Onward to ’09

Published Thursday, January 8th, 2009.

2008 was a year of many things: a historic election, an economic collapse and the Olympic Games. The Post has compiled a list of the most important, interesting and entertaining “year of’s” for 2009.

The Year of the Budget: Although the city of Athens hasn’t declared 2009 to be the year of anything specific, Mayor Paul Wiehl said his focus for the new year will be the city’s revenue. Wiehl said he will be evaluating the city’s budget and will try to keep revenue flowing into t

Top Five

Jane Adams' top five ways to break your New Year's resolution

Published Thursday, January 8th, 2009.

1: No fast food — Taco Bell is only fast if you go through the drive-through. Eating in is acceptable; in fact, it’s downright guilt-free.

2: Exercise — Telling yourself that even Lance Armstrong would consider walking up that flight of steps to your apartment enough, just as long as you are breathing hard.

3: No smoking — Crossing your heart, hope to die that you will stop smoking and then coming to the conclusion that if you drink so much you can’t remember smoking, then you never sm

Swedes’ new album shifts many rock gears

Published Thursday, January 8th, 2009.
Last Modified Wednesday, January 7th, 2009.

Post music critic Susan Tebben reviews a New Year’s first trippy almost concept album.

All Of The Above: Columnist: You don't need a special day to make a change.

Published Thursday, January 8th, 2009.
Last Modified Thursday, January 8th, 2009.

Post columnist Amanda Lucci discusses the merit (or lack thereof) in New Year's resolutions.

The Epsilon Project evolves from dorm jam sessions to real band

Published Wednesday, January 7th, 2009.

Just as pop-rock band The Epsilon Project got its moniker from a random name-generating Web site, the band itself only came about by chance.

Founding member and lead guitarist Stephen Pirovolos of Canton, Ohio, and lead vocalist Daniel Leister of Lodi, Ohio, met by being randomly assigned to a room on the first floor of Bush Hall their freshman year in 2005.

Men's Basketball: Hard work lands walk-on sophomore forward spot on hardwood

With football dreams dashed, Adetunji Adedipe turns to the court, impresses coaches, teammates and earns playing time

Published Wednesday, January 7th, 2009.

Ohio men’s basketball coach John Groce called Adetunji Adedipe’s name with 3:45 remaining in the first half against William and Mary.

Local instrument shop still hitting the high notes

Despite economic lows, Blue Eagle still rockin' its sale numbers

Published Tuesday, January 6th, 2009.
Last Modified Tuesday, January 6th, 2009.

The troubled economy has many Ohio music stores singing the blues, but stores in the Athens area are thriving.

“September was the best month we’ve had in store history, and October was our second best,” said Frank McDermott, owner of Blue Eagle Music, 40 N. Court St.

“November through Christmas was slower, but not drastically, scarily slow.”

Blue Eagle opened in 1971 and sells stringed instruments and accessories. Being the only music store in a city with a huge music scene has help

Behind the Scenes: Former OU student finds calling as booking agent in Athens area

Published Tuesday, January 6th, 2009.

For many who spend their college years here, Ohio University and the

Athens area will always have special meaning as they continue their

lives elsewhere. Others, however, choose to never let the good times

stop.

This Week in Art

Published Monday, January 5th, 2009.