Category Archives: Blog Features

“You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.” Yes, that iconic Eagles lyric applies to you too, Bobcat! Even after you graduate, you’ll always be a Bobcat, as well as all your friends that walked across that Graduation Stage and into the real world. Celebrate the memories at the On …

Updated with current information for 2023 As an Athens resident, you are already well aware of the many benefits of living in this vibrant college town. But did you know that one of the best features of Athens is its farmers market? In fact, it’s one of the best in the nation, according to …

Looking for more international flavor than your weekly Taco Tuesday manages to muster? Held in the first half of April as the culmination of Ohio University’s International Week, the International Street Fair is a chance to taste flavors from around the globe right with just a stroll out of your Court Street apartment. More …

Updated with current information for 2022 After months spent in the icy gloom of winter, bright spring weather can be downright magically distracting.  Aside from beautiful people, who just a few months ago were covered in parkas and scarves up to their eyebrows, the weather is absolutely gorgeous. It’s hard to study, but the …

Screw Tom Cruise. The best flicks are at the Athens International Film Festival. Held in early April, the Athens International Film and Video Festival has been the best excuse to get out of your Athens studio apartment since 1974. Sponsored by the Athens Center for Film and Video, the festival screens films from throughout …

Updated with current information for 2022 Spring Break in Athens Too broke for Florida? May the entire state rot in a heat wave Hell. Athens has plenty going on. The only drawback to the Athens lifestyle is going to class, and fortunately, that problem is taken care of for the next week. So, stock …

Updated with current information for 2022 Sleep for Success Looking to ace all your classes this semester? Sleep on it. Recent science indicates we all should be napping more to boost brain energy. Naps have been shown to improve cognitive function, creative thinking, memory. Scientists have learned that a nap as short as 40 minutes after …

Winter in Athens can numb more than just your toes. It can also freeze your bank account. The heating costs of your student rental in Athens will sky rocket, but there are simple things you can do to control costs and stay warm at the same time. Here are a few tips to cutting …

Updated with current information for 2022 College is an exploration in freedom, pushing boundaries, living on your own, having new experiences.  You are on your own. There’s no bedtime, curfew, no lock on the liquor cabinet. And yet, for some, it’s also a crash course on addiction. Alcoholism can rear its ugly head, even …

Updated with current information for 2023 Winter in Athens sucks, but not nearly as bad as places further north. You want to just hide away by the furnace and drink cocoa until May, but the realities of college life demand you face the cold. Here are a few tips to beating the cold this …