookin' again; Ole Tymer's, El Toro almost ready

 

-By Natalie Simms/The Etowah Restaurant in Armuchee has reopened under new owner Kristen Funk. "Business has been going real well," she says. "We have a lot of business for breakfast and lunch…we're pretty excited about it." The restaurant, at 3766 Martha Berry Blvd., is open seven days a week, with hours Monday-Wednesday from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The menu includes homemade breakfast items and a $6.95 all-inclusive plate with meat, two veggies, bread and drink. Sunday features a brunch menu. On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, from 7-11 p.m., it becomes The Etowah Steakhouse, serving hand-cut steaks, potatoes and salad bar. "If our customers want to bring their own bottle of wine, they can do that on Thursday, Friday or Saturday evening," she says. "It's like the old DiPrima's." Details: 706-378-8777.

-Ole Tymer barbecue almost ready on Martha Berry, too: The sign in front of the former Owen's Barbecue on Tuesday said the Armuchee site will open this month. Ole Tymer also is on Broad Street near Five Points in downtown Rome.

-El Toro Tex-Mex Grille just about open on Shorter Avenue: The former West Rome Pizza Hut (photo, right) is almost converted and the sign was going up late Tuesday evening.

East Rome gas prices 30 cents higher than Chattooga's Wal-Mart:

Prices

Floyd:  $2.50

Bartow:  $2.40

Chattooga: $2.33

Gordon: $2.44

Polk:  $2.53

-What a difference 25 miles makes. On Tuesday afternoon, the price of a gallon of unleaded at the Murphy Oil pumps in front of the Wal-Mart in Trion was $2.33. A station down the highway was charging $2.30 a gallon. The Murphy pumps at the East Rome Wal-Mart read $2.63 some 30 minutes after we stopped to fill-up in Trion. Prices in Cartersville also are considerably lower than their counterparts in Floyd.

NW Georgia Living, free quarterly magazine, on the way: E-mails featuring the prototype cover of a new, free, four-times-a-year magazine, NW Georgia Living,  are being circulated by founder Laura Wood. The magazine's planned content includes locally produced articles, event calendars, milestones (births, engagements) and would be full color. Her business partner is Wannetta Beck. For more on the venture, please click NW

Wednesday's Buzz (get our free e-mail alerts)

-Berry-commissioned economic impact study of proposed tennis center now available: A summary of the report was posted by Hometown Headlines last week (Details). The complete version can be found by clicking Tennis.

-Will Muschamp, Darlington Class of 1990 and now defensive coordinator and linebackers coach for the University of Texas, headlines Career Day on Feb. 19 at 8:30 a.m. in Morris Chapel. This event is open to Darlington students and faculty only. Limited seating will be available for Darlington parents. Details

-Micah Cain, a Shorter College alumnus, will display his artwork in an exhibit titled "Strange Fruit" at Shorter's Arnold Art Gallery from Feb. 8 until March 4> Cain

-The Berry College Concert Series continues Monday, Feb. 8, with a performance by renowned pianist Dr. Joe Chapman. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. in Ford Auditorium. It is free and open to all. Call 706-238-7960> Click

-Meet the latest Terrific Kids as named by the Noon Optimist Club> Kids

Lottery adds PowerBall drawing tonight: First jackpot is worth $115 million: Your odds of winning--1 in 195.2 million> Details

Your latest forecast:

-Today: Sunny, with a high near 54.
-Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 32.
-Thursday: 70% chance of rain, mainly after 1 p.m. High near 47.
-Thursday night: 100%  rain chance; gusts to 25 mph. Low of 37.
- Friday: 80% chance of rain. High of 47. Gusts to 20 mph.
- Friday night: 40% chance of rain. Low around 35.
- Saturday: 20% chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.
- Saturday night: 20% chance of rain and snow showers. Low of 29.

-Extended forecast> Click  / Regional radar

-Severe Weather Awareness Week: Now-Feb. 5. Click Details

Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey?

-What the media's dumbest question ever asked during Super Bowl week?