Ashlee Duren

Dec 17, 2024 | augustamagazine.com | Ashlee Duren

Angie Cox is the first to admit that she wasn’t looking for a job with the Chamber of Commerce in Milledgeville when the opportunity arose. In fact, Cox says she wasn’t even exactly sure what a chamber of commerce did. “[At the time] I thought it was a part of government,” she says, remembering the move from Atlanta back to her hometown in middle Georgia.

May 7, 2024 | augustamagazine.com | Ashlee Duren |Aimee Serafin

Augusta has never quite felt like home for Sheila Stahl. Despite living in the Garden City for more than 45 years, the central Florida native says settling down was always challenging … until now. Stahl’s latest project, a home tucked away on an unassuming street in Summerville, is reminiscent of the iconic Hollywood Hills styles, but this mid-century modern dream finally captured her true sentimental roots.

May 30, 2023 | augustamagazine.com | Ashlee Duren

By Ashlee DurenPhotos by Jane KortrightMai King has always been the creative type with a passion for art and design. In fact, one of her first jobs was working at Macy’s as a visual merchandiser, but as the department store industry began to change King struck out on her own and started a painting business. “I did that for a while, but then I needed a new challenge,” King admits. Then the pandemic hit. King, like so many, had time to reflect on her life and business.