Ricky Mollohan Chef/Owner, Mr. Friendly’s, Cellar on Greene & Solstice Kitchen May 31, 2013 Ricky Mollohan is one of Columbia’s most outspoken, sustainability-minded chefs. His 3 kitchens put revenue in…

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By Kristen Meetze Capital Kitchen & Bath May 31, 2013 Tired of your kitchen? But not quite ready for a major overhaul?  There are tons of great ideas out there!…

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By Jan Pinnington May 31, 2013 Healthy Hands Cooking These fruit kebabs are as much fun to make as they are to eat!  Fruit can be cut using sturdy disposable…

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  Maria Fabrizio May 31, 2013 One headline per day, vowel and consonant free.       Click here for the post of the week.       About Maria…

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By Tom Poland May 31, 2013    It Was Good Enough For Folks Like Annie I left the Empire State of the South the day after Mother’s Day and headed…

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By Temple Ligon May 31, 2013  South Carolina has competent and accomplished marketing representatives in Europe and Asia to hustle industrialists interested in cheap land and right-to-work labor. And back…

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By Brian Maynor May 30, 2013 Living in the world of constant communication means we never seem to get away from work, even on the weekends.  We see clients and…

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By Kevin Hyde May 31, 2013 It was 1991 and the rock band R.E.M. had just completed its seventh and, what would become, its most commercially successful album. Throughout the…

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[Part four of a series, TOMAHAWKS TO TALIBAN-HUNTERS, about S.C.’s unique military heritage and tradition] By W. Thomas Smith Jr. BURIED BENEATH A STRETCH OF GROUND ON A RIDGE ABOVE…

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Advice from Debby and Jerry on Dating in a New World May 24, 2013 Q-Dear Debby and Jerry, I’ve met a man through one of the dating sites and we seem…

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By Ron Aiken May 24, 2013 Farm Fresh Vegetables + History + Irmo = Get In Your Car For a Southerner, there is nothing in the world so wonderful as…

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By Reba Hull Campbell May 23, 2013 Yesterday marked the 30th anniversary of my first day in the work world. On May 23, 1983, I walked into 128 Cannon House…

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Maria Fabrizio May 24, 2013 One headline per day, vowel and consonant free.     Click here for the post of the week.   Click here for the Wordless News.…

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By Jan Pinnington May 9, 2013 Healthy Hands Cooking If your family loves the flavor of Buffalo hot wings but want to avoid the fat and calories, try these super…

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By Cathy Rigg Monetti TheDailyGrace May 24, 2013   Here is my process for choosing a grocery store checkout lane. 1.    Consider the length of the lines, of course. 2.   …

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By Kevin Hyde May 24, 2013 It has been debated with the kind of partisan rancor that would make those inside the Beltway blush, but one of the defining differences…

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By Temple Ligon May 24, 2013 A few years ago in the Charlotte Observer an article appeared on the Rhode Island School of Design, aka RISD (pronounced RIZDEE). RISD officials…

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Shawn Ghent, M.D., FCCP has been practicing pulmonary medicine—the study of lung and breathing disorders—for over 20 years. Recently, though, he became a patient himself. Last September, the College of…

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By Ghost Gardener Columbia, SC May 24, 2013 I planned for this article to be about container gardening, and I will work this in, but recent personal experiences have converged…

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Andrew White Executive Chef, Tombo Grille May 24, 2013 Forest Acres’ Tombo Grille takes the neighborhood bistro concept to the next level by using sustainably produced, SC foods and hosting…

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By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose May 24, 2013 No one wants to talk about depression, yet at some point in life, most of us either experience it ourselves or…

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By Tom Poland May 23, 2013 For me a moody summer day parched for rain resurrects memories of dirt roads. One old dirt road from yesteryear comes alive as if…

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By Temple Ligon May 16, 2013 In the past two weeks there have been two articles on the feasibility of a passenger rail system in South Carolina. First was the…

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By Kristen Meetze Capital Kitchen & Bath May 17, 2013 So you are finally ready to remodel? Whether your kitchen or bath project takes 2 weeks or 2 months, you…

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Every man’s memory is his private literature. —Aldous Huxley When you live far from your childhood home you see few reminders of your early years but when you do it’s…

