Riggiefest '08

Today was the 2008 Riggiefest, an event that pits local restaurants against each other for the prize of holding the "best chicken riggie" title.

Teddy's restaurant in Rome ended a streak of three straight years as champion by being named to the "Riggie Hall of Fame", and choosing not to enter this year's contest. They are however rolling out two new kinds of riggies just for the event: steak riggies and shrimp riggies.

I didn't make it to this year's event but I'm looking forward to trying the new champion's riggies.

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The airstrip in Rome is seeing a constant increase in activity. I drive past daily and there always seem to be aircraft taking off or landing. Moving it to Rome was a good move that made use of a runway that was scarcely used. Hopefully we'll start to see more commercial flights into and out of the airport.