Blog Topic: Upcoming in Athens

Grub Notes: Hungry Howie's Opens Today, Craft Public House Is Open and More Food News

By Hillary Brown | August 10, 2016 11:53am

Photo Credit: Hungry Howie's

The Hungry Howie

Pizza chain Hungry Howie's opens for business today on Baxter Street, right by the UGA dorms, with a ribbon-cutting by the Chamber of Commerce and large one-topping pies on sale for $7.99. Its owners, Tisha and Chad Cepuran, will also be making a donation to local 501(c)(3) Children First, Inc. Hungry Howie's will be open from 10 a.m.–2 a.m. Monday–Thursday, 10 a.m.–3 a.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m.–1 a.m. Sunday.

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Grub Notes: $1 Custard at Freddy's Today, More Food Events Coming Up

By Hillary Brown | August 8, 2016 10:14am

Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers

Freddy's Frozen Custard and Steakburgers, out in the Epps Bridge area next to McDonald's, is offering single-scoop cones and dishes of its vanilla and chocolate "custard" (i.e. ice cream) today. Half of that dollar will go to benefit either Kids in Need Foundation (which distributes school supplies to kids who need them) or Playworks (which provides full-time recess coaches to schools). You can vote for the charity you prefer by texting the word "kids" for Kids in Need or the word "recess" for Playworks to 72727.

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Grub Notes: Fancy Cinnamon Rolls Coming to Downtown Athens

By Hillary Brown | July 18, 2016 10:37am

Shannon Radke co-founded Cinnaholic in Berkeley, CA with her husband, Florian.

Further fleshing out the ground floor of the Georgia Heights building at Broad and Hull streets downtown, a location of the small franchise Cinnaholic will be opening soon. Promising 100 percent vegan gourmet cinnamon rolls, customizable with a wide variety of toppings, it seems like the counterpart to Zombie Donuts, on the other side of College, pumping out the scent of sugar into the already complex bouquet of downtown's fragrance.

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Grub Notes: Fast-Casual Stir-Fry Coming to Epps Bridge in August

By Hillary Brown | July 11, 2016 11:23am

Photo Credit: Photo via Facebook

After a brief period as a near food-desert, the new Epps Bridge shopping wonderland has been adding eating options aplenty. Just to the left of Groove Burgers, Wok's Up will open in August and is currently hiring for all positions.

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Grub Notes: Craft Public House to Open This Month on Eastside

By Hillary Brown | July 8, 2016 9:32am

If you've been stuck at the light at Gaines School and Cedar Shoals, you may have noticed a sign that popped up in the old Charlie Nobles space in the Ansonborough development. Craft Public House plans to open there later this month, the project of chef/owner Brandon Kelly and owner/GM Rob Longstreet. Craft is a gastropub, which is certainly something new for the Eastside.

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In the Loop: New UGA Apparel Store Opening Downtown

By Blake Aued | July 7, 2016 12:57pm

A rapidly expanding chain of college-themed apparel stores called Tailgate is moving into the Broad Street space formerly occupied by the Cajun restaurants NONA and Harry Bissett's.

American Eagle bought Tailgate last year from Todd Snyder, a noted designer of both high-end menswear and "vintage-inspired" collegiate clothing. The company sells clothing emblazoned with dozens of schools’ logos online and has a brick-and-mortar store in Iowa City.

The Athens store will open in October, said Maggie Long, the company's communications director.

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Homedrone: Drive-By Truckers Release First Single From Upcoming Album

By Gabe Vodicka | June 21, 2016 12:55pm

Photo Credit: Danny Clinch

It's always a happy day in Athens when the Drive-By Truckers release new music, and today the group has shared "Surrender Under Protest," the first single from its anticipated upcoming album, American Band.

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Grub Notes: Donna Chang's Chinese Restaurant to Open in Five Points This Fall

By Hillary Brown | June 20, 2016 2:15pm

The new restaurant's namesake.

If you've noticed some activity in the former Suska space in the Henrietta Building on Lumpkin Street in Five Points, that's because it'll soon house a Chinese restaurant: Donna Chang's. But wait, it's no chop suey joint.

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In the Loop: 100 Prince Is Back With No Changes

By Blake Aued | June 20, 2016 1:01pm

Photo Credit: Smith Planning Group

100 Prince—the mixed use development proposed for the St. Joseph Catholic Church property—will be resubmitted this month with no changes, according to Jim Warnes, the Athens attorney for the Greenville, SC development company Homes Urban.

Plans were withdrawn in early May, just before the Athens-Clarke County Commission was to vote on (and likely approve) them. At the time, Warnes told Flagpole that Homes Urban was facing issues with lining up a main commercial tenant, high construction bids and tax credits for development in low-income areas.

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Homedrone: Win Tickets and Dinner: Lake Street Dive Plays Georgia Theatre Monday

By Gabe Vodicka | June 16, 2016 2:30pm

Acclaimed folk group Lake Street Dive plays the Georgia Theatre Monday, June 20, and we've got a pair of tickets to give away. In addition, the winner will receive two complimentary meals from the Theatre's rooftop bar.

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