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Athens-Clarke County
Mark Richt is Boxing Out Parkinson’s
Mark Richt is fighting Parkinson’s — literally. Using non-contact boxing exercises, Richt, a former UGA football coach, works out at D1 Training Athens to help slow the disease’s progression. The concept comes from Rock Steady Boxing, which works to help those with Parkinson’s disease extend their capabilities. More than 1 million…
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Barrow County
Barrow County Nonprofit Serves Children in Crisis Across Georgia
One backpack and one volunteer at a time, Adventure Bags, a nonprofit out of Barrow County, is serving children displaced from their homes across the state of Georgia. Adventure Bags is partnering with agencies and organizations to give backpacks to children entering foster care, domestic violence shelters, homeless shelters or…
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Copenhagen
Enghaveparken: Where Sustainability Meets Livability in Copenhagen
The city of Copenhagen is known for being sustainable and happy. One reason for this is the livability of the city’s design. One aspect of livability in Copenhagen is access to public parks. Locals in Copenhagen use the parks for everything you could imagine. A walk through any park on…
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Live & Documentary
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Live & Documentary
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Athens-Clarke County
More Than Books: Libraries Are Community Centers
The automatic sliding doors open with a whoosh. Books are neatly stacked on the hold shelves, waiting for readers to come and retrieve them. The stairs take you up to rows upon rows of books of all different sizes, some skinny, some wide, some heavy tomes. Bright lights illuminate…
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Diversity
The Atlanta Music Project Offers Youth Greater Access to Music Education
Madisyn Willis had only just started her new job with the Atlanta Music Project, when one student in particular caused her to take a closer look — or more accurately — listen. From the first moment that Madisyn met him, she could tell that this student fit the classic class-clown…
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Athens-Clarke County
Athens Reuse is Taking Junk, Turning it into Treasure For Teachers — And Now Creatives
The Athens Teacher Reuse Store off of College Avenue is the place to be for local public, private and homeschool educators needing classroom supplies in Clarke, Barrow, Jackson, Madison, Oconee and Oglethorpe counties. Everything is free, and the only form of payment required is a document, like a teacher ID,…
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Gender
What Can You Do About Sexual Assault in Northeast Georgia? Here Are Some Key Resources
Officers arrested the 51-year-old male suspect accused of armed robbery, kidnapping and sexual assault just 45 minutes after receiving a 911 call by the victim on Feb. 28. The caller had been finishing her work duties for the night when she became the victim of a sex crime. While this…