by Danielle Wong Moores | Food, Palate
Photos by Jane Kortright Brantley Wheatley gives us an education in barbecue. Every day, the head chef at Smoke & Barrels in Evans — and former kitchen manager at sister restaurant Ironwood Tavern — prepares roughly 60 pounds of pork, turkey, beef and chicken,...
by Danielle Wong Moores | Features
Photos courtesy of Piedmont Augusta Foundation Twenty-five years ago, Queenie Jones saw an opportunity for a miracle. Jones was a nurse practitioner turned human resources professional overseeing health services for 600 employees at a manufacturing facility on South...
by Danielle Wong Moores | Features, Food
What if better food — not a pill — is what you need to treat what’s ailing you? That’s the question Charles Wispert started asking himself about two decades ago. As a certified physician assistant (PA-C) who’s worked in urology, emergency medicine and orthopedics,...
by Danielle Wong Moores | Features
Photos courtesy of Piedmont Augusta Volunteer Board The longstanding distinction of Piedmont Augusta’s Volunteer Board. In 2021, Pam Weinberger was diagnosed with breast cancer and had a double mastectomy. As part of her treatment process, she visited Magnolia’s...
by Danielle Wong Moores | Features
Photography by Amy J. Owen Lauren and Christopher Lewis had been looking for a house for six months when they heard through the grapevine that an older homeowner on Park Avenue might be looking to downsize. So, Lauren took a chance. She knocked on the door, and when...