r/Athens 12h ago

Question / Request Summer jobs in Athens for teens?

0 Upvotes

My son will be 14 next summer, and since I've heard summer jobs for 14 year old boys are few and far between, I thought I would start to research jobs this summer to see if anything is out there, maybe camp counselors? And if next summer he's considered too young, at least I'll have some ideas for when he's older.

If anyone knows of teens working in Athens, please let me know. Thanks!


r/Athens 3h ago

Question / Request Trustworthy Gutter company

0 Upvotes

Hey guys, I’m really new to home maintenance and all that kind of stuff and I was wondering if anybody on here had a gutter guy that they trusted. I recently had a not so wonderful experience with some of the top rated Athens HVAC companies( on Google anyway) and in order to avoid the hassle, this time I figured I would just ask the people who they trusted. So if you guys have any recommendations on trustworthy companies that have done gutter work for you I would appreciate it. Even if you just know a guy, but you can vouch for his work I would appreciate it.
-Thanks!


r/Athens 21h ago

MAGA NIMBYs on parade tonight

38 Upvotes

ADU discussion with the Mayor and Commission is getting wacky. One guy says everyone is going to build a high rise gulag in their backyard. Another guy says he has never seen so many collared shirts in one place. Lissy Link wants to replace her carport with a granny house. The Mayor-elect is worried about intrastructure, whatever he thinks that is, and wants to take our zoning back to the drawing board.


r/Athens 7h ago

Local News Athens traffic stop leads to arrest of murder suspect

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8 Upvotes

r/Athens 4h ago

Roller skating

4 Upvotes

Hey? Anyone want to roller skate? I’m learning again but would love to skate again.


r/Athens 4h ago

Question / Request Dutch bros hiring timeline

0 Upvotes

Does anyone know if dutch bros has started conducting interviews yet? I’ve seen applications for a few weeks but haven’t heard of any hiring events or anything yet. Sorry if this is a dumb question :,)


r/Athens 15m ago

Question / Request Thrift stores

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I’m moving to Athens soon and love thrifting. Does anyone have any recommendations for places to go that aren’t crazy overpriced?


r/Athens 3h ago

AthChat: Episode 49: Former mayoral candidate, Dr. LaKeisha Gantt, comes back on the pod. We discuss lessons from the mayoral campaign trail, creating better discourse across communities in Athens, and what is next for Dr. Gantt.

11 Upvotes

Hi AthChat Pals, 

On the 49th episode of AthChat, hosts Drew Abney and Russell Edwards have former mayoral candidate, Dr. LaKeisha Gantt, back on the pod. We discuss lessons from the mayoral campaign trail, creating better discourse across communities in Athens, and what is next for Dr. Gantt. 

Check out Episode 49 here (also on Apple Podcasts and Spotify): https://www.buzzsprout.com/2441068/episodes/19534221

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0StQkn1LnZQ7p6Aqp3RB8P?si=327062be340d4ff1 

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/athchat/id1791436512?i=1000777923835

Stay tuned! Smash that subscribe button and tell a friend!

-AthChat


r/Athens 8h ago

Dryer vent kits

1 Upvotes

Because there is no venting to the outside of this older apartment, my apartment manager gave me a dryer vent “kit” which you add an inch of water to catch dryer lint so that it doesn’t blow all over the apartment. Instead, the 💦 blows all over! WTH?


r/Athens 7h ago

Any full service carwashes in Athens?

1 Upvotes

I'm talking about the ones where they clean the car inside and out, not self washing ones. Thanks sm!


r/Athens 4h ago

Looking for commercial rental

1 Upvotes

Hi! I’m looking for a commercial rental for a yoga studio, so it’d have to be zoned retail. I’m having a hard time finding anything! Ideally there is an “office” already built inside the space.
Looking for about 1500 sqft
Would like to be on the west side or Normaltown area.
Ideally $1900-2300
Parking for atleast 8 cars


r/Athens 3h ago

George Orwell’s 1984

37 Upvotes

It’s a great book! Shocked we’re never going to have anything like that in the slightest inside of this subreddit.

Thoughts?


r/Athens 4h ago

Local News Politics Only July

152 Upvotes

We’re going to try something, Athens.

In the name of keeping it weird, we’re going for a full week of only politics in July. These posts do nothing but stir people up and attract tourists who do more pot stirring, and I think we all need more of it.

