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Final Cut still isn’t announcing final closing date

It was a busy weekend for mostly ladies at Final Cut, sorting through 20% off sales on already marked-down women’s clothing starting at $5. If salesclerks knew when the next markdowns were or when the store would close in the former BI-LO, they would not say, while repeatedly getting asked at check-out. The 20% off sale has been in place since the going-out-of-business sale started. The other big seller was a BOGO deal on jewelry and does not allow you the additional 20% off. Ladies and men looked over higher-end

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Neil Gordon June 18, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Good things happen around a table

It’s been said that the seven last words of a dying church are, “We’ve never done it that way before.”  Pastor Brett DeHart is not content to maintain the status quo. He’s been the Pastor of Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Augusta for nearly three years now. He is intentional about keeping the church’s traditional worship vibrant, but is very open to new ideas and new ways to meet and minister to people. Aldersgate began in the early 1960’s, as people made the move further out of Augusta. The church

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Steve Swanson June 15, 2023 No Comments
Awards/Celebrations

Leaders in business and family: Father’s Day tribute

Editor’s note: I grew up in Tennessee. My Daddy was a horse trainer and farrier with four daughters. He instilled in his girls a strong work ethic and helped us believe that there was nothing we couldn’t accomplish. One went into drafting, one became a seamstress, another followed in his footsteps as a trainer, and I worked in television. He was proud of each of his girls, just as ABD is proud to salute all the dads this weekend who set examples for their children to follow. Successful business owners

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Mitzi Oxford June 15, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Cart Mart rolls into new CSRA location

What do hospitals, farms, military bases, and golf courses have in common? Golf carts. The uses depend on where you are and your needs. Outside of state roads or interstate highways, golf carts provide a handy way to get from point A to point B. Cart Mart moved in April from Augusta to 1044 E. Pine Log Road in Aiken, the former location of Aiken Saddlery. Since 2021, Zach Brown has served as the Sales Director for the GA/SC Cart Mart commercial team. “We’ve been incredibly busy in the past

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Mitzi Oxford June 15, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Local business owner creates edible works of art

Kim Holland thinks of herself as an artist, but instead of paint, her palette includes gourmet meats, cheeses, fruits, and crackers. Holland owns Van Goat Grazing Co., which specializes in creating and selling charcuterie boards, boxes, and grazing tables for weddings, parties, and other events. She currently creates her boards and boxes at OPP Kitchen, located on Furys Ferry Road in Martinez, but soon, Southern Willow Market, which is right around the corner from that business, will sell some of her items. Besides charcuterie, she also bakes miniature Bundt cakes

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Josh Heath June 14, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Local bank helps with tonight’s art opening

Bank of America of Greater Augusta/Aiken is celebrating the opening of “The Long View: From Conservation to Sustainability,” an exhibition of 88 artworks that trace the history and impact of the environmental movement through art. It’s at the Morris Museum of Art at 1 10th Street, 2nd Floor. A lecture by Katherine Moore, President of the Georgia Conservancy, is followed by a reception in the galleries. The event begins at 6 p.m. this evening. For more information, visit www.themorris.org or call 706-724-7501.

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Staff Report June 14, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

BEST OF RESTAURANT REVIEW: Business Lunch Review: Hildebrandt’s

Editor’s Note: Wes Hennings never met a meal he walked away from and is an opinionated eater! Each Thursday, he shares the results of a business lunch he’s had with a colleague as a way to advise our business community on the good, bad, and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let ABD or the restaurant know where he is going and his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he visits on a 1-5 scale with “5” being outstanding. We call this our “Real Business Lunch Review.”

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Wes Hennings June 14, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Military-themed restaurant opens in Evans

The O’Neil’s, a pair of military veterans, are the nation’s first franchisee of the Rally Point Grille concept, originally developed by another military family in Woodstock, Georgia. Yesterday, Fast Signs of Augusta put up the sign and the O’Neil’s and their staff got trained on food preparation. Rally Point is in the same shopping center as Shane’s Rib Shack and across from the Evans Wal-Mart. Their hours are 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. this week to get everyone acclimated. Food is hearty, American fare including burgers, meatloaf, grilled cheese, braised

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Neil Gordon June 14, 2023 No Comments
Consumer Stories

Bakery opens today!

Got a sweet tooth? Sisters Irresistible Sweets, LLC, is reopening and expanding. They just made the short move from Morgan Road in Hephzibah to 2855 Tobacco Road Suite D. The grand opening is set for today at Noon and of course will feature sweets like banana pudding, German chocolate cake, key lime cake, sweet potato pound cake, and more— all with a homemade touch—and a lot of 5-star reviews! The veteran and disabled-owned sweets shop also makes their own ice cream and gourmet popcorn. For more information, follow Sisters Irresistible

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Neil Gordon June 13, 2023 No Comments
B2B Stories

Grant to help pave way for CSRA college success

Whether students are looking to enter the workforce upon graduation or transfer to a four-year college or university, Aiken Technical College offers 85 courses to pave the way. A grant of $9,400 from Bank of America can help students achieve success by removing financial barriers to complete their college education. “The grant will go toward the ATC Foundation’s Student Completion Microgrants Program. The microgrants are provided to eligible students who have completed at least 75 percent of their program of study, but are at risk of not completing for financial

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Staff Report June 13, 2023 No Comments
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