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After much anticipation, Tyler and Heather Thomas have finally closed on the property located at 122 East Broughton Street on the square. The new owners hit the ground running, making tremendous strides in renovations! The new restaurant, The American, is targeted to open June 12th of this year, and will feature classic, farm-to-table dishes with a great selection of craft beers and wines.
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Betty's Xchange, a high end consignment shop with an eclectic variety of gifts, is opening up shop at 111 West Street. The new business, located off Willis Park square in downtown Bainbridge, is set to open their doors on May 31st! They have already made beautiful progress at their new location and we can't wait to see the beautiful pieces they will have for sale at the end of the month!
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ARCWorks Improving Facade with Downtown Grant
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ARCWorks has begun making improvements to the face of their building, located at 205 North Broad Street in Downtown Bainbridge. The architectural firm, owned by Darrin Blankenship, is working towards designs illustrated in the above right picture to rehabilitate and upgrade the store front. ARCWorks, like several businesses located around the square, took advantage of the Facade Grant. The grant is one of many business incentives offered by the Downtown Development Authority in an effort to encourage business owners in the downtown area to restore or revamp the exterior of these properties. The program is designed to give property owners and business owner's financial assistance for façade improvement.
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Historic Banners Placed on Downtown Lampposts--
Just in Time for Preservation Month!
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Bainbridge Little Theatre Presents:
Savannah Sipping Society
May 4-6, 2017 at 7:30 pm
May 7, 2017 at 2:30 pm
In this delightful, laugh-a- minute comedy, four unique Southern women, all needing to escape the sameness of their day-to- day routines, are drawn together by Fate-and an impromptu happy hour-and decide it's high time to reclaim the enthusiasm for life they've lost through the years. Over the course of six months, filled with laughter, hilarious misadventures, and the occasional liquid refreshment, these middle-aged women successfully bond and find the confidence to jump start their new lives. Together, they discover lasting friendships and a renewed determination to live in the moment-and most importantly, realize it's never too late to make new old friends.
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Firehouse Arts Center:
Summer Art Camp Open to Registration
Registration is now open for Summer Art Camp for youth entering grades 2 through 6 in the 2017-2018 school year. The goal of art camp is to serve youth representing all segments of the Decatur County population. Students will spend five days exploring pottery, photography, mixed media, drawing, painting, collage, stamping, and/or weaving. Local artists will provide instruction in their areas of expertise with the assistance of community volunteers. Students enrolled will be able to participate in all sessions, alternating from instructor to instructor, to complete a total of ten or more art projects. Download the registration form or find out more information on the camp here.
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Discover Bainbridge is a community focus group created to bring awareness to Bainbridge and Decatur County. Initially, the project started as a joint effort between the Bainbridge-Decatur Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Development Authority to create a unified theme for our community. Through the process it became clear that other organizations within the community were discussing similar issues, and asking questions like "How do we attract tourists?" and "How to promote quality education, health care, downtown development, recreational facilities, and industrial development etc?"
In lieu of recreating the wheel, we invited community partners to the table and pitched the idea of creating a digital brochure that could be embedded to each organization's website. Nikki Rich, with
Rich Graphics Inc., designed a spectacular brochure that provides broad information for each organization while luring readers to learn more by visiting their individual websites. We encourage you to Discover Bainbridge!
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