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Early this summer, Athens Parent Wellbeing announced the closure of their baby and children’s apparel and supply store, ReBlossom. But, the nonprofit hasn’t given up on its mission.
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For decades, anyone parking on the street in Downtown Athens has had to pay using a solar-powered parking meter. But soon, that forest of poles lining downtown sidewalks will be gone in favor of a parking payment app.
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Georgia is one of America’s firefly hotspots. We’re home to more firefly species than any other state. And if you’ve noticed even more fireflies than usual this summer, you’re not alone.
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Athens business owner Russell Edwards is hosting a back-to-school party for community members this weekend.
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On Thursday, Barrow County Superior Court Judge Nicholas Primm sentenced Colin Gray on charges including second-degree murder.
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The pro-immigration leader is facing backlash at home and abroad after roughly 60,000 people crossed from Morocco into the Spanish enclave.
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It's a bold new experiment and it's already won a prize. Residents in a jam-packed slum, many of them living in one-room tin shacks, help design their apartments in a brand new building.
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The FDA is poised to render a decision on Moderna's mRNA-based flu shot, which could be the first of its kind to market. The decision is expected to reverberate throughout the biotech industry.
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This summer marks a moment of transition in the Grateful Dead's long, strange trip: the first in many years where there is no clear center of the band's universe. Where do Deadheads go from here?
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