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Ohio University College of Fine Arts Dean Resigns
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Ohio University’s dean of the College of Fine Arts resigned Thursday. In an email to students, faculty, and staff of the college, Provost Pam Benoit says Dr. Peg Kennedy-Dygas “has made a personal decision to pursue other interest.” She will return to the college in the fall of 2016 as a tenured professor of music…. Read More
Council Hears Concerns On Pool Plan
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Several Athens residents and pool users urged Athens City Council on Monday to take its time in finalizing a design for a new outdoor pool, and they also advocated for an indoor aquatic center. Last November, city voters approved a 20-year income tax levy for the city’s Arts, Parks and Recreation Department for the replacement… Read More
ODOT Won’t Fund ‘Diverging Diamond’ for East State Street
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East State Street will not be getting a diverging diamond interchange next year as previously planned because the Ohio Department of Transportation has decided not to fund the project. The proposed traffic pattern would have had vehicles travel into the opposite lane of traffic between the eastbound and westbound Route 33 ramps on East State…. Read More
Athens-Hocking Recycling Centers Inc. Chosen For Athens Refuse
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The city of Athens has chosen to contract with Athens-Hocking Recycling Centers Inc. for refuse and curbside recycling collection. The city received two bids for the new three-year contract, which will take effect on July 1. The other bidder was Rumpke Waste & Recycling Services. Athens-Hocking Recycling Centers has the current contract, which will expire… Read More
OU Student Withdraws Candidacy, Patterson Unopposed in Mayor’s Race
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The Republican candidate in the Athens mayoral race has withdrawn his candidacy, leaving Democrat Steve Patterson unopposed on the November general election ballot. According to the Athens County Board of Elections, Andrew Looker withdrew his candidacy on Thursday. Looker is an Ohio University student and employed at Walmart. On Tuesday, Patterson said he was surprised… Read More
Local Beaches No Longer Under E. Coli Advisory
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UPDATE: 2:17 p.m. Despite contrary information on Ohio’s beach monitoring website, a park manager for Strouds Run and Forked Run State Parks says neither are currently under an E. coli advisory. Both are listed on the Ohio Department of Health’s website of beaches with elevated levels of E. coli, but Park Manager Curt Partee said… Read More
New Bakery Enters Eclipse Mining Town
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Eclipse Company Town is now home to a new bakery that serves breakfast and lunch. The Butterstick Bakery and Café opened this week at 11320 Jackson Drive in The Plains. The restaurant is next door to 9 Tables and will serve as overflow seating for the fine dining venue. Butterstick is owned by Sandy Colopy…. Read More
New Art Gallery Opens in The Plains
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The Plains is now home to a new art gallery, which is currently selling primarily archival work from local artist Kevin Morgan. Michael and Patti McSteen of Athens purchased the building at 108 N. Plains Road in 2013 and have slowly been renovating the space to house Another Fool’s Gallery. The space had been used… Read More
Athena Cinema Celebrates 100th Birthday
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Twelve years before movies were produced with sound, the Majestic Theatre on Court Street opened its doors to give Athenians access to some of the very first motion pictures. One hundred years later, the theater is still a popular entertainment venue at the heart of Court Street. The Majestic changed its name to the Athena… Read More
Children’s Artwork Lines Streets of Athens
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New banners are being hung from the light poles in downtown Athens this week featuring children’s artwork with the theme “Live Healthy, Love Athens.” Barb Kostohryz of Live Healthy Appalachia approached Athens City Council and other organizations about the project to incorporate children’s artwork in the downtown area. After getting the thumbs up, a poster… Read More
Tickets for Bounty on the Bricks Sell Out Within Hours
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Tickets for the annual Bounty on the Bricks fundraiser in Athens sold out within seven hours on Monday morning. The third annual event will be held Aug. 8. It features a farm-to-table dinner served at tables down the center of Court Street. Funds raised at the dinner will support the Southeast Ohio Regional Food Bank’s… Read More
New Art Gallery to Open in Nelsonville
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A new art gallery will open in Nelsonville on Friday with a focus on featuring the self-taught artist. Savage Art Gallery, owned by Wayne and Rebecca Savage, will host a grand opening from 6-9 p.m. on Friday at its location at 639 West Washington Street. Wayne Savage had recently served as the studio coordinator at… Read More
“Obscura Day” Includes Tour of OU’s Atomic Accelerator
