Category Archives: Columbia County, GA

Commentary on Evans, Georgia, a town in Columbia County. It’s growing pretty fast so there’s always something to say!

Paint recycling

2008-05-31 – 14:22

Apparently the best we can hope for paint recycling in Columbia County is the once a year recycling event. When we moved here in 2001, the county commission had commissioned a study about building a recycling center. Where’s my recycling center?? argh.

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Evans loses its best salsa

2007-08-09 – 06:53

Moe always says he knows burritos, but let me tell you, his salsa his from a can and it SUCKS! Until a few weeks ago, I didn’t care much about Moe’s salsa. I’d been to the Mullin’s Crossing location a couple of times since it opened, just to check it out, and one time I […]

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Our Guide to Roughing It

2007-06-03 – 08:18

The good news is it’s been raining in Georgia since lunchtime yesterday, exactly the kind of rain we need, the steady rain that soaks in to the drought-dried ground instead of just running off like most of the gully-washer thunderstorms we get. As of last week we were nearly 12 inches of rain behind this […]

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Walking in “downtown” Evans

2007-05-07 – 21:12

After a month of listings, phone calls, and meeting up with prospective buyers in various parking lots around town, I’ve traded the car Andrea and I bought when we returned from London in April 2001 for a counter check in to our bank account.
The guy who bought the car really likes it, which is […]

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You guessed it, more coffee!

2006-08-13 – 11:52

The density of coffee shops in our little town continues to increase, to the point where it’s getting silly. Just this morning we drove by our nice local wine shop, and noticed the retail space next door appears to be an independent coffee shop. Once it opens, there will be seven coffee shops in Evans, […]

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