The Eyes Of A Child
June 5, 2015
By Tom Poland Seeing Peach Fuzz, Water, & Adventure In New Ways Hanging out with a child who finds astonishment in the simplest things is the fountain…
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Common Summer Style Mistakes & How To Avoid Them
June 5, 2015
By Brian Maynor Who doesn’t love summer? Lots of sun; pool parties; beach trips and even tooling around town feels better with the sun on your face. Along with…
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Safety First: Avoiding Giving to Fraudulent Charities
June 5, 2015
By JoAnn Turnquist Safety is important in all areas of life. We spend lots of time and energy making sure we are safe — avoiding common dangers everywhere we…
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Why Do People Divorce?
June 5, 2015
By Mike DuBose With divorce rates soaring to roughly 50% in the US (60% for couples more than 60 years old), one can’t help but wonder, “Why does America,…
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Wordless News
June 5, 2015By Maria Fabrizio The story here: Drop everything: Friday is National Doughnut Day Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is a weekday creative…
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How to Grill Watermelon
June 4, 2015
By Kay MacInnis If you weren’t at Providence Cooks! Tuesday night, we missed you! We had a great class built around the theme, Farm to Table. I will…
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Patriotic Fruit Skewers
May 22, 2015
By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking Ingredients: 12 wooden skewers 12 strawberries, washed & dried, stems removed 12 large blackberries, washed and dried 1 large banana 6 oz.…
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On the Road Again
May 22, 2015
By Amy Coward I love a good road trip. Not the kind where you get behind an 18-wheeler on I-95 and put the car on cruise control. I’m…
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Summer Scenes
May 22, 2015By Tom Poland Schools are out. Vacations are in. The coast, great outdoors, gardening, and summer vacations get us outside and moving. Life is good. Get some sand…
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Ranch Fettuccine
May 22, 2015
By Kay MacInnis This one is easy to prepare, and doesn’t require you to heat your kitchen up. It can be used as a main course – you might…
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The Bridge Reconsidered
May 22, 2015By Temple Ligon On Thursday, May 21, I visited with the Over the Teacups crowd at the Darlington Country Club. Over the Teacups is a title from Oliver Wendell…
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Wordless News
May 22, 2015By Maria Fabrizio The story here: Often The Butt Of Jokes, S.C.’s Giant Peach Is Ripe For Renovation . Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless…
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Memorial Day Weekend Is Here – Time To Break Out Your Summer Style
May 20, 2015
By Brian Maynor It may be hard to believe, but this weekend we celebrate Memorial Day and launch the summer season. Is your wardrobe ready? With all of the…
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Champion of the International Style designed buildings in Columbia
May 15, 2015By Temple Ligon In the early 1920s, Edward Durrell Stone left classes at the University of Arkansas for Boston and for architecture. He worked in an architect’s office while…
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The Daily Grace: The Here and Now
May 15, 2015
By Cathy Monetti The Here and Now I’m writing a novel. It’s been 18 months, and it’s something I still can’t say with a straight face. It’s such…
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Wordless News
May 15, 2015By Maria Fabrizio The story here: Picasso painting sells for record $179 million, but are we all paying the price? . Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria…
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Sartorial Standards – Are They Really Rules To Live By?
May 14, 2015
By Brian Maynor Only wear white between Easter and Labor Day. Don’t mix prints. Never wear double denim, remember Britney and Justin? We’ve all heard and followed sage sartorial…
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Cranberry Broccoli Salad
May 14, 2015
By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking 8 cups of fresh broccoli florets (about 1 head) 1 bunch of chives thinly cut 1/2 cup dried cranberries 3 Tbsp. olive oil…
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Pan-Seared Halibut or Cod with Peach and Pepper Salsa
May 14, 2015By Kay MacInnis It’s getting to be the time of the year when you would rather be outside than in your kitchen – hopefully, getting some exercise! Or maybe…
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My Fine-Feathered Friends
May 14, 2015By Tom Poland If you like to watch birds does that mean you are really old? I used to think so. Back when I worked at South Carolina Wildlife…
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Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce Presents Third Annual Wine Walk Event at Irmo Town Park
May 8, 2015On Tuesday, May 19, the Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce will host the 3rd Annual Red, White & Blues at Irmo Town Park. From six to nine o’clock in the…
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Downtown Columbia looks forward
May 8, 2015By Temple Ligon In early 1996, I heard from Rev. Pete Cannon, a Presbyterian minister who ran an international student services program across Pendleton Street from the business…
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Grocery Shopping: Performance Promoting Foods
May 8, 2015By Kristen Tice-Ziesmer MS, RD, CSSD, LD Elite Nutrition & Performance See Kristen’s video blog here. [youtube url=”https://youtu.be/W-tyKQqJAsU”] Sign up here to start your free subscription to…
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How Healthy Is Your Marriage?
