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Session to explore 'age-friendly' designation

...Lockett said in a news release. The designation means the city must commit to "a cycle of assessing and improving their age-friendliness," it said.The work session will be held in the commission chamber, 530 Greene St., at 1 p.m.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/government/2013-06-19/session-explore-age-frie
Around the block

The Augusta Genea logical Society will present a homecoming and seminar Aug...MY Ancestors?"The event's speaker will be professional genealogist Barbara Vines...Magazine of Virginia Genealogy.The seminar will be held at the Augusta-Richmond County...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/richmond-neighbors/2013-06-18/around-block
Running out the clock

...about it coming out of Washington.When will they have had enough?Thankfully, a...be prosecuted.What if they aren't? Will conservatives just shake their heads...administration strategy in the IRS scandal will be to try to run out the clock and hope...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/opinion/editorials/2013-06-19/running-out-clock
Starbucks to post calorie counts

...The Seattle-based coffee chain says it will start posting calorie counts on menu boards...its more than 11,000 U.S. locations will be able to see that there are 300 calories...a small Iced Caffe Mocha. Pastry cases will show calorie information, too. The move...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2013-06-18/starbucks-post-calorie-cou
Board cuts transportation for Jessye Norman students

...constraints, the Richmond County School System will alter an 11-year-old agreement with...member Linda Scales.Scales said the school will have to ask parents to pick up their students...of getting to the school at all. "It will be hard, but we'll try," Scales said...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-06-19/board-cuts-transportation
Ramblin' Rhodes: Relive Beatles history with Augusta's Ed Turner & Number 9

...9, and Saturday, Aug. 10. The shows will be presented at the Imperial Theatre by...722-8341.Turner and his core musicians will be joined by the Number 9 Strings and Horns...The Waynesboro-Burke Concert Series will include a Beatles tribute show during its...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/things-do/applause/2013-06-18/ramblin-rhodes-relive
Richmond County milestones

Georgia State Rep. Henry "Wayne" Howard, D-Augusta, and family members will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Georgia Association of Broadcasters for their The Parade of Quartets television...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/richmond-neighbors/2013-06-18/richmond-county-
Pop Rocks: Local radio personalities can inspire our listening pleasure

...occasion, devolve into a model where the personality of the DJ ? not stats, demographics and chart position ? dictates what will be played. Radar Radio, the latest evolution of a popular Sunday evening show, is an excellent example of this. So is the...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/things-do/applause/2013-06-19/pop-rocks-local-radio
Wildwood Park megaramps to close for regatta

...mega ramps" at Columbia County's Wildwood Park will be closed Saturday and Sunday because of the Powerboat...Bell.A nearby area, Pollard's Cove, also will be closed on those dates, and there will be limited access to the mega ramp area and to...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2013-06-18/wildwood-park-megaramps-close
Daytona frontstretch to get facelift for fans

...and the Daytona 500.The redevelopment will give Daytona's aging grandstands a modern look and feel. It will include expanded entrances and a series...measuring the size of a football field, will allow fans to meet and socialize during...

http://chronicle.augusta.com/sports/nascar/2013-06-18/daytona-frontstretch-get-f