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New niche business spins yarn into profits

Crows are large, intelligent, all-black birds and common sights in treetops, fields, and roadsides. Now, you can see them in Augusta as the Three Crow Fibers will be cawing your name. The new business opened September 3 at 223 James Brown Boulevard and folks who love to knit or crochet couldn’t be happier. “Word spread quickly about our opening. In our first week of business, we had customers from around the CSRA and from as far as Athens and Statesboro,” explained Jeff Pullium, one of the owners. You could say

Mitzi Oxford September 23, 2024 No Comments

Consumer Stories

New North Augusta eatery opens today

Beacon Bluff continues to grow, this time with a so-called healthy, but delicious option. Bowl Boss will hold a soft opening today at 2:00 p.m. at 210 Georgia Avenue, Suite 101. Their official Grand Opening will be held on Saturday, September 7. What is a Boss Bowl? It’s a little bit of everything minus the guilt. The bowls look like sweet desserts, but they are packed with a combination of healthy fats, slow-burn carbs, satiating protein, fiber, and micronutrients. Boss Bowls started at a farmer’s market booth in Upstate New

Mitzi Oxford September 4, 2024 No Comments

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New CSRA business provides nonprofit support services

With more than 50 years of combined experience working for nonprofit organizations, mother and daughter, Kaye and Britt Jackson, have teamed up to do what they do best, provide support services for nonprofits. They opened The Nonprofit Desk last week, to put their experience to work for charities and churches that could use help with everything from administrative support, to bookkeeping, and social communications. “It was Britt’s idea to collaborate. We enjoy working together so we prayed about it and after becoming incorporated in April, we are now open for

Mitzi Oxford August 28, 2024 No Comments

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Biz Bits: Giving CSRA entrepreneurs a leg up

The Downtown Development Authority and a local college are finding ways to re-purpose a vacant building while helping start-up companies get off to a successful start. Mike Petchenik has more in our Biz Bits.

Mike Petchenik August 18, 2024 No Comments

Consumer Stories

Family opens CSRA fitness business this Friday

It’s not a stretch. A husband and wife team with strong medical backgrounds, plan to open six locations of StretchLab in Georgia, with the first opening this weekend in Evans. Located at 620 Mullins Colony in the same shopping center as Belks, the new studio will introduce people of all ages and fitness levels to the various health and wellness benefits of working with highly trained Flexologists™ in an open, modern, environment. StretchLab Evans is owned by husband-and-wife duo, Pat and Shirley Wulf, franchisees with first-hand experience in the life-changing

Neil Gordon August 5, 2024 No Comments

Consumer Stories

New office furniture/design firm moves into iconic Augusta building

Visitors to the 17-floor building at 699 Broad Street will notice a few changes in the future. The AU building will be renamed Wellstar Tower, and people will be able to enjoy Edgar’s Above Broad, the Pinnacle Club and now visit a new showroom filled with desks, chairs, and many workplace solutions. Young Office, a 70-year-old company just moved into a 2,500 square foot space on the 1st floor. “The ground floor of the building is really ideal for retail or other businesses that have walk-in traffic,” said Derek May, President

Neil Gordon July 29, 2024 No Comments

Consumer Stories

Former Hawk Law Group attorney launches new firm

After four years with one of the top-rated law offices in the CSRA, Tianna Bias, announced recently that she was leaving to establish her own practice. The Bias Firm is located at 1005 Broad Street, Suite 100, in Augusta. Her practice will primarily focus on criminal defense while maintaining a collaborative relationship with Hawk Law Group for civil cases. Her former employer credited Bias with increasing the criminal defense division’s caseload and expanding Hawk Law Group’s civic engagement through various nonprofit partnerships. During her tenure, she achieved remarkable results, including

Mitzi Oxford July 17, 2024 No Comments

Consumer Stories

Amping up business in the CSRA

If you are looking for something to do after work this evening, venture to The Alley in Aiken. The Market in The Alley has returned on Thursdays in June from 6 to 8 pm. The event features live music from Amp the Alley. You can also grab a bite to eat at some of the local restaurants, and check some items off of your shopping lists by perusing farm-fresh produce, a selection of artisan goods, baked goods, and jewelry. Market the Alley is sponsored by the Aiken Downtown Development Association

Mitzi Oxford June 12, 2024 No Comments

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Art shop move makes way for intimate apparel boutique

When Art on Broad moved a few doors down, Ashley Gardner opened shop in their former location at 1028 Broad Street in Augusta on May 25th. Her new venture, Serpent & Sage features lingerie, underwear, and other items. In the 18th century, women’s undergarments were referred to as “unmentionables.” A partially clothed woman was seen as more erotic than a nude woman. Between the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and Victoria’s Secret fashion show, not to mention successful movie franchises like Fifty Shades of Grey, the description now seems de

Mitzi Oxford June 10, 2024 No Comments

Consumer Stories

Upscale Japanese Restaurant to Open

The owners of Koi restaurant on Washington Road in Martinez are expanding into Evans with another Japanese concept. Fukuro is opening in the new shopping center at 5100 Washington with U.S. Self Storage, Dunkin Donuts, and other fitness and nail concepts. Their Facebook page shares this information about the new concept. “Fukuro is not just a place to eat and drink; it’s a destination where tradition and innovation meet, creating a dining experience that’s both familiar and excitingly new. It’s where every visit becomes an opportunity to explore the depth

Neil Gordon June 5, 2024 No Comments

New niche business spins yarn into profits

New North Augusta eatery opens today

New CSRA business provides nonprofit support services

Biz Bits: Giving CSRA entrepreneurs a leg up

Family opens CSRA fitness business this Friday

New office furniture/design firm moves into iconic Augusta building

Former Hawk Law Group attorney launches new firm

Amping up business in the CSRA

Art shop move makes way for intimate apparel boutique

Upscale Japanese Restaurant to Open

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