A SPLASH OF COLOR: Several buildings in downtown Augusta have been changed from white to a variety of bright, historic colors — a change that didn't happen by accident. It wasn't something any of the Augusta businesses had planned until they coordinated their paint jobs with each other through the Augusta Downtown Alliance, a group of advocates for the city's downtown, as seen in this 2014 file photograph.
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