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Athens Power Rankings for the Week of Jan. 25

Welcome to Athens Power Rankings. In the spirit of sports rating systems, through painstaking analysis, we rank the top movers and shakers in the Classic City each week. Who’s hot? Who’s not? Find out below.

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Classic City Rollergirls

1. Mokah Johnson

The local hip hop promoter was the driving force behind last week’s anti-discrimination march downtown. Read more in this week’s Flagpole.

2. Athens Fashion Collective

The AFC is teaming up with UGA’s Willson Center for a three-day sustainable-fashion event this weekend. See this week’s paper for our article.

3. David Lowery

The Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven frontman leads his two bands into this weekend’s Camp-In at the 40 Watt on the heels of a high-profile class-action lawsuit against streaming giant Spotify.

4. Classic City Rollergirls

The girls in green and black kicked off their 2016 season on Saturday. Check out our photo gallery here.

5. Fat Neptune

Flagpole‘s Gordon Lamb has good things to say about the up-and-coming local band. Read all about ’em in this week’s Threats & Promises.

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