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$67 million financing secured for UGA mixed-use development near downtown Athens
290 Lumpkin will serve as the new home for Baptist College Ministries, and bring more than 240 apartments with street-level retail to...
Classic City News
Jul 19, 20252 min read
Porterhouse Grill worker found dead in downtown parking deck
By Joe Johnson An employee of a popular Athens steakhouse was found dead in his car last week. Coworkers at Porterhouse Grill on East...
Classic City News
Jul 7, 20251 min read
Carrying the Legacy: My Grandfather M.C. Wilson and the Hot Corner Era
By Isaiah Cromartie Growing up, I always heard stories about the Hot Corner in Athens, Georgia—a place where African Americans built...
Classic City News
Jun 22, 20253 min read
Homeless man exposes self inside Little Italy
Cody Jonathan Saurer By Joe Johnson A homeless man was arrested in downtown Athens the afternoon of June 2nd after he exposed himself...
Classic City News
Jun 15, 20251 min read
AthFest Educates announces additions and improvements to AthFest 2025
The following was released by AthFest Educates: Athfest Educates is thrilled to announce the addition of several new features and...
Classic City News
Jun 8, 20252 min read
Pair indicted for armed robbery in UGA students’ downtown apartment
By Joe Johnson Two men have been indicted in connection with an armed robbery last fall in an apartment shared by University of Georgia...
Classic City News
Jun 6, 20251 min read
Pair indicted for armed robbery in downtown apartment of UGA students
By Joe Johnson Two men have been indicted in connection with an armed robbery last fall in an apartment shared by University of Georgia...
Classic City News
Jun 6, 20251 min read
Prosecutor files vehicular homicide charge against motorist who killed elderly pedestrian in downtown Athens
Heather Paige Turner By Joe Johnson A woman has been formally charged with vehicular homicide for killing an elderly man in a pedestrian...
Classic City News
May 27, 20251 min read
He thought Clayton Street was a porta-potty
Luis Penaloza-Cortes By Joe Johnson A police officer was patrolling East Clayton Street at about 2 a.m. on April 25th when she saw Luis...
Classic City News
May 5, 20251 min read
Police reportedly allowed driver to leave after running into pedestrians in downtown Athens crosswalk
Stock image By Joe Johnson On the night of April 25th a man and woman were struck by a car as they crossed the street near the Live Wire...
Classic City News
May 4, 20252 min read
UGA student arrested after being kicked out of bar, cursing at police
By Joe Johnson A University of Georgia student recently was arrested after he was kicked out of a bar in downtown Athens and cursed out a...
Classic City News
May 1, 20251 min read
Classic City News
May 1, 20251 min read
Man stabbed in downtown Athens
By Joe Johnson A man said he was stabbed last Friday night in downtown Athens. The incident was reported from the Northeast Georgia...
Classic City News
Apr 30, 20251 min read
Four pedestrians reportedly struck by car in downtown Athens crosswalk
stock photo By Joe Johnson Four people were reported to have been struck by a car in downtown Athens Friday night, The police department...
Classic City News
Apr 28, 20251 min read
Missing student found sleepwalking in downtown Athens
ChatGPT illustration by Juan Machado By Joe Johnson Police Friday morning located a student sleepwalking in downtown Athens within...
Classic City News
Apr 11, 20251 min read
Missing sleepwalking student located in downtown Athens
By Joe Johnson Police Friday morning located a sleepwalking student within minutes of her being reported as missing by roommates. The...
Classic City News
Apr 11, 20251 min read
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