Blog Topic: Listomania

In the Loop: Athens Power Rankings for the Week of May 19

By Gabe Vodicka | May 19, 2014 1:38pm

Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out below.

There can be only one.

1. Mayor Denson

Which one will prevail? Tuesday night, we'll finally know.

2. ACC voters

Y'all literally hold the power this week. Do the right thing.

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Homedrone: Win Tickets: Blackalicious Plays Melting Point Wednesday

By Jeff Tobias | May 20, 2014 1:46pm

UPDATE: We've got two pairs of tickets to give away for this show. To enter, comment below with why YOU deserve to go for free. We'll choose two winners Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

Veteran hip hop duo Blackalicious swings through Athens for a show at the Melting Point Wednesday. Below, check out five of Flagpole's favorite Gift of Gab verses:

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In the Loop: Athens' Income Inequality Is Ridiculously High

By Blake Aued | April 24, 2014 3:01pm

And it's only gotten worse. Chart via Wikipedia.

Athens has the eighth-highest income inequality in the country, according to Bloomberg News.

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In the Loop: Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Apr. 21

By Gabe Vodicka | April 22, 2014 12:07pm

Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out below.

Adam Klein

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In the Loop: Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Apr. 7

By Gabe Vodicka | April 7, 2014 1:21pm

Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out after the jump.

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In the Loop: Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Mar. 24

By Gabe Vodicka | March 24, 2014 1:12pm

Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out after the jump.

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Homedrone: 40 SoundClouds to Follow in 2014, Pt. 3

By Will Cash | March 24, 2014 3:25pm

With the semi-regular feature .ext e n s i o n, Will Cash reaches deep into the Internet to map electronic sight and sound.

Photo Credit: Elijah Crampton

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In part three, the stylistic threads between artists are a little more stretched while the cultural ones run a little tighter. These artists bring a powerful and refreshing sense of international queer culture to their work. That said, the content isn't niche or constrained by that quality. The tracks released by these men are elite examples of the genres they work in and most of them are forging entirely new hybrids of their own. Here you'll find some of the most creative variations on dancehall, ballroom, vogue, house, rap, cumbia and anything in between.

Check the list after the jump.

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Grub Notes: Athens Voted Top Foodie City in Southeast

By Blake Aued | March 12, 2014 11:05am

Heirloom Cafe, one of Athens's many great restaurants.

Athens is the best foodie city for groups in the Southeast, according to an online poll ofConventionSouth magazine readers.

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In the Loop: Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Mar. 10

By Gabe Vodicka | March 10, 2014 1:00pm

Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who's hot? Who's not? Find out after the jump.

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Grub Notes: Spring Break: Restaurant Closings, Temporary Hours, Pi Day

By Hillary Brown | March 10, 2014 12:27pm

Thanks to spring breakers, it's a little harder to go out to eat this week.

Spring break always means a super-quiet Athens, which means it's a good opportunity for restaurants to do some spring cleaning, close for a day or two or just cut back hours for the week. Here's what's going on that we know of:

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