Special thanks to the National Parks Service for sharing the history of Sibley Mill. Photos by Metro Spirit/Joe White May 2011 At the beginning of the Civil War gunpowder supplies…
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Sibley Mill and Confederate Powder Works Chimney
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Southbound at SRP Ballpark opened March 1st. The second location of the award winning BBQ restaurant known for live music and soul rolls is poised for big things. The city…
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Shared Space Closing $3 Million Facility Less Than a Year After Opening
by Metro Spiritby Metro SpiritShared Space, the shared office concept on Greene Street in downtown Augusta, is closing less than a year after the $3 million facility opened. On January 16, 2019, the Georgia…
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Phase 1 of the Euchee Creek Greenway, four miles of fresh asphalt connecting Patriots Park to Canterbury Farms, is showing great progress since the official ground breaking in June. Backers…
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“If you could get them to return my phone call, I’d appreciate it”
by Metro Spiritby Metro SpiritColumbia County Planning Committee Chairman Jim Cox, referring to the Columbia County Board of Education During the December 5th Columbia County Planning Committee meeting, Chairman Jim Cox-in response to a…
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Eddie Mendoza, owner of Cucina 503 on Fury’s Ferry Road, will be opening a new restaurant a mile or so down the road in January. Local, in the shopping center…
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Franchise News-I Heart Mac & Cheese now coming to Riverwatch @Costco
by Metro Spiritby Metro SpiritKimberly and Brian Grotz were announced back in March of this year as new franchise owners of I Heart Mac and Cheese. The couple were expecting to open in Evans…
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Trying to Find Tenants for Meybohm Building, Columbia County Opens Checkbook
by The Insiderby The InsiderSanta delivers an early Christmas Gift During remarks before the ribbon-cutting and public unveiling of the four-level building, County Commission Chairman Ron Cross thanked Meybohm for taking a leap of…
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Twenty Years Ago This Week-the Corps Wants to Remove the Lock and Dam
by Brian Neillby Brian NeillExactly 20 years ago this week, the Metro Spirit’s Brian Neill’s cover story drew attention to Augusta’s threatened New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam. How the city has been caught…