So, this will serve as both announcement and warning:

**ONLY post anything of a political nature between July 22nd and July 29th 2026. **

In the meantime: keep it funky. Post weird shit. Funny things. Just anything politics.


r/Athens 6h ago

Athens Urbanist Meet Up Hot on the heels of last nights ADU decimation

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12 Upvotes

We'll be sharing information and talking points about these amendments, helping draft emails to your commissioners, and giving guidance on speaking at the commission meeting if that is a thing you feel compelled to do.

We welcome all perspectives and hot takes.

Popcorn will be provided.


r/Athens 11h ago

Restaurant / Food Review Tell Us: Beechwood Crumbl Cookie - Yummy or Gross?

0 Upvotes

Is the Beechwood Crumble Cookie yummy or gross to you? I am going to go with the latter. It seems like the TikTok trend is fizzling out (or should I say crumbling) and the Crumbl Cookie in Beechwood is on life support.

What desserts you would prefer over Crumbl?

Please give us something better than undercooked egg yolk, toxic waste, sugar bombs.

I think we need a TCBY Yogurt back like we had in there in the 80s-90s. And why did you have to tear down Beechwood Cinemas? 😠

128 votes, 3d left
Yummy
Gross
I feed it to my cat 🐱

r/Athens 20h ago

Michael Stipe for High Times (1998)

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23 Upvotes

r/Athens 9h ago

Local News Update: ADU’s die on the vine, yet again.

25 Upvotes

r/Athens 5h ago

Subreddit Chat & Moderation

119 Upvotes

The no-posting-or-discussing-political-issues announcement seems....very wrong.

How can we post about anything substantial related to Athens without it being political? This isn't, like, AthensGAWeather subreddit, where political comments might be more out of place.

This is a subreddit about everything pertaining to Athens... Including the goings-on, mayor and commission meetings, etc...

So... To block posts of a political nature is clearly counter to the stated acceptable topics of the subreddit.

2nd point, and this is not a personal attack, but mod team, do we really want a single user tagged as UGA freshman to be deciding or announcing things like this? I'm sure lots of moderation stuff happens behind the scenes and I don't mean to doubt competency, but, this is.... A little shocking. It's not April 1, right? ;)


r/Athens 21h ago

Any local shops to help digitize photo slides?

4 Upvotes

I have a box of 35mm slides from my grandparents that I would like to digitize. I lack any and all equipment to do this (other than googling “white background” on my iPad, setting the slide on the screen, and then taking a picture with my phone lol). Any local shops that could help? Or stores that have equipment to rent/borrow to produce high quality digital scans?

Thank you!


r/Athens 54m ago

Question / Request Athenians Tell Us: Do You Tailgate?

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Tell us: Do you tailgate?

And if so, why?

36 votes, 2d left
Yes, I keep less than one car length between me and the car in front of me.
Yes, I keep less than two car lengths between me and the car in front of me.
No, I would like to avoid being sued by Morgan and Morgan.
Unsure (This is for the people that are unsure if they are living in a simulation or in real life)
Unsure if I am unsure about being unsure. I do drive uninsured though.
I drive a bicycle and/or motorcycle so traffic laws don’t apply to me.

r/Athens 10h ago

Question / Request Which one of you is this?

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79 Upvotes

Because it gave me a chuckle this morning, so thanks 😄🗽


r/Athens 7h ago

Are we having a mod war?

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194 Upvotes

Locked comments. Can we discuss here?


r/Athens 7h ago

Subreddit Update Politics Free August

0 Upvotes

We’re going to try something, Athens.

In the name of keeping it weird, we’re going for a full month of no politics in August. These posts do nothing but stir people up and attract tourists who do more pot stirring, and I think we all need a break from it.

So, this will serve as both announcement and warning:

**Do not post anything of a political nature between August 1st and August 31st 2026. **

If you do, you’ll find a removal reason and/or modmail in your notifications.

In the meantime: keep it funky. Post weird shit. Funny things. Just anything but politics.


r/Athens 8h ago

Local News There are over 1,500 homeless seeking services in ACC with hospital related expenditures north of $15 million/yr

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31 Upvotes

r/Athens 3h ago

i miss Ike & Jane.

81 Upvotes

That's it, that's the whole post.