7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (715+ words) This hidden gem in downtown Augusta is much more than just a bar in the basement of a small inn. Over the years, it's earned such monikers as "the coolest place you'll never find" and "a bed and a bar,…...

9+ mon, 3+ day ago   (327+ words) ATHENS — The developer proposing a hotel on the site of the University of Georgia’s historic President’s House has returned with a scaled-back plan aimed at easing neighborhood concerns over size, noise and traffic. Gainesville-based Capstone Property Group submitted a revised…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (422+ words) Hotel Phoenix, the first hotel to open within Centennial Yards in downtown Atlanta, will open Dec. 1, a significant milestone in the $5 billion redevelopment project. The name is an homage to the city of Atlanta’s rebirth following the Civil War, with…...

11+ mon, 4+ day ago   (741+ words) SAVANNAH ― New hotel projects pop up in Savannah like weeds in a neglected lawn — except near the city’s bustling convention center, located on an island across the Savannah River from the historic downtown. That changed Wednesday with the construction launch…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (924+ words) ATHENS — Long before the start of a recent meeting of the Athens-Clarke County Planning Commission, attendees had claimed most of the seats. The air conditioning wasn’t working, but people kept piling into the stuffy room, leaning against walls, sitting on…...