From the 8/29/05 Athens News:

 

Nelsonville bypass a step closer

 

Although construction is not scheduled to begin until summer 2007, U.S. Rt. 33 travelers in southeast Ohio are one significant step closer to having a bypass around the city of Nelsonville, according to an ODOT release issued Friday.

 

Ohio Department of Transportation District 10 Deputy Director George M. Collins announced that the Federal Highway Administration issued the Record of Decision (ROD) on Friday, Aug. 19, for the nine-mile, four-lane bypass to be constructed north of Nelsonville in Athens and Hocking counties.  This development comes a year after the project was selected for participation in the federal environmental streamlining program.

 

The U.S. 33 Nelsonville bypass project will connect to the existing four-lane highway just east of Nelsonville in Athens County and extend west to the existing four-lane route near the village of Haydenville in Hocking County.  This project is the final link that will complete the upgrade of U.S. Rt. 33 in southeast Ohio.  Some Nelsonville city and business leaders have been unhappy about the bypass because they feel it doesn't provide the city with enough interchanges.

 

Full article: http://www.athensnews.com/issue/article.php3?story_id=21385

 

Not a very good pic, but the one they plan to go with is Alternative A/Alternative C...the top yellow line:

 

Long article from the 2/6/06 Athens News:

 

 

Nelsonville's newly finished comprehensive plan has both supporters and detractors

By Nick Claussen

Athens NEWS Associate Editor

Monday, February 6th, 2006

 

In 2003, Nelsonville City Council decided to have an economic development study and comprehensive plan completed in order to help the city receive a third interchange as part of the U.S. Rt. 33 bypass of Nelsonville.  Now that the $75,000 plan is finished, however, it makes no mention of the third interchange.  The plan has plenty of interesting ideas for growth, though, and several ideas that are controversial.

 

And while many people are satisfied with the comprehensive plan and say there are reasons the third interchange is not mentioned, the man who chairs the plan's committee is upset about many aspects of the plan, and at least one city councilmember is also unhappy with it.

 

Athens County Commissioner Bill Theisen, who chaired the steering committee for the plan, explained Friday that the committee finished its work in late summer of 2005, and turned the plan over to Nelsonville City Council.  He is upset about how this was done, though, saying he was never notified of the meeting when the plan was finalized.  Nelsonville City Council has not yet acted on the plan.

 

FULL ARTICLE: http://www.athensnews.com/index.php?action=viewarticle&section=news&story_id=23330

 

From the 2/13/06 Athens News:

 

 

Despite third-interchange holdouts, Rt. 33 bypass plans have moved into passing lane

By Nick Claussen

Athens NEWS Associate Editor

Monday, February 13th, 2006

 

While some local leaders are still pushing for a third interchange for the U.S. Rt. 33 bypass of Nelsonville, plans for the bypass are moving forward and appear set in stone.  The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is designing a project that will reroute U.S. Rt. 33 north around Nelsonville.

 

The project has stirred some controversy in Nelsonville and the surrounding region over the last few years.  Many people support the bypass, saying it will make the highway quicker and safer, while others say that taking the highway out of Nelsonville will drastically hurt the city's economy.

 

Several Nelsonville area leaders, including Nelsonville City Council member Clinton Stanley and Athens County Commissioner Bill Theisen, have maintained that ODOT officials originally promised city officials that the bypass would have three interchanges, to give travelers easy access to Nelsonville.  They say that the third interchange is needed for numerous reasons.

 

ODOT's current plans, though, only call for two interchanges, and agency officials maintain that this is the safest and best plan for the highway for numerous reasons.

 

FULL ARTICLE: http://www.athensnews.com/index.php?action=viewarticle&section=news&story_id=23430

 

From the 3/10/06 OU Post:

 

 

Southeast Ohio officials discuss bypass impact

Nelsonville City Manager hopeful of positive economic effect, traffic reduction in city

 

Nelsonville officials have conflicting opinions about how the State Route 33 bypass will affect the city's economy.

 

The bypass is the last one to be completed along the State Route 33 corridor in southeast Ohio.  The Ohio Department of Transportation constructed other bypasses to address safety concerns along the highway and connect the area around Columbus to southeastern Ohio, said Stephanie Filson, public information officer for district 10 of the Ohio Department of Development.

