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Nothing says summer like free music. In Athens, you’ve got your pick. Stuart’s Summer Fun Stuart’s Opera House features free concerts featuring Woody Pines, on the second Thursday of the month in June, July and August. A free outdoor concert with a beer garden is also in the works. Under the Elms Every Wednesday …

Boogie on the Bricks is set to rock this June 25. It’s one of the best music fests of the summer that will get you out of your Athens Ohio apartment for the price of absolutely free. Dance the bricks and enjoy local music until your heart explodes. Rain or shine, the boogie is …

It’s summertime, and Athens can be quite the ghost town. But there’s still plenty going on if you know where to look. Summertime in Athens is a well-kept local secret. Many alumni  plan trips to Athens during the summertime to avoid the student bustle and enjoy the city on their own terms. Here are …

Many people choose to stay in Athens during the summer, whether they are attending summer sessions or not. It’s a local secret, but summertime in Athens is one of the best times of year. Life is as laid back as it gets. Bars are yours to rule with an iron fist. The Nelsonville Music …

So you’ve signed up for summer classes at Ohio University this summer? What are you, nuts? Wasn’t the school year long enough for you? Sure it was, but you realize living with your parents for the summer would drive you even crazier. And of course, why not get this degree over with? With a …

Updated with current information for 2023 So you’ve decided to stay in Athens during the summertime. Either you’ve signed on to Ohio University’s Summer Sessions, or you’ve decided staying at the house you have to pay three months summer rent in Athens Ohio is a much better alternative to putting up with your parents. …

Updated with current information for 2023 College is a blur. Between the classes, never ending papers, studying for finals, and let’s be honest, the parties necessary to keep your sanity, housing can slip up on you. Sure, you promised yourself way back in the fall, you and your friends would sign your name to …

Updated with current information for 2022 Wondering how you can convince your parents why you need an Athens, Ohio apartment near bars? Two words: Mom’s Weekend.  Convince one half of the household there will be easy drinks within walking distance, and you’re gold. Mom will twist Dad’s arm until he cries “Uncle!” An Historical …

Updated with current information for 2022 Winter is coming.  In Athens, cold weather means trudging through the snow to class, the library, the bar. And considering the hills Athens is known for, you’ll be sloshing through snow and ice uphill and down, miles and miles like Grandpa in the Great Depression. Unless you live …

Updated with current information for 2023 College life is incomplete until you’ve experience Ohio University off campus housing. Living in the dorms is insular, a fabricated, protected bubble where you don’t get to experience the real world or freedom, for that matter. You’re practically babysat by RAs. You can’t even own a candle. And …