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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
African-American Heritage Pathway Marks Athens Landmarks
Local historians are hoping to shine a spotlight on several lost and forgotten landmarks in Downtown Athens. They hope this effort helps preserve and communicate some of the rich and complex history of African Americans in the Classic City. In November, the Athens Downtown Development Authority, in collaboration with the…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Area Pagans Advocate for Freedom of Religion
A woman invites a group of her closest friends to spend a Wednesday evening together at her house in the woods. They are not spending the evening indoors watching TV or sharing a meal. Tonight the focus is on an important religious ceremony they will hold outdoors. Members of the…
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Athens-Clarke County
The Opioid Crisis: America’s Last Concern, But Happening in Athens
Meet Americans’ top three concerns for 2022: strengthening the economy, reducing healthcare costs and dealing with COVID-19. At the bottom of this 18-item long list of concerns lies drug addiction, according to the Pew Research Center. A Continuous Public Health Emergency This means in urban areas 29 out of 100,000…
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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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Critical Writing
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…
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Home & Garden
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…
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Athens-Clarke County
Porchfest Celebrates Live Music, Historic Neighborhoods in Record Numbers
Historic Athens Porchfest united the city’s music lovers with over 150 bands and musicians performing across six historic neighborhoods in Athens. Over 13,000 people — double the estimated amount of last year’s festival — attended Sunday to watch the performers, said Tommy Valentine, executive director of Historic Athens, a nonprofit that…
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2022 Election
What the Firearm Debate Means Ahead Of Midterms For Athens-Area Locals
In the state of Georgia, the number of weapons carry permits has increased each year from 2018-2020, and the statistics are similar in Barrow, Oconee, Clarke, Madison and Jackson counties. According to the 2018-2020 probate court caseload reports compiled by the Office of Research and Data Analysis of the Judicial…
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Education
The Person, the Student, the Athlete: Who Comes First in Georgia High Schools?
Corrie Collier, the Atlanta public school assistant athletic director, has his priorities set when it comes to his students, “We care about you as a person first, then we care about you as a student, and then we care about you as an athlete,” he said. The National Football League…