Author Archive for Tom Britt
Tom Britt is the founder and Publisher of atGeist.com. Founded in 2004, atGeist.com quickly became the local voice of the Geist Reservoir Community. He lives in Crossing South, just off of 86th and Oaklandon Road, with his wife Jeanne and has four children: Stefanie, Robbie, Taylor and Tory.
By TomBritt on Wednesday, July 2, 2008Filed Under: Calendar, Local News, Local People
[ July 4, 2008; 9:30 pm to 10:30 pm. ] Geist Lake Coalition members are feverishly dialing for dollars again this summer raising money for the annual Geist fireworks scheduled for Friday, July 4th.
“We need around $30,000 this year and every little bit helps,” said long-time Geist Lake Coalition member Scott Rodgers.
This year’s title sponsor of the event is Eddy’s Neighborhood Bar & Grill owned […]
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By TomBritt on Sunday, June 29, 2008Filed Under: Business, Featured, Local News
Geist local Adam Goldstein has a solution for rising gasoline prices. Owner of the Automotive Service Group off of Thunderbird Road near Pendleton Pike, Goldstein now offers a flex fuel conversion package that includes, among other things, a computer card that allows your vehicle to burn E85 ethanol.
“All cars built […]
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By TomBritt on Wednesday, June 11, 2008Filed Under: Local News, Local People
What was once a dream to many residents came to fruition. After countless hours of planning, the inaugural Geist Half Marathon & 5K finally happened.
Looking back, it was February of 2007 when I was sitting at Mama Bears having coffee (like I always do on Friday mornings) with Bob Tollini. We set out each week […]
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By TomBritt on Tuesday, June 10, 2008Filed Under: Featured, Towneposts
Over the weekend, we launched a new look for the Geist Blogs Network of weblogs which features some new functionality and an easier to navigate design. If you have suggestions, ideas, feedback, or comments, please leave them here. We appreciate your ongoing support of atGeist.com and the entire Geist Blogs Network!
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By TomBritt on Saturday, June 7, 2008Filed Under: Business, Local People
After 15 years as a dental hygienist, Admirals Pointe resident Lynn Gatto is going to the other side opening The Sweet Treat Boutique across from St. Simon the Apostle.
“I’ve been working on the concept, logo and business model for the last seven years,” said Gatto as her family helped unload a pickup truck full of […]
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By TomBritt on Saturday, June 7, 2008Filed Under: Local News
The late evening thunderstorms brought a lot of rain last night, but just around 8:30 pm, the sunset lit up the sky to the west. Michelle Honeycutt captured some photos of the sunset which was absolutely beautiful. For about :30 minutes, the Geist sky was actually orange!
Here is a photo I took of […]
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By TomBritt on Thursday, June 5, 2008Filed Under: Local News
Our latest GeistTV.com show, presented by Essential A/V, has been posted. Click on the GeistTV icon to the right or visit GeistTV.com to watch this weekend’s episode from the St. Simon Festival.
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By TomBritt on Tuesday, June 3, 2008Filed Under: HOA News, Not for Profit
“We have something special here in Gray Eagle, I don’t know what it is,” said Al Wunder, founder of the Gray Eagle Lawn Tractor Race held last Saturday.
Residents in the Woods of Gray Eagle hosted the event which kicked off with a lawn tractor race around a 1/4 mile track; […]
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By TomBritt on Saturday, May 31, 2008Filed Under: Towneposts
If you have had problems in the past posting classified ads, posting events to atGeist.com, or just registering for the weblogs, the Help blog is the place to turn. We are adding some tutorial videos to help you navigate the GeistBlogs Network of sites, each one under 2:00 minutes in length. If you have an […]
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By TomBritt on Saturday, May 31, 2008Filed Under: Calendar, Local News, Not for Profit
[ October 11, 2008; 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. ] Geist resident and published author J. Andy Murphy is working with the City of Lawrence, the Partnership for Lawrence, and atGeist.com to create the first ever “Indy BookTalk Conference” which will be held at Lawrence North on Saturday, October 11th.
Book lovers from around the Midwest will converge in Lawrence to […]
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