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Residents can tour a hidden gem on the Ohio University campus on May 30 as part of International Obscura Day — a day that highlights unusual, fascinating places around the globe while creating educational experiences. Obscura Day is organized by Atlas Obscura, which is described as “the definitive guide to the world’s wondrous and curious… Read More
Ponderosa Closes Its Doors
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Ponderosa Steakhouse on East State Street in Athens indefinitely closed its doors on Monday, laying off approximately 30 employees. It’s estimated that six full-time and 24 part-time employees were affected by the closure. According to Erin Peacock, spokeswoman with Ponderosa’s corporate office in Plano, Texas, the Athens location was a franchise owned by Ervin Campbell…. Read More
Special Events Permitting Proposed in City
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The chairwoman of Athens City Council’s Planning and Development Committee is drafting a special events permitting process — something she says most other cities in Ohio that host a large number of events have had in place for a while. Councilwoman Chris Fahl said that a city like Athens that hosts many events throughout the… Read More
New Venue Planned to Open This Summer
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A new dance club, bar and banquet space is planned to open late this summer on Stimson Avenue under the name 9 West. The business will inhabit the building currently occupied by Luxury Auto Wholesale and Trucks by Design. According to the two men behind the business venture, the Trucks by Design will remain a… Read More
Nelsonville Residents Propose Initiative to Dump City’s Charter
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio – If certified by the Athens County Board of Elections, Nelsonville city residents could be voting this November on whether or not to return the city to a statutory form of government. On Monday, petitions were filed with the Nelsonville clerk of council to get an initiative on the general election ballot. The… Read More
City to Acquire West Union Cemetery
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The city of Athens is in the process of taking over ownership of the West Union Street Cemetery after the Athens Cemetery Association announced that it won’t have the funds to continue maintaining the site. Because the association says it can’t continue, the Ohio Revised Code states that the municipality in which the cemetery sits… Read More
Tobacco Products No Longer Permitted in Nelsonville City Parks
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Use of tobacco products will no longer be permitted in city parks in Nelsonville as City Council approved the change Monday with a vote of 4-2. Councilman Greg Smith made a motion Monday evening to substitute the ordinance with one he drafted, which would have prohibited smoking of any substance in parks, but would have… Read More
Athens Photographic Project Exhibit Opens at Dairy Barn
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The Athens Photographic Project’s annual juried exhibition, Life in Focus, opened at the Dairy Barn Arts Center on Friday, showcasing the work of 40 artists who are using photography as a means for mental health recovery. Founded in 2000, the Athens Photographic Project is a nonprofit organization in Southeast Ohio that strengthens mental health recovery… Read More
New Food Truck Brings Paninis to Athens
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A new food truck has come to town, offering panini sandwiches packed with local ingredients. Phresh Press Paninis opened on April 28 and is owned and operated by Justin Berry and Daisy Carlson. “I’ve always been fond of great sandwiches, especially paninis, and ever since Mistretta’s closed this town has been lacking in paninis,” said… Read More
Kostes, Cochran, Kraynanski Move on in City Council Race
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ATHENS, Ohio – Six Athens City Council Democratic at-large candidates were narrowed down to three during Tuesday’s primary election. Incumbent Jennifer Cochran and newcomers Peter Kotses and Joan Kraynanski will move on to the general election. The only contested race on the ballot was the at-large Council race. Athens City Council is comprised of four… Read More
OU Art Students Spruce Up Athens Bread Co. with Mural
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What was once a long, blank white wall on the side of the Athens Bread Company on East State Street is now a vibrant work of art thanks to Ohio University College of Art + Design professor John Sabraw and the students in his Art and Entrepreneurship class. Sabraw said he lives in the eastside… Read More
Athens Receives Armory Grant
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The city of Athens may be one step closer to bringing new life to the former National Guard armory on Carpenter Street as it was recently awarded a grant to undergo a feasibility study. During Monday’s Athens City Council meeting, it was announced that the city is the recipient of a grant from the Ohio… Read More
The Ridges Master Plan Nearing Completion
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The Ridges Master Plan Committee is expected to wrap up its recommendations for what Ohio University should do with the former Athens Lunatic Asylum in the coming months. In the meantime, a $300,000 stabilization project to help preserve some of the buildings will be undertaken. Last week, The Ridges Advisory Committee — made up of… Read More
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