The Toilet Paper Caper
April 22, 2020
By Tammy Davis Part Five of the Corona Chronicles Part Four here Part Three here Part Two here Part One here I just finished the Toilet Paper Caper, a virtual 5K. Thank goodness…
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High As A Georgia Pine
April 16, 2020
By Tom Poland The South and its vernacular, love it and never lose it. Seems to me, we have the finest, most colorful expressions. Yes, Southerners have a flair…
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The Things I Miss
April 16, 2020
By Tammy Davis Part Four of the Corona Chronicles Part One here Part Two here Part Three here I’m following the governor’s orders, but I still had church and…
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Be well.
April 16, 2020By Cathy Rigg Monetti YESTERDAY WE AWOKE to a strange and beautiful scene. It was 5:55 a.m., and through our east window we saw that slight but gorgeous glow…
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State Museum e-learning resources update
April 15, 2020
While the State Museum is closed to the public, we are committed to continuing to fulfill our mission to providing educational environments that entertain and inspire.Museum curators and educators are…
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House Arrest Haircuts
April 8, 2020
By Tom Poland Nancy’s eyes betrayed frustration and fear. “I can’t cut your hair right now. I’ve got to close.” Early April 2020, the year of perfect vision, what…
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Virtual Education or Virtual Nightmare?
April 8, 2020
By Tammy Davis Part Three of the Corona Chronicles Part One here Part Two here Parents are stressed out. Virtual education is a virtual nightmare for some. Here are…
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When a House Became a Home Fifty Years Ago Today
April 8, 2020
By Reba Hull Campbell Fifty years ago today, a young family moved into a house they had just built. Nothing spectacular about this. It’s an event as American as apple…
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Can we use social media for the good?
April 6, 2020
By Reba Hull Campbell A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a rather long Facebook post spotlighting a couple dozen friends’ positive posts on social media. These friends shared, in…
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Duke Endowment announces $1.25 million gift to One SC Fund: COVID-19 Response
April 3, 2020
First round of grants distributed to five local nonprofits The Duke Endowment approved $2.5 million to support Carolinians impacted by the coronavirus crisis. In South Carolina, $1.25 million of the…
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Ways to Cope During Social Distancing
April 2, 2020By Cathy Rigg Monetti THERE IS SO MUCH TO SAY, and also nothing to say, about the feels we’re all experiencing during this scary, awful pandemic. It reminds me of…
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Plan a Playcation for the Future
April 1, 2020
Plan a Playcation in Capital City/Lake Murray Country Situated in the central part of the Palmetto State and convenient to Interstates I-77, I-20 and I-26, Capital City/Lake Murray Country showcases regional…
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Stronger Than We Think
April 1, 2020
By Tammy Davis Part Two of the Corona Chronicles Part One here Sometimes hard things are good for us. Struggle and suffering can make us stronger. It’s true…
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This Silent Strange Spring
April 1, 2020
By Tom Poland Spring’s springing. I put my hummingbird feeders up for soon the feathered jets will arrive. My azaleas burst into living color as Disney phrased it, and…
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Tune in to History at Home, with the Relic Room’s Joe Long
March 31, 2020
The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum may be physically closed by the coronavirus, but that doesn’t mean our programming has to stop. Starting Wednesday, April 1, Curator…
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Relic Room closing at least through April 30 because of coronavirus
March 31, 2020
The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum will be closed through at least Thursday, April 30, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. All tours, programs, and special events scheduled…
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Hauling Up Water
March 26, 2020
By Tom Poland The cold water hurt my teeth, and it didn’t come from a cooler. Nor a faucet. There was no faucet. My grandparents cranked a windlass, lowering…
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Viruses and Virtual Classrooms
March 26, 2020By Tammy Davis Part One of the Corona Chronicles Part Two here Part Three here Corona went viral so my school went virtual. We had about a week of Zoom training…
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Coronavirus: Facts You Should Know
March 23, 2020
By Mike DuBose A fast-spreading illness called COVID-19 is sweeping across the world, bringing with it waves of fear and misinformation. Despite dire warnings from doctors in areas first…
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The Wonder Of Woods And Waters
March 19, 2020
By Tom Poland Remembering & Thanking Harry Hampton Fall 1980, a St. Andrews Columbia office park known as Dutch Plaza teems with activity. We’re packing up files, desks, cameras,…
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Discover the wilder side of E-Learning through Z-Learning
March 18, 2020The Adventure begins March 19 Riverbanks may be temporarily closed to guests, but you can still experience new adventures at the Zoo and Garden through Z-Learning–the wilder side of E-Learning.…
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For the young and young at heart…An Activity Sheet from The COMET
March 18, 2020
From The Comet: Many of you may also have young people (and young at heart) at home who are looking for creative things to do. I hope these activity sheets…
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Relic Room closing at least through March 31 because of coronavirus
March 17, 2020
The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum will be closed from Wednesday, March 18, through at least Tuesday, March 31, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. All tours, programs,…
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The South Carolina State Museum to close temporarily
March 17, 2020
Taking into consideration guidelines set forth by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, the State Museum has made the decision to temporarily close to the public in…
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Main Street District – Here’s How You Can Help
March 16, 2020
From the City Center Partnership: Dear Friends, The safety and health of Main Street District workers, residents, and patrons is very important to us at City Center Partnership. We encourage everyone…
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Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board launches STAY/PLAYcation Campaign
