Category Archives: Blog Features

If you’re sticking around Athens for the summer, and you’re looking to hone your writing craft—or just for something new and unique to do—it may very well be worth your time to check out the 2024 Writer’s Workshop in Amesville. The village of Amesville is only a quick twenty-minute drive from Athens proper, and—much …

The grind of everyday life, no matter what stage of adulthood you’re at, can become nothing short of overwhelming and exhausting at times. If you’re looking for a reprieve from the hustle and bustle of the day-to-day, it could be time to check out some weekend retreats in your area. If you’re into yoga …

There’s a lot to be said about calling Athens home. It’s a quaint city with a busy downtown, a sprawling college campus, and access to lush forests and parks, among many other things. It’s a great area of Ohio to call home, and it’s an even better place to go to college in. If …

Now that the weather has warmed up, it’s finally time to get outdoors for the season and see all that’s going on around Athens. If you have an affinity for automobiles or a love for motorcycles, the 5th Annual Masons Car and Motorcycle Show is happening at the fairgrounds on June 8th from 1-5pm …

Did you know that there’s a cannabis museum right outside of Athens? The Cannabis Museum, located just outside of the city in Canaanville, is an educational and research nonprofit dedicated to educating others on how global cultures have used the cannabis plant, along with the prohibition and politics surrounding it. The museum’s director and …

So, the time has come. You’ve approached the end of the school year and finished finals, or maybe you’re graduating and getting ready to leave Athens altogether. It’s an exciting time all around—you’ve either got the summer to relax and decompress from the school year, or you’re about to embark on the next chapter …

Calling all country music fans—this is one show you won’t want to miss out on. Buckeye Country Superfest is returning to the Ohio Stadium in Columbus on the weekend of June 22nd and 23rd and is sure to be a wildly good time. Country music was one of the fastest growing genres for streaming …

When thinking about music festivals, the perennial ones tend to come to mind first. Coachella, Bonnaroo, Pitchfork, and Lollapalooza are only some of the popular festivals in the United States. But, did you know that a music festival with some bigger names attached comes once a year to southern Ohio? The Nelsonville Music Festival …

Did you know that Columbus hosts a rock and metal festival with impressive, A-list lineups year after year in the summer? The Sonic Temple Art and Music Festival promises to deliver a rock and metal festival like you’ve never seen before in the middle of May 2024 in downtown Columbus at the Historic Crew …

It’s the day everyone looks forward to in college—it’s the culmination of hard work, perseverance, and a ton of crazy nights out with friends. We’re of course talking about commencement day coming up on May 4th, 2024 for Ohio University’s undergraduates. As another generation of Bobcats gets ready to depart campus, we figured we’d …