By Tom Poland July 4, 2013  Shoals, Smoke, & Spirits They say growing old is not for sissies but age opens your eyes. I’m driving a road of youth where…

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Dear Debby and Jerry,Most of the men my age (60+) who are now reaching out online to meet someone new are considered “old fashioned”. Times have definitely changed. Can I…

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By Brian Maynor July 5, 2013 It’s a holiday weekend!  The Fourth of July means cookouts with family and friends, enjoying fireworks while indulging in smores and marveling at the…

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By Ron Aiken July 5, 2013 Road Trip Food!! Sometimes Chomp! hits the road. Sometimes Chomp! needs to see mountains, OK? Sometimes Chomp! Needs to breathe scorched diesel fumes, see…

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COLUMBIA, SC- July 5 – 9, 2013 – There’s so much going on this weekend in the Capital City; it’s hard to choose!  Don’t miss Color Columbia, a mural competition on…

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By Brian Maynor June 28, 2013 No summer would be complete without at least one trip to the beach.  Screaming children; suntan lotion; coolers; headphones; towels; flip-flops; hats; sunglasses; the…

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By Scott Hall, Executive Chef, Bone-In Artisan BBQ on Wheels and Scott Hall Catering June 28, 2013 You can find Scott Hall’s notorious Bone-In Artisan BBQ on Wheels food truck…

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By Kevin Hyde June 28, 2013  I wish it was boring, so I could title the review, World War Zzzzzzz … Or maybe if it really sucked, I could call…

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By Ron Aiken June 28, 2013 Columbia’s Most Under-Appreciated Dishes, Vol. I Back in April, Chomp! wrote about Two Items Your Sushi Chef is Most Proud of That You Never…

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Q-Dear Debby and Jerry, I recently had an on-line date that was intelligent and fascinating. Unfortunately, it was a dinner date. I say this because he had horrible table manners.…

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By Temple Ligon June 28, 2013 The feasibility of a first-rate opera house in Columbia was discussed last week, but the term opera house might have been a bit misleading.…

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 By Tom Poland June 28, 2013 Hotels, History, & Huguenots Late May, a beautiful day. A blue-sky, cotton-ball cloud kind of day. Photographer Robert Clark and I are deep in…

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By Cathy Rigg Monetti TheDailyGrace June 28, 2013 This I believe about summer: It lasts about five days. Here’s why I say that: 1. You hardly notice June. Right? What…

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By Jan Pinnington June 28, 2013 Healthy Hands Cooking Your kids will love this nutritious meal that is delicious and healthy and also packed with the cheesy goodness they crave!…

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By Kristen Tice, MS, RD, CSSD, LD June 20, 2013 You’ve probably noticed that triathlons, marathons, trail runs, mud runs and tough mudders are all the rage nowadays. You’ve likely…

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Advice from Debby and Jerry on Dating in a New World   June 20, 2013   Q-Dear Debby and Jerry. The person I’ve met online told me after two dates that…

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By Cathy Rigg Monetti TheDailyGrace June 21, 2013 Stress is a funny thing. It has the ability to take a rather average little matter and magnify it, creating a gigantic…

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      Click here for the post of the week.       About Maria Fabrizio   Each weekday, Maria’s love for news and habit of predawn doodling converge…

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By Tom Poland June 21, 2013   In Georgia, the legend says that you must close your window at night to keep it out of the house. The glass is tinged…

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By Brian Maynor June 21, 2013 Brunch is a weekend ritual I look forward to all week.  There is nothing else quite like it. A time to sip coffee and…

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Robert Sox June 20, 2013 Years ago, before running a wine store, I had the privilege of snagging a job assignment in the Czech Republic that lasted nearly five years. …

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By Reba Hull Campbell June 20, 2013 When I was a child, my definition of old was my parents and their friends. Anyone who had kids, went to work, drove…

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By Kevin Hyde June 20, 2013  Despite its excellent marketing and enticing trailers, Man of Steel’s mixed early reviews and less-than-rapturous word of mouth—not to mention my on-going superhero fatigue—conspired…

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By Temple Ligon June 20, 2013   Could happen; probably won’t, but it could The Crescent, the Amtrak passenger train, runs between the District of Columbia and New Orleans, where a…

