Georgia Trend magazine highlighted eight downtown areas across the state in its February issue: Blue Ridge, Columbus, Dahlonega, Decatur, Hinesville, Roswell, Savannah and Statesboro. The magazine called them “Georgia’s Renaissance Cities.”

Georgia Trend Editor Susan Percy talks more about what makes these eight communities stand out.

Click here to read what Georgia Trend wrote about each of the cites.

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