Old Buildings, New Blood

Old Buildings, New Blood

Young downtown investors and developers take the driver’s seat.   Strolling down Broad Street, Rafik “Rafy” Bassali could easily be mistaken for a college student on his way to class at the nearby Georgia Cyber Center. With his casual attire and five o’ clock...
Urban Oasis

Urban Oasis

When Christy Beckham first saw the turn of the century Colonial Revival style house on Greene Street, she knew she was home. But it would be eight months before it would officially be her home. At the time, Christy and Michael Beckham were looking for another...
The Giving Guide 2018

The Giving Guide 2018

As you complete your holiday lists, please consider gifts to the following local charities that offer worthwhile and much needed services to our community. Whether in honor or in memory of a loved one or simply as a part of your annual charitable giving, a gift to one...
Poor and Homeless In Augusta

Poor and Homeless In Augusta

We like the comfort zone. There we huddle with the routine of coffee, work, yoga class, soccer practice, church, and checking in with social media. It’s only human nature, to create some order amid the chaos and to neatly tuck back whatever is unraveling and say,...
Setting the Pace

Setting the Pace

A little more than a year ago, Dag and Alicia Grantham were in Columbus, Ohio, biking 100 miles as part of Pelotonia, a weekend-long bike ride for cancer research. It felt more like mile 1,000 as the Granthams, both strictly neighborhood bikers, pushed themselves to...
The Bells of Augusta

The Bells of Augusta

Historian Ed Cashin called him “the loneliest man in Augusta.” Every day he would climb the 110 steps up the steel tower past the huge bell to the cupola 90 feet above the intersection of Greene and Eighth Streets. There hour after hour, while buggies and pedestrians...