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leased to New York High Style for the<br />
last 38 years. The men’s clothing store<br />
will continue business, although Usry<br />
plans to renovate 1006 Broad and bring<br />
up it up to code and move New York<br />
High Style to that location.<br />
expected to bring in spectators to the<br />
1200 seat venue in late <strong>2017</strong>- like moths<br />
to a flame of art and culture.<br />
The 1008 property will then be<br />
renovated for a restaurant that will be<br />
owned and operated by Usry and his<br />
father, Brad Usry.<br />
“It’s completely out of the box,” he said.<br />
Another prominent restauteur, Sean<br />
Wight is set to open his 4th downtown<br />
Augusta restaurant in <strong>2017</strong>—a Mexican<br />
eatery at 12th and Ellis streets. Wight<br />
also runs Farmhaus, Craft and Vine,<br />
and Frog Hollow Tavern, three unique<br />
restaurants.<br />
Usry said. “It all starts with bars and<br />
restaurants. Once you bring in the<br />
hospitality, that’s when you bring in the<br />
retail and residential.”<br />
In addition to the retail and restaurant<br />
space that Usry purchased, the chef<br />
also purchased the 3,000-square-foot,<br />
three-bedroom apartment above the<br />
adjacent spaces. He’ll renovate and offer<br />
two smaller spaces for rent.<br />
Downtown Augusta business owner<br />
Fred Daitch re-invested about<br />
$200,000 in renovating the Whistle<br />
Stop Café across the street from the<br />
Augusta Municipal Building on Greene<br />
Street. He found an accomplished chef,<br />
Liz Sanderson to lease the building. Her<br />
Olde Town Diner is open weekdays for<br />
breakfast until dinner and 24 hours a<br />
day all weekend.<br />
Broad Street’s bustling crowd needs a<br />
place to relax after hours of enjoying live<br />
music, street entertainment, art galleries<br />
and the many venues of concerts and<br />
plays Downtown Augusta has to offer.<br />
One project that will help is the $23<br />
million restoration of the Miller Theater.<br />
That project, now under the watchful<br />
eye of Symphony Orchestra Augusta, is<br />
Down the street, the Marion Building<br />
was under contract and is expected to<br />
serve as residential space.<br />
The centrally located JB White Building<br />
at 9th and Broad was 80 percent<br />
occupied in early <strong>2017</strong>, with many floor<br />
plans completely sold out. At press<br />
time, the building still had one- and<br />
two-bedroom apartments available,<br />
ideal for single residents or small<br />
families who wish to live downtown<br />
and walk to venues.<br />
An area of 5th and Reynolds is<br />
supposed to be the next hotbed for<br />
downtown living space for the growing<br />
Millenial population.<br />
If you’re new to the CSRA, discover<br />
downtown Augusta. If it’s been awhile<br />
re-discover it. You’ll be glad you did.<br />
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