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University gleefully sings with high schoolers

East campus was filled with yellow school buses on Tuesday as Georgia high schools met for the University music department’s “Choral Day.” “‘Choral Day’ is similar to the football recruitment,” said Mitch Kimbrell, a junior from Doerun. “We bring up high school students for the day and show them what we can do, hoping they’ll [...]

Athens can color your world

Itching to get inked? Planning to get pierced? Athens is the city where it’s happening, with what seems like a tattoo studio on every corner. The underground world of body modification has risen to the surface, and has manifested into the new hip trend. “During the school year, the majority of our customers are young [...]

Pub jazzes up its crowds

Twenty years ago, The Foundry was one of the top three bars in downtown Athens. With the help of pub manager Lee Milton, The Foundry Inn and Athens Steam Co. Pub are making a gradual comeback with a different approach to downtown drinking: live jazz, blues, and bluegrass music. “Tony Pritchet, a popular jazz musician, [...]

Crooked Tom sings of broken hearts

After a three-month hiatus, jam band Crooked Toms returns to Athens’ local music scene with an intimate performance at Hollisters Saturday night at 11. “We’re very glad to be hosting them again — they have always been a smash hit with the patrons,” said Hollisters owner Beverly Eisele. Crooked Toms was formed in 1996 by [...]