Athens Ohio Roller Derby (AORD) is excited to kick off its 2024 season with the much-anticipated Mardi Brawl Intra-League Scrimmage. Following the tremendous success of last season s intra-league scrimmage, AORD
Here are the winners of the Commerce, Places and Nightlife categories in the 2021 Best of Athens Reader s Choice Awards.
Winners of the People, Foodies Favorites and Miscellaneous categories were announced last week and can be viewed here.
Editor s note: The entry associated with the Public Servant category, published last week, has been updated to reflect a correction in the nature of the Joe Burrow Hunger Relief Fund. The fund supports the efforts of the Athens County Food Pantry, which also created the fund in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio.
COMMERCE
OâBleness Memorial Hospital
A new category this year, âAdherence to COVID-19 protocolâ top honors go to OhioHealth OâBleness Memorial hospital. Taking home second place is Seamanâs Cardinal Super Market, and third place goes to Athens Eye Care.
Our second half of results will be revealed next week.
PEOPLE
K9 Alex â OUPD
For another year, K9 Alex reigns supreme in terms of area law enforcement officer popularity. To be fair, most categories in our âPeopleâ section that find an animal as a nominee also find an animal as the top finalist. In K9 Alexâs case, itâs really hard to compete with those soulful, brown eyes.
Also garnering honors were Jimmy Childs, of the Athens County Sheriffâs Office, and Athens County Sheriff Rodney Smith.
Local business owner/entrepreneur
Emily Christine â Tavolino
This yearâs top business owner or entrepreneur is Emily Christine, who owns and operates Tavolino. The restaurant is well known for its Italian cuisine, but many may also recognize it as a business that continually gave away free lunches â packed with fresh bread and hearty soup, no less â during the pandemic. Congrats, Emily!