Creature Comforts unveils Cura: The downtown Athens brewery’s new cocktail bar behind 271 West Hancock Ave. serves drinks made with its own house-distilled rum and gin plus custom-blended bourbon, open Thursday through Saturday evenings — check out the cocktail lineup.
Athens entrepreneurs get boost: UGA’s Small Business Development Center has provided consulting, classes and coaching that helped launch 72 startups and generate $257 million in sales in Athens-Clarke County over the past five years — find out how.
Oglethorpe’s overlooked abolitionist roots: Michael L. Thurmond’s new book uncovers friendships with two formerly enslaved Black men that informed Georgia’s founding father’s anti-slavery stance — find out why it matters today.
Summer harvest in full swing: The Athens Farmers Market bursts with heirloom tomatoes, crisp cucumbers, sweet watermelon, fresh-baked breads, oyster mushrooms and more every Wednesday at Creature Comforts and Saturday at Bishop Park — find out what’s ripe for the picking.
Summer art hotspots: Athens galleries are featuring everything from Terry Allen’s street-to-landscape photography and Grace Lang’s seven-year band chronicle to immigrant-inspired paintings and globe-spanning dance-and-music artworks across nearly 20 venues — find out what’s on view.
Eastside pho and tenders: Athens Pho has opened in the former Crab Hut spot with oversized goi cuon, customizable pho bowls and house-made juices, while Willie B’s Chicken Coupe is serving freshly fried tenders, fries and slaw daily — check out what’s cooking.
211-mile Hi-Lo Trail project: A proposed 211-mile paved route from Athens to Savannah hinges on funding, county buy-in and a key 26-mile Georgia Power corridor — find out.
Entertainment center gets green light: The Board approved a 15,000-square-foot family entertainment center at the Village at Malcom Bridge, featuring 10 bowling lanes, three golf/sport simulator rooms, two virtual reality rooms and an arcade — find out what’s in store.
Mr. Boone’s Pie for hunger relief: Killer Crust Pizza has rolled out a pepperoni, beef, red onion, green pepper and garlic-crust pizza named after Food Bank of Northeast Georgia co-founder Richard L. Boone Sr., with a portion of every sale benefiting the food bank — find out how you can help.
Other Athens headlines this week
- Clarke County homes fetched higher sale prices
- UGA professor warns of intensifying weather events
- HB 296 begins digital license rollout
- Boy Scouts, Eastern Cherokee tribe promote heritage
- Oconee board hires consultant to find superintendent
- Adopt a friend from ACC Animal Services
