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A Call to Action: Human Rights Festival this Weekend!

I am beginning to understand just why Athens is so popular in the spring. The idea of festival season seems to mean spring fun outdoors, but in Athens festival "season" is just that. This weekend Athens is hosting two festivals. The Hot Corner festival, celebrating African American history in…

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Biking by Twilight

I have heard it called the Nascar of bike races and one of Athens best life experiences. And it is making a comeback this weekend: The Twilight Criterium. Twilight, as it is better known, is a nationally ranked, professional cycling event in Athens, Ga. and this year they are celebrating their 30th…

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Get outside this weekend in Athens

Spring is here...hopefully to stay this time...and this weekend is a great time to get out and explore all of the activities going on in Athens. Look at some of this weekend's most exciting…

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A Second Life for the Georgia Museum of Art

The Georgia Museum of Art, UGA's on-campus art museum may be closed for renovations until early 2011, but is still open to visitors...and you will not be accompanied by clouds of dust, the clamor of drills or masks as visitor attire; you can visit the museum virtually. The museum recently launched…

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One Day without Shoes

Did you know that more than 40% of people do not own a single pair of shoes? That's a tough one to imagine since I know I am guilty of more than a few pairs in my own closet. Tom's Shoes is fighting to…

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Celebrate Hot Corner this May

Athens has many downtown hot spots, but "The Hot Corner" has to be one of Athens oldest and most beloved local traditions. During the early 1900s, the corner of Washington and Lumpkin Streets…

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Sudden Athens Values

If you are looking for a way to save money yet still enjoy everything Athens has to offer, Athens' resident Susan Dickerson has you covered. Dickerson retired from a Fortune 100 company in December and was looking for something that would help local businesses. She came across SuddenValues, a…

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Around the globe

Today I had love written on my hand in Chinese, made an African wooden bead bracelet and enjoyed a snow cone and Central-American Jazz music...all in downtown Athens. The UGA International Street…

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Athens This Weekend

April has arrived and festival season is here. There is no better reason to get out and enjoy all the culture Athens has to offer than this time of year. And this weekend is packed with some great…

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