Athens Banner-Herald (Athens, GA) articles from August 2007

Athens Banner-Herald (Athens, GA) archives from August 2007

Buyer's market.
August 3, 2007

Athens Banner-Herald, Ga., Don Nelson column.(Column)
August 3, 2007

Fatz Cafe to expand dining options in Athens, Ga.(Restaurant review)
August 3, 2007

Athens Banner-Herald, Ga., business briefs column.
August 12, 2007... Byline: Don Nelson Aug. 12--FAMILY BRINGS PIZZA CHAIN BACK TO ATHENS: A decade after his son first asked him to be partners in a Mellow Mushroom franchise, Vince Landis took the plunge. Landis, along with his wife, Judy, and their son,...

Athens Banner-Herald, Ga., Don Nelson column.(Column)
August 12, 2007... Byline: Don Nelson Aug. 12--Here's hoping that Gov. Sonny Perdue's proposal to help small businesses get health insurance coverage for their employees gets some legs and is addressed in next year's General Assembly. Given that...

Hankering for barbecue drives restaurateur.
August 19, 2007... Byline: Don Nelson Aug. 19--Jim Cellini returned to his roots regarding his decision to open Jimmy's BBQ restaurant in Five Points in the former location of Sons of Italy. "My step-grandfather, Jimmy Austin, had a barbecue restaurant...

Bailey will give a voice to businesses.
August 19, 2007... Byline: Don Nelson Aug. 19--For more than two decades, Athens has lacked an official advocate dedicated to promoting our arts and music industry as an economic development element. As of this week, that role might be filled....

Employers enlist wellness programs to improve worker's health, productivity.
August 19, 2007... Byline: Don Nelson Aug. 19--Employees at burton + BURTON shed more than a ton of weight in the past two years -- the result of a company-sponsored weight-loss program designed to improve employee health and the company's bottom line. ...

Customers find sticker shock at the grocery store.
August 24, 2007... Byline: Don Nelson Aug. 24--Unrelenting price increases on many food staples have forced Athens resident Viola Hayes and many people like her to change grocery shopping habits these days. Essential food items such as eggs and milk have...

Business churning out homemade ice cream.
August 24, 2007... Byline: Don Nelson Aug. 24--An 8-foot wooden waterwheel churns a wooden container full of ice cream mix that Eddie Carroll prepares in an "endless number of flavors" at his new appropriately named Waterwheel Homemade Ice Cream. ...