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Faith Friday: Catching them before they fail keeps one tutor’s faith from falling

The excuse, “The dog ate my homework” will not fly with one local educator. After all, that may have been one reason some students find themselves under the tutelage of Heather Denson in the first place. At N.E.T. (No Excuses Today) Tutorial Service, she requires more because she sees the potential students don’t see in themselves. From her native hometown of Atlanta to Boston to New York to Augusta, she has seen the power of tutoring change lives and GPAs. “We provide tutoring for all subjects,” Denson said. “I tutor

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Monique Williams August 25, 2022 No Comments
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Business Dinner Review: Fuse

Editor’s Note: Our regular lunch reviewer, Wes Hennings, is taking a few weeks of paternity leave. While we assume he is still eating something, somewhere, he won’t be writing about it while he’s off duty. Meanwhile, ABD editor, Gary Kauffman will pinch-hit with the reviews of his lunches with a colleague, as a way to advise our business community on the good, the bad, and the tasty across the CSRA. He doesn’t let the restaurant know where he is going; his opinions are his own. He grades the restaurants he

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Gary Kauffman August 24, 2022 No Comments
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Chick-fil-A tests CSRA patrons on their appetite for a new product

Chick-fil-A is seeing if the appetites of people in the CSRA will give them the go-ahead to try a new breakfast treat nationwide. Beginning this week, Chick-fil-A launched its new breakfast, Chorizo Cheddar Egg Bites in several test markets. The test markets include nine stores in the Augusta-Aiken areas. “We’ve sold more than we expected to,” said Adam Knight, operating partner of the Aiken Chick-fil-A in the Eastgate shopping center. Chick-fil-A’s goal is to sell about 60 of the four-bite orders per day. Bobby Mussucco, the managing partner of the

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Gary Kauffman August 24, 2022 No Comments
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CSRA paint and body shop helps to provide car for local single mother

A local single mother is back on the road, thanks to help from a CSRA paint and body shop. Kendrick Paint & Body has partnered with the National Auto Body Council and GEICO to give Carla Paschal a 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan, an SUV with less than 25,000 miles, according to its Operations and Marketing Specialist, Carson McLaughlin. McLaughlin said the car was donated by GEICO as part of the NABC’s Recycled Rides program, which partners with body shops across the United States to repair cars and provide them to those

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Josh Heath August 24, 2022 No Comments
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AU Health one of the few hospitals complying with the price transparency law

Augusta University Health was one of only eight Georgia hospitals found to be compliant with a national price transparency law in a survey reported by PatientRightsAdvocate.org. A national law enacted on Jan. 1, 2021, requires hospitals to list prices as a single machine-readable standard charges file and to include a standard charges display with actual prices or a price estimator tool for the 300 most common shoppable services. The rule is intended to provide consumers and employers broad access to pricing information, empowering them to benefit from competition and drive

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Gary Kauffman August 23, 2022 No Comments
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Aiken Tech Nursing Program receives donations at the right time

If you’ve ever been to a doctor or been hospitalized, you understand the need for a good nurse. Someone who checks your vital signs, performs lab work, or maybe holds your hand and tells you everything will be all right. Aiken Technical College trains students to provide those skills and much more. A recent $4,000 donation from the Aiken Chapter of Mended Hearts will provide equipment including teaching stethoscopes and an EKG simulator for hands-on training. This is not the first time the group, consisting of former heart patients, has

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Mitzi Oxford August 23, 2022 No Comments
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Soap company to open Columbia County location

A national handmade soap company will soon open a new location in Columbia County. Buff City Soap will be located near Target and Kohl’s in the Mullins Crossing shopping center at 4225-3 Washington Road in Evans. The company makes and sells a variety of plant-based products, including hand, bath, and laundry soaps, as well as bath bombs, beard oils, and lotions. Accessories include soap dishes, loofahs, and body brushes. Founded in Tennessee in 2013, Buff City Soap has locations throughout the U.S., including Florida, South Carolina, and Texas. For more

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Josh Heath August 23, 2022 No Comments
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Local baker launches 1950’s-inspired dessert business

Corry D’Alessandro wasn’t alive in the 1950’s, but she’s still inspired by the decade, which she refers to as a simpler time. That’s why D’Alessandro, a New Jersey native and owner of a local home-based dessert business called Mother Truckin Eatz, LLC, has given many of her treats 50’s-inspired names, such as June Cleaver and Susie Q. She offers a variety of American and Italian desserts, such as cookies, cakes, and biscotti. D’Alessandro’s passion for baking can be traced back to her Italian grandmother, who will soon turn 100. Her

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Josh Heath August 22, 2022 No Comments
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United Way kicks off 2022 campaign, sets a big goal

For the first time in three years, United Way of the CSRA held an in-person campaign kickoff event this past Friday. Part of the event included the United Way’s annual Project Serve day. This year’s goal is to raise $2.4 million to help meet the continued demands of the CSRA. Last year, United Way of the CSRA used the funds to help support 38 programs at 25 different non-profits throughout the CSRA that impacted more than 253,000 people. “Our community needs United Way, our strong partnerships, and ability to mobilize

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Gary Kauffman August 22, 2022 No Comments
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Local business lets customers smash stress one breakable at a time

While business ownership comes with its share of perks, it often comes with more than its share of stresses. But, so does writing about businesses. Before ABD publisher, Neil Gordon offered me the job of business reporter, I was well acquainted with stress. For many years, I juggled various full-time jobs in higher education and freelance writing gigs that consumed much of my spare time. Writing is now my full-time profession, and, while I still love storytelling, I often feel stressed out. And I’ve discovered I’m not alone. According to

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Josh Heath August 22, 2022 1 Comment
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