Yearly Archives: 2021

For generations of Ohio University students and townspeople who have enjoyed the outdoor attractions of OU’s Ridges property, they should be in for a surprise the next time they walk there. As part of the university’s OHIO Museum Complex (OMC), much of the Ridges’ undeveloped area has been dubbed an Outdoor Museum. Hikers on …

One of Athens’ biggest fall attractions – rivaling Ohio University’s Homecoming or its potential for inspiration and excitement – is the annual fall foliage show in the forests of Athens County and surrounding southeast Ohio. While you likely can enjoy a bit of the leafy extravaganza right from the front porch of your Athens …

It’s not news that living in a house with other people – whether family, friends or strangers – can be difficult. People by their nature have difference priorities, temperaments and preferences. That can provide fuel for friction between housemates. If you’re a first-time renter – for example, an Ohio University or Ohio State student …

It’s difficult to come up with a better way to integrate town and gown than with a big festival event that draws from both communities. In Athens, arguably the festival that best accomplishes this feat is the Ohio Pawpaw Festival. Well, technically, the annual celebration of this obscure native fruit takes place six miles …

One precaution that many college students historically have neglected to pursue is renters insurance. This is the case whether the student is attending a public college in a relatively low-crime area such as Athens, Ohio, or a big university in a major city such as Columbus, with a relatively high crime rate. A typical …

If you’re staying in your Columbus apartment this summer, or perhaps remaining in your Athens rental house to attend summer classes, consider spending some time fixing up your apartment or house. There’s multiple things you can do to give your living space some new and inviting character. Before taking any steps that will alter …

Many Ohio University students come to Athens from suburbs of cities such as Cleveland, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh or Akron. While all those cities have histories of accepting migration from Appalachia, not much Appalachian character can be found in those places. A suburb of Toledo could be dropped into Dayton and nobody could tell they had …

While the long-used Blue Light Emergency Phones are being phased out in Athens, the university has shifted to a more modern way to keep students, faculty and staff feeling secure. It’s the appropriately named “Bobcat Safe” phone app. Bobcat Safe is available in the Apple App Store and on Google Play. It offers in …

You’ve got your rental house or apartment to live in while you attend college, whether it’s Ohio University, Ohio State University or some other college in Ohio or wherever. You drew lots for the available bedrooms with your house or apartment mates, and you’re finally sitting in that room trying to figure out what …

If you’re looking for something fun to do while living in your Columbus student rental this summer or fall, you just might be taking for granted two of the best things this city has to offer – the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium and the Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Either one is a …