Welcome to Athens, Georgia

Welcome to Athens Georgia

Dominated by the University of Georgia, Athens' late-night scene is quite robust for a city of its size. Check out 40 Watt Club, where a number of nationally renowned bands have played or The Georgia Theatre, a much larger live music venue. Also a city with a firm place in history, you can see unusual historical landmarks such as the tree that owns itself and a failed Civil War-era invention, the double-barreled cannon.

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University of Georgia


Home to the football team the Georgia Bulldogs, the University of Georgia is also one of the top Universities in the nation. The University was incorporated in 1785 and with the advent of the merit-based HOPE Scholarship, the University's academic reputation is the rise.

Athens News

Man Dies after Fall Down Brooklyn Elevator Shaft

WINS-AM New York - Mon Nov 09

A Brooklyn man who tried to exit a stopped elevator died after falling five stories down a freight elevator shaft early Sunday morning in an artist loft building in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, police said.

In Their Shoes walk raises $142,000 for cancer center

Athens Banner-Herald - Sun Nov 08

On Oct. 17, about 100 walkers - some cancer survivors - trekked 13.1 miles in the cold rain through the streets of Athens as participants in the fourth annual In Their Shoes walk.

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