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“Not every fire burns things down,” reads the young narrator of the video above. Let’s turn the fire that claimed the Safehouse building into an opportunity to build a bigger, stronger, and more tightly woven community. Safehouse is more than a coffee shop and roastery. It is a community center, open to all local groups […]
The City of Griffin is looking to create a unique brand and identity for its community. Part of this initiative will include the creation of a logo and tagline by Sky Design that will help define the City’s uniqueness for many years to come. The featured image shows the development of a few different logo […]
After being laid off from his job in New York City as an architect in 2008, Griffinite Brian Keith Miller decided to change directions and become a social entrepreneur. In August of the next year, Miller took what money he had in his accounts and bought shoes. Not for himself, but for those less fortunate. […]
A portion of Hill Street was temporarily shut down today as crews hoisted lumber necessary to build Safehouse Coffee and Tea’s new roof. Jacob Orr, Safehouse manager, has already sketched a new layout for the much-anticipated return to the old building at 109 S. Hill Street, but for now, he’s keeping them under wraps. “We […]
On Saturday, March 24 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., the Griffin Stormwater Division and volunteers will convene in the Old WalMart Parking to clean up local streams. Lunch, a gift bag, and a T-shirt designed by a local school kid will be provided to volunteers. Call the Stormwater Division to sign up at 770-229-6424 and […]
The Griffin Main Street Program recently received a $1,000.00 prize and was honored at the 2011 Georgia Downtown Conference at its annual Downtown Excellence Awards Banquet. The Park at Sixth won the Outstanding New Construction / Infill Award. “This honor is presented to a project that is sensitively designed and implemented to bring new activity […]
Due to the upcoming holiday season, The Grip tweaked the print calendar a bit. To avoid Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Eve issues, we rescheduled the Sept. 29 issue of The Grip to move forward to Oct. 6. Look for the next issue next Thursday!
The city of Griffin and Spalding County have invited all public safety officers and the general public to a commemoration service on Sept. 9 in honor of the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001. “Spalding County and the city of Griffin cordially invite you to join us as we solemnly commemorate 10 years of American […]
>In an effort to avoid an increase in waste collection charges, the city of Williamson has partnered with its waste collection company, Dependable Waste, to provide weekly recycling collection. Mayor Steve Fry hopes that Williamson residents will participate in this program, which will avert the 2.3 percent price that was scheduled for May 1. Sending less […]
>Seven students of the Sixth Grade class at St. George’s Episcopal School (located in Milner, GA) have organized a Mooovin’ It for Heifer International 5K Run at The Rock Ranch. The race will be Saturday, April 16 at 10:00am. The annual Rock Ranch Easter Egg Hunt will take place immediately following the run. Proceeds from […]
> Rendering created by Landscape Structures On Monday, March 7, the Spalding County Commissioners will vote on a playground/fitness area planned for Wyomia Tyus Park. Spalding County has received a grant from the Resurgens Foundation to build a specially-designed “all abilities” playground inside the park, but the project needs final approval from the BOC […]
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