 

Nelsonville City Manager Fred Holmes said he thinks the bypass is going to have a positive effect on the economy. People will be able to get (to Nelsonville) safer and quicker, he said.  "We are trying to make this as positive a project as we can," Holmes said.  Kevin Dotson, manager of the Rocky Outlet Store and president of the Nelsonville Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber is working toward making the bypass have a positive, instead of a negative effect, on the economy.

 

FULL ARTICLE: http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/show_news.php?article=N7&date=031006

 

From the 6/19/06 Athens News:

 

 

ODOT moving forward on Rt. 33 bypass of Nelsonville

By Nick Claussen

Athens NEWS Associate Editor

Monday, June 19th, 2006

 

Trees are coming down to make way for the U.S. Rt. 33 bypass of Nelsonville, and one more improvement to the highway is being made in Meigs County.

 

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has been making major improvements to the U.S. Rt. 33 corridor from Columbus to West Virginia over the last few years, including building the bypass of Lancaster, creating the new Super II stretch of U.S. Rt. 33 between Athens and Darwin, and building the new Ravenswood Connector in Meigs County.

 

Taking the highway around Nelsonville will be the last improvement to be made to the highway, and this project is still moving towards the goal of being open by the end of 2010.

 

Full article: http://athensnews.com/index.php?action=viewarticle&section=news&story_id=25270

 

Four more years: ODOT pushes back bypass building

Casey Elliott, Staff Writer

Friday, December 22, 2006

 

NELSONVILLE - The construction work of the proposed Nelsonville bypass has been pushed back four years - a delay the Ohio Department of Transportation claims is the result of increasing material and fuel costs.  The bypass was expected to be completed by 2011, but rising costs prompted ODOT officials to push back its projected completion date to 2015, ODOT District 10 Acting Deputy Director T. Steve Williams said Thursday.

 

"Although not ideal, we understand that rescheduling phases of some large-scale Ohio projects such as the Nelsonville bypass is necessary in order to balance the significant offset of rising construction costs," he said. "In the meantime, District 10 will continue to develop this project according to its original schedule. We are actively pursuing this project, and we will be ready to construct as soon as funding becomes available."

 

Full article:

http://www.athensmessenger.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=273&ArticleID=2125

Nelsonville bypass will have to wait

Short on money, ODOT extends Rt. 33 project by 5 or 6 years

Saturday, January 13, 2007

Mary Beth Lane

THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH 

 

NELSONVILLE, Ohio — Construction of a Rt. 33 bypass around this Athens County town will be delayed because of funding problems, and some folks are OK with that.  "I’m a little relieved," said Marti Dolata, who owns Spinning Turtle Yarn & Gifts on the historic Public Square of this city of about 5,500 people.  "It will give us some more time to establish the area as a destination spot for people before we get bypassed."

 

Traffic to and from Ohio University in nearby Athens helps keep the streets full here, sometimes beyond capacity, which is one reason for the bypass.

 

Original plans by the Ohio Department of Transportation called for completion of the 9-mile bypass in 2011.  But the state Transportation Review Advisory Council, which picks which big projects are funded and when, decided last month to delay it because of funding problems.  Now, it won’t be completed until 2016 or 2017, said ODOT spokeswoman Stephanie Filson.

 

Full article: http://dispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2007/01/13/20070113-D1-04.html

Article from today's Athens Messenger:

 

Some say bypass delay not all bad

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

 

NELSONVILLE - While those pushing for regional economic development have decried the state's decision to delay construction of the Nelsonville bypass, some in Nelsonville see it as an opportunity to better prepare the city for the project's impact.

 

Last month, a state highway advisory council pushed back the Route 33 bypass by four years, citing money problems caused by increases in materials and fuel costs.  The slated completion date is now 2015.

 

"Nelsonville has a lot to accomplish in this time period (before bypass completion)," resident Keller Blackburn said.  "The goal is to create a universal message and brand of Nelsonville, while restoring a sense of community and neighborhood and creating economic development and business sustainability."

