Augusta Innovation Zone

Augusta Innovation Zone

It was an ideal mix of personalities and talents: Patterson, the dreamer; Copenhaver, the connector; Virginia Claussen, the marketing guru; George Claussen, the social director; Cates, the legal mind with tech experience; and Wafford, the entrepreneur.   It all...
Preserving Summer

Preserving Summer

The first time I tried my hand at preserving, it was at a pickling class in Brooklyn, N.Y. I’m aware of how hipster that statement sounds, but I haven’t forgotten that pickling, preserving, and fermenting are time-honored culinary traditions. Here in the South, it’s...
Masterful Legacy

Masterful Legacy

Less than 100 yards away from the hustle and bustle of Milledge Road slumbers a living masterpiece with its date of origin shrouded in mystery. The form of this piece of art is a classical parterre garden and the content consists of historic flowering bulbs. This...
River Retreat

River Retreat

Driving down the road that leads to the Trotter’s property, you can feel yourself loosen from the world’s grip and priorities as your surroundings change from shopping centers to homes and then finally to forest. Upon crossing the fence into their driveway, the forest...
Golden Years

Golden Years

Retirement. The reward for decades of hard work. A time of life when the demands of a career have lifted and you now have freedom in shifting priorities and making new choices. From spending more time with family, doing all the things on your bucket list that you...
They Decided to Stay

They Decided to Stay

Mary Louise and Robert Hagler felt at home in the West Augusta house where they raised their children over the past 18 years. The new empty nesters knew it was in need of some updating and minor changes. They even considered downsizing. At first she thought the grass...