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Sign for Star Chamber Arcade on Court Street.

Star Chamber Arcade finds receptive audience in Athens

By Chris Miles ● Culture ● November 20, 2025

The owner says the business has attracted a broad cross-section of the community, including students, families and young children.

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Local 3D-printing company trains young people, bricklayers

By Dani Kington ● Infrastructure ● October 15, 2025

Through the Survivor Advocacy Outreach Program’s partnership with Vitruvian, the company is training students, people aging out of foster care, and former brick layers in the new industry.

Local organizations drive big changes in Glouster

By Dani Kington ● Environment ● September 4, 2025

Public, nonprofit and private organizations have come together to update dilapidated buildings on Glouster’s High Street and bring businesses, housing and social services into the village.

Banner hanging at the Lostro Project property in Uptown Athens.

Lien filed on Lostro Project property

By Keri Johnson ● Business ● September 3, 2025

A company is seeking more than $200,000 for its work on the Lostro Project property that it says it was not paid for.

Florence Creamery celebrates 100th year of operation

By Lou Helenberger ● Culture ● May 29, 2025

Milk production started in 1925 at the family farm in Parkersburg, West Virginia.

People sit and stand near a table while a projector screen shows information.

Residents, officials discuss small business challenges at town hall

By Keri Johnson ● Business ● January 24, 2025

The public forum encouraged discussion among Athens business owners, residents and officials.

Community forum to address loss of Athens businesses

By Keri Johnson ● Business ● January 16, 2025

The event is a reaction to a rash of closings toward the end of 2024 as well as criticism of the city’s handling of construction and development projects.