Athens GA
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Athens-Clarke County
Fighting Food Insecurity: Athens Couple Provides Free, Fresh Food Delivery Service
Courtney Doss, along with her husband, Davon Doss, are on a mission to combat food insecurity in Athens, where the rate of food insecurity is currently at 16.8%. Courtney is the founder of Colored Only Cafe, a home-based pantry where they deliver free food to people in the Athens area.…
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2024 Election
A Look Inside: Athens-Clarke Conducts Poll Accuracy Testing Before 2024 Election
Footsteps echoed through the hallways as suitcases were wheeled into their designated locations. People unzipped, took out and then helped the machines whir to life with wires. Faint chatter carried across the room, some with questions and others with idle chitchat. Inside the Athens-Clarke County Facilities and Landscape Management Building,…
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Environment
Establishing Biodiversity: UGA Creates Green Spaces for Local Pollinators, Students
Throughout the urban landscape of the University of Georgia, lush gardens and pathways are being maintained to foster local pollination zones, along with outside spaces for students to engage with. Pollinators help facilitate the reproduction cycle for most plants, ranging from flowers in a garden to crops that people eat.…
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Diversity
Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation Impacts Athens Community
As students of Our Resilient Community prepare to put on their annual play, the sparse crowd of parents and friends talk among themselves. They celebrate the students’ creativity within the queer-centered agile learning center’s tiny classroom. The outside world doesn’t always celebrate it and especially not them. Not many people…
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Athens-Clarke County
One Man’s Trash: Athens Junk Removal Service Gives Back to Community
The term “junk removal” leaves little to the imagination. Junk haulers clean out homes, businesses and commercial properties, loading up whatever items or materials the customer no longer has a use for, and take it all to the landfill. Most services throw everything in altogether, not sorting recyclables or…
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Media
UGA MFA In Film, Television, And Digital Media Brings Sustainability To Set
University of Georgia master’s of fine arts student Matt Hudgins just received a sustainability grant for his project “And…Action! Bringing sustainability on-set with the MFA in Film, Television, and Digital Media.” The project was devised to “help reduce the environmental footprint of UGA student film productions, as well as enhance…
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Northeast Georgia News
Harnessing the Sun: How Residential Solar Tackles Family Emissions
Hartwell, Georgia resident Patricia Burrows owns a completely self-sustaining home and feels proud to be a solar energy homeowner. “By going solar, the greatest benefit is to the environment. We are no longer using fossil fuels, which the electric companies use to then generate the electricity and send it to…
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Athens-Clarke County
UGA Students Struggle With Lack of Reliable Transportation Options
As the clock strikes 8:50 a.m., thousands of students pour out of their dreaded Monday morning classes. For many, the day goes from bad to worse when they see that the bus stop is crowded. Adding insult, seating is limited after the rush of students squeeze through the bus doors. …
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Athens-Clarke County
Independent Press in Athens Publishes Latina, Indigenous Stories
A small independent press in Athens, Georgia, Orca Libros, opened its doors in 2018 with the sole focus of providing an outlet for Latin American women authors. “There is a new wave of Mexican and Latin American writers… It is important to remark on the voices of these people,” said…
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Athens-Clarke County
Flying Biscuit Cafe Opens in Athens During Pandemic
The Flying Biscuit Cafe is now open in Athens at 1180B Prince Ave. The company, headquartered in Atlanta, operates locations in the South, including Texas. The Flying Biscuit opened its original location in East Atlanta in 1993. The corporate website said the menu is Southern-inspired. The Flying Biscuit offers…