 

Full article: http://www.athensmessenger.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=273&ArticleID=2313

Strickland not committing to bypass

GABRIELLE JOHNSTON

Athens Messenger

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

 

NELSONVILLE - Gov. Ted Strickland isn't committing to a timetable for the completion of the Nelsonville bypass.  Budget concerns are forcing the governor to look closely at projects around the state, particularly costly construction projects.  Without revealing too much of his planned budget, Strickland answered questions at a news conference in Columbus on Monday about planned highway construction around the state, including the Nelsonville bypass.

 

"There's not enough money to do all we want to do," Strickland admitted.  While decrying the practice of political finger-pointing, Strickland said the "inherited situation" left to him by the previous administration has effectively tied his hands on budget matters.  "A lot of commitments were made," the governor said of the previous administration.  "We find ourselves with fewer resources to do what needs to be done."

 

Full article: http://www.athensmessenger.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=273&ArticleID=2867

Back on track?

Budget bill could mean good news for bypass

RICHARD HECK

Special to the Athens Messenger

Thursday, March 29, 2007

 

NELSONVILLE - The Nelsonville Route 33 bypass project may be back on schedule.  On Wednesday, the Ohio House of Representatives and Senate agreed on the state's newest transportation budget, which included language protecting the original timeline for the Nelsonville project.

 

In December, Ohio's Transportation Review Advisory Council announced that because of a shortage of funds, phases of the Nelsonville bypass would be delayed.  The group's draft plan called for the project to be completed in 2017, instead of 2012.

 

The Ohio Department of Transportation reported that increasing costs for highway projects forced funding priorities to be changed on major projects, thus delaying the Nelsonville work.  The project would construct a new four-lane Route 33 highway from Haydenville to Doanville, going north of Nelsonville.

 

More: http://www.athensmessenger.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=273&ArticleID=3004

Budget proposal could have put Nelsonville bypass back on track

Athens Messenger

CASEY S. ELLIOTT, Staff Writer

Thursday, August 16, 2007

 

NELSONVILLE - A proposed change in the state budget by Gov. Ted Strickland earlier this year that could have moved the Nelsonville bypass project back to its original schedule did not make it through the Ohio Legislature's version of the budget.  The state budget, which came out in its finalized version at the end of June, did not include a recalculation proposal for Ohio Department of Transportation road construction projects that Strickland sought to have in the budget.  If Strickland's recalculation had made it in, it is possible the bypass would have been put back on its original timeline.

 

Rep. Dan Dodd of the 91st House District, which includes Hocking and Perry Counties, said the recalculation provision would have required ODOT's Transportation Review Advisory Council to reconsider the prioritization of highway construction projects.  As part of that, it would have to consider economic development impact with equal weight as congestion or safety factors.  If that had been the case, it is likely the bypass would not have been delayed, he said.

 

However, the budget that came out of the House and Senate did not contain this requirement.  Instead, it indicated that Tier 1 projects (such as the bypass) must all be completed before Tier 2 projects (ones that are of a lower priority.)

 

More: http://www.athensmessenger.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=273&ArticleID=4917&TM=43958.73

The largest town in the Black Diamonds Region and at the heart of Appalachia, Nelsonville surprisingly impresses.

 

starting with some seicer stuff before the spectacular town square...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That first building must have been a gorgeous structure in its prime.

Neat little town!!

Ice house and old schools. I remember those quite well :) I've been meaning to make another trip up. The town was packed when I last went by two years ago, a lot come in for the arts and crafts. A beautiful city. Good job!

Wow, I've never been to "downtown" Nelsonville because I felt it probably didn't have anything of note.  Well, I was wrong!

Very interesting. Variety from grit and ruin to delicious charm.

This town was the location for a mediocre 80s movie according to Wikipedia and they have a nice pic.

 

^ heh. not only that, but its the hometown (david are you taking notes?  :wink: ) of sarah jessica parker aka the unsexiest female celebrity alive according to maxim magazine:

 

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21494412/

 

otherwise, the town itself is a pretty nice looking place. some decent buildings there.

 

Great pics, I live just down the road from Nelsonville. Definently a more interesting area to live then I had first thought. Hopefully when I get some time off of work I can add to the pics.

