A Crowded Table: How Coach Rodney Garner and his Defense family celebrate the...
By Katie Lindley From cultural to familial to wacky, various traditions surround the holiday season. Thanksgiving calls for mountains of food, long forgotten family members, and for those lucky enough...
View ArticleHome alone – preventing holiday season crime
Even before Santa Claus finishes loading his sleigh with gifts for under the Christmas tree, criminals are making plans to take them away. But a few common-sense measures can thwart those would-be...
View ArticleAntique holiday ornaments
Al Henderson’s vintage ornament collection recalls the festive feel of Christmases from the past. Al Henderson displaying a selection of his antique Christmas ornament collection Holidays are so...
View ArticleFavorite holiday recipes from famous Athenians
We asked local luminaries for their favorite holiday recipes. The result? Flavors from near and far, all which speak to the value of family and food this time of year. Nancy Denson, mayor of Athens...
View ArticleHandmade for the holidays – DIY burlap wreath
The holidays are fast approaching, and burlap is all the rage, but maybe you’re still a little unclear on how to make burlap look chic. It’s actually much easier than you may think. You don’t need very...
View ArticleDeck the halls
The annual wreath and tree auction beautifies walls while benefiting the early reading program Wee Read. The United Way Women’s Leadership Council recently hosted its seventh annual Holiday Market and...
View ArticleA season of traditions
Winter is not only a time to bundle up with friends, it’s also an opportunity to cherish being together. Here are favorite traditions from Athens residents. In this day and age, the Christmas season...
View ArticleGift guide for kids
Local … sustainable … brain-stimulating Giving is the greatest gift of all, so they say. Shopping for gifts is another story. But for gifts for the kids, consider ones that are local, responsibly made...
View ArticleBaby Belly Bowl
On an early summer morning at the studio of designer Tina McCullough, young mother-to-be Andrea Vidmar Deaton is in discussions about a piece to celebrate the birth of her second child, Jackson. This...
View ArticleHoliday Travel: Weekend in Greenville, SC
Over the years, the city’s regional reputation had become so blah that the local tourism board of Greenville used its own bland repute in its favor, adopting the slogan, “Yeah, that Greenville”, which...
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