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Owners of The Feed Sack Opening Reopening Malia’s Restaurant in Aiken
Located at 120 Laurens St. SW. in Aiken, Malia’s Restaurant has been a local institution since 1987. The restaurant, currently closed for renovations, underwent a series of changes last year that, according to coverage by the Aiken Standard, led to the purchase of the restaurant by husband-and-wife partners Greg Pierce and Angelia Roberts. Pierce and Roberts, the restaurateurs behind the Feed Sack, are now bringing new life to Malia’s.
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Italian American Club hosts Pasta Festival in downtown Augusta
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Pasta Festival took place Friday in downtown Augusta, hosted by the Italian American Club of the CSRA. The event offered spaghetti and homemade desserts. “And we dish a lot of pasta. We sell a lot of pastries. All of our desserts are baked by members...
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Born 94 Years Ago in Georgia, the A-Team Steel Guitar Master Who Played on Timeless Hits by Tammy Wynette, Charlie Rich, and Lynn Anderson
On this day (October 7) in 1932, Pete Drake was born in Augusta, Georgia. He discovered the steel guitar as a teenager and rose to prominence in the Atlanta area. After moving to Nashville, he fell in with the A-Team, a group of first-call session players. Drake played on several country classics, including “Stand by Your Man,” “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” and “Rose Garden.”
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Music, food, boat rides and a corn maze make for a full weekend
Looking for something to do this weekend? There's plenty of fun events to attend in the Augusta area. We've rounded up some of the concerts, markets, and events happening in the Augusta area Oct. 9-11. Each week, The Augusta Chronicle will publish a list of options for things to do in the Augusta area. Please note that the events in this list are subject to rescheduling, cancellation, or selling out. Moonlight Music Cruise What: An evening cruise along the Augusta Canal featuring live music by Chris Hardy who will perform classic rock and his own original music. Where & When: Friday 6-to-7:30 p.m. The cruise will start at the Augusta Canal Discovery Center at 1450 Greene St. in downtown Augusta. More: Taj of India owner adapts authentic recipes for Augusta diners | Exclusive Details: Tickets are $27 for adults and $25 for people 60 and older, military members, and students. Call 706-823-0440 ext. 502 to make a reservation. Visit www.augustacanal.com/events for more information. Food Truck Friday What: A family-friendly gathering featuring multiple food trucks, live entertainment and outdoor activities. Where & When: 6-9 p.m. Friday at the Evans Towne Center Park at 7016 Evans Town Center Blvd. in Evans. Details:
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Fill Your Plate At This South Carolina Restaurant Where The Buffet Is Only $13
Somewhere in North Augusta, South Carolina, there’s a buffet that will make you question every overpriced meal you’ve ever paid for. BJ’s Country Buffet on East Martintown Road is the kind of place that reminds you why Southern cooking exists in the first place, and it does it all for around thirteen dollars.
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New film highlights Augusta’s spooky side
A new short film explores Augusta’s spooky side. “Every small town has its secrets, and every town has its scary stories,” said Luke Pilgrim who along with Brad Kennedy led the Sozo Bear Films’ production of “UNKNOWN GEORGIA: UFOs, Hatman, & Ghosts from Macon to Augusta,” which dropped to YouTube on Oct. 3. Go here to see it.
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Aiken to celebrate airport project with ribbon-cutting ceremony
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - The city of Aiken is hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday at 12 p.m. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will celebrate the completion of the Aiken Regional Airport’s primary runway resurfacing project, an $8 million infrastructure investment that will improve and sustain airport operations. This major improvement...
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Georgia Lottery players win big in Augusta, Evans
CSRA (WJBF) – Some CSRA residents have a bit more change to add to their piggy banks! A Georgia Lottery player won a $1 million top prize playing the 50X The Money scratcher at Aggies, 3040 Meadowbrook Drive in Augusta. The winner claimed their prize on Oct. 5 and selected the lump sum cash option […]
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Thousands of rubber ducks help Augusta children sleep easier
Thousands of tiny rubber ducks floated down the Augusta Canal in a fundraising race where the winners are children who will have restful places to sleep. The 2026 Duck Dash at Savannah Rapids Park anchored a fall festival Oct. 3 with games, vendors, food trucks and live music. The race featuring 4,658 numbered rubber ducks raised $205,254 for the Family YMCA of Greater Augusta’s "A Place to Dream" program. Think pink: How to honor Breast Cancer awareness and help the environment | Exclusive "When we started A Place to Dream, we saw children in our community without a bed of their own and thought, ‘This is a problem we can fix,'" said Catie McCauley, President and CEO of Family YMCA of Greater Augusta. "What we quickly learned was just how great the need really is, and that need continues to grow. Duck Dash gives our community a way to come together around these children and helps us sustain this program so that when a family needs a bed or a safe place for their baby to sleep, we can continue to say yes." More than 2,000 beds have been provided to Augusta-area children since the program began in 2017. Wellstar
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Proposed inclusive playground in Barnwell moving forward, councilwoman says
BARNWELL, S.C. (WJBF) – Plans to create an inclusive playground in Barnwell are moving forward, Barnwell City Council Member Jana Myers announced Wednesday. The idea began when Alyssa Dluzak and her son Wyatt, who was born with Spina Bifida, noticed barriers at the existing park. Afterward, she began advocating for a playground that would meet […]
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Nature Rocks returns to Hopelands Gardens with family activities
Nature Rocks returns to Hopelands Gardens on Oct. 11 with crafts, scavenger hunts and interactive exhibits for families and nature enthusiasts. The fourth annual event will take place from 2 to 5 p.m., according to a community announcement. Friends of Hopelands and Rye Patch and the City of Aiken Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department are partnering to present the program. More: Hummingbird look-alike helps pollinate flowers in Georgia | Exclusive Activities include nature crafts, scavenger hunts, demonstrations by local organizations, Story Time with Mother Goose, face painting and a guided history walk through the gardens. A rain date is scheduled for Oct. 18. “We are thrilled to welcome everyone to Nature Rocks this year,” said Kathy Wise, event co-chair alongside Tommie Culligan. “This event is a wonderful opportunity for families to connect with nature in a fun and meaningful way.” Culligan added, “This year, several new exhibitors will join the many favorites from past years.” Hopelands Gardens, a 14-acre property donated to the City of Aiken by Hope Goddard Iselin in 1970, features thousands of trees, a butterfly garden and habitats for birds, amphibians and reptiles. The site is part of the National Camellia Trail and includes wetlands near downtown
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Taj of India owner adapts authentic recipes for Augusta diners | Exclusive
Ranjeet Singh knows his customers. Everyone walking into his Fury's Ferry Road restaurant one day last week, stopped to talk with him and later raved about the food. He just laughs when asked about his loyal customers at Taj of India, a restaurant he has operated on Fury's Ferry Road since 2006. He said he appreciates all of it. More: The Food Lab tests new dishes with ghost kitchen model | Exclusive Singh came to the U.S. from India in 1997 and opened his first restaurant on Walton Way in 2002, before moving to a new location in Petersburg Shoppes. Singh loves his native Thai food and has been willing to make compromises to keep it authentic, yet still agree with Southerners' palates. He even has a heat scale to let customers choose their heat level in their food. What adjustments did he make? Many Indian restaurant owners in the U.S. want to keep their food authentic, which means very spicy. He learned early in his career to give customers choices. For example, Americans like spicy, he said, but not nearly as spicy as traditional Indian food, which often has 15 to 20 different spices in it, he said. After