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Renting not just for apartment living

Athens is rife with houses for rent, but with so many apartments, why would you consider renting a house?

Richard Martin, an assistant real estate professor at the University, said renting a house has its benefits.

“When you rent a house there are no shared walls, no noisy neighbors, more room and parking is at the door,” Martin said.

City aids push to go green

With efforts across campus to go green, do these initiatives cross Broad Street to downtown?

According to Athens-Clarke County waste reduction administrator Suki Janssen, the answer is yes.

Between July 1, 2008 and June 30, 2009 the downtown Athens district recycled more than 17 tons of paper, 320 tons of cardboard and 848 tons of glass, aluminum and steel, according to the annual recycling report.

For $500 a bat, this old game cricket is no paddle ball

From the sheep-laden fields of Southeast England to the University’s Intramural Fields, the centuries-old game of cricket has come a long way. Kept alive for centuries as a child’s game until the beginning of the 17th century, adults increasingly took up the sport.

Events around town to honor workers on Labor Day

With Labor Day approaching, many around Athens are making long weekend plans. But others are looking to honor the holiday, which serves to celebrate worker’s rights, in a different way.

“It’s a good thing,” said Economic Justice Coalition Director Linda Lloyd.

Hotel Indigo to host radio broadcast

The Georgia Bulldog Radio Network has found a home for the football gameday broadcast show in Athens’ newest boutique hotel.

Hotel Indigo, located just five blocks from campus on College Avenue, will be broadcasting pre- and post-game shows live from the hotel.

UGAtheists to assist others

A new campus group will begin worshipping – or, rather, not worshipping – as UGAtheists holds its first meeting tonight. As history has evolved, numerous religions have surfaced all around the world. From Judaism to Buddhism to the Rastafari movement, followers have had a place to congregate and socialize with people of similar beliefs.

Renters insurance helps protect belongings

clared a crime emergency in late July, and crime in the Classic City hasn’t slowed since thousands arrived for fall classes.

After thumbing through police reports, The Red & Black found an abundance of property-related crime around Athens. And with that particular type of crime comes the concern of students who want to make sure their belongings in their home-away-from-home are safe.

History unearthed in New College renovation

The past meets present when remnants of the former New College building and its occupants were unearthed after being buried for almost 200 years.

Garbutt Construction found the artifacts during the $3 million renovation of New College on North Campus.

Since the renovation began the site has been teeming with construction workers, geologists and architects.

Students volunteer at Habitat for Humanity

The University is full of students willing to help people less fortunate than themselves, or at least that’s what the Athens Area Habitat for Humanity has seen.

Athens Area Habitat Executive Director Spencer Frye attributes the willingness of the community to volunteer directly to the moral quality of the students at the University.

University law student helps convict drug trafficker

Thanks to one University law student’s summer internship, he can add ‘cracking down on a crack dealer’ to his resume.

Philip Henderson, a third-year law student from Clayton, is interning with the Griffin Judicial Circuit, where he helped convict drug trafficker Terrence Berry, who received a 30-year prison sentence.