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Tap into the 20th Ohio Brew Week
The annual celebration begins this weekend, bringing business, beer and good times to Athens.
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First street mural in Athens, ‘The Migration,’ likely the first of many
The city’s first street mural features salmon swimming in a river and represents the culmination of a creative process that involved 3,000 city voters.
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State approves transfer of 27 acres of The Ridges to developers
While developers say it may take a decade or longer, last week’s state approval advances plans to transform The Ridges into a mixed-used space, featuring hundreds of housing units.
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Athens council approves final payment for Stimson fire station
Council member Michael Wood abstained on first vote in protest of the inclusion of $210,000 for add-ons that weren’t submitted to council for approval.
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Athens council approves $5M for public safety training facility
In its last meeting before a summer recess, the council passed several ordinances on third readings.
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Planning commission receives public input on zoning proposals
The City of Athens Planning Commission’s public input meeting discussed the future of Columbus Road, Lancaster Street and Columbia Avenue.
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Athens council takes major step toward Hooper Street housing project
Council discussed adding nearly $2.2 million to the budget of a public safety training facility for water and sewer and to extend Kenny Drive to Elliotsville Road.
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Warden, shelter struggle to capture Wilson, the ‘Taco Bell dog’
The public is urged not to feed the stray dog living near Taco Bell on East State Street so authorities can capture him and find him a good home.
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Photo gallery: Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery grand reopening
The Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery hosted its grand reopening on June 5.
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Council advances final fire station payment, hears housing project opposition
Athens City Council on Monday discussed its final payment to Pepper Construction following the theft of its intended final payment in November 2024. The council also held a public hearing for a proposed rezoning on Hooper Street in relation to a proposed housing project.