MJ Thriller Night for the Gathering Place

On Friday night I went to a Michael Jackson-themed dance party to benefit the Gathering Place in Athens.  It was a lot of fun and as great idea to raise money for their transportation fund. 

Here’s a video I did about the evening for The Post.

Perks’ wrong-way tally

Perk’s, a coffee shop in Athens, has a unique feature that many other coffee shops don’t have: a wrong-way tally.  Perk’s employees and customers have been counting the number of cars that go the wrong way on Union Street for almost nine years, said general manager of Perk’s, Nathan Hayes.

And the tally for Fall Quarter is 46… and counting.  Watch the video to see more about this tradition in Athens.

The bricks of Athens

Everyone has managed to trip at least once on the brick of Athens… with injury aside, these bricks are a part of Athens that make it unique and beautiful.  This video of the week shows the good and the bad of the bricks.

OU Halloween 2009 Preparation

My first video of the week is about Ohio University’s famous Halloween party.  It captures the atmosphere of Halloween and what students are anticipating this year.

Come back next week for another topic all about Athens!

Want to see what Athens is really about?

I am going to be posting a video clip each week about a topic uniquely Athens.  These videos are going to be on small topics that show what life is really like here in Athens and some of the things that set this town and atmosphere apart from other places.

Enjoy and feel free to comment and offer additional ideas!