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By Jan Pinnington June 20, 2013 Healthy Hands Cooking Surprise your family with these tasty, golden, pan-fried bananas infused with orange and cinnamon.  Serve with a side of non-fat Greek…

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By Tracie Broom Partner, Flock and Rally: Events + Communications for a Brave New South June 14, 2013 Last week, my business partner and I left town for our PR…

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  Advice from Debby and Jerry on Dating in a New World  June 14, 2013   Q-Dear Debby and Jerry, I’m back to online dating after several years and a…

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By Brian Maynor June 14, 2013 It’s June and wedding season is in full swing.  If you have not already participated or attended an outdoor wedding, undoubtedly you will before…

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By Cathy Rigg Monetti TheDailyGrace June 14, 2013   I feel I owe you a good post, what with pulling that subscribe to my blog move on Sunday. (Thank you…

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Jerry Bellune June 7, 2013 The last room at the Kintail Lodge Hotel MacLeod and Jerry Bellune are spending their children’s inheritance and enjoying every minute of it. What follows…

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Financial Specialist Shares Ways to Help Your Child While Protecting Your Retirement June 14, 2013 – From $20,000 to $65,000 a year – that’s the tuition cost for one year…

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      Click here for the post of the week.       About Maria Fabrizio   Each weekday, Maria’s love for news and habit of predawn doodling converge…

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By Temple Ligon June 14, 2013  This Friday afternoon, June 14 at six inside the Capital City Club, the Wren Institute for Urban Research will discuss the architecture of Thomas…

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By Jan Pinnington June 14, 2013 Healthy Hands Cooking   Soooo simple to make!  We lined muffin tins with a slice of ham and then cracked an egg into each…

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By Kevin Hyde June 13, 2013  More patronizing of a large, highly influential corporation than a Chamber of Commerce … as predictable as an ’80s cover band … and about…

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By Ron Aiken June 14, 2013 The Best Coffeehouse in Columbia/The World If there’s anything I love more than Drip Coffee in Five Points (and, to a lesser degree, it’s…

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June 13, 2013 Kristal Cheshire likes to say she did it backwards when it comes to diet and exercise. While many people change what they eat then integrate a workout,…

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By Tom Poland June 14, 2013     There’s something about being a writer that leads people to confide in me. Think about that. Why tell a writer, a person who…

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By Kristen Tice, MS, RD, CSSD, LD June 12, 2013 Nowadays it seems that almost everyplace you go to eat has some item being advertised with Avocado as the selling…

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By Temple Ligon June 7, 2013  When I ran for Mayor of Columbia in 1990, my #1 issue on the campaign trail was Columbia’s bus system. I had done my…

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By Cathy Rigg Monetti TheDailyGrace June 7, 2013   I’ve come to believe it is the most important thing of all, having a big open heart. It’s the only way…

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By Kaitlin Ohlinger, CSW General Manager, Cellar on Greene June 7, 2013 Known to Twitterati as @winesnobsc, Kaitlin Ohlinger runs the show at one of the best-kept dining secrets in…

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Getting My Kicks On Highway 76 By Tom Poland June 7, 2013  And the taillights dissolve, in the coming of night … Sensing too well when the journey is done.…

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Robert Sox June 7, 2013      Wine drinkers are passionate people, probably in life too, but certainly when selecting and drinking wine. Sometimes a glass of wine is just a glass…

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By Brian Maynor June 7, 2013  It’s 5:30 on Friday. You just met your last weekly deadline, and have 30 minutes to meet your date.  Do you panic and simply run…

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By Ron Aiken June 7, 2013 New App Brings S.C. Food, Chefs, Farms to Your Phone! I like to be a helpful sort. I especially like to be a helpful…

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Click here for the post of the week.       About Maria Fabrizio   Each weekday, Maria’s love for news and habit of predawn doodling converge for an editorial…

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Advice from Debby and Jerry on Dating in a New World  June 6, 2013   Q-Dear Debby and Jerry, I am a 62-year old man who has been on an…

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By Jan Pinnington June 6, 2013 Healthy Hands Cooking These super easy, super tasty lasagna roll ups are packed with nutritious ingredients that kids love to make and eat. Spinach…

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By Ron Aiken May 31, 2013 In which Chomp! decides which is the best commercially available pimento cheese in Columbia, if not the world, because dangit, why can’t we be…

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