Nelsonville Rt. 33 bypass ready to go… whenever that is

By Nick Claussen, Athens News, September 25, 2008

 

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will have everything ready to build the Nelsonville bypass by next spring, but there is one small problem: The project has no funding until 2011 at the earliest.  Representatives of ODOT’s District 10 office met with the Athens County Commissioners Tuesday to discuss highway projects in the county and answer questions.

 

Saleh El-dabaja, project administrator for ODOT’s District 10, explained during the meeting that the department will have all of the right-of-way for the project purchased by next spring, or the negotiations will be at the point where the construction could begin even if all of the sales were not final yet.  ODOT also will have all of the preliminary planning work completed for the highway project by next spring, El-dabaja said.

 

Nelsonville bypass back on track

Project to receive $150 million from federal stimulus

Saturday,  March 28, 2009 - 2:54 AM

By Mary Beth Lane, The Columbus Dispatch

 

Local officials are excited that construction of the Rt. 33 bypass around Nelsonville in Athens County is back on schedule.  The Ohio Department of Transportation learned this week that the project, delayed previously by lack of state funding, will receive $150 million in federal stimulus money, enough to complete the $200 million highway. 

 

Construction of the two main phases of the 8.5-mile bypass is expected to begin in May, with estimated completion in 2013, ODOT spokesman David Rose said yesterday.

 

MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/03/28/nelsonbypass.ART_ART_03-28-09_B3_5QDCKHT.html?sid=101

Final phases of Rt. 33 bypass get going

Work to start today, thanks to stimulus money

Tuesday,  October 13, 2009 - 3:06 AM

By Randy Ludlow, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

 

Workers have been moving dirt near Nelsonville for a couple of years now, but Gov. Ted Strickland is scheduled to turn a significant shovelful for the Rt. 33 bypass this morning.  The 8.5-mile, four-lane bypass is projected to cost about $200 million, with federal funds covering $150 million.  Without the federal money, work on the remaining phases of the bypass would not have started until at least 2015, state officials say.

 

The first phase, started in 2007, consisted of grading and earthwork north of Nelsonville.  Added to the Lancaster bypass that opened in 2005, the project will make Rt. 33 a four-lane highway between Columbus and Athens.  The Ohio Department of Transportation projects that the highway will open in July 2013.

 

Graphic: Construction phases

 

Full story at http://www.dispatchpolitics.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2009/10/13/copy/33.ART_ART_10-13-09_A1_BEFBU0N.html?adsec=politics&sid=101

Nelsonville bypass begins second phase

Elizabeth Lundblad, City Senior Writer

4/1/2010 -11:50:00 PM  

 

Those traveling north of Nelsonville near the end of April might hear the rumble of falling rock as blasting begins on Phase II of an 8-mile, four-lane portion of U.S. Route 33 that will bypass the city.  Dynamite blasts will remove large portions of rock from the project site so workers can construct the four-lane highway, said David Rose, public information officer for district 10 of the Ohio Department of Transportation.  Currently, U.S. Route 33 passes through Nelsonville as a two-lane road.

 

Phase II and III of the bypass were funded with $150 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, making it the single largest stimulus investment in the state, Rose said.  Phase I was financed with $22 million in state funds, he added.  All work on Phase I was completed in August 2009, but that phase will not be closed officially until May 2010 when the department signs all of the final documents.

 

The entire bypass is set to be completed July 31, 2013, which will mark the end of the U.S. 33 Corridor Project in southeast Ohio, according to a department news release.

 

Full article: http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=31138

Refurbished Stuart's Opera House in Nelsonville provides a casual venue for performers

Sunday,  May 9, 2010 - 2:57 AM

By Kevin Joy, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

 

The opera house, originally built in 1879 by Nelsonville resident George Stuart, closed in 1924 due to financial difficulties.  It reopened in the 1970s and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.  Not until the late 1990s did a second rebirth take place.  Repairs and renovations totaling $1 million included a new roof, floor, sound system and air conditioning.

