By Tom Poland  March 28, 2014 When I was a boy a pile of crushed blue granite, kindly deposited by the highway department along the shoulder of the road always…

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By Reba Hull Campbell March 28, 2014 I caught a flash of a rust colored fan of a dog tail darting between two herbie curbies as I drove home from…

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Healthy Hands CookingBy Jan PinningtonMarch 27, 2014Healthy Hands Cooking   This hand-squeezed lemonade is fresh and delicious with no artificial colors, preservatives, or artificial flavors. Ready to serve in: 2…

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By Jillian Owens March 20, 2014 Columbia’s Art Scene is growing.  You might not have noticed, as it’s more of a slow decades-long tectonic shift than an eruption.   But…

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By JoAnn Turnquist President and CEO, Central Carolina Community Foundation March 21, 2014 When my husband and I give, we often give locally. We are familiar with the nonprofits in…

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When author Andra Watkins launched her novel To Live Forever: An Afterlife Journey of Meriwether Lewis, she decided on an unorthodox approach. She committed to walk the 444-mile Natchez Trace…

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By Ron Aiken March 21, 2014 LaBrasca’s It is with a heavy heart that Chomp! comes to you this week. In the space of a month, one of my go-to…

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By Cathy Monetti March 21, 2014 I was having a retail moment—in passing through TJ Maxx on the way to something I actually need, I spotted an incredible pair of…

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Healthy Hands CookingBy Jan PinningtonMarch 21, 2014Healthy Hands Cooking Egg Salad Lettuce Wraps This wholesome wrap is easy and fun for kids to make themselves. Just keep peeled boiled eggs…

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By Tom Poland March 21, 2014 One of the detriments to overnight travel, to me, is today’s breed of hotel. Most look alike, inside and out. Most have an antiseptic…

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By Temple Ligon March 21, 2014   On March 29, 2012, I left Paris on the train for Milan, eating up my 15th day, leaving another 65 to make it…

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Guest Column By April Kresken March 14, 2014 Let’s make a first-food moment! Just a mere six months ago, my littlest friend, Lucy (aka Pickles), celebrated turning six-months old by…

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Healthy Hands Cooking By Jan PinningtonMarch 14, 2014Healthy Hands Cooking 1 head of organic romaine lettuce, torn 3 cups of baby spinach 1 cup of sliced strawberries 1/4 cup toasted…

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By Kristen Tice-Ziesmer,  MS, RD, CSSD, LD March 14, 2014 If you haven’t already heard, March is National Nutrition Month and this year the theme is Enjoy the Taste of…

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By JoAnn Turnquist President and CEO, Central Carolina Community Foundation March 14, 2014 Have you ever found yourself in a position where you’ve ‘bitten off a bit more than you…

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By Jillian Owens March 14, 2014 Right now you’re probably terrified of the dubious title of this article. Don’t worry! It’s not what you think! I can explain! As some…

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  By Tom Poland March 14, 2014  During my recent trip to Savannah River Site I toured the ghost town of Ellenton. Since I wrote Atomic Paradise last week Ellenton,…

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By Joel Gillespie March 7, 2014 Arterial Bleed I was very safely up on the ladder cutting a large limb off of a dying dogwood. Since the whole tree was…

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By Emily Brady March 7, 2014 Citizens Can Vote to Bring Masterpieces like Matisse’s Teté Out of the Museum’s Vault and Display on the Gallery Wall A few floors below…

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By Tom Poland March 7, 2014  I was stocking shelves with canned soup at Mr. Clifford’s country store earning 25 cents an hour when a man said, Yeah, he got…

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By Reba Hull CampbellMarch 7, 2014 My husband got a Green Egg grill for Christmas and smoked his first pork butt to make BBQ on it that weekend. As he…

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By Jan Pinnington March 7, 2014 Healthy Hands Cooking Easy Veggie Stir Fry Stir Fry your favorite veggies to make a delicious side dish or add lean protein and whole…

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By JoAnn Turnquist President and CEO, Central Carolina Community Foundation March 7, 2014   With the beginning of Lent many people are considering things that they can temporarily live without,…

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By Brian MaynorMarch 7, 2014 This weekend the Columbia Museum of Art is hosting their 2014 Gala entitled From Geisha to Gatsby honoring their current exhibit Japan and the Jazz…

