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Juneteenth, June 19th, marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that the more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in the state were free, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had taken effect. The date has been observed in African American communities ever since, and was …

Athens, Ohio Roller Derby (AORD) is celebrating its Sweet 16th season, which kicked off last month. With a mix of home double headers, travel bouts, and a tournament appearance, there are still plenty of chances to catch a lot of the action this season. Home bouts are held at the Athens Community Center. Tickets …

If you’ve been paying attention to what’s been happening with Ohio’s public lands lately, you already know there’s a lot to be concerned about. Fracking on state parks, oil and gas deals made behind closed doors, communities bearing the brunt of decisions they had no say in — it’s a lot. The Great Ohio …

Gardening in Athens comes with a specific kind of frustration that anyone who has tried it knows well. You plant something, you tend to it, and then a deer finds it before you get to enjoy it. A lot of what gets sold as “deer resistant” at big box stores turns out not to …