🍴Your full guide to Athens Restaurant Week

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☕ Coffee Roasted Right Here in Athens

Need a better start to your Monday? Head to 1000 Faces Coffee on North Thomas Street for carefully sourced coffee roasted right here in Athens. Whether you’re catching up with a friend or stopping in before work, grab your favorite drink inside the café and roastery, then take home a bag to make the rest of the week better.

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Your Paycheck Has a Ceiling, This Business Doesn't

Between UGA and the families steadily moving in, Athens households move all year long, and most of them need a mover. Most of that work still goes to companies nobody recommends twice, which is exactly the gap Pink Zebra Moving was built to fill, with hot-pink zebra-striped trucks and a customer experience people actually rave about.

It comes from UGA grad Ron Holt, who grew a single cleaning store into a $40 million, 90-location brand before selling it and pointing the same playbook at moving. Owners get comprehensive training, a recession-resistant service, and no moving experience is required because the model runs semi-absentee alongside what you already do.

The numbers show what is possible: franchisee Drue Chrisman’s location generated $2.5 million in revenue and $707,000 in net operating income in its first full calendar year, even after franchise expenses and new-truck purchases.* Across the network, franchise owners average $135,904 in net operating income.*

Athens gets only one owner, and whoever raises their hand first gets the territory.

If you have been quietly wanting something of your own with no ceiling on the upside, tap below to explore the model and request more information directly from the Pink Zebra team.

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🍴 Athens' Biggest Restaurant Week Yet

Athens Restaurant Week is back July 13–19, bringing its largest lineup yet with more than 70 restaurants, breweries, coffee shops and dessert spots participating. Deals include discounted burgers, buy-one-get-one-free treats and special meal and drink combinations available throughout the week.

Why It Matters: Restaurant Week is one of the best opportunities of the year to support local businesses while taking advantage of special offers you won't find year-round.

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🩺 UGA Launches Medical Pathway for Student-Athletes

UGA Athletics, The Georgia Way and the UGA School of Medicine have launched Dawgs to Docs, a one-year pre-med pathway for student-athletes interested in careers in medicine. The program combines clinical exposure, mentorship, professional development and academic support designed around demanding athletic schedules.

Why It Matters: UGA is connecting two of its most visible institutions, athletics and its new medical school, while creating a clearer path for student-athletes to eventually serve patients across Georgia.

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🌱 Plant Swap | ACC Library | Athens | 7/16 | More
Bring plants, seeds, cuttings, sprouts or bulbs to trade, with a Master Gardener available for identification and care tips.

🐉 Teen Dungeons & Dragons | ACC Library | Athens | 7/16 | More
Students in grades 6–12 can join a summer campaign filled with perilous journeys, epic battles and heroic quests. Registration required.

🎨 LEGO Printmaking Art Class | ACC Library | Athens | 7/17 | More
Use LEGO pieces to design and create original print art during this free, all-ages class. Supplies included.

🎭 Children’s Garden Performance Series | State Botanical Garden | Athens | 7/18 | More
Enjoy a free Theatre-in-the-Woods performance at 9:30 or 11 a.m. inside the Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden.

♟️ International Chess Day | Creature Comforts Brewery | Athens | 7/19 | More
A free family celebration with open chess play, a live DJ, face painting, food and hands-on activities for all ages.

🎬 Take This! Improv Anniversary Special | Athentic Brewing Co. | Athens | 7/14 | More
Celebrate five years of Take This! with a fast, funny improv parody of favorite movies and television shows.

🎸 Live Music: Cinemechanica and More | 40 Watt Club | Athens | 7/17 | More
Cinemechanica, Tiger Bear Wolf and Real Wow share the stage for a three-band Friday night show.

😂 BARECHUCKLE! Comedy Tournament | Flying Squid Comedy | Athens | 7/17 | More
Two improv teams battle to become Athens’ funniest group, with the audience deciding who takes the crown.

🎵 Live Music: Atticus Roness and More | 40 Watt Club | Athens | 7/18 | More
Atticus Roness headlines a Saturday night bill with Arkose and The Wraps.

🍺 Ales for ALS Fundraiser | Athentic Brewing Co. | Athens | 7/18 | More
Try the new Counterpunch pale ale while supporting ALS research through a portion of the evening’s proceeds.

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