A WOMAN CALLED POLICE after her ex-boyfriend tried to set her apartment on fire. It was shortly before 5:57 a.m. when the woman awoke to a loud crashing sound coming […]
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Grad inflation
At the end of October, just a few days before the mid-term election and the beginning of his “lame-duck” denouement as the state’s executive, Governor Sonny Perdue announced that Georgia’s […]
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No five finger discount
A clerk at a convenience store on Drayton Street called police to notify them of a shoplifting in progress. When officers arrived on the scene they made contact with the […]
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Review: The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
There’s an expectation among some American moviegoers that foreign films, particularly those with subtitles, are boring, inaccessible works that sacrifice action in order to search for elusive higher meaning. The […]
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The King in Exile
He would have been an old man pushing a broom or mop across the floor of Connie’s Billiard Hall on West Broad Street, but whether he was still known as […]
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Some random craziness aka drugs are bad
An off–duty officer working security at a River Street club was called inside by the manager about a disturbance — two young women in an altercation near the bar. They […]
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No budget for you!
There was something missing from the City’s annual budget retreat last week: the budget. The annual multi–day event is usually when Mayor, Council and Staff convene to discuss the upcoming […]
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Review: ‘Blue Valentine’
If Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams don’t receive Oscar nominations for their performances in Blue Valentine, it will be damning evidence in the case against Academy politics and the institution’s […]
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Interview: Dr. David Hurst Thomas
Dr. David Hurst Thomas is the curator of North American Archaeology with the American Museum of Natural History, and while he’s worked on sites around the country, the one he’s […]
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Castro’s Daughter
There are relatively few icons of 20th century world politics that loom larger than Fidel Castro. While most everyone has seen his face on TV, in a newspaper or history […]
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The young and the restless
Two weeks ago, a 10–year old kid was arrested after trying to attack a police officer with a knife. His older brother, age 19, was charged with several misdemeanors, including […]
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The rebirth of the Creative Coast
The retail space over looking Wright Square once sold home goods and gifts – picture frames and hand-painted martini glasses. As the new headquarters for the Creative Coast alliance (TCCa), […]