Author: Michael Rushbrook

By Renee Williams What are your Family Favorites in the CSRA? We polled readers, tallied the votes and have come up with a list of favorite restaurants, medical professionals, retailers and more. So, without further adieu, here are our 2017 winners…   Jazz/Hip Hop Dance Lessons  1. Cutno 2. Pulse Dance Center 3. Kane & Co   Ballet Lessons 1. Colton Ballet School (formerly Augusta Ballet) 2. Columbia County Ballet 3. Kane & Co   Music Lessons 1. Portman’s 2. Rock Bottom Music 3. Laurie Orth   Performing Arts Group 1. Augusta Players 2. Musical Theatre Workshops 3. Colton Ballet Company...

By Meredith Flory  If you find Chris and Ryan Gordon in their home in Evans, Georgia, in front of a television cheering on their son’s competition loudly, wearing team jerseys and posting updates on social media, you might assume that their son is a star athlete in a sport like soccer, basketball, track, or football.  But would you have guessed all this cheering is to support a video game competition? While tournaments have existed throughout the history of video gaming, E-sports have recently developed a much larger following.  Garrett Gordon, only 16, is a rising star and since competing in...

By Christina Katz Jennifer noticed a recent change in her daughter Kylie once she turned 13. Kylie was once a rambunctious child who loved rough and tumble games with her two big brothers, and who was seldom afraid to speak her mind. But lately, Kylie had become more withdrawn and touchy. Jenifer noticed that she was less and less interested in interacting with her brothers and she did not bounce back from their little sister taunts and teases as easily as she once had. Kylie was reading a lot of articles online about dieting and fasting and Jennifer had even...