DropTheDis Augusta

Today: Welcome to Around Augusta, where Chris talks about what's going on in the city! Today, we talk about a project that has been on Leonard Zimmerman (AKA: Pork Chop)'s radar for years: a Robot Water Tower. Also, is there a new sports attraction coming to Augusta? Looks like that might be the case! Did someone say Football Team? If you like Around Augusta, let us know! DropTheDisPod@gmail.com P...

This Week: A Re-Run! Dr. Robert Milhous stops by to talk about his business - Augusta Chiropractic Clinic, his other business - Augusta Hemp Co., his OTHER business - Georgia Cannabis. Dr. Milhous has been on the front line of growing (pun intended) Georgia's cannabis industry as well as researching and understanding the nuance of cannabis. What does he think this future means and looks like for A...

Today: We catch up with District 7 Commissioner Sean Frantom & District 8 Commissioner Brandon Garrett - we originally spoke to both of these guys in separate episodes in 2019 - and catch up with the progress that both their districts have made and expect to make. They also give us a preview of the elections coming in 2022 for Mayor, Commissioner, and other local spots as well as national and...

Today: Welcome to Around Augusta, where Chris talks about what's going on in the city! Today, we talk about XPR Augusta - including the development and the acts, but FEATURING the upcoming Job Fair, where they will be hiring people for their Master's Week productions. Also, hear about the new Italian Restaurant coming from the Goldsmith family. Finally, The CEO of Mail Chimp, Ben Chestnut - an Aug...

Today: Bodega Cat, a band that started as a duo and has grown to 5 members: Will McCranie, Rob Thompson, Mark Janousek, Dr. Bradley Morganstern, and Tom Reid. You may know Bodega Cat as a jam band that's always a great time where everyone plays every instrument - this is certainly true, but we go into detail about each of their backgrounds as well as the future for the band. And stick around at th...

Today: Welcome to Around Augusta, where Chris talks about what's going on in the city! Today, we talk about a neat local promotion from Augusta Podcasts, a $10 million local renovation, and 2 new coffee locations - 1 downtown and 1 in Evans. If you like Around Augusta, let us know! DropTheDisPod@gmail.com Presented By Nancy Powell Real Estate Broker @DowntownAugustaBroker & PowellPropertyPros....

Today: Jennifer Tinsley, founder and owner of Field Botanicals and the FIELD brand. Jennifer was a lifelong public servant before she ended up formulating her own personal cure for eczema. One thing led to another and she found herself opening a shop much ahead of schedule in her dream location - where she remains to this day - and at trade shows telling people to smell her shoes. Jennifer is very...

Today: Russell Lahodny, president of the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce joins us. He talks all things Columbia County including his ideas about ways that Richmond and Columbia County are starting to overlap more than ever. A new Augustan, Russell's background takes him back to California, where he lived until just last year when him and his wife, Kimberly, moved to Evans. Keep up with the Col...

Today: Welcome to Around Augusta, where Chris talks about what's going on in the city! Today, we talk about a big-time movie being shot in town featuring actor Dennis Quaid, a new Pizza Restaurant that is coming to "Midtown," and a local restaurant expecting a visit from the Food Network! If you like Around Augusta, let us know! DropTheDisPod@gmail.com Presented By Nancy Powell Real Estate Broker...

Today: Greg Costello, the managing partner at C4 Live and Co-Founder of XPR Augusta. Greg is not the average guest on our show, as he is neither from Augusta nor does he live in Augusta, but he IS helping to make big things happen here. Greg, who lives in Vegas, is a partner at C4 Live, which is the company that has agreed to "Take Over" Lake Olmstead Stadium to do live events, starting this comin...

Welcome to Around Augusta! Where Chris tells us all about what's going on in the city. Today, we talk about the Green Jackets & look forward to next year with C4 Live & XPR Augusta and an overview of the Mayoral Election that's coming in 2022. Around Augusta premieres every week at the END of our episodes, If you like this solo format, let us know! To Keep up with us, Follow us @DropTheDis...

Today: Michael Shaffer, the Executive Vice President over Strategic Partnerships and Economic Development at the Georgia Cyber Center with Augusta University. Michael has been with Augusta University since 2012 - before it was Augusta University! - and has been instrumental in the development of the Georgia Cyber Center. His specialty seems to be growing community and not only seeing great opportu...

