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227 Broad Street will be the location of Curlee s Fish House and Oyster Bar. It is expected to open in April. (Daniel Varnado RN-T.com)
Businessman says sprinkler ordinance dampening development
A businessman told local government representatives a local ordinance calling for sprinklers for buildings of a certain size is dampening his prospects for opening a seafood business downtown. B...
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Rome restaurants are expecting wings — such as these cooking at Jefferson’s — to be a top-seller with Super Bowl fans today.(Daniel Varnado RN-T.com)
Super Bowl an economic boon for Rome restaurants
Super Bowl Sunday is to many restaurateurs what Valentine’s Day is to florists. Wings, pizza and beer will be flowing at most of the eateries with television screens around Rome tonight. John Schr...
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A large group gathered for the Mercy Senior Care groundbreaking at their new facility on Chatillon Road on Friday morning. (Kim Sloan, RN-T.com)
Mercy Senior Care breaks ground on Riverside facility
A long journey reached another milestone on Friday as Mercy Senior Care officials held the ground­breaking for their new facility at 300 Chatillon Road in the Riverside community. “The smile on m...
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Fore Orthodontics, 402 N. Fourth Avenue. Photo by Daniel Varnado, Rome News-Tribune
Fore Orthodontics
Dr. Lavonne K. Fore, owner of Fore Orthodontics , and Linda Shepherd, office manager and new patient coordinator, are answering the questions for today’s Small Business Snapshot. What is the pri...
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Kent Hood, owner of Hood s Express Tax Service
Hood's Express Tax Service
Kent Hood owner Hood's Express Tax Service , is answering the questions for today’s Small Business Snapshot. What is the primary purpose of your business? To provide tax return services at a p...
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Amanda Smith (above) inspects a curtain that just came through the cleaning process at EDR, Emergency Dry Cleaning Restoration plant off U.S. 411 E. (Below) A shirt moves through the steam tunnel at the state-of-the-art facility.
Emergency Dry Cleaning Restoration
Larry Alford, CEO of Emergency Dry Cleaning Restoration , is answering the questions for today’s Small Business Snapshot. What is the primary purpose of your business? We provide emergency dry ...
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Word on the Street
Doug Walker, Associate Editor
Move already paying off for Rotolo's
A weeklong soft opening in the new location for Rotolo’s, 430 Shorter Avenue, has already paid dividends for the popular restaurant owned by Ana Williamon. Manager Adam Lashley said the move pro...
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Champs Chicken is now being offered in Amin Meghani s Rome Texaco, 507 Turner McCall Blvd.
Mongolian grill concept comes to Rockmart
Hannah Lee and her son Peace Choi have opened Lee’s Grill Buffet , a Mongolian buffet style restaurant at 110 Sycamore Grove Court. Choi has previously run a restaurant in Cedartown. The Mongoli...
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Champs Chicken is now being offered in amin Meghani s Rome Texaco, 507 turner McCall Blvd.
Champs Chicken now available in Rome
Rome convenience store operator Amin Meghani is bringing Champs Chicken to his Texaco Rome store, 507 Turner McCall Boulevard. Meghani is having a grand opening celebration today to introduce ...
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The Partridge Restaurant, 330 Broad Street, will be open for breakfast Thursday-Saturday, in a couple of weeks.
Partridge planning breakfast hours
Ricky Patterson plans to start breakfast service three days a week at The Partridge Restaurant , 330 Broad Street, within the next two weeks. “I’m just waiting for some plumbing work to be comp...
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Who's Who
Megginson named dean of Health Sciences
Lucy Megginson , assistant professor of nursing at the University of West Georgia, has been named dean of Health Sciences at Georgia Highlands College. Megginson previously served as assistant p...
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Irmscher earns certification
Scott Irmscher with the Irmscher Group at Keller Williams Realty Northwest has earned the Certified Distressed Property Expert® designation, having completed extensive training in foreclosure a...
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Henry brings sound healing to Yoga4
Faye Henr y has joined the staff of Yoga 4 Rome . She is a nationally recognized sound healer. Along with Beth Hughes, lead yoga teacher, she will conduct weekly yoga and sound healing sessions. ...
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State/National
Stocks slip on Wall Street as Greek talks drag on
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes are closing slightly lower as talks drag on between Greek political leaders over a fresh austerity package required for the country to get more bailout loans. Preside...
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227 Broad Street will be the location of Curlee s Fish House and Oyster Bar. It is expected to open in April. (Daniel Varnado RN-T.com)
Businessman says sprinkler ordinance dampening development
A businessman told local government representatives a local ordinance calling for sprinklers for buildings of a certain size is dampening his prospects for opening a seafood business downtown. B...
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In this Jan. 6, 2012 photo, attendees check out the unveiling of 4G devices at the Verizon booth during the Consumer Electronics Show, in Las Vegas. Challenging Netflix, Verizon said Monday, Feb. 6, 2012, it will start a video streaming service later this year in cooperation with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken)
Verizon to set up streaming service with Redbox
NEW YORK (AP) — Phone company Verizon Communications Inc. will challenge Netflix and start a video streaming service this year with Redbox and its DVD rental kiosks. Verizon and Coinstar Inc., Red...
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