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Totally Taylored

By Hailea Boykin  |  Photos by Evermore Photo Co.   Sustainable living can seem like a daunting lifestyle to pull off successfully. So much of our daily lives involve creating and leaving waste in our wake, but even the smallest considerations can help minimize our effects on the planet. While it’s hard to dive headfirst…

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Pedal Driven Cycles

By Hailea Boykin  |  Photos Courtesy of Ben Mistak   Located on Broad Street is a custom bicycle frame builder and skate shop called Pedal Driven Cycles (PDC) – one of a handful of small American manufacturers left that both builds and sells bikes in house. As the shop owner, David Harrison is the man…

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For The Love of Art

By Hailea Boykin Part of my teen and early adult years included puzzles with my cousin. One thousand (sometimes even more) pieces were dumped on the perfectly square, black folding table in front of the living room TV. For some reason we always chose the most difficult designs and would spend hours sorting and grouping…

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The Gift of Athens

By Hailea Boykin Photos by Kathryn Ann Waller Longtime readers of our magazine know that the Classic City is about community, art, education and, of course, UGA football. All of these things create a welcoming and well-rounded atmosphere that you’re not likely to experience elsewhere – not to mention shopping local is a self-indulgent treat.…

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Shuck Truck

By Griffin Nelson Photos Courtesy of Evermore Photo Co. The only thing better than oysters by the dozen, is oysters by the dozen in your front yard. That’s right, Seabear Oyster Bar is now coming to you! When Covid hit, Noah Brendel and Patrick Stubbers wanted to find a way to continue serving their community,…

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Art for the Outcast

Will Eskridge has had a roaring passion for art since a very young age. “I’ve done art since preschool,” said Eskridge. “I always knew what I wanted to do since I was a kid.” Having a veterinarian as a father and an artist as a mother, Eskridge molded both of his upbringings into his passion.…

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Toying Around

By Hailea Boykin | Photos by Evermore Photo Co. Kristen Bach has a passion for fostering young, creative learning. She wanted to shop local for her daughter but had trouble finding toys that would last and be useful for more than one age. So, she founded TREEHOUSE Kid & Craft, a shop geared toward promoting creative…

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Baylee Bakes

By Griffin Nelson | Photos by Evermore Photo Co. It has often been said that “Necessity is the mother of invention.” That saying certainly rings true for Baylee Marsh. As a struggling college student, Marsh was able to convert her love of baking into a successful business. “I honestly started this business by accident,” Marsh…

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R. Wood Studio

  By Griffin Nelson | Photos by Sara Wise Rebecca Wood has surrounded herself with an impressive group of creatives, has made wise and bold marketing choices, and has managed to be in the right place at the right time. But a lot of her success is the result of who she is as a…

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From the Athens Community Came Community

By Alexandra Shimalla | Photos Courtesy of  Community When Sanni Baumgärtner came to Athens in the late 90s, she was merely an exchange student and musician. “Athens was another level of taking music seriously as a creative endeavor, and it left a great impression on me,” she explains. So she decided to stay. Flash forward…

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