Telling the Stories That Celebrate Our Community

Home, Style & Savoring Summer

From inspired homes and fresh décor to summer flavors and foodie finds, this issue serves up stories to savor. Plus, cast your vote for the area’s 100 Best!

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Voted Best Homes in the CSRA

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Ivey Homes has been a trusted local builder in the

LIFE + STYLE

fifth annual Betty’s Bash Paddle Race & Music Festival at Riverside Park

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Paddle, Play, Party

Paddle in the morning, play at the park in the

The Landsharks perform live at Columbia County’s annual Summer Beach Blast

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Simply Fin-tastic

Live music, dancing and dining will be on deck for

Bestselling author Fredrik Backman

Literary Loop

My Friends by Fredrik Backman

Bestselling author Fredrik Backman returns with a funny, deeply moving

Bon Iver’s SABLE, fABLE

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SABLE, fABLE by Bon Iver

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Jordan Trotter Commercial Real Estate employees decided to brainstorm about ways to help the community

Made in the Shade

A generous giveaway is helping to restore the area’s tree

Family Affair

The family that plays together stays together. Just ask members

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Len and Charlynn Collins; Joan and Steve Steinberg; Jan and Stan Godwin

Lucinda and Robert Clark

Lynne and Joe Entrekin

Pam and Nick Uros

Taylor and Jared Best

Terri and Harvey Key

Betty Gary and Bruce Way

Brandy and James Getts

Daniel and Alicia Baker

Doug and Tammy McMonigle

Heather and Pete Adams

Jessie and James Choi

Judith and McKenzie Hite

Kevin and Mimi Frazier

Rhonda and Emily Lyon

Rhonda Fry and Ali Goodale

AC, Samantha, Bowen and Jasmine Wiley

Heather and Noah Vaught

Korie Housley and Heather Quinn

Martin and Kiley Foglia

Carole Manning and Gina Blitch

Jessie Coley, Leah Bryant and Caffee Wright

Joshua and Madison Hill

Julie and Ziba Karim

Mary Day and Tobie Manton

MinLin Fang, Kathy Wen and Jason Wen

Adrienne Talford and Briana Boyd

Brenda and Ed Bettness

Jackie and Milana Hyatt

Renee McConnell and David Walters

Shelly and Gary Hewett

Amy and Calista Lenz, Henslee and Taylor Atwood

Bob and Sue Davis, Eloise and Alan Myers

Genevieve and Astraea Bombita

Gretchen, Phoebe and Dan Boudreaux

Hank Gautreaux, Hank-Adam Gautreaux II and Nichole Gautreaux

Richard, Liz and Mila Converse with Rebecca Knott

Wendy Wren and Carol Reasor

Jan Lamke and Josh Sandt

Mary Ann Pelosi and Toni Vanover

Rhonda and Bill Bates, Lisa and Jay Murray, Abby and Bob Rafoth

Amanda and Kim Ross

Hope and Mike Broome

Ron and Jennifer Jensen

Andy and Amy Colbert

Annie Huang, Jeffrey Marsal and Nicole Brown

Brandon McReynolds, Andy Colbert and Evan Cadle

Camille and Renee Beck

Chris Symons and Kelly Klasnick

Nina Hon, Diane Pepple and Janice and Ed Carroll

Patty Caudell and David Booker

Philip and Erin McHugh

Cecilie Walburn and Sarah Walburn

Devin and Emily Morris

Fallan Flatow and Mitch Redd

Ninah Tulangow and Annalee McDaniel

Bryce Wagner, Christina Rivera, Daniel Rhodes, Angela Hymel and Mitchell O’Neal

Caroline Guinn, Taylor and Dustin Davis with Deanie, Kayla and Will Barksdale

Jamie Aycox, Dan Rogers, Cynthia Stein and Rebeca Stiles

Tara and Steve Turrell

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Alan, Rachel and Debbie Muehlfeld

