[row] [col col=8] Seasons.   By Cathy Monetti We live our lives in seasons, moving gently from one to the next, so quiet it’s hardly worth a notice most days. And then…

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By Jillian Owens   Trustus Theatre is embracing the new this month!  Last week, Columbia was the home of the World Premiere of the Trustus Playwrights’ Festival-winning comedy, The Velvet…

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By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking     Say Olé with this fresh “Turkey Taco Salad” for a fast and easy weeknight meal 1 lb. ground turkey 1 packet taco…

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By Tom Poland   Would Turn Columbia into the Paris of the South Many years ago I read that two cities share a common geography. Both sit on a plateau of…

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By Maria Fabrizio   B. K. S. Iyengar, Who Helped Bring Yoga to the West, Dies at 95 See the related story here.     . . Wordless News is a project…

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[row] [col col=8] JoAnn Turnquist President and CEO, Central Carolina Community Foundation   There are many reasons a person chooses to be philanthropic. But, it is often surprisingly difficult to…

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By Ron Aiken     Family Night is Jazzy!   Those of you with families know that family night is jazzy – you don’t need MY headline to tell you…

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  By Amy Coward   I am sitting at my desk looking at a piece of chocolate cake. We had an office birthday party this morning and chocolate ganache cake…

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By Maria Fabrizio   For A More Ordered Life, Organize Like A Chef See the related story here. . . Wordless News is a project by illustrator + designer Maria Fabrizio. Wordless News…

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By Jillian Owens       A few weeks ago, I attended a screening of Dolemite.  It was campy and fun.  Lots of folks came out to bask in the…

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By Kristen Tice-Ziesmer Sports Dietitian, ACE-Certified Personal Trainer   Over the years I have worked with many athletes, particularly runners, who all have the same complaint: fatigue. Now we all know…

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[row] [col col=8] By Cathy Monetti   the smell of you     It was completely unexpected since we’d spent nearly two weeks together on the tail-end of her study…

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By Ron Aiken   The two secrets to grilling success! There’s a line in one of my favorite movies of all time, The Shawshank Redemption, that says geology is the…

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  By Temple Ligon     Friday morning, June 1, 2012, I surfaced from the Hay-Adams overlooking the White House with a little over another day in my ‘round-the-world-in-80-days trip. The…

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By Tom Poland   Serpents Are Grateful   If you were in the bathroom at a most private moment and a snake drops in how long would it take you…

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By Temple Ligon   Even though I had only one night in Washington, I took advantage of that afternoon and the next morning before boarding Amtrak for Columbia on my…

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  By Kaitlin Ohlinger   An observation: somewhere in the early stages of wine interest, people often become fixated with wines that are blends of different grapes in the same…

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By Samuel Lee   For the last few years I have had the pleasure of talking to, meeting and working with trainers from many different places. Every single trainer I…

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By Jan Pinnington Healthy Hands Cooking     1 cup dark chocolate almond milk 1 small banana 1/2 cup fresh or frozen sliced strawberries 1 cup crushed ice   Directions:…

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  By Ruth Varner   Five men in blue shirts hustled through sound checks on the outdoor stage. “Testing…testing.” Microphones shrieked and sputtered in reply. Hidden within the Yadkin Valley…

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By Temple Ligon   Leaving New Orleans on the train Wednesday morning, May 30, 2012, I settled in my sleeper for the 30 hours to Washington. When I travel I…

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By Tom Poland     Like Being In Africa   Thursday afternoon, 3:30. The July sun bears down with no mercy. The humidity’s high and the terrain rough and remote.…

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By Jillian Owens   Meet Sean McGuinness.   But wait…who’s his little friend?   You might know him better as “That Godzilla Guy”.  You see, even if you don’t recognize…

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By Tom Poland     Family Photos On The Refrigerator The inventors of the components that make a refrigerator didn’t mean to build a museum and art gallery, but they…

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By Jillian Owens   Don’t let the title of this post scare you. This isn’t one of those “ARE YOU READY FOR THE PANDEMIC OF THE CENTURY?!?!!!!!” clickbait scare articles.…

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By: Joel Gillespie   Today I had the privilege of working at a property in Forest Acres in a somewhat hidden neighborhood between Covenant Road and Forest Drive. As is…

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By Maria Fabrizio   Does Your Dog Feel Jealous, Or Is That A Purely Human Flaw? See the related story here. ..     . Wordless News is a project by illustrator…

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By: JoAnn Turnquist . One of my favorite Midlands activities during the summer is visiting our many local farmers’ markets.  In addition to the fun of shopping for fresh, in-season produce,…

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By Brian Maynor . For most of us getting dressed during July and August is all about finding the least amount we can wear that is still presentable, but style…

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By: Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose and Debra DuBose   Eight years ago, I realized that there was something missing from my life. As I mentioned in the first installment of…

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