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10th Anniversary of Fun Business

A CSRA company is jumping into the New Year with 10th Anniversary celebrations. All Star Jumpers Party Rental is one of the leading providers of inflatable jumpers and party entertainment. The company has grown into a major special events business for birthdays, school events, corporate picnics, community festivals, and more. ASJP provides bounce houses, slides, obstacle courses, and interactive games. “We started with a simple goal: to create fun and memorable experiences for children and families. Over the years, we’ve expanded our services, improved our offerings, and built strong relationships.

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B2B Stories

Air Show Augusta coming back for a third year

Augusta Regional Airport will have a busy April in 2025 with two events generating visitors. First is the 89th annual Masters Tournament, which will run April 7th – 13th next year. However, from the first arrivals to final departures, it has expanded to nearly two weeks with the addition of the Drive, Chip, and Putt Competition for young golfers, and the Augusta National Women’s Amateur (ANWA) tournament. Augusta Regional Airport staff will have less than two weeks to catch their respective breaths before Air Show Augusta 2025 roars into the

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Consumer Stories

Working for the Weekend: The Georgia Aquarium

If there’s one thing your family should consider on a visit to Atlanta, put the Georgia Aquarium at the top of your list. It should be a must-do on any list of places to visit in the state of Georgia and, in my opinion, the southeast. I am not a person that gets excited about fish. But this place is the Disney World of aquatic life. In fact, it holds the distinction of being the only aquarium in the US bigger than the one at Disney World. You can visit

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Consumer Stories

Businesses and Community “All in for Miller” Today

When golfers hit the links this morning at the Champions Retreat course in Evans, their hands may be cold, but their hearts will be warm. They are playing in memory of Miller Grover and to support pediatric cancer patient families. The “All in for Miller” tournament was originally scheduled for October 21, but Hurricane Helene had other plans so today is the day. Miller will be smiling down from heaven. He gained his angel wings on April 25, 2017, two weeks after his fourth birthday, following two bouts with a

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B2B Stories

Near $25 Million “Artconomic” benefit in CSRA

An annual event sponsored by the Greater Augusta Arts Council (GAAC) highlighted the impact the arts community has on Augusta’s image and as a magnet for tourists. The Arts Day Luncheon featured guest speaker, Susan Irish, National Association of Women Artists, South Carolina Board. Joining Irish was Bennish Brown, President and CEO of Destination Augusta, who stressed the importance of public arts. The numbers tell the story. A 2022 study by Americans for the Arts, a Washington, D.D.-based nonprofit organization, reported a $24.6 million economic impact in Richmond County from

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Consumer Stories

Future Augusta film producers have a Top 50 school option

Augusta is now a popular location for movie producers and now CSRA creatives have a top 50 film school within 90 minutes of Garden City. The Wrap, a leading publication in the media and entertainment industry, has added the UGA Master of Fine Arts in Film, Television, and Digital Media (UGA MFA) to its list of the Top 50 Film Schools in the U.S. UGA MFA debuts at number 43. It joins Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) at #37 and Morehouse College at #41. This is the first

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B2B Stories

Unintended Messages: Treat Your People Well All the Way to the End

On Sunday, November 10, 2024, a college football coach was fired.  A college football coach being fired late in a losing season is typically not surprising news. However, in this case, the firing and the way in which it was handled made national news, and its ramifications may well be felt at that institution for years to come. In addition, I believe the firing and its mishandling provide lessons for organizational leaders on how to handle such situations in a way that limits potential damage to their organizations and the

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Working for the Weekend: The “Toy Bridge”

This little weekend adventure found my wife out of town and this dad trying to entertain three girls. We headed to our neighborhood park, but then my girls asked to go to the ‘Toy Bridge.” That’s our name for one of my favorite things that the city of Augusta has done: renovating the old rickety Fifth Street Bridge into a walking bridge for the community. They added several fun interactive elements like puzzles and large musical instruments, which is how my girls gave it our moniker. But as our lovely

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SCAD Film Festival: Take That

In the early 90’s, boy bands were everywhere: ‘NSync, Backstreet Boys, New Kids on The Block. If you turned on your radio, you were guaranteed to hear their catchy tunes. One of those bands, Take That, was huge in the UK…but not the U.S. “Better Man,” a gala screening at the 2024 SCAD Savannah Film Festival may change that legacy. The film is a biography of Take That member, Robbie Williams. Williams came from a loving home with a caring mother and grandmother. His father, while present early on, had

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“The Piano Lesson” is a family affair

Opening night of the SCAD Savannah Film Festival always sets the tone for the rest of the event and Saturday’s gala screening raised the bar to Hollywood royalty heights. The Piano Lesson, the theatrical release of playwright August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize and Tony-winning drama, closed out the festival’s first night. The movie follows the lives of the Charles family as they deal with themes of family legacy and more, in deciding what to do with an heirloom, the family piano. Starring John David Washington and directed by Malcolm Washington, the

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