May 8, 2015By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose Marriage is a journey where two different people commit to becoming one. It is not a competition where one person “wins” at the…
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No Bake Skillet Pizza
May 8, 2015By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking No oven is needed for this healthy stovetop Skillet Pizza! Ingredients: Olive Oil 1 soft pita shell – whole grain or gluten-free ¼…
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Watermelon Salsa
May 8, 2015By Kay MacInnis This is my new favorite recipe! It’s so easy, and great with baked tortilla chips as appetizer. It can also be part of a quick,…
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The Quiet One
May 8, 2015By Ruth Varner Out of breath, three third-grade girls stormed up to the teacher’s desk after lunch. “Ms. Harmon, somebody stole things from our backpacks! The zippers were…
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The Daily Grace: For Eliza, On The Day Of Her Final Finals
May 8, 2015
By Cathy Monetti FOR ELIZA, ON THE DAY OF HER FINAL FINALS My sweet girl, Today you take the final exam of your college career–your final finals as we…
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Wordless News
May 8, 2015By Maria Fabrizio The story here: Stephen Colbert picks up $800,000 tab for teacher grants . Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is…
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Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce Presents Third Annual Wine Walk Event at Irmo Town Park
May 8, 2015On Tuesday, May 19, the Greater Irmo Chamber of Commerce will host the 3rd Annual Red, White & Blues at Irmo Town Park. From six to nine o’clock in the…
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From Farm Fields To ArtFields
May 7, 2015By Tom Poland Lake City’s Transitional Gift To The Southeast Writer’s Journal, Tuesday, April 28—The mission? Check out a town transforming itself. The destination? Lake City, a town first…
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Fashion Rules For Moms We Can All Live By
May 6, 2015
By Brian Maynor This weekend we celebrate our mom’s and all of the love, wisdom and support they’ve given us, and honor all of their hard work. Mothers…
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Wordless News
April 30, 2015By Maria Fabrizio The story here: Drop-In Chefs Help Seniors Stay In Their Own Homes . Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is…
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Firecracker Chicken Salad
April 30, 2015By Kay MacInnis This is one of our best salads! I love it when our cafeteria has it in the line up! It has the right amount of heat…
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You cannot not know history
April 30, 2015By Temple Ligon This Monday, May 4, at 4:00 p.m. in USC’s Cooper Library, a lecture on the architectural work of Lyles Bissett Carlisle and Wolff (LBC&W) will be…
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Looking Like a Runner
April 30, 2015
By Amy Coward If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a million times, “she looks like a runner.” And no, they weren’t talking about me. They were talking…
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Veggie Quiche
April 30, 2015By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking Veggies, eggs, cheese, and few spices make this an easy go-to weeknight meal. Ingredients 1 deep dish frozen pastry pie shell, whole-grain…
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Rainy Day Rules – It’s Not Just About Staying Dry
April 30, 2015
By Brian Maynor Spring days often bring rain, but with fluctuating temperatures dressing can prove quite challenging. While some rules are universal there are quite a few differences between…
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Marriage is Changing: How to Keep Yours Strong!
April 26, 2015
By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose The institution of marriage has existed for millennia. In fact, it has been recorded as far back as 5,000 years ago in ancient…
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The Season Of Grass
April 24, 2015By Tom Poland Turf Wars Of Another Kind Seven-thirty in the evening. Redbirds perch on bamboo stalks as hummingbirds engage in dogfights over feeders. The water from my…
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Do Pastels Make You Feel Pasty? – Enjoy Spring’s Nontraditional Palette
April 22, 2015
By Brian Maynor When you think of spring, you can’t help but think of pastel shades, garden parties, and chamber music. The correlation is ubiquitous, but not everyone embraces…
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You did it, kid. Congratulations. Now pick out your favorite watch.
April 17, 2015By Temple Ligon In August 1969, I arrived at Cu Chi, South Vietnam, where the U. S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division had its headquarters and where the Viet Cong…
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Spring Cleaning
April 17, 2015By Kristen Tice-Ziesmer MS, RD, CSSD, LD Elite Nutrition & Performance Spring is the perfect time to not only ditch the dust bunny-ridden clothes sitting in the back of…
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Quinoa Tabbouleh
April 17, 2015
By Kay MacInnis Here is another favorite – a different take on regular tabbouleh. With this recipe we used quinoa in place of the bulgur wheat. It’s so easy,…
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Grilled Tri Tip Beef
April 17, 2015
By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking Ingredients 2 lb. Tri Tip Beef Roast Olive Oil 1/2 Tsp. sea salt 1/2 Tsp. celery salt 1/2 Tsp. garlic powder 1/2 Tsp.…
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Conversations from a Grocery Run
April 17, 2015
By Leigh Thomas . Ever wonder what would happen if you said what you’re really thinking? I’m fresh off a grocery run, and I realized that at some point…
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Getting a Grip
April 17, 2015
By Amy Coward Someone slap me, please. I’ve had one of those weeks where all I’ve done is whine and I need to get a grip. Why is it…
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Portraits Of Georgialina
April 17, 2015
By Tom Poland Exploring Our Enchanting Region With good reason, I now refer to the two-state region I travel and write about so much as “Georgialina.” It’s a…
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Another Flip For The Weekend – Walking A Mile In Their Shoes
April 17, 2015
By Brian Maynor Sexual violence has been in the news a lot this year, specifically in the arena of professional sports, and since April was Sexual Assault Awareness…
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Wordless News
April 17, 2015By Maria Fabrizio The story here: Yoda? Is It Thou? Figure In 14th-Century Manuscript Looks Familiar . Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News is…
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