Yearly Archives: 2025

Mark your calendars: ComFest is the weekend of June 27th, 28th, and 29th this year. It’s without a doubt one of the most popular summer festivals in the city, and it’s only a quick walk or bus ride down the road from your student apartment close to High Street. What is ComFest? ComFest is …

Athens is filled with a number of areas for students to call home with attractive university rentals within walking distance to campus. Uptown and Court Street are of course student favorites, but have you ever thought about renting a student home on East State Street? University rentals on East State Street have a lot …

Summer is upon us, and you know what that means: it’s music festival season. The third annual Starbrick Music Festival takes place just down the road from Athens at Hocking College on June 5th, 6th and 7th, 2025. Starbrick is a multi-day music festival in Nelsonville, and it’s the perfect opportunity to get out …

Athens is home to many beloved, local businesses and restaurants. Chief among them is Casa Nueva, a Mexican restaurant and cantina situated in the bustling Uptown area. There are plenty reasons to love Casa Nueva. They’ve got fantastic food using locally-sourced ingredients, and they’re big on hosting community events in their space. Not to …

The time has finally come. You’re moving out of the dorms and into a student apartment that’s only a short distance away from campus. It’s a place entirely your own to decorate how you see fit. But there’s just one problem: you’ve never searched for an apartment before, and you want to ensure that …

Rooftop bars are something of a modern-day phenomenon. They started popping up in the mid 2010s and have only exploded in popularity since. They give urban dwellers in congested cities an outdoor area to hang out and relax, and they offer up great views of stunning city skylines. Columbus is home to numerous rooftop …

Have you been dreaming of the day that you move into an apartment close to High Street and campus that you get to call your own? When you get to move out of the dorms and into one of the best spots in the city to rent for students? The Off-Campus Living Expo is …

Are you starting to think about your living situation for the next school year? Do you still have one more year of university-mandated dorm living before you get to look at student apartments that are off-campus? Ohio University is hosting an open house that showcases its second-year residence halls. Long gone are the days …

If you’ve noticed that tabletop RPGs have gained popularity in recent years, you’re not crazy for thinking so. There’s a lot that factors into that surge of popularity like gaming streamers, accessibility, and community growth. If you’re among those new to the hobby and looking to explore, the Athens Public Library hosts weekly meetups …

College is one of the best places to meet new people. And there’s no shortage of potential in the near-28,000 student body at Ohio University. But what do you do if you’re trying to move into one of the many popular student rentals in the area and your friends are already paired up? Or …