Openings

Running a business is sometimes stressful and time-consuming. Downtime, otherwise, known as R and R is a valuable commodity. When you are facing a long Honey-Do list on your weekend time off, who are you going to call? Perhaps, Mr. Fix It, Dominick Cottone. He provides Aiken and surrounding areas with an extensive list of services that reads like the yellow pages, including electrical work, plumbing projects, painting, and automotive work. “In the past couple of months since I started my business, I’ve installed ceiling fans, repaired garbage disposals, faucets,

Local attorney, Charles Rollins (pictured above) and his family, live in a 100-year-old house on Kings Way in Augusta. When two hailstorms earlier this year caused substantial damage to their home, carport, and shed, Rollins hired a roofing expert to repair the damage. On May 6, a storm dropped golf ball-sized hail on homes throughout the CSRA, including his historic house. He said the insurance company’s initial damage estimate was $25,000, but he thinks that amount will be closer to $40,000. “It punched holes through nine windows and scared my

A local shopping center is gaining three unique businesses, according to Jordan Trotter Commercial Real Estate. Furys Ferry Station at 229 Furys Ferry Road is already home to many retail businesses, such as Fleet Feet Augusta, San Jose Mexican Grocery, and La Bonbonniere. Two new businesses are coming to the center soon: Wine & Design and Lux Beauty Lounge. The Curiosity Cottage is already open. Wine & Design, a North Carolina-based company, hosts paint classes for many occasions, including baby showers, birthday parties, and team-building activities. Stores allow customers to

Before Alice Garner launched her home-based bakery business, she often donated desserts to local schools, churches, and other organizations. But she’s about to launch her own shop in the Augusta Mall. Garner, owner of Garner’s Sweet Dreams, will celebrate the grand opening of her storefront soon. It’s a free-standing shop located on the lower level of the mall between Macy’s and Bath and Body Works. At the grand opening, she’ll have ribbon-cutting, free samples, and raffles. Garner also plans to accept donations for the Macedonia Church of Grovetown’s food pantry.

For many years, Cara Woodward has envisioned opening a studio that focuses more on performance than the competition. In about six weeks, she will bring that type of studio to Columbia County. Woodward, who has taught dance for eight years, will open Free Movement Dance Studio at 4536 Washington Road, Suite 4, just past the Evans Walmart. The studio will offer classes in various types of dance, including jazz, tap, ballet, and lyrical, for children ages 2 to 18. Classes will begin on August 13, and the average class size

We run on coffee. Almost every week in the CSRA, there seems to be a new coffee outlet opening. Some are pop-up carts, others are brick-and-mortar. They have catchy names like Ubora, Buona, Goat Kick, Rooted, and Moon Beans. Enter Vino Caffeen ‘O into the mix with a truck that parks around North Augusta and Augusta, featuring freshly roasted beans and a variety of coffee drinks. Owner, Ronnie Tidwell has a degree in nursing. Once the coffee bug bit him and his wife, Donna a few years ago, his education

.A local one-stop-shop that will offer a variety of resources for residents in the Harrisburg and Laney Walker communities is now officially open for business. But the project never would’ve happened without financial support from local, regional, and national business partners. The HUB for Community Innovation located at 631 Chafee Ave., near the intersection of Walton Way and 15th Street, celebrated its grand opening over the weekend. On Friday, the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony that was attended by business owners, corporate partners, and community members.

If you live or work on Washington Road near I-20, you’ll soon have another lunch option. A new Tex-Mex restaurant will open in that area in less than three weeks. Surcheros Fresh Mex will open a new franchise next door to Orange Moon Delights at 2907 Washington Road, Suite 402 in the Washington Crossing shopping center on Monday, July 11. The restaurant serves a variety of menu options, including tacos, burritos, quesadillas, and bowls. Madison Tuten, co-owner of the Augusta franchise, said this will be the company’s 23rd location. “Surcheros

A new Evans business is devoted to helping its clients have the best-looking eyelashes in town. Amazing Lash Studio, located in the Legacy Building at 444 North Belair Road, Suite 102, celebrated its soft launch on Friday, June 10. The business provides eyelash extensions in various styles performed by trained stylists and sells add-ons, such as sleeping eye masks, makeup cleansers, and oil-free mascara. Prior to the initial treatment, clients meet with a lash consultant who helps them choose the perfect style. Amazing Lash Studio uses a GlamCam app that