Work & Business
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Local Entrepreneurship, Innovation Blossoms in Athens
The University of Georgia and the Athens community create a vibrant hub for entrepreneurship, where students and alumni alike turn passions into thriving ventures. Business ownership is becoming popular — a 2023 study from Square found that over half of Gen-Z is considering starting their own business. Young creatives…
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New UGA Alcohol Policy Changes Fan Experience in Sanford Stadium
For the first time in University of Georgia history, football fans are sipping on beers and hard seltzers inside Sanford Stadium while watching the Bulldogs. While some students and fans welcome this decision, others are concerned about fan safety and the impact it will have on the game-day experience. In…
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Historic Beechwood Shopping Center Gets Extensive Makeover
The Beechwood Shopping Center on Alps Road in Athens has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent months with developers launching major construction projects and recruiting new tenants to fill retail spaces. At the same time, several longstanding businesses, such as Beechwood Cinemas and CVS, have left the shopping center, giving…
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New Developments, Old Problems: Barrow Works to Keep Growth in Balance
A new Kroger Marketplace is expected to open in spring of 2026 in Barrow County, bringing an estimated 250-300 jobs to the community, according to Barrow County’s Economic Development Director Ben McDaniel. Barrow County ranks at 153 out of 159 in terms of county size in Georgia, and 29th in…
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Classic City Hemp Leaves Town Before New Laws Hit
Georgia Senate Bill 494 takes full effect Oct. 1, placing several new restrictions on the production and distribution of hemp in Georgia. Grady Newsource reporter Christian Andrade went to local hemp shops in Athens to find out how businesses and customers will be affected. Christian Andrade is a…
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New Market Entices Athens Neighborhood
When Kristen Hindes opened Birdies in November 2023, she wasn’t expecting drivers to park off-site to see her market based on a word in the window — sandwiches — but they did. Birdies, a newly opened specialty market owned by Kirsten Hindes, lies at the intersection of Prince Avenue and…
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Car Detailing Company Wins Student Entrepreneur Competition
Detail Dawgs won $10,000 on Feb. 22 in the 2024 UGA Venture Prize Competition. The judges awarded second place to Sisterhood of the Traveling 20s, and Ox Sox, a second-time competitor, took third place. Around 60 students and supporters attended the event hosted by the UGA Entrepreneurship Program at Studio 225.…
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Try That in a College Town: One Musician’s Story
House painter by day. Singer/songwriter by night. Eli Cain is a Watkinsville, Georgia, local who spends a lot of time navigating the music industry as a small-town musician. As someone who prefers backroads over Broadway, Cain is dependent on live music and ticket sales to support his music career. Watch…
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Delays, Increased Costs, Traffic: Mayor Kelly Girtz Provides Update on The Classic Center Arena
Editor’s note: Students in Reporting I covered a Dec. 1 press conference with Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz about The Classic Center Arena. Following the press conference, they interviewed secondary sources ranging from Danny Bryant, general manager of the arena, to business owners and managers to members of the UGA…
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Campus Union Advocates for Competitive, Equitable Graduate Worker Pay
The United Campus Workers of Georgia at UGA — the only labor union on campus representing University of Georgia employees — continues to fight for fair pay for graduate students as one of its policy priorities this year. The group, which goes by UCWGA-UGA, argues that graduate workers provide critical…