Celia Dunn and Lesley Frazier

Diana Elliott and Deloris Norris

Elizabeth and Debi DeGennaro with Barbara Slack

Shauna and Rob Summers

Wanda Nieves and Melanie Louks

Aisha and Jeno Mozes

Glennis Carter Martin

Mark and Dixie Thigpen

Patti Meredith and Johnny Hensley

Roberto and Cathy Ibarra

Russell and Mary Shearer

Susan Conger and Jeannie Johnson

Val Gamiev, Emilie Tobias and Carlos Ortiz

Angie and Eric Crossan with Pam Salazar

Casey and Jamie Williams

David and Sondra Luther, Rosemary and Larry Lynn

Eliza and Robert Wallace

Jose and Christina Cardenas

Nikki and Jeff Conzett

Richard Lee and Michelle Krage

Sreeni Doppalapudi, Varsha Kulkarni and Anita Patel

Amy and Douglas Nesbit

Helen and Bill Minchew

Joanne Paulos and Jill Dooley

Lisa, John and Erin Birdsong

Lynn Mays, Bucky Thomas, Laura Phinizy and Louise Phinizy

Max Blanco and Dianne L'Heureux

Nicole Barber, Sandy Katterjohn and Laurie Cordaro

Dan Lee and Nancy Crawford

Dana and Morgan Aune, Michelle Devoti, Donna Wiley

Jan and Ric Ruffner

Rick and Renae Logsdail

Ashley Reynolds and Hayley Story

Kevin and Stephanie Smith

Laura Munro and Mike Rogers

Laura Munro and Mike Rogers

Paula and Will Mackelburg

Riley Keeter and Nevaeh Patterson

Theresa and Rob Salisbury

Al, Terri, Taylor, Brooke and Macy Hayes

Bill and Sara Liebel

Bob and Maureen Barns, Jim and Debra Diarenzo

Cindy Hennigan and Theresa Blanchard

Mike Frize, Jeff Faircloth, Casey Coffman, Bill Foster, Ruthie Faircloth and Amy Foster

