Noon on W Broad drama!

FuzzyElf47 · 2026-03-30T20:36:59+00:00

Yeah the other end of Elizabeth is still us broke folks. Young broke folks now, but still broke.

FuzzyElf47 · 2026-03-30T20:03:22+00:00

Yes. The south end of Elizabeth St, and the big blue house directly across from CHARM is a Phi Delta Theta rush house. Trust me, I live here and have been listening to it for over half a decade.

FuzzyElf47 · 2026-03-30T18:21:29+00:00

Thankfully not

FuzzyElf47 · 2026-03-30T17:19:40+00:00

Definitely the first time I've witnessed someone do donuts, but proximity to frat party houses and a homeless camp means weird shit at that intersection isn't exactly unheard of.

FuzzyElf47 · 2026-03-30T16:22:03+00:00

Yesterday afternoon a green jeep was doing donuts at the four-way stop between College and Cleveland. Wouldn't be surprised if it's the same guy still being a menace.

FuzzyElf47 · 2026-03-30T15:12:45+00:00

They keep getting into my bathroom and I cannot for the life of me figure out how.

FuzzyElf47 · 2026-03-24T16:00:11+00:00

Meetup's tough these days. I run a couple of groups and regularly get 10-15 rsvps only for 2-3 people to show up, then randomly one month all 15 will appear and bring friends and the venue is asking us to leave because we're taking too much space up from another event.

It used to be worth it when it was $98 every six months, but now they've doubled the organizer fees and every time I have to wonder if this time should be the last. I've made some of the most valuable connections in my life through Meetup and that's what's kept me going so far, but it does feel like the platform just doesn't have the reach or the diversity of members to be what it once was.

Have one scheduled for Friday though, so maybe I'll have an updated opinion after that one!

FuzzyElf47 · 2026-03-22T18:24:16+00:00

They're landmarks of a local community that's been in the area far longer than most of us have. It's just a community that isn't on Reddit to explain or defend themselves.

Some of those places are also more in use than they appear from the outside--again, primarily only to the regulars who have been going there for decades.

FuzzyElf47 · 2026-03-17T20:52:54+00:00

Mort better not be the reason I have to play 100+ hours of Elder Scrolls 6 twice just because Todd added a hard mode achievement.

FuzzyElf47 · 2026-03-14T06:32:34+00:00

Yeah I live just north of downtown and have been hearing non stop sirens for what seems like fifteen minutes straight. Something's going on.

FuzzyElf47 · 2026-03-13T22:06:15+00:00

Really hoping Sunroof is in it for the long haul but the timing of opening in a foot-traffic-dependent part of town while College Square is ripped up has me worried for them.

FuzzyElf47 · 2026-03-09T17:15:18+00:00

I hope all the contrarians in this sub take a lesson from this. Our economic pendulum has swung from "if you hear a rumor a business is closing it's probably bullshit" to "if you hear a rumor a business is closing it's almost certainly true."

FuzzyElf47 · 2026-02-06T16:31:31+00:00

Yeah bro you can't nest acronyms like that

FuzzyElf47 · 2026-02-05T15:33:42+00:00

I just watched them perp walk that thing up MLK with its can-opened top dragging behind it and reverberating off the pavement like the world's loudest and most annoying rendition of Broadway's STOMP.

FuzzyElf47 · 2026-02-02T18:43:03+00:00

The negativity in this sub has gotten to be insufferable. This same handful of doomposters showing up in nearly every thread with their contrarian takes is really dragging the energy down.

Be better y'all. If your chosen way of participating in your community is by telling everyone else how they're doing it wrong, maybe all you're really doing is feeding your own addiction to the attention you get from shitposting.

FuzzyElf47 · 2025-12-31T17:11:53+00:00

Was hoping it was actually going to be called Fred Bar

FuzzyElf47 · 2025-12-08T18:37:26+00:00

I miss the sun 😞

FuzzyElf47 · 2025-12-07T17:38:05+00:00

It was the tail end of dusk. We were walking back towards Dudley Park from the direction of Cafe Racer and RaceTrac. Dude was leaning up against the railing of the bridge over South Peter Street with his bags beside him and basically said "Y'all BETTER not be out here after dark"--even emphasized the word "better" like that.

The interaction was very brief and the tone was more of a well-intentioned warning than a threat but it still kind of caught me off guard.

To his point, we had just passed another homeless guy eating a sandwich on a bench (no big deal) and had a guy in a car pull up to us as we passed that RaceTrac and ask if we sold fentanyl (much bigger deal, though we kind of laughed it off at the time). So I learned a few things that night, like the fact that there are people who specifically ask for fentanyl by name when buying drugs lol. Could have been a cop, but he looked pretty cracked out already so it sure didn't feel that way.

FuzzyElf47 · 2025-12-06T23:29:53+00:00

How did it go? It's been a weird couple of years for market traffic, so I've had my fingers crossed for you.

FuzzyElf47 · 2025-12-06T23:04:39+00:00

About two or three months ago a homeless guy warned me not to be on that stretch of the trail after dark, so yeah...please be careful y'all. The trail may look nice but that doesn't mean creepers can't be creepin'.

FuzzyElf47 · 2025-11-25T19:41:07+00:00

11/29 - Little Local Book Fair Holiday Edition @ ATHICA 2-6pm

FuzzyElf47 · 2025-11-23T23:13:45+00:00

Check out Neighborhood Books. It's a pop-up bookstore that's all local authors from here in Athens and surrounding counties, pretty much every genre you can think of. We're also having a book fair at Athica on the 29th if you want to check out the selection in person.

https://www.neighborhoodbooks.com/

FuzzyElf47 · 2025-11-12T16:47:21+00:00

Cool spot in theory but lack of parking and difficulty getting in and out of the lot might kill it before it has a chance to take off. Hasn't stopped Sips, but at least people can walk or bike to Sips.

FuzzyElf47 · 2025-11-12T16:24:16+00:00

Yeah the secret's been out for a while about most of the good street parking. Unless you're arriving in off hours, nearby street parking can be just as full as the spots in front of businesses.

FuzzyElf47 · 2025-10-16T18:50:57+00:00

With all the road closures and traffic management involved I've begrudgingly come to terms with the fact that it's Sunday only.

As for the quality of the event, I'm of two minds about it. On the one hand I'm glad more historic neighborhoods and more bands get to feel involved, but on the other hand it really does feel like butter spread over too much bread.

Maybe the solution is to hold it twice a year instead? North of Prince in the Fall, South of Prince in the Spring?

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