Consumer Stories

Consumer Stories

Retro soda shop is popular with all ages

Sarge’s Soda Shop on the outskirts of Grovetown looks like a place you could find Archie and Veronica hanging out, or maybe teenage boys with ducktail haircuts and girls with poodle skirts. The soda shop, located at Columbia and Lewiston roads, next to Food Lion, looks like a picture from an old magazine, with a black-and-white checkerboard floor, stainless steel furniture with black padded seats, and a row of stools at the counter. The sound system plays ‘50’s music. And if you come at the right time, you might even

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Photographer’s show features the beautiful world she sees through her camera

Despite all the negativity in the world, Addie Strozier strives to capture the beauty that surrounds us, which is why she loves landscape photography. Strozier, owner of Addie Strozier Photography, will host her first art show this weekend. The show, “The World EYE See,” will be held in her studio gallery at 930 Stevens Creek Road in Augusta tomorrow, from 5-8 p.m., and Sunday, from 1-4 p.m. It is a free drop-in event. She chose the name based on not only her pursuit of beauty but also her focus on

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Faith Friday: Realtor accepts the challenge of a stronger seller’s market by activating stronger faith

Helping people create generational wealth through homeownership motivates realtor Tonya Tillman to get out of bed each day. The divorced mother of two knows what it’s like to have a house that does not actually feel like home after her family structure went from four to three. And when a career in the United States Air Force came to an end, she knew she had to make a way for her and her children to thrive. Real estate became the answer God provided. “After feeling like I was at the

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Business Lunch Review: Sunrise Grill

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

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B2B Stories

New company offers tutoring in the CSRA

Need to brush up on your math skills, prepping for the SAT, or learning a second language for school or business? One-on-one tutoring services both in-home and online are now available through the Tutor Doctor. The husband-and-wife team of Aaron and Maria Washington provides tutors ranging from elementary students to adults. “I had looked at several franchise opportunities through a contact on LinkedIn and we decided Tutor Doctor was the best fit for us,” Aaron said. “The values and the family orientation of the company created a kind of educational

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Lower food prices coming to South Augusta

If you’ve been grocery shopping lately, you’ve probably experienced sticker shock after seeing the prices of meat, milk, cereal, and other staples. To save money, many families now shop at Aldi, an international grocery store chain that plans to build its fifth CSRA location in South Augusta. The new Aldi store will be located next to Wells Fargo at 3121 Peach Orchard Road, the former site of University Health’s South Richmond County Campus. It will be replaced with the 20,000-square-foot store. “Demolition has begun, and we hope to open in

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School’s new STEM center will prepare students for the local job market

Imagine a state-of-the-art science center, where students ranging from preschoolers to high school seniors can learn about robotics, virtual reality, and computer science. Augusta Preparatory Day School plans to build that type of center on its campus in Martinez to prepare its students for high-demand careers in science, technology, engineering, and math, according to Derrick Willard. Willard, Augusta Prep’s head of school, recently announced plans to build a two-story, 19,000-square-foot building called the W. Rodger Giles Center for Inquiry. Giles was a local restaurateur and real estate developer who bequeathed

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Customers line up to sample treats from the new Evans cookie business

Troy Akers just discovered that if you “build” cookies, they will come. People were lined up in the parking lot to buy treats from a new Crumbl Cookies franchise in Evans during its soft opening on Thursday. Akers, a local physician, Army veteran, and his wife, Nancy, own the store located at 4263 Washington Road, Unit 625 near Belk in Mullins Colony. At about 5 p.m., he estimated 2,000 customers had already visited the store that day. The couple celebrated the official grand opening the next day. “We’re excited about

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B2B Stories

Old and new: North Augusta antique mall thrives in a new location, opens a second building

Before Riverfront Antique Mall in North Augusta closed its doors permanently in September 2021, Richard Mayson wanted to keep the business afloat. On October 1, he launched his own business called Riverside Antiques & Treasures. “We had two options: find somewhere else or shut down,” Mayson, who served as a vendor at Riverfront for almost four years, said. After looking at 30-40 places, he decided to lease a 9,500-square-foot building located at 646 East Buena Vista Ave. in North Augusta. On Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mayson, his

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Faith Friday: Sending gifts from Augusta businesses with help from above

Randall and Janice Williams truly believe the part of scripture in James 1:17 that says, “Every good and perfect gift comes from above….”  They prove it daily through their shared labor of love, Augusta Gift Baskets, a home-based e-commerce business founded in January 2021. He’s a former restaurateur. She’s a retired nurse. They not only blended their families (five children and 10 grandchildren) when they married three years ago but also their love for serving others. “It is our job to deliver easy, thoughtful gifts and ensure our customers are

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