Scott and Marie Jackson

Ashley Ingallinera and Connor Spies

Bonnie and Mason Mims with Virginia Johnson

Jeff and Mckenze Greenway

Nate Mackey, Landon Mackey and Kevin Brammer

Susie Donaldson, Billy Brown and Dottie Donaldson

Anne and Paul Ruble

Carol Leindecker and Silvia Powledge

Pat and Kathy Deloach

Ryan and Jamie Miller

Sandy Lewis and Theresa Hall

Stephanie Yazzie and Ryan Hedgcoth

David and Sondra Luther, Rosemary and Larry Lynn, Greg and Suzanne Honeymichael

Gracie Kelly, Brianna McNeill, Emily McNeill and Brett McNeill

Jake Reed and Emily Calkins-Reed

Jeff and Beth Annis

Kayla Barksdale and Daniel Rhodes

Connie Morris with Regina and James Mabry

Felonie Wellons and Gale Brown

Fredrick Cowan and Annette Midcalf

Jennifer Bridges and Andrea Bryant

Kyle and Debbie Matthews, Terri and Darrel Freeman, Jeana and Jeff Rice

Dave and Wendy Thoman

Kim and John Stanley

Larry and Linda Johnson

Marcia Ducharme and Connie Plummer

Sandy Owen and Suzi Hyder

Andy, Barbara and AJ Howell

Ashley Banks and Joni Martin

Austin Swiger and Jami Rhine

Deann Hester and Carl Young

Genita Creech and Marie Wilson

Scarlett Ashe and Regan Edge

Tzara Harper and Jeannine Steinkuhl

Christie and Ryan Moody

David and Ashley Ellenburg

Jason and Samantha Blue

Kayley Lott and Sandra Lott

Megan Weaver and Cotton Lowe

Rob and Lisa Neff

Crystal, Mel and Vin Dickerson

Elaine and C.J. Wilder

Gary and Bonnie Judy

Jean Hall and Deborah Alvarez

Jeanette Delossantos and Amber Hitchcock

Adam Jansen and Jillian Brassel

Aida Lucas and Eva Lucas

Clint and Daisy Bowersock

Debbie Wolfinger and Nathan Wolfinger

Larissa and Luke Santmyer

Zach and Ashley Schofield

Gabrielle Tibbetts and Adam Marino

Glenn and Janine Leyrer

Lynn and Perry Huffman

Riley Barbour and Jake Telkamp

Sheena and Jimmy Jacobs

Connie Portwood and Christopher Lee

Erica Browne and Caleb Wright

Melissa and Harold Henderson

Rodrigo Avila and Patricia Guarro

Sharon and Russell Wilder

Jane and Larry Wylds

Katie Bennett and Luke Yelton

Mary K. Diveley and Dan Reider

Pamela Wood, Faye McNair, Virgil Poole, Anna Helriegel and Bob Helriegel

Sam Frankel and Ramona Carter

Sean and Meaghan Hayes

Susan Henson and June Henson

Tammy Frank and Gary Claxton

Addie Carter and Katie Beth Milford

Adrienne Harless and Tracie McCollum

Caroline Jernigan and Louie with Elisa and Jonathan Holley

Dara and Adam Campbell

David and Renee Walters

Elaine Walters and Annice Meeler

Ryan Bratton and Keelin Walsh

Sharmela Johnson and Emma Haffey

Dani and Jon Segura

Emily Evenson and Anna Evenson

Eric and Beth Norton

Heather and Andy Eberheart

Julie Nguyen and Melinda Drylie

Lois Schondelmayer, Coolidge Hooks and Harriet Scarborough

Mike Noeth and Tara Heaton

Autumn Gantt, Haley Gantt and Nicole Walls

Brian Hildebrandt, Hudson Reed, Lily Schueler, Brooklin Reed and Valery Reed

Chris and Rebecca Focht

Erin Gaine, Liz Patterson, Stone Patterson, Scott Patterson and Jim Gaine

Josh, Paul, Spencer and Keelie Kitchens

Alana Moore and Hope Peel

Ashley Sweet and Bethany Mobley

Elizabeth Baird and Julianne Ingram

Jason and Ashley Vega

Jessica Edmonds and George Downey

Mike and Kathy Ritz with Tiffany and Jeff Bachelder

Ryan and Jennifer Burditt

Stacy Butler and Amy Hodge

Amy Lewis, Thomas Poteet, Claire Boulus

Clair Armstrong, Trish Nichols, Jerry and Tonya Armstrong, Richard Howard

John Ryan Mooney, Amy Mooney, Philomena Mooney, Sarah Mooney

Joseph Douglas, Heather Chancey, Maggie and Pat Douglas

Meredith O’Neal, Nicole White, Madison O’Neal

Ray and Caroline Brady

Ron and Patricia Rhodes, Caroline and Robert Johnston

Tony and Danita Ducey, Dana and Rick Ducey

Brook and Shannon Belcher

David and Christine Mills

Isabella Verbeck with Matthew, Kathy and Will Schafer

Joanne Widener and Lori Springer

Katie and Michael Johnson

Liza Drummings, Michelle Harper-Meriwether, Lauren Moody and Linda Washington

Nick Proto and Ashlyn Bedgood

Richard and Grace Lee

Rick and Renae Logsdail

Steve and Jenifer Baggett with Janine and Troy Mason

Adrine Goldman, Jeanne McGhee, Michael Siewert

Charles and Paula May, Heather Dye, Genny Rushing

Greg and Marty Ellison, Brigid and George Pursley

Judy Smith, Kellie Aponas, Jean Duncan

Tory Horn, Joan Vanover, Karen Brittingham, Susan Gillespie

David and Sherry Gaissert, Valerie Mitchell, Ryan Lewis, Aaron Mitchell, Robyn Tamas

Kay and Barry Bennett

Ken Slayton, Sherri Doxey, Ginny Slayton, Craig Doxey

Nathan Brown, Susan Brown, Alec Hatch

Steve and Dorinda Spaidl with Laurie and Mike Gordon

Barbara Temin, Barbara Ann Halliday, Holly Baxter

Dana Wilson, Danielle Short

Indi Hemena, Bonnie Hemena

Julie Mann, Kevin Kaiser

Kristy Laterza, Dena Brett

Nancy and Bill Karp

Nancy Gibson, Julie Johnson, Marie Miles

Sharon Sigafoes, Kim Pope

Suzi Hyder, Sandy Owen, Johnna Francis, Susan Skadam

Ellie and Emily Gladden

Angie Griffin with Robert and Teresa Riddle

Becky Hunt and Adrienne Hutchinson

Gary and Christy Beddingfield, Leslie and Emmett Perdue

Summer and Bobby Keenum

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