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Porchfest, mayor bids, and new housing

Live music returns, new arts features, plus big changes in downtown Athens.

Fire rescue, concert weekend, and Cinderella

Athens mayoral race heats up - Fisher raises $100k

Also inside: Weaver D's plans retirement, the best New York-style pizza, and the Wild Rumpus Halloween parade.

Promote your business to 2,500+ Athens locals

How to get your business in front of 2,500+ Athens locals.

State Rep. Wiedower resigns - Special election coming

Also inside: Odin the rescue cat's miracle story, $50K for East Athens programs, and Grateful Dead jams at Georgia Theatre.

Democrats flip Georgia utility seats - Power bill changes ahead

Also inside: Tornado siren test today, Dawgs beat Florida, and Dwight Yoakam comes to Akins Ford Arena.

🗳️ Mason enters District 5 race - Yacht Rock Schooner brings Steely Dan

Also inside: Radio host KJ Allen runs for State House, UGA vs Georgia Tech rivalry game, and Evil Dead splatter fest.

🎉 Athens celebrates as Dawgs stomp Texas: Were you there?

Plus: Normaltown scores fresh seafood, Habitat celebrates new homeownership, and Black entrepreneurs shine at Athens’ first business expo.

🗳️ 15,000 votes pour in for Athens special election

Plus shelter animals crash on couches, Christmas lights at the botanical gardens, and Five Points brings some Italian.

🚲 Should Athens have new bike lanes?

Also inside: Rock at the Georgia Theatre, some great Italian, and update on the off-campus shooting.

🗳️ Democrat flips Athens House seat in stunning Republican upset

Also inside: the SCOOP CLUB, great oysters, the Athens Symphony, and Obake the rescue.

Promote your business to 4,000+ Athens locals

How to get your business in front of 4,000+ Athens locals.

🚨 Athens woman crashes car into Kroger

Plus: update on SCOOP CLUB, pause on the Athens Data Centers, and Carbon's rescue story.

Christmas Mini Edition

read this to get ready for 2026.

💎 Athens' secret BBQ spot (locals don't want you to know)

Also inside: A Christmas Eve rescue, 3,200+ new alumni, and weekend disco lights.

❗️Athens Scoop Dinner Club is live

Also Inside: Some great Vietnamese downtown, and some jazz at Porterhouse Grill.

🔴 Something new we’re bringing to the table - Athens Scoop Dinner Club

Real conversations with 5 neighbors that'll become lifelong friends.

📱 Athens Gets Federal Alert System (for your phone)

Also inside: Athens Scoop Dinner Club update, some great Italian, and the rejected Hotel.

🔴 Last call: Dinner Club Signup closes in 24 hours

Real conversations with 5 neighbors that'll become lifelong friends — this Wednesday.

❄️ What to know for Athens' Winter Storm this weekend

Also Inside: Dinner Club recap, the best place to upgrade your bathroom, and

🟥 Help us support Athens local businesses

Also Inside: Classic City's Marathon on Saturday, The Second AS Dinner Club, and Pizza inside a warehouse.

The 25-year old Athens murder case, reopened

Also Inside: Athens Scoop Dinner Club v2, A great wine night near Downtown, and your best Valentine gift option.

🔴 Athens Scoop Business #1: $9.2 billion and counting

Plus: how to fix your Google profile from burying you in searches

🏘️ The mayoral housing debate that'll change everything

Also Inside: great Mediterranean, UGA Economist's research on the 2026 economy, and the place to be for Mardi Gras.

🔴 Last call: Dinner Club Signup closes in 5 HOURS

Real conversations with 5 neighbors that'll become lifelong friends — this Wednesday.

⚖️ The life sentence just given for a 25-year old murder

Inside: Life sentence handed down today, Megan Moroney's $9 surprise at Akins Ford, and 9 more things to do this week.

🗳️ Takeaways from the heated mayor debate (data centers)

Inside: Five mayoral candidates debate the future of Athens, the daily grocery co-op bounces back, and the ACC considers a data center ban.

💵 The donors behind the Athens Mayor race

Also Inside: our new website, update on the Laken Riley case, and extending the Data Center moratorium.

🔴 Athens Scoop Business #2: Terry's new dean

Plus: the most powerful AI agent to do research on your competitors.

🏛️ Ballot is set: who's running for Mayor (and Congress)

Inside: Hendershot's says goodbye, the Expat, and why Clarke County hired Accenture.

🔴 Last call: Dinner Club Signup closes in 2 HOURS

Come to Dinner Club and make 5 new friends: this Wednesday.

