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After a year off, Arts in the Heart returns as Arts City Festival
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – It’s been a year since the Arts in the Heart festival was canceled due to the pandemic and now in just under a month the popular event looks to make a return, but under a different name. Continue Reading…
Local program looks to give entrepreneurs a head start
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) – A new program in Augusta will help entrepreneurs get a head start with their businesses. Continue Reading…
Georgia Cyber Center could add third building as jobs, companies seeing Augusta as destination
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Augusta Chronicle) – What’s five stories tall, has three legs and hasn’t stopped growing? The Georgia Cyber Center. Continue Reading…
Bee’s Knees, Hive owner discusses life, changes to both downtown Augusta businesses
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Augusta Chronicle) – In 2019, Eric Kinlaw was depressed. When the pandemic struck in 2020, he wasn’t feeling any better. “It was a dark night of the soul,” the owner of The Bee’s Knees restaurant said. “Learned some things about myself. Did some real soul searching and thought about what I really wanted to do, ’cause…
James Brown music program celebrates 10th anniversary
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Augusta Press) – Deanna Brown Thomas had a few misty-eyed moments Saturday during the 10th anniversary celebration of the James Brown Academy of Musik Pupils. Continue Reading…
A renovated antebellum house and new apartments aim to bring more housing to downtown Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Augusta Chronicle) – Developers planning upscale housing on the site of Augusta’s old charter bus terminal are also refurbishing a nearby pre-Civil War house. Continue Reading…
Augusta | Richmond County: Betting on Augusta
NORCROSS, Ga. (Georgia Trend) – In March 2020, business predictions were grim. “You had all these experts, the National Main Street Center and the Small Business Association, doing nationwide statistics and saying that 30% to 35% of small businesses would not survive the pandemic,” says Margaret Woodard, executive director of Augusta’s Downtown Development Authority. “And…
Big events returning to help boost local economy: ‘It is great to see lines coming out of doors again’
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – The pandemic took a big hit on our local economy and the major events we see every year in the CSRA. But now that things slowly get back to normal, those events are back. Even though some of the big ones like Border Bash and the mini Arts in the Heart…
Poison Peach Film Festival back in downtown Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – If you’re looking for something to do without the kids the Poison Peach Festival is back. Next weekend you’ll have the opportunity to see some local and independent film makers at the imperial theater in downtown Augusta for the 13th year. Continue Reading…
A grander opening: Augusta-area bridal shop moves to larger space on Broad Street
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Augusta Chronicle) – Brandy Gibson’s bridal dreams have gotten bigger and better than ever. Continue Reading…
