By Jan Pinnington January 31, 2014 Healthy Hands Cooking Ingredients: 4 Russet Potatoes, scrubbed 1 Tbsp. Butter 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt 1 tsp. onion powder 1 tsp. garlic…

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By Ron Aiken February 7, 2014 Let’s go to Villa Tronco! It’s funny the things we forget. Places, especially. How often have you heard someone say, such-and-such a place is…

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  By Temple Ligon February 6, 2014   After eight days crossing the North Atlantic from New York City to Southampton, after eight nights of wretched excess and disregarded decadence,…

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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 Nicole Curtis January 30, 2014 They say one man’s junk is another man’s treasure. Well in this case, the donated goods of Junior League of Columbia are my…

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By Jan Pinnington January 31, 2014 Healthy Hands Cooking No clowning around with this cute and tasty cabbage head that your kids will love to make and eat. Ingredients: 1…

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By Brian MaynorJanuary 31, 2014 We don’t have very many snow days here in the South, so when they happen they are extra special.  Wednesday was one of those days.…

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By Ron Aiken January 31, 2014 Let’s Make Guacamole! To say I love guacamole is like saying I love chocolate. The relationship goes so far past anything love can describe…

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By Tom Poland January 31, 2014       Though a veneer of snow covers the ground as I write you’ll best appreciate this column about winter flowers over iced tea. So…

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By Cathy Monetti January 31, 2014 Feathers It was an unexpected gift to begin with, this pretty little Christmas package handed to me by my sweet sister/friend, Cindy. Shall I?…

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By Temple LigonJanuary 31, 2014 After drinks for three the day before at Bemelmans Bar next to the lobby of the Carlyle Hotel, what the Wall Street Journal recently called the…

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By Jillian Owens January 31, 2014 Anyone who knows me knows I have a pretty active social life, and I love going out and about in our fair city.  I…

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Tom Poland January 23, 2014     Abbeville, Campbell’s Covered Bridge, & Harbison State Forest A fellow and I were talking the other evening about the trips people take just to…

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By Ron Aiken January 24, 2014 Love in the Time of Chocolate So we’re not there yet but we almost are, and it’s time to face some facts. How is…

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By Brian Maynor January 24, 2014 Continuing our discussion from yesterday suiting can be successfully incorporated into a truly casual outfit, extending its use beyond strict career-wear and into lifestyle-wear.…

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By JoAnn Turnquist President and CEO, Central Carolina Community Foundation January 24, 2014   A big ‘holiday’ is coming up. It’s one of my family’s favorites – an annual celebration…

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By Temple Ligon January 24, 2014   On March 15, 2012, the second day of my trip around the world in 80 days – the first morning, actually – I…

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  By Jan Pinnington January 24, 2014 Healthy Hands Cooking You won’t be able to make these fast enough! With just 3 simple ingredients, here’s a healthy snack or side…

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By Joel Gillespie January 24, 2014 This is the time of year when it would pay for a guy like me to lay before you a list of many of…

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By Ron Aiken January 17, 2014 Pizza! Elgin! The Elgin House of Pizza! It’s not terribly often, but sometimes Chomp! wants pizza. What makes that more often than Chomp! would…

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Tom Poland January 17, 2014    The Last Great Snake Man Found Salvation Few animals arouse primal fear like snakes and yet as citified as we are we seldom see…

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By JoAnn TurnquistPresident and CEO, Central Carolina Community FoundationJanuary 17, 2014 “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.…

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By Reba Hull CampbellJanuary 17, 2014 We all know the saying you can pick your friends but you can’t pick your family. In some ways, the same could be said…

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By Brian Maynor January 17, 2014 We all have a pretty set uniform for the workweek, but it is safe and comfortable.  On the weekends why not throw all the…

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By Jillian Owens January 17, 2014 Happy 2014! If your New Year’s Eve was anything like mine (I do love a good party), you probably woke up feeling not quite…

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By Temple Ligon January 17, 2014   Sometime in the summer of 2011, and I can’t remember exactly when, I decided to track Phileas Fogg’s route ’round the world. I…

