October 20, 2023 Kevin Scollo and Independent Baking Co. Are on the Rise It’s a wonder what the unseen things in life will give rise to. Who knows what the little leaven is doing within the lump of dough in the heat of
October 20, 2023 Commercializing Research: Ian Biggs and UGA’s Innovation District Ian Biggs charted a conventional route to success — until a detour into pig breeding led him to entrepreneurship. After taking a degree at Oxford, Biggs gravitated to London, specializing in finance.
November 8, 2022 You won’t find Downing Barber, the eponymous founder of Barberitos, in a sprawling executive suite on the top floor of corporate offices on Milledge Avenue. When you enter the graceful white franchise headquarters, Barber’s office greets you just inside the door.
When Katie Foley-Jacobs founded Cheeky Peach ten years ago, her formula was simple. Her boutique would cater to fashion-forward Athenians, offering them styles hard to find in other local venues. More importantly, her well-heeled clientele would enjoy a shopping experience unlike any
Where did the food you ate last night come from? Who cultivated the grains and vegetables? Who raised the livestock? For most of human civilization, answering these questions has been simple, because large swathes of the population hunted or farmed.
Had you told Austin Harris in 2010 that he’d be directing a tutoring company a decade later, he’d have laughed in your face. A career student, he was completing a law degree to complement an earned doctorate in chemistry at
November 8, 2022 The first taste of a Southern biscuit is a revelation. Biscuits here dwarf their Northern counterparts, which uncannily approximate the contours — and sometimes the consistency — of hockey pucks. Gilt with a toasted patina, a warm sea of creamy
November 4, 2022 Autumn descends unheralded on the South, turning down the heat and dappling the leaves with color overnight. On a machine gray afternoon, a damp chill haunts the air outside Steel+Plank, where proprietor Kelley Bishop maintains a thriving design studio. Inside, the
May 5, 2021 The call came in late Friday afternoon, just before “Miller Time” at Conner Monda’s Athens studio. When the founder of Manmade picked up, he already knew the ask was going to be demanding. Could he deliver a display-ready set featuring a cutout
May 5, 2021 In the highlands of Hall County lie headwaters that meander through the towns dotting its sloping countryside. Just south of Athens, the Middle Oconee and North Oconee converge to form the Oconee River. From there, it traces sinuous curves across
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