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Third location of popular eatery announced

It’s billed as the best place in the CSRA for breakfast and lunch, a place where everybody knows your name. If you are a regular at the Sunrise Grill, you can say “cheers” to their newest location at Daniel Village on Wrightsboro Road. According to Southeastern Development Associates, the new location will be within walking distance of some of the highest-income areas of Richmond County and with plenty of built-in customers to the Daniel Village area including Medical College of Georgia, Downtown Augusta, and the Augusta National Golf Club. Their

Staff Report November 19, 2024 No Comments

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Guest Column: Strong Roots Can Weather Any Storm

In Georgia, where farming is more than a livelihood—it’s a way of life—Hurricane Helene tested those roots like few storms before. As the nation’s top pecan-producing state, Georgia takes great pride in its orchards and the farmers who tend them year after year. But Helene’s impact has left farms and rural communities with billions in damage, impacting pecan orchards especially hard and disrupting the broader supply chain. For Stuckey’s, a company that relies on Georgia pecans for nearly all of our products, this has been a wake-up call about just

Stephanie Stuckey, Chair of Stuckey’s Pecans November 18, 2024 No Comments

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Popular CSRA food truck opens new location

After his family was tired of the Watertown, New York winters, they packed up and moved south. Matthew Papaianni brought his Italian heritage with him through great recipes. He started a food truck you might have seen rolling across the CSRA. The bright colors and animated food pictures adorn the Beefed Up truck which began serving burgers, hotdogs, and more in 2020. “Business started slow but then we began serving food at Bridgestone and Generac. That is when our food truck business started picking up,” Papaianni explained. Before Hurricane Helene

Mitzi Oxford November 17, 2024 No Comments

Consumer Stories

Authentic Italian Eatery Opens in Augusta

You could say a piece of Italy moved into Augusta’s thriving medical district. Aroma’s Italian Grill opened in late summer and one of the partners tells ABD the restaurant is far different from others in the CSRA. “All of our products are imported from Italy. Our entire menu was built by Performance Company Food Groups in their test kitchen.” So far, the favorite dish has been Beef Lasagna, (even though they admit the sausage they use enhances the flavor)! Another point of difference is that they bake their fettuccine and

Neil Gordon November 17, 2024 No Comments

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Recovering from Helene: Latin Flavor

Hurricane Helene may have knocked the roof off Maria Singh’s outside seating area, but it didn’t deter her from doing what she’s done since age 9 in her native Dominican Republic – cooking Caribbean style! “I’ve been blessed. We have to help each other,” said the owner of Latin Flavor on the Riverwatch Parkway. After cleaning up the restaurant, Maria began cooking for the Grovetown Police Department and those in need at Fort Eisenhower. Ms. Singh made more than 100 meals, including some Caribbean specialties like Caribbean Chicken, beans, and

Neil Gordon October 31, 2024 No Comments

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CSRA businesses create opportunities for support after Helene

As if Helene wasn’t scary enough on so many levels, now it’s time to flip the script and provide some frightening fun and support for small businesses. The Aiken Downtown Development Association (ADDA) is sponsoring two events in advance of Halloween. First up is the #DowntownAiken Scarecrow Contest where you can walk the streets of Downtown Aiken and vote on your favorite Scarecrow up until October 26th. Voting Instructions: Find your favorite Scarecrow(s) from these pictures and give it a LIKE to cast your vote. Walk the streets of downtown

Mitzi Oxford October 23, 2024 No Comments

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Healthy cafe/store closing soon in Augusta

ABD has learned that both the New Life Natural Foods Store and DiChicko’s Cafe inside the store will be closing by year’s end. The cafe will stay open until the end of September and the store will shutter at the end of 2024 as the lease will expire. The self-contained vitamin, supplement, and healthy grocery store has been open in the Fairway Square Shopping Center for decades. DiChicko’s Cafe was added 17 years ago. The co-owner, who longtime customers know as simply “Heather” with her positive outlook, shared her reflections

Neil Gordon September 18, 2024 No Comments

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Agriculture commissioner highlights CSRA food facility

Members of the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce learned agriculture still ranks as Georgia’s number one economic driver. Tyler Harper, Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture, was the keynote speaker for the Chamber’s Member Economic Luncheon on Thursday. The topic was “Harvesting Prosperity, Agricultural Innovations and Impact.” He said even into the 21st century, the agriculture industry tops all others, calling it the backbone of Georgia’s economy. “It is an almost $84 billion economic driver. It is almost 17% of the state’s economy,” he said. “One in seven jobs, 330,000

Dana Lynn McIntyre September 15, 2024 No Comments

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Beacon Bluff development getting closer to full

Saturday marked the grand opening for the latest business to set up shop in the Beacon Bluff development underway on Georgia Avenue in North Augusta. Bowl Boss offers health and food allergy-conscious acai bowls and smoothies. Many of the items are vegan. Coffees, teas, espressos, and lattes are also on the menu. The restaurant joins Fleet Feet as one of the first businesses in the project. Owner, Vicky Mattson told ABD it is the perfect location for her business. “The connection to the Greeneway in North Augusta and with Fleet

Dana Lynn McIntyre September 8, 2024 No Comments

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Biz Bits: Bagels and Bundt Cakes

In the week that was, ABD’s Mike Petchenik looked at a few food and beverage operations. He says both have new owners who are trying to grow niche parts of the café business in the CSRA!

Mike Petchenik September 8, 2024 No Comments

Third location of popular eatery announced

Guest Column: Strong Roots Can Weather Any Storm

Popular CSRA food truck opens new location

Authentic Italian Eatery Opens in Augusta

Recovering from Helene: Latin Flavor

CSRA businesses create opportunities for support after Helene

Healthy cafe/store closing soon in Augusta

Agriculture commissioner highlights CSRA food facility

Beacon Bluff development getting closer to full

Biz Bits: Bagels and Bundt Cakes

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