The weather’s so ding dang LA-ish, Momma went over to Amelia’s located at 172 South Main St., in downtown Madison and bought up all the new Spring fashions! Honey, you should see her flauntin’ ‘round in her comfy bright pink Not Your Daughter’s Jeans with her embroidered Johnny Was t-shirt! Plus she’s totin’ a brand spankin’ new a Fauxy Burch (Fauxy as in knock-off Tory Burch)! Ding dang! The Biz Buzz needs a new outfit and fast but that dadblasted handsome husband has done hid his credit card! Luckily, I flat know where it is so watch out! I’m headin’ over to Amelia’s to pick up those fantastic Batali sunglasses! Honey they are smack fab and are only $25! Yes!

I flat just got off the phone with Kenny Pritchett to get an update on the first new restaurant that’s gonna open in 2013 on Main Street in Madison! OK so here’s the scoop: Honey Kenny has retained Edward Thorton, former Ice House Chef, to assist him with the new restaurant and they are flat comin’ up with the menu as we speak! Anyhow, here’s what we do know: The new restaurant is gonna be called O’Hara’s – A Vintage Café and it’s gonna open around the first week in February for Brunch and Lunch at first and then they’re gonna add dinner no later than mid-March! Ok now they’re keepin’ their menu plans right close to the vest and I flat couldn’t get the info but don’t worry y’all! Biz Buzz is gonna pull out all the stops to get the scoop on this fab new restaurant! I flat cannot wait!

Anne Browning of Studio A has a new location but the same great styles y’all! That’s right! Anne has flat moved from her little hair salon studio above Town 220 and is now located inside Sister Sister at 311 North Main Street in Madison in the old Piggly Wiggly building! Y’all give Anne a call at 706-319-0729 and get your hair done honey!
The Madison Artists Guild is hostin’ an Extra Large Art Show! I’m talkin’ Earthy Abstraction with works by Jack Kehoe, Kipley Meyer, Brian Rust and Dwight Smith! The show will be exhibited at Town 220 located at 220 West Washington St., in Madison! Momma’s so excited she’s flat spinnin’! Anyhow, there’s gonna be a fab openin’ reception on Thursday, Jan. 31 from 6 p.m. til 8 p.m.! Plus the show runs through April 28! Y’all mark your calendars and I’ll see each and every smack one of you there!
Spend $25 for 25! What the? That’s right y’all! John Nabors, owner and operator of the Madison Flea Market, wanted me to tell all y’all ‘bout his cool promotion! For the next few weeks, when you spend $25 at the Madison Flea Market, you’ll be entered into a weekly drawin’ to win a fab prize worth $25 from other area businesses like Pure Bliss! How cool is that? Y’all get your bowhonkers over there, drop $25 on a great find and enter to WIN, WIN, WIN!

And speakin’ of winnin’ . . . Congrats go to Melanie Laseter who won The North Face Jacket from Town & Country’s annual drawin’! Ding dang it! Momma wanted that jacket!

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Printed in the January 17, 2013 edition.