March 16, 2020
The Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board is launching a spring and summer STAY/PLAYcation campaign. Since South Carolina is drivable state, it is now more important than ever to…
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Veterans of one of the fiercest battles in the Vietnam War to gather and tell their untold story in free event at Relic Room
March 12, 2020
Specialist Frank Marshall and his comrades in the 2nd of the 506th, 101st Airborne Division, fought the very last major battle Americans experienced during the Vietnam War. It’s regarded as…
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Five Points Association to Postpone St. Pat’s in Five Points
March 12, 2020
Statement from Kelsey Hennighan, Executive Director, Five Points Association: It is with a profound sense of disappointment that the Five Points Association has agreed to postpone the 38th annual…
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A Genuine Barber Shop
March 11, 2020
By Tom Poland My great uncle cut my hair when I was growing up in Lincolnton, Georgia. That would be Waymon Walker, Granddad’s brother. Walker’s Barbershop of white concrete…
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Roll With the Changes – A Night with REO Speedwagon
March 11, 2020
By Tammy Davis Sometimes you’re a rock star. Sometimes you are a 68-year-old man with the flu. Recently at Columbia’s Township Auditorium, REO Speedwagon lead singer Kevin Cronin was…
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Flock and Rally celebrates two ADDY Awards for S.C. State Fair ad campaign
March 11, 2020
Flock and Rally, a women-owned integrated communications and marketing firm based in Columbia, South Carolina, has earned two 2020 ADDY Awards for its advertising and creative work for the 2019…
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Top Grossing Movies – March 9, 2020
March 9, 2020
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 03/06/2020 to 03/12/2020 Rank Title Weeks Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Onward 1 $39,119,861 $39,119,861 2 The Invisible Man 2 $15,132,340 $52,675,910 3 The…
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Chemo Mondays
March 4, 2020
By Tammy Davis My friend’s cancer is back. Stage 4. He has a three-day treatment every other week. He gets the chemo on Monday, wears a pump and tubes…
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The Dignity Found In Abandonment
March 4, 2020
By Tom Poland As you drive from here to there in a rush, how many times have you turned around to stop at an abandoned store? I do that…
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Top Grossing Movies – March 2, 2020
March 2, 2020
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 02/28/2020 to 03/05/2020 Rank Title Weeks Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 The Invisible Man 1 $28,205,665 $28,205,665 2 Sonic The Hedgehog 3 $16,261,393 $128,555,045…
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What are you doing, not doing, for Lent?
March 2, 2020
Believers discuss personal Lenten season customs and practices By W. Thomas Smith Jr. What are you giving up for Lent? That’s the oft-repeated question during the 40-day period of reflection,…
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Busted Fences and Broken Hearts
February 27, 2020
By Tammy Davis The storm came up fast. The bad ones usually do. A strong wind took out one of my trees and slammed it onto my fence. On…
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Doodling In the Dust
February 27, 2020
By Tom Poland Homes perch on rock piers in a forgotten land called Abandonment, but as that old Elton John song goes, they’re still standing. Now modern homes with…
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The Joys of Practice
February 26, 2020
By Reba Hull Campbell “Practice makes perfect.” Surely a mantra we all heard as children. Well-intentioned grown-ups who were just trying to help us learn echoed this standard line…
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Top Grossing Movies – February 24, 2020
February 24, 2020
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 02/21/2020 to 02/27/2020 Rank Title Weeks Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Sonic The Hedgehog 2 $26,192,294 $106,493,965 2 The Call Of The Wild 1…
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Columbia College – Edicts, Advice, and Change
February 20, 2020
By Tammy Davis Truth be told, I didn’t want to go to Columbia College. I had Charleston on my mind. My father told me I could go anywhere I…
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Remembering A Journalist
February 20, 2020
By Tom Poland He didn’t like to fly, but he traveled the world, missing the South always. When he was in some country afar and by chance heard a…
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Second annual high school film festival set for March 13-14 in Blythewood
February 20, 2020
Success breeds success. And so it is that the second annual Doko Film Fest, to be held in Blythewood March 13 and 14, will be bigger and better than the…
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Top Grossing Movies – February 19, 2020
February 19, 2020
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 02/14/2020 to 02/20/2020 Rank Title Weeks Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Sonic The Hedgehog 1 $58,018,348 $70,002,074 2 Birds Of Prey 2 $17,172,686 $61,859,171…
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Cottontown Art Crawl – March 14
February 13, 2020
The second annual Cottontown Art Crawl (CAC) will take place in the historic neighborhood of Bellevue, commonly known as Cottontown, in downtown Columbia, SC on on Saturday, March 14 from 10…
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Camps Show Students Their Future
February 13, 2020
By Tom Poland Hands-On Learning, Real Learning, Fun Learning The blue lake, white sands, and green trees of summer camps live on as I recall days at Rock…
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A Valentine’s Day Story About My Daddy
February 13, 2020
By Tammy Davis I Love It When – Part Two (Part One here) In one of my recent stories, I mentioned that “I Loved It When” my daddy…
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World Famous Hip-Hop Family Day announces Rakim as 2020 headliner
February 11, 2020
World Famous Hip-Hop Family Day announces the legendary Rakim as its headliner for 2020. Rakim is widely regarded as one of the most influential and skilled MCs of all time.…
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Top Grossing Movies – February 10, 2020
February 10, 2020
Theatrical grosses from comScore Week of 02/07/2020 to 02/13/2020 Rank Title Weeks Weekend Gross Cumulative 1 Birds Of Prey 1 $33,010,017 $33,010,017 2 Bad Boys For Life 4 $12,011,355…
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“What Have You Done Did Now?” A Tale of a First-Year Teacher
February 5, 2020
By Tammy Davis Isaiah Shaver* was what we called a two-for. Teachers would take on two kids to get a two-for off their roster. Isaiah’s reputation was so bad,…
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