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  The University of Georgia’s Division of Academic Enhancement states that “a first-generation college student is a student whose parents/guardian does not have a college degree.” As the first American-born daughter of Mexican immigrant parents, Amy Guzman-Reyes, 18, said she is amazed that she has the opportunity to attend the…

Between theater companies and theater facilities, Athens, Georgia, has a range of locations that contribute to the theatrical arts. (Infographic/Mary Martin Harper) ust when the people of Transylvania think the days of the Frankenstein family’s monsters are over, Frau Blücher and Igor’s cackling laugh take over the stage. The contagious…

The Filthy Boy You wake up in the middle of the night and a young, blonde, bushy-haired boy towers over your bed. His fingernails crookedly snake up the walls of your room and graze the ceiling. A smell like the inside of a dumpster hangs thick in the air, so…

[flickr_set id=”72157708337252794″] Although working with kids makes Lindsey Warren “come alive,” the Athens resident says she recently made the tough decision to give up her teaching career to pursue life as a hobbyist. So over the last three years, she has created hand stamped jewelry in her home studio and…

  Paul Thomas Chocolates is a small, local shop located right in the heart of downtown Dahlonega. Locals and tourists alike can be seen flowing in and out of the store to purchase high-quality, homemade treats. High school and college workers come and go, interacting with customers behind the counter.…

Roughly 600 government-issued credit cards, or purchasing cards, are issued to various individuals and institutions within Athens-Clarke County Unified Government. Not one of them, however, belongs to the mayor. Mayor Kelly Girtz, sworn into office in January 2019, has not elected to have a purchasing card provided to him in…

  Since September 2018, the second floor of the Richard B. Russell Special Collections Library at the University of Georgia has been transformed into a sort of shrine for one of the university’s greatest football coaches: Coach Wally Butts. Jason Hasty, the UGA athletics history specialist, created this exhibit. He…

With many reasons to love parks and green spaces, reducing criminal activity can be added to that list.   A 2015 study from the journal Landscape and Urban Planning found that “well-designed landscaping makes spending time outdoors more appealing, leading to more “eyes on the street,” which in turn leads…

Munich, Germany is a city filled with renaissance buildings, color and people who dressed in the latest trends. It seems as though every person is outfitted with at least one luxury item; a fitted trench coat, skinny jeans and white sneakers. Sitting in one spot in the city square, I…

If you want to know about quilting, Frances Arnold is your woman. Arnold, who has been quilting for 34 years, has seen some ups and downs. She can tell you about the United States Bicentennial in 1976, which sparked a renewed interest in an art form that had been well…