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home.made’s Brunch Returns with Fusion of Southern, Contemporary Influences
Critical Writing
October 27, 2022
home.made’s Brunch Returns with Fusion of Southern, Contemporary Influences
I expected home.made’s revival of its Sunday brunch to be the reflection of yet another minimalist, all-lowercase-name, lifeless restaurant. I was met with a delightful surprise that the chef and owner, Mimi Maumus, offers a pleasant hodgepodge of menu items that contain elements of Southern culinary style blended with their…
Style Profile: Meet Metal + Petal’s Jade Joyner
Home & Garden
October 25, 2022
Style Profile: Meet Metal + Petal’s Jade Joyner
Jade Joyner, an interior designer and co-owner of Metal + Petal, doesn’t believe in one-size-fits-all design. Her Athens studio and storefront offers a glimpse at her aesthetic. The shelves are a kaleidoscope of decor that is new and old, European and Southern, colorful and muted, and a variety of…
College Town Surge of Young Georgia Voters: Athens-Clarke County
2022 Election
October 24, 2022
College Town Surge of Young Georgia Voters: Athens-Clarke County
Youth voter turnout across the state of Georgia has been on a steady climb in recent years, but the 2020 election brought one of the highest nationwide surges in recent history of college-age individuals turning out to participate at their local polls The Center for Information and Research on Civic…
New Thai Restaurant in Athens Offers Dreamy Dishes
Critical Writing
October 23, 2022
New Thai Restaurant in Athens Offers Dreamy Dishes
I walked into Puma Yu’s — a new Southeast Asian restaurant in Athens — an avid hater of all things coconut and almond adjacent. I left stupefied, knowing that over the next few days I’d crave the almond-flavored tart filled with mango and pineapple, pillowed under a fluffy dollop of…
Rural Communities Express Worries as Georgia Becomes a Hub for Electric Vehicles
Northeast Georgia News
October 22, 2022
Rural Communities Express Worries as Georgia Becomes a Hub for Electric Vehicles
On a quiet Sunday afternoon in the small town of Rutledge, Georgia, over 100 people opposing Rivian Automotive, an up-and-coming electric vehicle manufacturer, gathered in a community effort to protest the California-based company’s expansion into their neighborhood. The Sept. 11 rally, organized by members of the thousands-large Facebook group…