Brewing Up A Good Story
September 27, 2013Tom Poland September 27, 2013 Growing up in the church and being warned of the evils of alcohol I think twice about writing anything to do with drinking. My…
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Trailer Trashing in SC
September 27, 2013By Jillian Owens September 27, 2013 from the state where 20 percent of our homes are mobile ’cause that’s how we roll, I’m Brooke Mosteller, Miss South Carolina. When I…
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Wine With a Purpose
September 27, 2013By Robert Sox September 27, 2013 Charitable organizations here in Columbia and across the country all need help. Not just one-time help, but ongoing help. Fundraising is difficult and is…
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Cooking with Cocky: A Healthier Tailgate
September 26, 2013By Kristen Tice, MS, RD, CSSD, LD September 27, 2013 It’s officially football season and who doesn’t enjoy a good tailgate? Tailgating and football go together like peanut butter and…
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Theatre in the Great Outdoors
September 20, 2013Lighthearted fare, a cool breeze, and friends will put a smile on your face By Jillian Owens September 20, 2013 Fall is in the air! We still have a few…
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The Health Halo Effect: Do You Really Know What You’re Buying at the Grocery Store?
September 20, 2013By Kristen Tice, MS, RD, CSSD, LD September 20, 2013 Have you ever heard of the term health halo effect? If not, don’t worry; you’re not alone. Most of…
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Dating Advice: Dear Debby and Jerry
September 20, 2013September 20, 2013 Dear Debby and Jerry, I am spiritual, but not considered ‘religious.’ In other words, I do not go to church or believe in organized religion. Maybe…
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TheDailyGrace: Friendship, Painting, and the Joy of Mary Gilkerson
September 20, 2013Cathy Monetti September 20, 2013 It was remarkable. Transformative. And ridiculously fun. It’s also a story that began weeks ago, when my dear friend, Vickie (one of the Wise Women)…
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Old-Time Religion
September 20, 2013Tom Poland September 20, 2013 Time Honored Faith & Fellowship I had heard such places existed but had never seen one. Now I was just two miles…
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Weekends Are For Relaxing – Comfortable Styles That Are Perfectly Presentable
September 20, 2013By Brian Maynor September 20, 2013 The weather is getting cooler and football season is in full swing, which means weekends are taking a more relaxing attitude and lounging around…
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Exploring the State Museum’s Collection and a New Exhibition, “This Just In”
September 19, 2013By JoAnn Zeise, curator of history, South Carolina State Museum Do you know what the South Carolina State Museum has been up to lately? Besides what’s going on with our…
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Apple Cranberry Rings
September 19, 2013By Jan Pinnington September 20, 2013 Healthy Hands Cooking Your little munchkins can make this healthy after school snack all by themselves. Simply core and slice the apples and then…
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Volunteering as a Family
September 19, 2013By JoAnn Turnquist President and CEO, Central Carolina Community Foundation September 20, 2013 No one has the exclusive rights to busy, but if you have a family you often…
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Dating Advice: Dear Debby and Jerry
September 13, 2013September 13, 2013 Dear Debby and Jerry, Do you feel everyone should be honest about age when dating on-line? Honesty is good but it also knocks you out of…
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Live Performances – Is There An Audience Standard Of Decorum?
September 13, 2013By Brian Maynor September 13, 2013 This past weekend I attended a stand-up comedian’s live evening performance that had some of the most shocking and embarrassing moments I have experienced…
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#beforeidie #columbiasc
September 13, 2013Cathy Monetti September 13, 2013 It was not a stop we planned to make, engrossed in catch-up chatting as we strode the two blocks to lunch. Truth be told, I…
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Ghost Gardener: Composting Demystified
September 13, 2013September 12, 2013 I really don’t know what all the fuss is about. Yes, I can understand the ick factor of seeing veggie and fruit scraps hours or even…
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Becoming a Family That Gives
September 13, 2013By JoAnn TurnquistPresident and CEO, Central Carolina Community FoundationSeptember 13, 2013 At the Community Foundation, it’s our job to help folks in our community realize their potential to give…
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Chomp!
September 13, 2013Ron Aiken September 13, 2013 Making Salsa is Harder than You Think Like many of Chomp!’s ideas, it was a winner – make your own salsa, dude! Hell yeah! The…
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Across the Savannah: Down By The Sweetgrass Highway
September 13, 2013By Tom Poland September 12, 2013 WHEN I WAS FIFTEEN I FIRST GLIMPSED MOUNT PLEASANT’S SWEETGRASS BASKET WEAVERS. My aunt and uncle lived in Summerville where I spent two…
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The Rise and Fall of SC Shrimping – And What You Can Do About It
September 12, 2013By Bryan Tayara, Co-Owner, Our Local Catch Sustainable Carolina Seafood Bryan and his wife Lindsay run their statewide, sustainable seafood business, Our Local Catch, from their home base in Florence,…
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Dog-Friendly Columbia – What’s a single dog mom to do?
September 12, 2013By Jillian Owens September 13, 2013 As a single dog mom, I’m beset with the constant struggle to have a social life while not neglecting my wonderful pup. Gazing into…
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Life lessons from jury duty
September 12, 2013By Reba Hull CampbellSeptember 12, 2013 Finding unexpected life lesson reminders through random daily situations is always a pleasure for me. I was nudged with several of these reminders during…
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Zucchini Pizza Poppers
September 12, 2013By Jan Pinnington September 13, 2013 Healthy Hands Cooking Fresh green zucchini, garden ripe tomatoes, and a pizza flavored twist make this healthy appetizer delicioso! Zucchini Pizza Poppers…
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VIDEO: Mike Evans, Pearlz – What is on the menu for Viva la Vista?
