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Springdale house shines beacon of holiday spirit

Some people put up a wreath or a few lights outside their homes for Christmas. But the guys of 120 Springdale St. have taken holiday decorating to another level. For more than a decade, the Springdale house has been full of guys who are part of Young Life, a Christian outreach program in local high [...]

Famous writer gives advice

While writing his best-selling novel “Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil,” John Berendt learned Savannah’s first rule, which also can apply to Athens life. JOHN BERENDT When: Today Time: 4:30 p.m. in SLC 150, 6 p.m. SLC 4th floor Rotunda Cost: Talk at 4:30 p.m. – free for everyone, Talk at 6 p.m. [...]

Daily Groceries Co-op presents alternative grocery experience

If Daily Groceries Co-op were a person, it would teach yoga, drink herbal tea and write folk songs about animal rights. If it were a political ideology, it would be communism. And if it were a food, it would be granola. Or tofu. Or certified organic apples. Daily Groceries – nestled in the off-beat strip [...]

Greek life invites diversity, not just conformity

In a few days, girls will shuffle along Milledge Avenue and Lumpkin Street, dressed in their best and sweating in the hot August sun, as another year of sorority recruitment begins. This five-day process, ending with “bid-day” celebrations on the first day of classes, is an integral part of the sororities involved but is only [...]

Dead bodies star of exhibit

Cell phones are silenced, voices are hushed and visitors at the Atlanta Civic Center these days are moving slowly through dimly lit rooms. The atmosphere is respectful and reverent, like walking through a funeral home or a graveyard – or an exhibition of dead bodies, which is exactly what Bodies: The Exhibition has to offer. [...]

Cuisine choices can overwhelm

Back in my hometown, the exciting city of Carrollton, it’s common knowledge that the best Mexican restaurant in town is The Border.   Most people have a Mexican restaurant they swear by, but in Athens it’s a little harder to choose one, especially because of the different appealing aspects: authentic cuisine, cheap drinks and fun [...]

Canopy presents trapeze show

The circus isn’t the only place to see people who fly through the air with the greatest of ease. Canopy, a local arts center featuring flying dance trapeze, movement education and performing arts, will have its spring showcase this weekend. This season’s show will feature performances on several apparatuses, including dance trapeze, fixed trapeze, aerial [...]

Stranded rockers return to Athens after trip in the wild west

After four months of living out of a bus, dealing with broken fuel pumps and collecting vegetable oil from restaurants around the country, Becky Brooks and Nate Mitchell, of the indie-pop comedy duo Cars Can Be Blue, have made it back to Athens. The New Hampshire residents had planned a massive road trip of a [...]

Elton John musical comes to town

Joseph Hitchcock is very busy this semester. The freshman voice major from Athens balances choir performances, classes and now play rehearsals, as he is staring as Radames in the Oconee Youth Playhouse production of “Aida.” “I’m skipping concert choir dress rehearsal to go to ‘Aida’ practice, and I have to leave the ‘Aida’ dress rehearsal [...]

Campus performers reach for the ‘Superstar’

Some people wait a lifetime for a moment like this. But four University students will only have to wait until tonight when they will vie for the title of Campus Superstar and a $5,000 grand prize. Daryll Willie, Laura Aquilino, Anne Marie Aycock and Johnny Le competed in UGA Idol in February, when they were [...]

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