🔴 Athens Scoop Business #3: Kemp's $200M bet on GA-316

Plus: more on your business tax renewal, due in 15 days.

🧯Fights at Clarke County schools dropped 31%. Here's why.

Inside: A 31% drop in school fights, Cafe Racer's third location, and the ACC commission race heats up.

🔴 Athens Scoop Business #4: $1.2 billion in rebates

Plus: gas prices are dropping 33 cents a gallon starting now.

☕️ How Hendershot's was saved after 15 years in Athens

Also inside: pizza inside an old factory, updates on the mayor race, and an idea: Athens Scoop Quarterly.

🔴 Athens Scoop Business #5: Mayor mashup

Plus: the new Athens discount card to join that gets customers through your door.

☕ Meet the new owners of Hendershots

Inside: new restaurants opened this week, the new county election director, and 10 events this weekend.

🏛️ How Athens is fighting back against Data Centers

Inside: The new Czech restaurant, affordable senior housing, and danger for free bus rides.

🚧 The commission's full plan for the future development of Athens

Also Inside: Dinner Club recap, award winning brunch spot, and Rock Lobsters going to playoffs.

📚 Why Avid Bookshop is closing after 15 years

Inside: Aldean and Bryan reunite at Sanford, Athens' best sunglasses, and the housing fund's next chapter.

🥩 Why Slater's Steakhouse is closing in Five Points after 3.5 years

Inside: a new family-run sushi spot in Watkinsville, data centers and water fight at the mayoral forum, and Indie South's 20th Springtacular Makers Market.

💰 Why Athens-Clarke's FY27 budget hits $212.5M

Inside: the FY27 budget, May 19 election reminders, drought rules, a new parks director, and 10 Athens events.

🔴 Athens Scoop Business #6

The payroll fine print behind no tax on tips, plus our private dinner for 20 Athens operators.

☕ How Jittery Joe’s new coffee is helping save birds

The new Morning Chorus roast is tied to UGA, Smithsonian’s Bird Friendly certification, and shade-grown farms. Plus: Pompeii, Athens film, NCAA tennis, and more.

🔴 You're invited.

A private dinner for 20 Athens operators and business owners.

🏠 Why the UGA President's house is being sold off

Inside: Mayor runoff, tacos, dinner clubs, and paddling.

⚾️ How Georgia's baseball just made history

Inside: Athens Scoop changes, great pasta, and the new warden.

🏟 Why UGA Athletics just raised budget to $239M

Inside: Athens Scoop's real estate team, new fitness club, and great events for the weekend.

🎤 The face off between the final mayor candidates

Inside: your go-to spot for gardening, a classic restaurant coming to Athens, and some great weekend events.

✉️ The mayor runoff voting deadline today

Inside: Dinner Club applications due, penny sales tax, and absentee ballot deadlines.

📪 How the Mayor runoff will be decided

Inside: new summer drinks from a local sushi spot, the mayor runoff, and the next Dinner Club date.

🐾 How Athens' foster pet program is back

Inside: diving in Athens, our fifth dinner club, and movies at Wire Park.

🏫 How Clarke County school board is filling roles

Inside: Korean BBQ, our Dinner Club, and Juneteenth.

How Athens got it's first black mayor

Inside: Athens' best gym community, mayor election results, and a new judicial center building.

🍺 Why Akademia Brewing Co. is closing after nearly a decade

Also inside: a new Brett's American concept, Fisher reflecting on the win, and our Dinner Club.

🎶 What to know for AthFest tomorrow

Inside: 10,000 reader milestone, Dinner Club, and interviews with congressional candidates.

📸 Everything that came out of AthFest

Inside: Italian, AthFest, and the city's ideas for helping with bikes.

☀️ What to know about July 4th Athens weather

Inside: final spots for our Dinner Club, West Broad School renovation, and more.

🩺 Who's leading UGA's new Nursing Bachelor's program

Inside: the ideal lunch sushi spot in Watkinsville, Dinner Club is back, and more.

🏅 How Mayor Girtz got in the Hall of Fame

Inside: Scuba Diving in Athens, Athens Restaurant Week, and our next Dinner Club.

🍴Your full guide to Athens Restaurant Week

Inside: why you're getting this on Monday, a great coffee spot, and a UGA medical pathway for student athletes.

🥯 The new bagel spot coming downtown

Inside: a classic Athens pizza spot, Georgia custody law, and an update on the downtown arrests.

🏈 Who's backing the new Indoor Football team

Inside: I joined a new gym, Dinner Club updates, and a new name for a park downtown.