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Downtown Augusta Alliance is a not-for-profit business alliance made up of downtown businesses, property owners and folk who love downtown.   

Heart & Sole Downtown Day: March 6

The annual Heart & Sole 5K race comes straight through downtown on Saturday, March 6 at 9 am.  The event closes that evening with a celebration at the Whites Building.  d(a)2 will be encouraging race attendees to spend their afternoon downtown, shopping and dining, promoting that their downtown purchases will help benefit their cause. Be a part by agreeing to donate a percentage of your Saturdays sales to Heart & Sole (which benefits MCG Childrens Heart Program).  To participate, contact Lara Plocha at laraplocha@gmail.com. 

Ü   Winter Window Wonderland 2008 Winners

Congratulations to the winners of the 2008 Winter Window Wonderland contest.  Businesses all over downtown have decked their windows out for the holidays.  Judging was held Friday night and (drumroll here) the winners are:

Best of Show: Sanford, Bruker and Banks at 931 Broad | Most Whimsical: Schweitzer Art Glass at 980 Broad | Most Traditional: International Uniform at 1216 Broad | Best Use of Lights (corporate): The Lamar Building at 753 Broad | People's Choice Award: Two Broads on Broad (Vintage Ooollee & Costumes by Michele) at 1121 & 1125 Broad | Honorable Mentions were also given to: The Miller Theatre, The Richmond County Board of Education, and Polka Dots (Jackson Square, North Augusta).  

      08.17.08 | The New Republic

Ü   The Great Downtown Migration

We are not witnessing the abandonment of the suburbs or a movement of millions of people back to the city all at once. But we are living at a moment in which the massive outward migration of the affluent that characterized the second half of the 20th century is coming to an end. (by Alan Ehrenhalt) read the article

09.18.08 | The Augusta Chronicle

Ü   Stadium Proposal Heads to Atlanta

Mayor Deke Copenhaver and others have presented detailed plans for a public-private venture to develop property once occupied by the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame's Botanical Gardens next to the Savannah River. (by Billy Byler) read the article