Athens Today - May 23

HOT Monday! Will today be the hottest day of the year?

1. It will be hot today, with a high temperature of 95°. If you want to have fun outside, drink plenty of water and don’t forget your sunscreen! The rest of the week looks like more of the same, with an itsy-bitsy chance of rain. 2. Your garden is probably very thirsty, so consider installing a drip irrigation system and collecting rainwater in barrels, if you haven’t already. The folks at Hungry Gnome Gardenscapes are ready to help you create a food-producing, rain-harvesting ecosystem in your very own yard. 3. Speaking of Athens businesses, three local artists/entrepreneurs have been featured in Garden and Gun Magazine lately, the most recent being Hable Construction, a fabric design company. Yay, Susan! 4. The King of Pops, a local …