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Weather, personal preferences, space, and other environmental factors mean sometimes your heat bill comes in the mail and gives you a not-so-great surprise: it’s huge.

Looking for things to do around town in the dead of January? One thing everyone loves about Athens is there’s always something to do.

Decided not to take the long trip home for Fall Break? It’s only a few days, but it’s a time of the year families typically have big gatherings for Thanksgiving, and it might be hard to be away for the first time.

We’ve got a lot in our little town – beautiful scenery, an active community, a vibrant campus, local breweries, wineries, a distillery, and, of course, the local food scene is not a joke.

Worried that fall semester classes are just around the corners and you’re not exactly set up for success yet? Don’t be! It just takes a little bit of prepping, planning and shopping to make sure you start the school year off on the right foot.

We’re all about that #shoplocal life, and August is the perfect month to highlight another hashtag we’re all about: #buyblack.

While the term “self-care” is definitely a buzzword, there’s a lot more than buzz behind it.

Need to stretch your budget to fit your needs and your lifestyle? There are a bunch of things an OU student living off-campus can do to make a tight budget way roomier. Here are our 10 best tips for getting savvy with your money:

Southeast Ohio is a gorgeous place – wildflowers, wildlife, forests, amazing geological sites like Hocking Hills – nothing’s quite like the foothills of Appalachia. But all that nature comes with a bunch of pollen, which makes allergy season an entire situation.

It doesn’t need to be said that college students spend a big chunk of their time at OU studying. And one of the great things about campus and adjacent Court Street is that there are great study spots to be found all over.