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By Kevin Hyde May 16, 2013 The Great Gatsby, director Baz Luhrmann’s $100 million adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic 1925 novel, is surprisingly reverent, at times even worshipful, of…

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Benoit St. Jacques Chef at Rosewood Market & Deli, Columbia, SC May 17, 2013 Two great local ingredients we’ve covered recently, combined into a classic recipe that not many of…

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  By Cathy Rigg Monetti TheDailyGrace May 17, 2013 I can’t believe how much time had passed since I saw her last, my sweet friend Catherine, a co-worker from years…

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By Jan Pinnington May 9, 2013 Healthy Hands Cooking Pizza Spinach Spiral Sandwiches 1/2 cup whipped cream cheese1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning4 100% Whole Wheat flour tortillas (8)8 Tbsp. prepared pizza…

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By Ron Aiken May 17, 2013 Best Bacon + Best Omelet = Do I Have Your Attention? Saying a place has the crispiest bacon in town is a bold statement.…

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By Kristen Tice, MS, RD, CSSD, LD May 16, 2013 Sigh, if I had a dollar for every time I was asked this question, I might be a millionaire by…

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Maria Fabrizio May 3, 2013 One headline per day, vowel and consonant free.   Click here for the post of the week.   Click here for the Wordless News.  …

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May 17, 2013   Q-Dear Debbie and Jerry, I have met a number of intelligent, attractive and wonderful women on a couple of Internet dating sites. With only a few…

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Ahhhh, summer!  The wonderful long hours of daylight, sunny skies, hot weather, sounds of kids playing outside, back yard BBQ’s, and best of all trips to the beach!  Here are…

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What Summer Lives In You? Tom Poland May 3, 2013 Something about summer burns its way into our memory, and it’s not the summer sun. Summer just seems to be…

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Jessica Shillato, Executive Chef/Owner Spotted Salamander Catering May 10, 2013 For a time, Spotted Salamander was the only full-service caterer in the state to adhere to the SCDA’s Fresh on…

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By Kevin Hyde May 9, 2013 Richard Pryor’s Superman III (1983) … Director Joel Shumaker’s cheesy Batman Forever (1995) … More recently, the bloated and boring X-Men: The Last Stand…

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Heart attacks are the number one killer of women in the United States. But, often women are too busy carrying for their families to care for themselves, and they often…

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By Temple Ligon May 9, 2013  Amtrak, the American passenger train service, began almost 50 years ago. Amtrak brings one train through Columbia after midnight for Savannah and Florida, and…

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By Jan Pinnington May 9, 2013 Healthy Hands Cooking These delicious fruit crepes come together quickly when using a blender to mix the batter. Fast, nutritious, and full of whole…

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By Robert Sox May 9, 2013    Do you have a favorite wine memory?  If you are into wine at all you probably do.  Beyond the Tuesday night glass or…

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By Cathy Monetti May 10, 2013     It’s a book I’ve wandered through, a bit here, a bit there, an intentional not rushing. It is a memoir, after all,…

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Maria Fabrizio May 3, 2013 One headline per day, vowel and consonant free.     Click here for the post of the week.   Click here for the Wordless News.…

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By Ron Aiken May 10, 2013 Rosewood + Crawfish = Cool Kids = You? I love the word cahoots. It’s a fun word to say – cahoots! – and use…

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Advice from Debby and Jerry on Dating in a New World April 27, 2013  Q-Dear Debbie and Jerry: I met a very nice guy on Match about 3 months ago.…

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By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose How many of you also have a pesky ghost who creeps in and shrinks your clothes while you’re sleeping? Many of us start to…

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By Ghost Gardener Columbia, SC May 2, 2013 Now that your outdoor spot is all tidy and ready to go, make a list of what you’ll need to spring into…

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By Kevin Hyde May 3, 2013 One part coming-of-age tale, another part fugitive crime story, Mud, the new film from Southern writer and director Jeff Nichols, is a thoroughly enjoyable,…

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By Alex Suaudom du Monde Executive Chef and Co-Owner, Baan Sawan Thai Bistro May 3, 2013 Asparagus is so awesome that we are having more than one chef cover this…

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by Meredith Spires May 2, 2013 It’s not too far from the truth to say that most of us have been in at least one automobile accident during our lifetime.…

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