Building On A Strong Foundation

Building On A Strong Foundation

By Brian PanowichPhotos by Jane Kortright In 2001, four people equipped with only an idea, tenacity and a heaping amount of faith, decided to open a small school in downtown Augusta. But it would not be just any school. This would be a faith-based learning environment...
The River Advocate

The River Advocate

By Brian PanowichPhotos courtesy of Lenny Birt Lenny Birt began his love affair with the rapids as a fisherman.  “I would go down to the shoals and fish, mainly for bass, and I would look around me and see this beautiful place that might be on people’s radar, but [it]...
The Crafted Cellar

The Crafted Cellar

By Brian PanowichPhotos courtesy of Vinworx What is more elegant or charming than the right glass of wine served to the right people at the right time? The perfect wine can help create that timeless moment, bringing you back to that moment every time you pour from a...
The Book Tavern

The Book Tavern

By Brian Panowich The independent bookstore. It evokes a certain kind of warm and comfortable feeling, does it not? Like a sunny day on Main Street, or in our case, on Broad Street. Or a hot cup of locally sourced coffee in an old school brown paper cup … maybe...
Two Years Gone

Two Years Gone

By Brian Panowich The past two years did a number on me. I mean a full-on Las Vegas size chorus line to my brain and trust me when I say that is no easy task. I’ve always thought of myself as a freight train under pressure. I take the bad and the worse and spin them...