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Good morning Athens! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Concrete Jungle Athens turns surplus veggies into meals for neighbors
  • How could tonight's ACC vote reshape downtown camping and street vending?
  • How one Athens guitarist turned a huge dental bill into music

Also on today's calendar: DanceATHENS 2026 and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 83, low: 58.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 80 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Concrete Jungle Athens Partners with Local Gourmet & Fly-Fishing Pro for Root Vegetable Pick (athensceo.com) — Concrete Jungle Athens is ramping up efforts to fight food insecurity and waste in Athens-Clarke County, organizing volunteers to glean surplus produce and donate it to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia. A new partnership with local entrepreneur Abby Jackson will host a root vegetable pick on November 14, helping ACC residents in food deserts access fresh produce while cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
   

• Athens commission to vote on camping restrictions, street vendor changes (nowgeorgia.com) — Athens-Clarke County commissioners are set to vote tonight on new restrictions affecting homeless camping in public areas and on-site cooking by College Square street vendors, with big implications for downtown. The agenda also includes naming the East Broad Street bridge, advancing a new judicial center, and renewing a commercial lease, and residents can watch live online or attend at City Hall.
   

• American Ingenuity or a Broken System? (decisionsindentistry.com) — Athens guitarist and composer Shane Parish turned a painful, $5,000-plus dental bill into creative fuel by writing and releasing a new album called "Dental Work." After a health scare while touring, he returned home to Athens, recorded looping electric guitar pieces, and is now inviting listeners to support the project to help cover his treatment costs.
   

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  • Anyone else notice how many wallpaper shops have opened around here?
    There were two when I started. Now there's a place in the plaza that's nothing but sample books. I went in last week to pick up an order and waited… (Nextdoor Five Points)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you call a paper airplane that can't fly?" — Stationary (Thank you David H. for sending it in!)
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