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Cathy Monetti January 17, 2014 When the ball dropped and the champagne flutes clinked and the lovers kissed and the calendar clicked over to 2014—signaling that greatest of do-over opportunities,…

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By Jan Pinnington January 17, 2014 Healthy Hands Cooking Your kids will love these veggie packed chicken roulades. Serve them with a side of steamed veggies and mashed potatoes for…

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By JoAnn Turnquist President and CEO, Central Carolina Community Foundation January 10, 2014 Saving. As adults we know it’s critical, but learning to save is often tough. The savings rate…

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By Mike Dojc January 10, 2014 Las Vegas is home to some of the most superbly conditioned resort-style spreads on the planet, offering a buffet of lush manicured dreamscapes that…

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By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose and Surb Guram, MDJanuary 10, 2014 Living 100 years—an entire century!—is a real possibility for many adults today. In a May 2013 Forbes article,…

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By Jan Pinnington January 10, 2014 Your little ones will love this slightly sweet soup made with apple and maple syrup. Packed with nutrition, this soup is easy to make,…

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Tom Poland January 10, 2014           A Traditional Way Of Life Rises From The Earth The day breaks gray, cold, and wet. Rain and mists swirl and…

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Cathy Monetti January 10, 2014 Word for the Year It’s a practice I began three years ago, this notion of a Word for the Year. I am a wanderer, you…

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By Jillian Owens January 9, 2014 An exercise in totally unjustified self-righteous indignation The other night, my car was towed away unbeknownst to me, and not for mechanical reasons.  My…

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By Kristen Tice-Ziesmer,  MS, RD, CSSD, LD January 10, 2014 So you’re looking to lose some body fat, huh? Well, it’s the perfect time of year for that! Losing extra…

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Temple Ligon January 10, 2014   In August 1986, I moved from Houston to Columbia to work in marketing for Stevens & Wilkinson, the Atlanta-based architecture and engineering firm. My…

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By Alana Jordan January 10, 2014 When the World Beer Festival originally came to Columbia six years ago, the beer scene was very different than it is today.  Laws prohibited…

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By Joel Gillespie January 10, 2014   Hi Midlands Neighbors,   I know that January doesn’t seem like such a great time to be out in the garden. But there…

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By Ron AikenJanuary 10, 2014 The official start of restaurant week in South Carolina With yesterday (Jan. 9) being the official start of restaurant week in South Carolina (restaurantweeksouthcarolina.com), it…

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By Brian MaynorJanuary 10, 2014 I know we just made it through a huge holiday season, but life doesn’t stop to give you a breather.  Now when you walk into…

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By Brian MaynorJanuary 3, 2014 Raise your hand if your New Year’s resolution includes some iteration of improving your health and body.  Take heart and know you are not alone.…

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    By Jillian Owens December 27, 2013    A few weeks ago, I was delighted to be invited to a happy hour outing with a few women I had…

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By Reba Hull CampbellDecember 26, 2013 I recently sent out a blast email at work that had several bad links in it (operator error on my part). The email had…

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By JoAnn Turnquist President and CEO, Central Carolina Community Foundation December 27, 2013 As we bid adieu to 2013, there’s much to reflect on and much to plan. A New…

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By Brian MaynorDecember 27, 2013 It is hard to believe 2013 is coming to a close.  While there have been some great moments and some not-so-great moments, the best way…

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    By Temple Ligon December 27, 2013   John de la Howe was a French Huguenot who located in Charleston soon before the Revolutionary War. A prominent physician, de la…

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By Ron Aiken December 27, 2013   To the Grocery Store! For Steak!   Chomp! writes about steak a lot, because Chomp! loves steak a lot. If Chomp! thinks about…

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By Tom Poland December 20, 2013   You Should Have Started Yesterday    Three times a month on average someone approaches me wanting to know what goes into the writing of…

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By Eme Crawford December 20, 2013 Eme Crawford advocates for a healthier and more fiscally responsible South Carolina through her work with Tell Them (www.tellthemsc.org) where she’s the Manager of…

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