AltWeeklies Wire
NASCAR Memories and Friendsnew
A writer looks back on racing as he covers the 2009 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Metro Spirit |
Doug Allan |
03-20-2009 |
Sports
Tags: NASCAR, Atlanta Motor Speedway
Fresh Inknew
Don Inman remembers flexing his muscles in his front yard to show off his first tattoo. He was just 4 years old. It was 1937, still in the midst of the Great Depression, during a time when only sailors and strippers had ink.
Metro Spirit |
Staacey Hudson and Charles Tremblay |
06-04-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Change of Lifenew
Different endings bring similar new beginnings for local artists who forged their paths to art in separate ways.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
05-13-2008 |
Art
Tags: painter, child, daughter, Muse, photographer, Southern, Mother, artist, mother-daughter, sacred heart, toddler, visual arts
Two Girls for Every Boynew
Two women had a spat at a liquor store at which one of them was employed. The culprit? A man, of course.
Metro Spirit |
Alice Wynn |
05-13-2008 |
Comedy
Time to Find a New Groupienew
What can I say Nigel, it looks like you are facing a fork in the road. I think it's time that you decide which is more important to you and realize which one has a future: the band or the girl.
Metro Spirit |
Sid & Cherry |
03-12-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Metal Headsnew
Younger guys rock their silver locks for a look that is both stylish and distinguished -- provided they do it right.
Metro Spirit |
Rachel Waters |
03-12-2008 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
Malaika Favorite Captures Multifaceted Scenesnew
She was inspired to do a series of landscape paintings of the Augusta area when she moved here in 1986.
So last year, she applied for a Porter Fleming Foundation Grant to create a series of collage paintings documenting local scenes including landscapes and old structures in the area.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
03-12-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Race Against Timenew
The scramble to save Augusta's last remaining black theater is on. And although it has been bought, the road back from the ravages of time is anything but smooth.
Metro Spirit |
Michael Thames |
03-12-2008 |
History
Tags: history
Going Greennew
From recent immigrants to established families, Augustans define what it means to be Irish in America.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
03-12-2008 |
History
Tags: history
Belt it Outnew
Whether or not you think you've got it, belts can help you flaunt it -- as long as you keep it current and don't go for the '80s look
Metro Spirit |
Rachel Waters |
03-12-2008 |
Fashion
Tags: fashion
Mr. Not-So-Smarty Pantsnew
Advice columnists help a woman dating a man with a Harvard-sized chip on his shoulder
Metro Spirit |
Sid & Cherry |
03-12-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Big Shotnew
Contemporary rock ballet by Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp puts audiences in a New York state of mind.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
02-27-2008 |
Theater
Tags: theater
Artful Exitnew
Molly McDowell has given Augusta a name in the international arts community. After 10 years, she's now ready to pass the torch to someone else.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
02-27-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Cure for the Body Politicnew
Presidential candidates are their own presription for the health of America.
Metro Spirit |
Murfee Faulk and Gregory Ruehlmann |
02-27-2008 |
Comedy
Pilgrim's Progressnew
Cuban expatriate breaks boundaries with his art career in exile but his journey never ends.
Metro Spirit |
Stacey Hudson |
02-27-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts