Downtown Athens
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Athens-Clarke County
Prince Market, Athens’ Newest Downtown Grocery, Fills More Than Shelves
Prince Market, Athens’ newest downtown grocery store, hopes to fill a gap in an area previously classified as a food desert by the USDA. A family-owned business, it provides diverse local products and personalized service — a vital resource for residents and students living in the heart of the city.…
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Athens-Clarke County
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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Athens-Clarke County
Black Business Owners Face Pressures to Vacate Historic Potterytown Neighborhood
On a warm spring evening, Lashanna Mattox paces back and forth on Pottery Street. She stares up at the newest parking deck for The Mark, which towers over the small business she and her husband, Terrell Mattox, own. Mrs. Mattox is the front desk coordinator and co-owner of the Potterytown-based…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Music Walk of Fame Markets Music Tourism
The Tourism Product Development group was a group of 12 tourism professionals who studied how the city of Athens’ music assets can increase tourism and visitor spending. The Athens Music Walk of Fame was chosen for its capability to incubate talent, prioritizing diversity, market music tourism industry, and ensure economic…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Leisure Services Expands Programming to Adapt to COVID-19 Limitations
As the residents of Athens, Georgia, learn how to navigate a world in the COVID-19 era, Clarke County Leisure Services is also learning how to adapt their programming to an evolving world. Clarke County Leisure Service Parks and Facilities, besides Morton Theatre, are currently open to the public. In-person programs…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens’ Bar Owner Arrested on Sexual Assault Has Been Assigned Superior Court Judge
Grady Newsource learned moments ago that an Athens man charged with rape and other charges has been assigned a Superior Court judge so that a court date for his bond hearing can be set. David Ellis Ippisch, 38, was arrested yesterday at approximately 8:15 p.m., and charged with two misdemeanor…
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Athens-Clarke County
Northeast Georgia Law Enforcement Prepares for University of Georgia vs. Notre Dame
The University of Georgia vs. Notre Dame game means more people and more vehicles in Athens because of the projected record-breaking attendance. Athens-Clarke County Police, the University of Georgia Police Department and other state law enforcement agencies have put together security, traffic and parking plans to accommodate the larger crowd…
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Athens-Clarke County
All-Seeing Eyes: Surveillance Tech is Getting More Efficient
For some, it comforts them to know that if someone in their community commits a crime, police officers in the area could use the technology available to them to catch them. For others, advances in surveillance technology means that their privacy could be in danger. There are approximately 30…
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Athens-Clarke County
College Avenue Parking Deck Will Reopen After Fire
The charred remains of an SUV were towed out of the College Avenue parking deck Wednesday morning, but drivers will be allowed to park in the structure again soon. The fire started after a pregnant woman drove her vehicle into a wall on the fourth floor Tuesday afternoon. Athens-Clarke County…
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Athens-Clarke County
Art Exhibition Reaches Across Divide to Marry Science, Humanities
Delicate molecular models rest on the window sill of Yohanna White’s one bedroom apartment, catching the light and casting a shadow of webs onto the crown molding. Miniature dragons and air plants are carefully balanced on the beams and elbows of the models, creating a sort of medley of science…