Summer Reads
Cabinet of Curiosities | Back to the Historical Museum
As you all know, we are now in the midst of a tumultuous time in our history, and it has...
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Greatest Generation – First Person Account | Sunset for Block Island
The USS Block Island (CVE-21), a “baby flattop” aircraft carrier, was struck by 3 torpedoes in the middle of the...
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Beyond the Barricade – Lisa Fountain
There are three traits that clearly define Lisa Fountain: devotion to her family, commitment to her job, and a pure...
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Beyond the Barricade | SRS ties that shaped our community | Part 8
Over 40 million dollars … thousands upon thousands of service hours … lives touched … countless lives. This is the...
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Aiken Music Fest Interviews The Red Clay Strays
A conversation between local Aikenite, Rob Heilig, and The Red Clay Strays ahead of their Aiken Music Fest show on...
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Changing Times: What to Expect When the Flu and Novel Coronavirus Disease COVID-19 Collide
The best thing to do as we go into this potentially deadly season is to build our immune system to...
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How to Eat to Heal from Cancer
Current statistics show that over 38% of Americans will develop cancer during their lifetime. And some research indicates that cancer...
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A Different Approach
It is an honor to serve as the new president of the Aiken Symphony. While we all want to feel financially...
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Our Experience: Greenville
Until recently, for one of those inexplicable reasons, Greenville was one of those places I always wanted to go but never did. As ridiculous as it sounds, perhaps it was because it seemed WAY up north to me. For the record, it is just over two hours from Aiken. Side note: one of the great things about our state is that even traveling from Charleston (another fantastic city of ours) to Greenville only takes about three hours. I am very disappointed I waited as long as I did. On my first visit, I instantly fell in love with the great city, and it was everything I was told it was.
Grocery Stores in Aiken
Most people take for granted the convenience and “luxury” of shopping in the modern mega grocery stores of today like Kroger, Publix, Fresh Market, and Walmart. Things were not always this way. A Brief History Prior to 1946 most grocery stores in Aiken — the exception would be Hahn and Co. on Laurens Street where Aiken Drugs used to be — were small mom-and-pop operations that just sold basic staples. That all changed in 1946 with the opening of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., better known as the A&P, on Park Avenue in what is now the Chesser Building. Augusta University Health and Aiken Dermatology reside in that
BLESSING BOX DEDICATION AND RIBBON CUTTING | Scene Around Town
BLESSING BOX DEDICATION AND RIBBON CUTTING August 21, 2019 Aiken Technical College
