The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Ginny and Mark Mazzawi, the duo who co-own Redstone Market & Butcher, share more than just a last name. They, along with the other owners of Redstone, share two common goals: support the Athens community and build a community of their own. The Mazzawis originally planned to open a Stripling’s General Store franchise after falling in love with the community-focused atmosphere of the Bogart, Georgia, location, which is owned by family friends. When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the franchise plans fell through because Stripling’s could no longer take on another franchise. Determined to finish the process, the Mazzawis proceeded to start their own general-store style market, modeled after Stripling’s. “We were really just trying to plug and play and repeat what’s working over there,” Mark Mazzawi said. Mark Mazzawi said the name Redstone comes from an old grocery that once stood down the street from the store’s current location. “We just ended up loving that name,” Mark Mazzawi said. “Kind of played off of Yellowstone, which was the big hit series at the time.” Ginny Mazzawi is, according to Redstone co-owner Sylvan Cown, “very good at community outreach”. Mazzawi is an ambassador for The Cancer Foundation, and Redstone is business partners with the foundation. Cown’s favorite Redstone event was the Battle For Blakely Charity Car Show this past June. The car…
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