It’s Show Time

It’s Show Time

By Don Rhodes   At last, Symphony Orchestra Augusta settles into its first permanent home in the Miller Theater built nearly 80 years ago. It would be a stretch to say that Augusta area entertainment fans—entering the extensively remodeled Miller Theater for the...
Handsome Harley Drew

Handsome Harley Drew

Photo by Chris Thelen Harley Drew spent more than half a century in radio, and now in retirement, he spends a lot of time in books. In fact, just about everywhere you look in his North Augusta home, you see books—even on the entertainment center and end tables on his...
The Giving Guide 2017

The Giving Guide 2017

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...
Merry and Bright

Merry and Bright

Photo by Chris Thelen   Start with a Colonial cottage, dress it up for Christmas, add in a holiday wedding and the scene is set for something a little extra special.   Merry & Bright For Fred and Susan Thielke, the wedding of their daughter Abbie was the...
Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays

Photo by Chris Thelen   Sometimes home for the holidays means more than unwrapping presents on Christmas morning. Influences of different regions, reflections of time spent with family members and a culmination of Christmas memories made in cities across the...
13,341 Blocks Off-Broadway

13,341 Blocks Off-Broadway

Photo courtesy of Mark Swanson   If the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, the road to Broadway is paved with inspiration, perspiration, and their companions: trepidation, exasperation, desperation, determination, and if all goes well, celebration. Mark...