 

In recent years, musicians such as Andrew Bird, Lucinda Williams and The Arcade Fire have been drawn to the venue's intimate feel.  Because of its limited seating -- the venue can only accommodate 400 -- Stuart's biggest event, the three-day Nelsonville Music Festival, will be held May 14-16 at Hocking College.

 

MAP OF NELSONVILLE, STUART'S OPERA HOUSE

 

STUART'S OPERA HOUSE SLIDESHOW

 

 

Full article: http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/arts/stories/2010/05/09/a-hall-for-all.html?sid=101

Building destroyed on Nelsonville’s public square

By Jim Woods, The Columbus Dispatch

Monday, April 13, 2015 - 5:59 AM

 

A building in Nelsonville’s historic public square gutted by fire late Saturday is a total loss, but surrounding buildings were saved.

 

A firefighting crew entered the 30 Public Square building and found the fire.  After the ceiling collapsed on the second floor, firefighters retreated to the outside and fought the fire defensively.  Three Nelsonville firefighters escaped serious injury when they dodged debris as the building’s second-floor ceiling collapsed, Nelsonville Fire Chief Harry Barber said yesterday.

 

The building at 30 Public Square housed the Hocking College Art Gallery and the Hocking Valley Museum of Theatrical History.  The college’s art gallery hosted many exhibitions throughout the year and showcased student and professional talent, according to the college. ... The college rents the space from Stuart’s Opera House.

 

Only the outside walls remain standing from the structure, thought to have been built in 1879.  Neighboring buildings, which include the Stuart’s Opera House, sustained some minor smoke and water damage.

 

MORE: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/04/12/nelsonville-fire-story.html

Although the 30 Public Square building was lost, the neighboring Stuart's Opera House and the neighboring Majestic Theater was fortunately undamaged except for water and smoke clean-up: http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2015/04/13/Nelsonville_fire_folo.html

 

Some photos of the block of buildings in Nelsonville that includes Stuart's Opera House, the building that caught fire at 30 Public Square and the Majestic Gallery:

 

(Pre-Fire --- During the Fire ---After the Fire)

 

 

 

Fortunately, it appears that the front wall of the 30 Public Square building is going to be braced and attempted to be retained as part of a previously planned Stuart's Opera House expansion project for this location:

 

Community regroups in aftermath of Nelsonville blaze

By Dennis Powell and David DeWitt, The Athens News

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

 

In the aftermath of a fire that impacted four historic buildings on the Nelsonville Public Square, and gutted one, the east side of the square remains partially closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic while the structural integrity of the buildings is evaluated.  Nelsonville Fire Chief Harry Barber met with a structural engineer Monday, and following the meeting said that plans are to brace the southern wall of the most heavily damaged, burned-out building at 30 Public Square from the outside and street level.  This should stabilize the wall and allow internal bracing to be put in place.

( . . . )

On Monday, a crew of about 30 from the Columbus-based Eco-Disaster Services was on the scene with numerous items of equipment, among it pumps and giant ventilation blowers.  Inside the Opera House (36, 46 and 52 Public Square) workers were busy cleaning literally everything, from floors to walls to lighting instruments on the stage.  "We'll steam-clean the seats and deodorize the entire building," said Eco-Disaster's Shawn Gilley. ... Pumps were at work removing water that partially flooded Stuart's basement.  Once the water was gone, industrial-strength dehumidifiers were brought in to remove moisture that could cause mold and weaken wooden parts of the building.  The company was also busy at the Majestic Gallery, on the other side of the gutted 30 Public Square building, as well, where the basement flooding was even worse.

( . . . )

A news release from Stuart's Opera House on Tuesday noted that the fire claimed the building at 30 Public Square and space just behind the backstage wall of the Stuart's theater, which had been planned as the future home of the Stuart's Opera House's Education and Production Center.  Last April, Stuart's was awarded $500,000 in Ohio's state capital budget bill for the planned expansion and upgrade.  The plans include a doubling of the size of the lobby, and in the building that burned had included an expanded backstage and dressing room area, and new space for educational, storage and rehearsal facilities. ... A representative from the governor's office reportedly visited on Monday to get an update on the project and Stuart's has said that it will indeed push forward with its fundraising campaign to make the eventual expansion and improvements at 30 Public Square.

