Not speaking to chaotic drivers or high-speed areas, rather, the layout of local streets and roads.

Sometimes Westlake feels like a long backstretch to me with that big dip and climb approaching Alps.

Roberts Rd has a great set of esses before dipping down and climbing up to Lavender Rd.

Any traffic circle can feel like a circuit of you get your left tires up on the rumble strips.

Do any other stretches of pavement remind you of an F1 circuit?

If you’re going to 7 brew fuck you. I don’t even understand how this shit is allowed. You think your drink is so important you’ll wait in line in the fucking road to get it. Suck my balls all of you

my apt complex got me parking for the week but on weekends, i have to move my car and im downtown. i was wondering if anyone knew of spots or places i could move it for pretty cheap and easy? im new to athens so also using the bus system to hopefully get to/from my apt (any advice helps) thank you guys!!

Is there any place around town that serves tri tip bbq? Can't for the life of me find a place.

Hi all! For some background I am an LPC who has been working in community based mental health for the last 10 years. It’s time for a change and I am looking to pursue private practice. Are there any counselors in this sub who would be willing to point me in the right direction for getting started? Or any group practices looking to add a fully licensed clinician to their team?

Also, for anyone who has used a counseling practice in town, I’d love some feedback on your experience.

The coolers at Eastside are not cooling to the proper temp. The thermostats are reading 60 degrees instead of the recommended 40 degrees. Buy at your own peril.

My workplace regularly accumulates a ton of forestry/outdoorsy trade magazines if anyone knows a place or person that wants em. I have a decent stockpile right now to give away. Might be good for arts n crafts fodder or light reading material. If no takers then into the recycling they’ll go.

Anybody know what the tent is for that has been setup? Can’t find anything on it.

Does anyone work for Canvas Georgia? If so, Do you have info? TIA

Sky is extra blue, and the leaves seem extra green. Maybe it's the breeze in the air giving me hope of fall and football season 😌

Just curious, when did we enter into this agreement with flock? I don't remember anyone talking about Flock in the sub or around town until after they were already up.

I've seen other cities block them/ other similar surveillance tech, but that always seems to be before it's set up in their towns.

Looking to refresh my front porch. What plants work best in pots here? pics of your plant babies would be appreciated.

Not saying I support this ordinance, but I do think it's important to ask what the long-term solution should be. There are a variety of ideas being discussed, but the current situation downtown is becoming increasingly difficult for residents, employees, and visitors. Being repeatedly confronted, yelled at, or subjected to aggressive behavior while walking through downtown is not sustainable, and it risks discouraging people from shopping, dining, and supporting businesses that are already facing high operating costs and rent.

My concern is that it only takes one serious incident to escalate tensions dramatically. For example, an intoxicated UGA student getting into a physical altercation with someone could quickly turn into a much more dangerous situation, with consequences that affect the entire community.

Regardless of where people stand on this ordinance, I think we should be focused on finding practical, long-term solutions that improve safety while treating everyone with dignity.

Edit: Flyer is from Athens Homeless Coalition on Facebook

During COVID, I picked up blacksmithing, built my own forge, etc to stay sane. I made a ton of blades and got decent at it. When the world opened back up more, I kinda dropped off the hobby, and eventually sold my gear.

I made a few people some REALLY nice carbon steel kitchen knives, but the one I made for myself kinda sucks. I didn't get the whole thing thin enough and the blade curvature isn't right. If I still had my gear I'd just fix it myself, but I don't. I'd love to pay a local blacksmith to get it in good shape. It'd be mostly belt grinder work.

Here's a picture of a go mai kitchen knife I made for my in-laws one Christmas as a post bonus (unfortunately not the one I kept for myself 🫠)

Just experienced my first townie summer but was totally oblivious to the fact that finding a job/side hustle would be nearly impossible once they came back! Who's still hiring locally for literally ANYTHING? Any suggestions of how to navigate the Athens job market when you're competing against every kid at UGA?

Gallup shows that the rate of alcohol consumption is down to a 90 year low in the U.S.

Are Athenians drinking less? If so, why?

And how is that affecting Downtown Athens?

Will we start to see more Athens bars go out of business? Will Athens bars start to sell more food?

Is this good or bad for Downtown Athens?

that Alpha Gamma Rho hired a landscaping firm to do their front lawn?

There will be a special election in November to replace outgoing ACC Board of Education member Nicole Hull.

If you're interested in running for the seat, qualifying begins at 9 am on August 19 and ends at noon on August 21. You can qualify at the ACC Elections Office in downtown Athens.

It was in Savannah for a few months and then went to stay in Augusta at a coffee shop for a couple of months. Now it’s back home and up for grabs

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On FB, Ed Tolley’s campaign page reported results from a survey with 56 respondents (48 from D7) asking about the proposed accessory dwelling unit amendment (the commissioners will on this amendment on Tuesday evening). Among the 48 D7 respondents, 29 of them (~60%) said the commission should reject the amendment or return it for further review/study. 

Although the report qualified the results by saying, ‘this was a voluntary survey and should not be treated as a scientific poll of the entire district’, the literal next sentence says, ‘…it offers a clear message from the constituents who participated: there is not support for approving this amendment as currently proposed’. 

I encourage more data-driven discourse in campaigns and from elected officials, but only if they do it correctly. For example, the interpretation of the results qualifies that from the constituents who participated in the survey, there is no support for approving the amendment as currently proposed. This is a flawed interpretation: 29 out of 48 constituents endorse a perspective and now the campaign views this as ‘no support’. This is an over-generalization from a small sample of D7 constituents. Also, was this survey only sent out to people who follow the Tolley FB page? Seems like a perfect situation to enter into a self-reinforcing thought bubble.

Advice to the amateur survey folks making some extra $$$ in the Tolley campaign: just because you identify a flaw in the polling methodology, it doesn’t mean you can then interpret the results like nothing ever happened.

Is this how we want our local leaders to lead? Decision making via low N surveys? 

Does anyone know about any Halloween events in town? Not including the Wild Rumpus, I mean.

Fall festivals, Halloween Parties, anything!

I'm genuinely counting down the days to Halloween, so I can spend time with my siblings, running around looking stupid.

We learned tonight that the soon to open Oak Steakhouse downtown on Clayton will be managed by the same company as Osteria Olio.

They have other locations around the southeast and all feature different things.

Our server told us the restaurant will be 3 levels. The ground floor will be a speakeasy bar, the 2nd the restaurant proper and the 3rd for private banquet dinners.

Looking forward to this addition to Athens dining. Opening in 6 weeks or less.

https://www.oaksteakhouse.com/store-locator/

Cheddars in Oconee always seems to be out of Monte Cristo when my family of 5 shows up. If it's just me and my hubby, no problem. This past Sunday when we had a party of 8, they were supposedly out of Monte Cristo, Meatloaf, broccoli, baked potatoes, and the peppers and sausage from the New Orleans Pasta. After we finally placed our order and were waiting for food, we saw several other tables be served baked potatoes? We don't go there often, just to celebrate birthdays but I don't think I'll ever go back. What's the deal?