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Some Retailers in Athens are Back Open, Others Still Shuttered
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — In Athens, some businesses have re-opened but others were still closed on Tuesday afternoon. All non-essential businesses in the state have been closed since March because… Read More
OU Faculty and Staff Call for Firing Freeze, Reinstatement of Jobs at Motorcade Rally
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — Ohio University faculty, staff, students, and Athens community members demanded that administrators freeze layoffs and reinstate union workers who lost their jobs during a motorcade rally… Read More
Athens Farmers and Art Market
Every Saturday 9 am – noon both INSIDE and OUTSIDE the Market on State, 900 E State Street, Athens Ohio. All locally produced.
ReUse On Union August Open House!
Saturday, August 3rd, from 1-3pm. Our Upcycling Artist of the Month, Danette Pratt, of SeriouslySickSocks, will be at ReUse on Union showcasing all the amazing art she creates from unwanted… Read More
History Behind the Mystery Tour- Part of the Winding Road Initiative
HISTORY EMERGES FROM THE SHADOWS CAST BY EERIE SUPERNATURAL STORIES On lists and locations of haunted and supernatural regions, southeastern Ohio seems to frequently rise to the top. From the… Read More
Southeast Ohio Ecological Food & Farming Association meeting
The OEFFA Southeast Ohio (SEOH) chapter, a grassroots voice for OEFFA members from Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry, Vinton, and Washington counties, welcomes farmers, gardeners,… Read More
Holiday wood-products, baked goods, and livestock Auction
Join us at the Chesterhill Produce Auction on Saturday, December 8th at 12:00 p.m.. for our Holiday wood-products, baked goods, and livestock Auction! We’ll have beautiful handmade local furniture (tables,… Read More
Athens Solarbration!
Join us for a Solar-bration as we declare May 3 from here on out to be “Athens Solar Day”!
Prokos Submits Plans For Stimpson Avenue Building
Plans for a banquet hall and bar on Stimson Avenue have been substantially approved by the state and submitted to the city of Athens. The building where the banquet hall/bar… Read More
Nano Brewery Gets Go-Ahead from Zoning Board
A proposed nano-brewery on West Washington Street in Nelsonville was granted a conditional use permit by the Nelsonville Board of Zoning Appeals on Tuesday evening, bringing the project one step… Read More