Courthouse sale for City Market/238 Broad St. today?
-What started more than three years ago as a bid to bring wine sales and other upscale retail to Broad Street is expected to formally come to an end today with the foreclosure sale of 238 Broad St., better known as the site for the proposed Rome City Market. At one time, there was talk of the market being a prototype for similar ventures around the southeast. Today, after extensive renovations, the shop sits empty. As of Monday, no last-minute bail out materialized to stall the courthouse steps sale. There are lots of rumors for potential future uses, including a restaurant.
-Restaurant report: Another closing is rumored in Northwest Georgia in addition to the recent exits of Five Guys in Rome and Hearth & Harvest in Cartersville.
-Opening May 10--Zaxby's in East Rome: The former Pizza Hut location on Turner McCall is hiring> Details
Rome City Schools issue notices to around two dozen teachers who won't return next fall because of $4.5 million budget cut> Buzz
Media
-The first new independent regional magazine in a few years, NW Georgia Living, is on the way this week. Laura Wood's new quarterly appears to be lifestyle oriented (click) and community-based. Look for copies around town and in some mail boxes by week's end. Wood spent nearly 30 years in broadcast advertising before starting work on print. The magazine has a Facebook page as well.
-V3 approaching fourth anniversary: The print industry is tough one, especially these days. But with the June issue, V3 will begin its fifth year in Northwest Georgia. Click
2010 off to better start in the stands for Rome Braves
-April wasn't a huge month at home for the Rome Braves with just eight games played at State Mutual Stadium. But those eight games were enough to see a 10.5 percent jump in attendance when to compared to all of 2009. The Braves, prior to Monday, averaged 3,124 tickets sold per game in 2010 vs. 2,826 in all of 2009. That's good enough for seventh place in the now 14-team South Atlanta League--which says something as Rome is the smallest market in the SAL.
-This week: 10:30 a.m. games today and Thursday. Wednesday, Friday, Saturday games at 7 p.m. (Suns win opener, 6-5). For more, click Rome Braves
Photo: Opening night crowd April 16/By Mills Fitzner.
Politics 2010/On the campaign trail
-With qualifying over and a few changes on the statewide slate, local political groups continue to draw some major players to upcoming meetings. Among them:
-May 4/Floyd County Republican Women's meeting, 11:30 a.m. lunch, noon meeting, Red Lobster, Shorter Avenue. Change in speakers: Rep. Barry Loudermilk, candidate for Senate District 52, and Christian Coomer, candidate for House District 14.
-May 11/Rome Young Republicans, 6:30 p.m., 333 on Broad: Speakers: State Rep. Melvin Everson, candidate for Labor Commissioner; Rep. Tom Knox, candidate for Insurance Commissioner; and Sen. Ralph Hudgens, candidate for Insurance Commissioner.
-May 22/Floyd County Republican Party breakfast, 8:30 a.m. at Ryans on Shorter Avenue. Optional breakfast buffet available. Speaker: Karen Handel, candidate for governor
-May 22/Bartow County Republican Party, 9 a.m., campaign headquarters, Main Street. State School Superintendent candidate Richard Woods; gubernatorial candidate Jeff Chapman.
Tuesday's Buzz
-Berry College honors students, faculty and staff during the 2010 Honors Convocation. Headlining the long list of winners was Dr. Jim Watkins, recipient of the Vulcan Teaching Excellence Award, and Dr. Cathy Borer, recipient of the Eleana M. Garrett Award for Meritorious Advising and Caring. Other honorees included Cecily Crow and Dr. Daniel Sundblad, winners of the outstanding staff and faculty awards voted on by the students> Berry
-Berry site of two summer economic workshops for teachers: The Berry College Center for Economic Education is collaborating with the Georgia Council on Economic Education to host two economic institutes for teachers. Registration is free but a $75 deposit is required that will be refunded> Berry
Your latest forecast:
-Tuesday: Mostly sunny; high of 89, low of 53.
-Wednesday: Sunny and 89; low of 55.
-Extended forecast> Click / Regional radar
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable> Arey
-Part II: College football conference expansion is on the way.
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