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By Temple Ligon March 5, 2014   Once in a great while it’s OK to blow it out in Paris   In the summer of 1996 when my travel companion…

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By Ron AikenMarch 7, 2014   On the joy of coffee,and the wickedness of its absence There’s a thing that happens in my brain when I have coffee,and there’s a…

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Paul MathenyChief art curator, South Carolina State MuseumFebruary 28, 2014 This Saturday we’re bringing back the 2nd Annual Art Day at the South Carolina State Museum.  It’s an opportunity for…

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Signature Fundraiser Brings Designer Yigal Azrouël to the Midlands COLUMBIA, SC – March 20, 2014 – EdVenture Children’s Museum and Coplon’s presents Girls Night Out on March 20, 2014.  This…

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By Leesa Benggio February 22, 2014 Snow Ice Cream and the Mommy Wars As a full-time working mom of three, I always want more time with my children. Hot baths…

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By Brian MaynorFebruary 28, 2014 Sports influenced casual wear has been a prominent trend on runways over the past several seasons, but this year even the high-end designers known for…

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By Tom Poland February 28, 2014 Gave Southerners A Case Of Ski Envy In the 1960s a lot of cool guys were into water skiing. I got into it too.…

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By Maria Fabrizio February 28, 2014   Click here for the story. California Couple Finds $10M in Gold Coins Buried in Yard About Maria Fabrizio   Wordless News is a project…

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By Jan Pinnington February 28, 2014 Healthy Hands Cooking Healthy Granola Bars Forget the boxed granola bars that are filled with sugar, GMO’s and preservatives. Your child can help make…

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By Jillian OwensFebruary 28, 2014 Note:  My editor has informed me that the MidlandsBiz site is having a few technical difficulties and that this article can’t have any photos in…

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By JoAnn TurnquistPresident and CEO, Central Carolina Community FoundationFebruary 28, 2014 This month, we’ve all experienced some seasonal cabin fever. How do you cope when TV is not a great option…

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By Joel GillespieFebruary 28, 2014 (Dear March – Come in)Emily Dickenson DEAR March, come in! How glad I am! I looked for you before. Put down your hat— You must…

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By Temple LigonFebruary 28, 2014  Leaving the Morgan motorcar factory in the Cotswolds late Monday afternoon, March 26, I stayed on the train until it pulled into London. I was…

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By Ron Aiken February 22, 2014 Snowpocalypse, Vol. II!!! Return of the…Sandwich? Does snow make people want sandwiches or what? It’s always puzzled Chomp! that when inclement weather strikes, suddenly…

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By Tom PolandFebruary 21, 2014  Unfinished Business Led To A Wonderful Charity     Over in Georgetown, South Carolina you’ll find the headquarters of a kind and supportive organization for children.…

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By Temple LigonFebruary 21, 2014 Before Passepartout #3 and I parted ways on Saturday afternoon, March 24, we took our letter of introduction to the Reform Club on Pall Mall,…

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By JoAnn Turnquist President and CEO, Central Carolina Community Foundation February 20, 2014   Working together. Every day we work with others; collaborating with a colleague at work, completing chores…

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By Brian Maynor February 22, 2014   Spring Preview – Make A Statement With Bold Neckwear By Brian Maynor February 21, 2014 Now that the last winter holiday has past…

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  By Kristen Tice-Ziesmer,  MS, RD, CSSD, LD February 21, 2014 What are low-carb diets?  They generally include the limitation of foods high in carbohydrates such as grains, rice and…

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By Jan Pinnington February 21, 2014 Healthy Hands Cooking Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. olive oil 1 lb. organic ground beef, chicken, OR turkey 1 onion, chopped 6 cups organic pasta sauce…

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By Joel Gillespie February 21, 2014   In the yard where I grew up in Columbia, out near the street, was an area we would call a natural area these…

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By Cathy Monetti February 21, 2014 Does he make your world bigger? It was a question she’d asked her daughter, a passing comment in the midst of a story about…

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By Jillian Owens February 21, 2014   At this moment, I’m not happy. I’m peeved. I’ve been lied to. I feel hurt. Why have you done this to me, South…

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By Joel Gillespie February 7, 2014 February, over the years, has become just about my favorite month. I can’t actually think of a month I like better here in South…

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By Cathy Monetti February 7, 2014 on the edge                                                                                        at Bickley’s Pond This one is not so surprising, I have to say. Our little pond seems to be the…

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