Reese Pope Park
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Athens-Clarke County
Take What You Need, Give What You Can: Inside Athens’ Really Really Free Market
On a sunny Saturday afternoon in downtown Athens, many can be found shopping in outdoor markets. New clothes for a party, new toys for a pet, spending money on items that may or may not end up in a landfill. On the second Saturday of every month, however, Reese Pope…
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Athens-Clarke County
Priceless Connections: Inside Athens’ Really Really Free Market
No admission fees, no vendors shouting deals and no checkout lines on the second Saturday of every month at Reese Pope Park, just a few blocks from downtown Athens. Instead, a colorful sprawl of items cover the benches under the pavilion and hang from the fence — everything from books,…