2018 Arts Awards

2018 Arts Awards

Photography by Chris Thelen and Rhian Swain   Each year, the Greater Augusta Arts Council recognizes outstanding members of the Augusta community for their support and contributions to the arts.      JASON CRAIG The Kath Girdler Engler Award for Public...
Beauty and the Beasts

Beauty and the Beasts

I travel quite a bit and whenever people find out where I’m from, for the most part, I get the same reply. “Oh, Augusta. Home of The Masters.” And while they are quite right about that, I always want to sit them down and tell them exactly what else we are the home...
Remembering the Rialto

Remembering the Rialto

Photo courtesy of The Augusta Chronicle The same day that The Augusta Chronicle announced on its front page that Hollywood movie actress Grace Kelly was engaged to a prince in Monaco, “Our Town” columnist Chris Brady announced inches away on Page 1 that the Rialto was...
Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals To Watch

Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals To Watch

  This year marks a milestone for the Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals To Watch award – it is the 10th anniversary of the program. For ten years, the Augusta Metro Chamber, with Augusta Magazine, has been on a mission to recognize the outstanding talent and...
Clean Green

Clean Green

Havird Usry feels pretty comfortable in races by now. He’s run seven triathlons in Augusta alone. But opening a new restaurant is a marathon in its own right, especially when you’re building everything from the salad dressings to the restaurant’s interior from...
Slaying It Downtown

Slaying It Downtown

Third generation tech firm plants corporate flag in city center   Like most good business leaders, TaxSlayer CEO Brian Rhodes prefers making decisions quickly. “Maybe a little too quickly,” he acknowledges. “I like to meet things head-on and say, ‘Let’s go.’ “ If...