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Health inspections: 'Grime' in kitchen prompts low score at Oconee County restaurant
Here are the Georgia Department of Health's restaurant inspection scores for Athens-Clarke and Oconee counties conducted June 19-July 2. Scores in each category are listed in order of most recent inspection date. The Georgia Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section, conducts regular restaurant inspections to help keep residents and...
Athens weekend preview: The Fourth of July, a music festival, wrestling and more
The Red & Black compiles a weekly roundup of shows and events for the upcoming weekend. This weekend includes Fourth of July festivities, wrestling at Southern Brewing Co. and the Classic City American Music Festival. The Red & Black compiles a weekly roundup of shows and events for the upcoming...
'Oooh, a pirate ship!' Athens opens new all-inclusive playground at Sandy Creek Park
Even before it opened officially on Wednesday, the new playground at Sandy Creek Park elicited shouts and smiles of excitement and approval from the dozens of young people waiting somewhat patiently for Kent Kilpatrick, director of Athens-Clarke County’s Leisure Services Department, to cut the ribbon at the gate. Once...
Athens restaurant roundup: Fourth of July closures, Culinary Boot Camp, Panera Bread’s new breakfast sandwiches and more.
Independence Day is upon us, and many Athens restaurants have closed their doors to provide their staff with a chance to celebrate the holiday. Others are offering new weekly specials, promos and more. Check it all out in this week’s restaurant roundup. Restaurant Closures. Several local restaurants will be...
ACC Leisure Services opens disability-friendly playground
The Athens-Clarke County Leisure Services Department has opened a new playground at Sandy Creek Park on Wednesday, July 3, designed to be as accessible as possible for everyone. The ceremony started with a speech from Kent Kilpatrick, the director of Leisure Services. “The amazing thing about this playground is that...
Pride of Place: Riggings Takes Us on Tour Through Athens
Alex Riggs (Riggings) closes out our Pride Month column with a tour through Athens, GA. Athens is one of Riggings’ favorite queer country spots in the world, and in our interview she explains why. It’s a safe haven for artists and self-discovery — though, as Riggings explains, it could be safer. That sense of wonder and pride permeates through her new album, EGG.
Loran Smith: Breakfast with a retired UGA dean, leader in preserving Georgia forests
When I scheduled a meeting with Dale Greene, recently retired dean of the University of Georgia Forestry School, I suggested breakfast which brought about an eager response. But we had to agree on a convenient location. His primary residence is now Lake Hartwell. Growing up in Magnolia, Arkansas, he is an alumnus of the early riser advocacy, even in retirement. Those, like Dale, who wake up the rooster, are usually hearty breakfast aficionados. ...
Calendar Pick: Leigh Ellis Opening Reception
Local artist Leigh Ellis’ most recent collection of watercolor paintings, “Time on Earth,” has found its rightful home at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia. The works in the collection explore time through the eyes of a naturalist, with circular arrangements of the subjects mimicking that of a clock, reflecting cycles and seasons of nature. Birds are a motif in the collection, flying, colliding and entwining with each other and other natural imagery. Ellis has been painting and teaching in Athens for 25 years, but began her career 30 years ago as a biological illustrator after receiving her MS degree in biology. The crossover between art and science that characterizes her career path is evident in her award-winning artworks, which have been displayed in exhibits across the country, from Hawaii to Georgia.
Oconee Farmers Market is a staple of Watkinsville
Beckoned by a row of banners and serenaded by a musician, community members gather in a shady corner of Harris Shoals Park every week to sell fresh produce, homemade foods and handicrafts. Joy from Joy’s Gorgeous Gourds and Creative Crafts has been with the Oconee Farmers Market for 20 years...
Georgia indie pop group of Montreal has kept it quirky for nearly 30 years
ATLANTA - There are several famous bands named after the places they came from such as Boston, Kansas and Chicago. That is not at all the case with the celebrated quirky indie pop band called of Montreal. Rather, Kevin Barnes started the group in Athens in 1996. Now, 28 years...
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