Welcome to Around Augusta! Where Chris tells us all about what's going on in the city. Today, we talk about the Christmas events that are going on in our city including the Lighting, the Parade, and the 12 Bands of Christmas! Around Augusta premieres every week at the END of our episodes, If you like this solo format, let us know! To Keep up with us, Follow us @DropTheDis and AugustaPodcasts.com/D...

Today: A Continuation of the Augusta Rocks Mini Series Highlighting Local Music. This episode features Mackenzie Blake, a local musician who, while she is in her first year of performing and recording music EVER (if you don't count church singing), had caught on in Augusta and spread like wildfire. She just released first song, Hungover, and talks about how she went from a spontaneous gig with the...

Welcome to Around Augusta! Where Chris tells us all about what's going on in the city. Today, we talk about the Christmas events that are going on in our city including the Lighting, the Parade, and the 12 Bands of Christmas! Around Augusta premieres every week at the END of our episodes, If you like this solo format, let us know! To Keep up with us, Follow us @DropTheDis and AugustaPodcasts.com/D...

Welcome to our Local Highlights Mini Series. In this episode, we talk to Russell Joel Brown, a former Broadway actor and singer who is FROM Augusta and has returned after touring for years with The Lion King to help bring art to the city. We first talked to Russell Joel Brown back in 2019 in "Augusta: Better than New York???" - so if you want to hear more of his story, you can find it here: https:...

Today: Some fun! We have our friends Zach and Scott on for a Thanksgiving special. We do keep it local, but we also talk family traditions and go through some highly debatable topics that Chris prepared for us. Special thanks to The Pie Hole for the pies that we had for this recordings - safe to say they were finished quite quickly! To Keep up with Zach, Follow him @AllEqualParts To Keep up with S...

Welcome to our Local Highlights Mini Series. In this episode, we meet Steve Chalker and Emma Grabowski from the Burn Foundation of America. Both Augusta locals, they talk to us about a REALLY exciting program heading our way: I'm With The Band. I'm with the band is a Karaoke concert that's being hosted at the Columbia County Exhibition Center and is benefitting the Burn Foundation of America, whic...

Today: Jordan Johnson, who ran for - and won - his seat as District 1 commissioner when he was 26 years old, is Augusta's youngest commissioner. He talks to us about the current state of Augusta politics, what his agenda is, how the "insiders" are addressing local issues, and we also discuss the quiet successes that the commission has had that you may have never heard of. From blight to poverty to...

Today: A mini series! We talk to David Hutchison & Jennifer Tinsley, owners of The Book Tavern and Field Botanicals - respectively. They are ALSO the organizers behind Augusta's first, unified Small Business Saturday, which will be occurring on 11/27 right after Thanksgiving. It'll be headquartered at Augusta and Co off Broad St., where you will be able to get swag AND wrap your gifts! Present...

Today: A Continuation of the Augusta Rocks Mini Series Highlighting Local Music. This episode features two local hip-hop artists: Tru $lim & C.Lark. In this episode, we talk to both of these guys, who came up from different parts of town and who are different ages with different styles, about the Augusta local hip-hop scene. There's a lot of stuff to learn in this episode AND, for the first ti...

Today: Ware's Folly, the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art (Gerdy). We went to this haunted location (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFlbw3xQN5M&t=72s - for reference) the interview 2 of the people that are around it quite often: current and former Preservation Board Presidents Noah and Gould. In fact, because there were so many sightings and incidents that when Gould was president, he even h...

Welcome to our Local Highlights Mini Series. In this episode, we talk to Mat, Tiffany, and Carolyn about the Mosaic Center and a project that Leadership Columbia County has pioneered: building an inclusive playground for children with disabilities. This is a great cause and is being supported by incredible pillars in our community. Find out more: https://themosaiccenterevans.org/contact/ Presented...

Today: Glen Ford. Glen is the founder of Operation Clean City, a local organization where volunteers literally clean up the streets of downtown Augusta every Sunday. In operation since 2014, they have cleaned up Augusta over 300 times, but they still need our continued support. Glen is a military transplant who decided to get involved and solve a real problem that he was experiencing in downtown A...

Today: Cary Goldsmith. After working for his father, who founded Taco Sushi at Surrey Center, Cary went on a path of self discovery. You may know him as the pleasant guy who's always showing hospitality at Bodega Ultima with his dog, Ash, but we talk to him about what it took for him to become that guy, and we explore some really fun possibilities and "secrets" about Bodega Ultima as well. For Mor...