2024 will be remembered for many things – two Presidential assassination attempts, a major political party replacing their own sitting President by running the Vice President at the top of the ticket, wars and rumors of wars all over the globe.
A.I. and ChatGPT seemed to be taking over everything. Companies were either downsizing or upgrading, but either way the prices stayed high and wages stayed low.
Locally, hearts were broken as we lost several dining establishments: Elmer’s Restaurant, Little Caesars, Grove Station, and the first version of Larry Melvyn’s (which reopened as Taste of Talisi a few weeks later). There were some endings in 2024, such as the 25th and final Fabulous Follies at Tallassee High School – a labor of love put together each year by Mrs. Pat Merrett…