Stories

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  Key Deadlines Loom for Bethel Redevelopment

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | May 20, 2020

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  Bethel Redevelopment Is an Opportunity, but Suspicions Linger

  By Matthew Pulver | December 4, 2019

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  Housing in Athens Is Getting More Expensive, and SPLOST Aims to Fix That

  By Ashlyn Webb | October 23, 2019

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  Commission, Housing Authority Approve Bethel Redevelopment

  City Dope

  By Chris Dowd | October 9, 2019

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  Commission Approves Affordable Housing, Reorganizes Animal Control, Extends Bird Ban

  City Dope

  By Chris Dowd | October 9, 2019

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  Homebuilders: Regs, Zoning Add to Cost of Housing

  City Dope

  By John Huie | August 28, 2019

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  ACC Commission Approves Funding for Affordable Housing

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | March 6, 2019

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  The Rent Is Too Damn High in Athens

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | February 20, 2019

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  Girtz Promises 'Great Era of Equity' as New Mayor and Commissioners Take Office

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | January 16, 2019

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  Q&A With New Athens Mayor Kelly Girtz

  By Blake Aued | January 9, 2019

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  Commission Talks Bird Scooter and Car Booting Bans, SPLOST Spending and More

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | November 28, 2018

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  Commissioners Talk Affordable Housing, Equity and Inclusiveness

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | November 21, 2018

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  Commissioners Reject Epps Bridge Development, Approve Amphitheater and Five Points Historic Districts

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | July 11, 2018

• Building More Housing In-Town Would Make Housing More Affordable

  By Michael Songster | June 27, 2018

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  Digging Into the Athens Election Results

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | June 6, 2018

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  Candidates Talk Complete Streets, Budget as Mayoral Race Winds Down

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | May 2, 2018

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  Third Time's a Charm for Private Dorm, and Senior Housing Proposed on Epps Bridge

  City Dope

  By Rebecca McCarthy | February 7, 2018

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  Get Excited—the Comp Plan Is Here!

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | February 6, 2018

• Athens Needs Affordable Development

  By Paula Loniak | November 15, 2017

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  Should Athens Mess With the Market?

  Pub Notes

  By Pete McCommons | July 12, 2017

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  A Demolition in Five Points Has Commissioner Diane Bell in Hot Water

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | May 2, 2017

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  Are Tiny Houses a Solution to Athens' Affordable Housing Problem?

  Comment

  By Paula Loniak | April 12, 2017

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  Why West Broad's Worth Saving, and How to Do It

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | March 22, 2017

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  Who's Doing the Envisioning for Envision Athens?

  City Dope

  By Blake Aued | January 25, 2017