 

MORE: http://www.athensnews.com/ohio/article-44804-community-regroups-in-aftermath-of-nelsonville-blaze.html

Photo of the work being done to the building that caught fire earlier this year in Nelsonville and an article about the renovation:

 

 

Nelsonville art district businesses strive to recover post-fire

By Angela Brock, The Athens News

September 28, 2015

 

The Nelsonville Historic Public Square continues to recover five months after a devastating fire damaged several of its buildings.  The fire occurred in April and rebuilding and repair efforts are well under way. ... Damage to the building at 30 Public Square left only the outside walls remaining.  Hocking College rented the space from Stuart’s Opera House to display student and professional artwork.  Stuart’s plans to use space at 30 Public Square for its Education and Production Center and the third floor as the Oesteopathic Heritage Foundation’s Education Center.

 

The building is currently being stabilized and cleaned of debris.  They hope to start reconstruction in December.  “We don't have an exact amount right now, but we estimate damage in the $2 million neighborhood from the fire,” said Brian Koscho, marketing director for Stuart's Opera House.  “It's had a huge impact.  That's a lot of damage, and we had significant losses to the future home of our Education and Production Center.”  “As a result of the fire, our entire expansion project needed to be redesigned,” said Koscho.  “We had a building to renovate in our original plans and had to now rebuild the building itself."

 

Stuart's, located at 52 Public Square, sustained smoke and water damage.  Yet, just a week after the fire, they managed to host a concert in the building, then plan and put on the Nelsonville Music Festival at Hocking College’s Robbins Crossing in May.  The Opera House hosts between 75 and 100 events a year, including live music, theater, visual arts, educational programs and films.  The facility also is rented out for weddings, meetings and other private events.

 

MORE: http://www.athensnews.com/culture/special_sections/nelsonville-art-district-businesses-strive-to-recover-post-fire/article_e939984a-65e9-11e5-8b05-4b2db2de0f30.html

 

Health innovation complex envisioned for former OhioHealth Doctors Hospital in Nelsonville

By Carrie Ghose, Staff Reporter - Columbus Business First

November 9, 2015, 3:51pm EST

 

A behavioral health nonprofit that's expanding its scope and geographic reach has proposed buying the former OhioHealth Doctors Hospital-Nelsonville building to house complementary "health-care innovation" organizations.

 

LaMar Wyse, a consultant to OhioHealth who had been the hospital's COO, told the Athens Messenger for a Sunday story he would take the proposal to senior leaders of Columbus' largest health system next month.  The hospital stopped inpatient services a year ago; OhioHealth still is operating outpatient services there until construction wraps up next year on a replacement outpatient campus.

 

The proposed buyers are a team of Athens-based nonprofit Integrated Services for Behavioral Health and Lancaster-based Lancaster-based Fairfield Homes Inc. with its affiliated Gorsuch Construction Inc.  Integrated Services would move its headquarters to the building.

 

MORE: http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/news/2015/11/09/health-innovation-complex-envisioned-for-former.html

A couple of October 2015 articles about the new outpatient facility that is being built to replace the Doctors Hospital facility from the previous post.  Rendering of the new outpatient building is below the two article links:

 

The Athens News:  Groundbreaking announced for new Nelsonville medical center

 

The Athens Messenger:  OhioHealth hosts event at Nelsonville Health Center site

 

Stuart’s Opera House, located at 52 Public Square in Nelsonville, has completed the construction of its Education and Community Center within a three-story building at 30 Public Square.  A 2015 fire destroyed most of the existing 30 Public Square building (which was posted about on the previous page in this thread).

 

The fire left only the outside walls of 30 Public Square remaining.  After the fire, the remaining wall facing the Nelsonville Public Square was shored up and new construction for the Stuart’s Opera House Education and Community Center proceeded behind the original building facade.

 

For more about this:

 

http://www.dispatch.com/news/20171206/nelsonville-opera-house-bigger-better-and-beautiful-in-humble-way

 

https://www.athensnews.com/news/local/old-made-new-again-stuart-s-expansion-opens-tonight/article_8061d2bc-daac-11e7-92e7-73295850ba91.html