September 6, 2013Columbia’s Congaree Vista Guild is hosting its annual Viva La Vista, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. The sixth annual Viva La Vista will provide a lively environment for visitors to expand…
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Healthy Chicken Peanut Satay
September 6, 2013By Jan Pinnington September 6, 2013 Healthy Hands Cooking Your kids will love to help make (and eat) these delicious Chicken Peanut Satay skewers. We’ve taken this popular restaurant favorite…
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Street Festivals – Fun, Fashion & Function
September 6, 2013By Brian Maynor September 6, 2013 Now that September is here the season of street fairs and festivals can begin. They are one of my favorite parts of fall. The…
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An Homage to The Whig’s Black Eyed Pea Burger
September 6, 2013By Jay Matheson, Owner of The Jam Room Recording Studio and Founder of The Jam Room Music Festival September 6, 2013 Jay Matheson is a Columbia, SC based musician, business…
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Counting Sheep
September 5, 2013Cathy MonettiSeptember 6, 2013 Originally posted on September 12, 2012 A grove of trees edges our pond, just across the water there, exactly where the sun rises. I woke up…
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Dating Advice: Dear Debby and Jerry
September 5, 2013September 5, 2013 Dear Debby and Jerry, I am trying to make a decision regarding an online dating site. There are so many and I was wondering if you…
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Along The Dune Line – Saving A Species
September 5, 2013By Tom Poland September 6, 2013 In 1980 I wrote a fifteen-minute film script about a subject most people give little thought to: sand dunes. The stars of this natural…
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Chomp!
September 5, 2013By Ron Aiken September 5, 2013 Bourbon! Bowties! Slurred Speech! OK, for the record, Chomp! did not have slurred speech. But he’s sure someone at the fantastic Bourbon & Bowties…
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Why not start your own mistint makeover this weekend?
September 5, 2013By Jillian OwensSeptember 6, 2013 Summer is almost over, my friends! It’s time to finish those around-the-home projects you’ve been putting off! Fortunately, one of the easiest and most impactful…
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Green Smoothies: Stress Reduction in a Blender
August 30, 2013By Jemme B. Stewart Co-Founder, Upstream: A Center for Mindfulness Practice and Holistic Mental Health August 30, 2013 In addition to running her private counseling practice, Carolina Psychotherapy Center, Jemme…
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Lucky dog
August 30, 2013By Reba Hull Campbell August 30, 2013 The world is divided into two types of people. One isn’t better than the other; they are just different. There are dog people,…
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Ghost Gardener: Wasted Space to Treasured Place
August 30, 2013August 28, 2013 A recent Facebook post by Jenks Farmer, Plantsman commented on a Weekly Hubris article titled Online Porn & the Particular Gardener by his colleague William A. Balk,…
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Chomp! Jalapeno Coconut Cookies…What???? Yes!!!!
August 30, 2013By Ron Aiken August 30, 2013 It started as an idea, a flavor profile that wiggled out of the creative ether of my brain into my active consciousness while on…
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Michael Krajewski, Artist at Play
August 30, 2013By Jillian Owens August 30, 2013 Upon first meeting Columbia artist, Michael Krajewski, my first thought was What? Is this guy for real? As he pulled up to the…
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Dating Advice: Dear Debby and Jerry
August 30, 2013August 30, 2013 Dear Debby and Jerry, Having been on a few Internet dating sites the last year and a half, I have noticed that many men’s profiles are not…
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The Only Thing To Fear Is
August 30, 2013Cathy Monetti August 28, 2013 It’s a bit crazy, don’t you think, the way a tiny little fear can hang in your psyche, floating beneath the surface, both there and…
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USC hosts official launch of The Encyclopedia of Hinduism, CarolIndia
August 30, 2013By Alan Cooper August 30, 2013 On Monday, August 26, the University of South Carolina hosted the official launch and unveiling of the international edition of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism. …
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Labor Day Weekend – White’s Final Hooray For The Season
August 30, 2013By Brian Maynor August 30, 2013 It’s Labor Day weekend and you know what that means! That’s right, time to wonder why you can’t wear white after this weekend. I…
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Game Day Glamour – Showing Your Support In Style
August 23, 2013By Brian Maynor August 23, 2013 With Labor Day around the corner and school is back in session that only means one thing… football season is here. And in a…
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Higher Price, Better Bottle of Wine?
August 23, 2013By Robert Sox August 22, 2013 You need a bottle of wine. You go to the store and think, should I buy the $8 bottle or the $15, maybe…
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Dating Advice: Dear Debby and Jerry
August 23, 2013August 22, 2013 Dear Debby and Jerry, I have been on a major internet dating site for about 1 year. I have often seen the profiles of widows in…
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They’re Baaa-aaack!
August 23, 2013As the students return, my stress level rises. By Jillian Owens August 22, 2013 Ah! Late August in Columbia! The summer is winding down, and the days of sweltering afternoons…
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Chomp!
August 23, 2013By Ron Aiken August 23, 2013 Goop, Tingles and the New Age of Drink! Chomp! is fit. Chomp! runs, eats wisely and drinks wisely. As a fit guy, I’m always…
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30 Days of Fun: Day 27 Friends, Martinis and Sweet Surprises
August 23, 2013Cathy Monetti August 23, 2013 Most everything about the night was unexpected. It was planned to be our book club gathering, first of all, a night for our group of…
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How The King Got His Start
August 23, 2013By Tom Poland August 23, 2013 Part One: Remembering Elvis Author’s Note: Last week marked 36 years since Elvis died. This excerpt from Save The Last Dance for Me,…
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Weekend Warrior – How To Sweat In Style
August 16, 2013By Brian MaynorAugust 16, 2013 Love it or hate it, exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. Most of the time we start a routine because we are…
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