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Fortunately, this trend has been reversing in recent years and so-called “hazy” IPAs are providing beer drinkers with a ...

Despite being a journalist who has to keep tabs on what’s going on in the community as part of my job, there are times where ...

Once those coal companies left the area, though, small communities in Athens and other southeast Ohio counties have been left to languish through no fault of their own, struggling with increasingly ...

One of the biggest factors in how a team can contend to win a fantasy championship is matchups. It all starts with talented players, but they also need the right matchups to reach their absolute ...

For this week’s column, I would like to begin by wishing all my regular readers a Happy New Year. I know 2025 was a difficult year for many people, me included, so I’m hoping this year will be less ...

Today’s column represents the first time I have traveled outside of Athens and Hocking County to review a restaurant, though if the meal I enjoyed was any indication, it certainly won’t be the last.

As a child, I found there were three categories of restaurant my family would go to when we dined out. Not in terms of the type of cuisine they served or even whether they were casual or formal, but ...

On Saturday, volunteers gathered along the banks of the Hocking River to do their part in preventing solid waste from Athens and other communities from making its way into the Ohio River. The Ohio ...

Monday marked the first snow in Athens County. With winter coming early this year thanks to La Niña, we’re going to see more snow in the next couple of months. As a result, now is the perfect time to ...

On Saturday, the Southeast Ohio History Center held an outdoor walking tour at The Ridges to explore the former Athens Lunatic Asylum. Tour Guide George Eberts, who currently teaches astronomy at Ohio ...

Sometimes, it is worthwhile to think about what locations have a special meaning for us and why. Perhaps it’s a playground where we spent time with our childhood friends or a particular spot that’s ...