The Union — Restaurant in Athens

One of the best and the oldest venue in town for live music and drinks. The renovations after the infamous fire are complete and are a nice change of pace and imptoves its ability to host live bands from town, the region and National Acts. Athens has an excellent music scene and has been a hot bed for bands for decades now. Unfortunately they are the last of the old school live music venues in town. Unfortunately most of the down town bars are not exactly set up for concerts these days. Gone is the old Dugout Lounge, and others. Thankfully the Union has stepped up and is the largest and best place to listen to music and have...

hypocrisy: the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform; pretense

The Union: "The Union Bar has historically prided itself as a safe space, one that is an accepting and welcoming environment for all clients and staff."

"We encourage a culture that allows people to speak out against violence, discrimination, and sexual assault."

Also the Union: Hires an attorney and actively tries to silence a victim who is trying to speak out against her experiences of violence and...

There was a fire nearby that will require some work but not anything significant to take away from the atmosphere, local community and university appeal, together with their overall commitment to keeping fresh and constant music coming in...so 12 years of living here and all comments made are always favorable, so a definite mainstay for the center of Athens with the perimeter being The Ohio University and the city of Athens being well maintained by local folks who...