Consumer Stories

The new owner of Aiken’s Tiffany’s at the Stables restaurant has been a stay-at-home mom and a cosmetologist, but Tiffany Burris Smith always gravitated back to her years of experience in managing bars in Augusta and working in the restaurant and catering business with What’s Cookin’ Downtown in Aiken. “I’ve cooked, bussed tables, and worked 19-hour days. I decided if I was going to work that hard, I wanted to open a place for myself,” Smith said. When the opportunity arose, she was able to fulfill her dream of owning

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 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”. Food

After two years of covid-related shutdowns, North Augusta’s annual Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee is back this week. Headlining the event is a free concert by Grammy-nominated country singer, Joe Nichols. The city’s 36th annual Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee will be held on Georgia Avenue in North Augusta, Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. In 2020 and 2021, the event was canceled due to Covid. Sponsors include Communigraphics, the Augusta GreenJackets, and SouthState Bank. “The Jack-O-Lantern Jubilee has been the flagship event for the City of North Augusta for many years, and its absence