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Downtown Athens is known for its college bar scene, with more than 80 bars in a square mile radius. With this much access and close proximity, it is reasonable that

The visual contrast between the scruffy, long-established bar and the refurbished sandwich shop next door on W. Washington Street was hard to ignore. Indicative of a trend in downtown Athens, both businesses are gone now, replaced with something shiny and new. Uncle Ernie’s Pub n’ Grub and The Max Canada — the two adjoining businesses at 235 and 243 W. Washington Street — officially closed their doors early this January. Both businesses were managed by father-son duo, Ernie and Daniel Battinelli. The space will be occupied by a new tapas and cocktail concept called Paloma ...