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Looking for some adventure during summer sessions? Or better – looking for some adventures while you finally get a break from classes for a couple months? Look no further. We’re making it easy for you to get in on the community fun, local sites, and summer festivals. Here are 10 fun things to get …

If you’ve lived in Athens long enough, you’ve probably seen your fair share of beer.  For much of the year, Bobcats and Athens residents can be seen carrying cases of the fermented beverage near and far. Its most common form uptown is cheap and plentiful: Budweiser, Miller, and Coors, to name a few. But …

A staple of the Athens summer is Boogie on the Bricks – an annual music festival held in the right on Court Street.  Established in 2004, the festival has since grown in popularity and is now considered one of the most highly anticipated events in the region. In this blog post, we will delve …

Spending the summer in Athens Ohio rental housing? Most likely, you’re due for a roadtrip. And if you’re roommates are out of town for the summer and you have that whole four bedroom house to yourself – you’ll probably get bored quickly. Athens is its own little world, but it always helps to remember …

Updated with current information for 2022 So, you’re spending your summer in Athens Ohio. Does that mean your summer vacation is dead? Hardly. Athens might not be Europe, but it’s hardly Ashtabula either. There are plenty of summer kicks you can get within an easy drive of your student rental in Athens Ohio. Backpacking …

Towards May, summer in Athens is pretty much on. The weather can get hot. Blame Al Gore. Blame China. Either way, Global Warming is very real when it’s 90+ degrees, sweat sticks to you like glue, and you feel like you can barely breathe much less move. At the same time, economics towards the …

This post has been updated with current information for 2022 So, you decided to take Mr. T’s advice: “Don’t be a fool. Stay in school.” Yep, you signed up for summer classes at Ohio University. Though you may question this decision when the weather’s amazing and your friends are on the beach, have no …