Yearly Archives: 2016

Updated with current information for 2022 Wondering how you can convince your parents why you need an Athens, Ohio apartment near bars? Two words: Mom’s Weekend.  Convince one half of the household there will be easy drinks within walking distance, and you’re gold. Mom will twist Dad’s arm until he cries “Uncle!” An Historical …

Updated with current information for 2022 Winter is coming.  In Athens, cold weather means trudging through the snow to class, the library, the bar. And considering the hills Athens is known for, you’ll be sloshing through snow and ice uphill and down, miles and miles like Grandpa in the Great Depression. Unless you live …

Updated with current information for 2023 College life is incomplete until you’ve experience Ohio University off campus housing. Living in the dorms is insular, a fabricated, protected bubble where you don’t get to experience the real world or freedom, for that matter. You’re practically babysat by RAs. You can’t even own a candle. And …

If you’re already in a long-term relationship in college, you might want to consider skipping roommates altogether.  Sharing space can be awkward when you forget to close the bedroom door, or the two of you want time alone together. That’s why a one-bedroom apartment in Athens, Ohio can be ideal. You have space for …

Even if you think you know your roommate before move-in day, you might find yourself living with an entirely different person within the first month of sharing a bathroom, a kitchen, and a refrigerator. People are completely different in their day-to-day surroundings than they are in the classroom or at the restaurant. PJ life …

Signing a lease is one of the most important things you will do as a renter, and in a college town like Athens, it is also one of the easiest things to rush through. Landlords know that Ohio University off-campus housing availability moves fast, that students are eager to lock something down before it disappears, and …

Updated with current information for 2022 Living off campus sounds like freedom, but it’s easy to get robbed in the student rental market. You’re out from under the scrutinizing eyes of the university, but you are in a free-market system that doesn’t necessarily protect your interests.  To keep your shirt, it’s good to be …

Updated with current information for 2022 Eating good, local food is certainly a perk when it comes to living in Athens, Ohio. An old Columbus Dispatch article on the 30 Mile Meal, a project on food producers all located within 30 miles of Athens, reminds us of how good we’ve got it.  The article highlights …

Athens is a college town, but it’s also a great place to live. In fact, the town that’s home to Ohio University ranked number four on College Ranker’s “The 50 Best College Towns to Live in Forever,” higher even than such iconic college burbs as Berkeley and Ithaca. “Athens is surrounded by hills and …

Updated with current information for 2023 God knows, roommates aren’t for everyone. When you live on your own, you don’t have to worry about whose dirty dishes are in the sink. You don’t have to hear other people have sex. You don’t have to wonder whose hair that is in the sink. Solo living …