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Even though Caitlyn and Philip Flanagan have health insurance through their employer, the WellStar West Georgia Medical Center in LaGrange, they weren’t immune from the high cost of having a baby. When their daughter, Millie, was born in November 2018, they paid about $6,000 in out-of-pocket costs for the cesarean birth.…

 Esports has broken into mainstream media and become a $1 billion industry over the past few years. Leagues have formed around individual games, like Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege and Overwatch, attracting six-figure investments that finance teams or individual players. This has led to the formation of smaller groups and…

Athens, Georgia, is a city typically bustling with students and locals. The Classic City’s downtown area has hardly seen a quiet night with bars, restaurants and music venues filling the 12-block area. At the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, these lively establishments shut their doors to protect employees and the…

When Mark and Rhonda Palmer first took their woodworking business, Grands Designs, to markets, their most popular items were their rectangular cutting boards and  “llama that’s similar to the llama character in Fortnite” ornaments. Now, charcuterie serving boards and unicorn magnets have taken over as their top sellers.  “We listen…

The streets of downtown Athens fill with music lovers as the weekend begins. It is no secret that Athens is a hub for live music; however, many people don’t realize that the only vinyl record pressing plant in Georgia is just a few minutes up the road. In this factory,…

Music in Athens, Georgia, is a large part of the town’s identity, but the recent outbreak of COVID-19 has had a profound effect on local artists and promoters.  Other than the University of Georgia, music is one of the things that makes Athens stand out from other Southern towns. The…

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to shut down cities across the world and has driven the entire American workforce into two categories: essential and non-essential. Those who are deemed “essential” in the U.S. are the only people who should still physically be reporting to work. Within the development industry, however, there…

As a result of the ongoing pandemic, yoga studios are one of many establishments deemed “non-essential” by Georgia’s statewide shelter-in-place ordinance, forcing local Athens studios to reevaluate how they will service their membership without physically congregating.  On March 14, 2020, weeks before Gov. Brian Kemp would announce the executive order,…

The Daily Co-Op, located on 523 Prince Ave., in Athens, Georgia is still open amid the coronavirus pandemic. Although the store is only operating through curbside service and delivery, their values have not changed during this time of uncertainty: self-help, self-responsibility, democracy, equality, equity and solidarity. The Daily Co-Op’s adjusted…

On March 12, the day before a match against the Florida Gators, Georgia senior tennis player Robert Loeb wanted to celebrate his 22nd birthday with his teammates. A team trip to the movies ended up far from a normal viewing of “Hidden Gems.” Loeb and his teammates received the news…