After Decades of Pain, Knee Replacement Offers Pain-Free Life
April 26, 2013As the Director of Orthopaedic Services for Providence Hospital Northeast, Bruce Giacobbi knows all too well what joint replacement patients go through—before, during and after their procedures. But in January…
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Chomp!
April 26, 2013By Ron Aiken April 26, 2013 Support Our Shrimp! Not that the spark had gone out – how could it? – but a mini-vacation to Edisto Beach last weekend rekindled…
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Wine Knowledge
April 26, 2013Drink Pink! Robert Sox April 26, 2013 You know all about Fifty Shades of Grey. How about Fifty Shades of Pink? I’m talking wine here so if you’re looking for…
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Wordless News April 26, 2013
April 26, 2013Maria Fabrizio April 26, 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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Anchor the Senate Street median with law and art
April 26, 2013Temple Ligon April 25, 2013 Cities like to remember their pasts through memorials scattered around town. Columbia has a statue of Mayor Kirk Finlay in Finlay Park, for instance. The…
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Carolina Gold Conquered The World – PASS THE RICE PLEASE
April 26, 2013Tom Poland April 25, 2013 The past is never dead. It’s not even past. —William Faulkner Early this spring I spent two days in ricefield country over near Georgetown.…
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Feeling Ducky
April 26, 2013By Cathy Rigg Monetti TheDailyGrace April 25, 2013 It’s a bit of a crazy thing, this fact that we planted three snowball bushes along the fence line, down near…
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‘The Place Beyond the Pines’ is no place to dwell
April 26, 2013By Kevin Hyde April 25, 2013 The great film critic Roger Ebert, who died earlier this month, often pointed out that, It’s not what a movie is about. It’s how…
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How a Pro Does Spring Cleaning
April 25, 2013By Margaret Ely April 25, 2013 (c) 2013, The Washington Post. Even before winter’s departure, Liliane Lilly Lima was ready to welcome brighter skies and warmer weather. The 36-year-old owner…
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Spring Planting: How To Prep, Part 1
April 19, 2013By Ghost Gardener Columbia, SC April 19, 2013 You’ve decided where to focus your yard beautification efforts this spring, and you’re itching to peruse colorful displays at a local nursery. …
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The Road To Burma-Shave; A1A—Highway of Memories
April 19, 2013By Tom Poland April 19, 2013 Long ago we took great vacations. Simple trips not ruined by inflation. This might be a column to save if you remember A1A and…
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Wordless News April 18, 2013
April 19, 2013April 8, 2013 One headline per day, vowel and consonant free. Click here to see the related story. Click here for the post of the week. Click here…
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In Season Now: Asparagus with Chef Mike Davis of Terra
April 19, 2013April 18, 2013 Chef Mike Davis owns Terra, a frequent occupier of the #1 spot in the Midlands fine dining pantheon. Invited to cook at the James Beard House, a…
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International Travel for Beginners, Pros, and Everyone in Between
April 19, 2013By Blake DuBose and Mike DuBoseApril 19, 2013 Traveling abroad enriches the mind, body, and soul, but it requires careful preparation. Here are some tips we learned through traveling more…
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City Slickers Roundup: 10 Grand Hotels
April 19, 2013(c) 2013, The Washington Post. April 16, 2013 There’s nothing like a grand hotel in the city when you’re looking for a true escape from the humdrum of daily life.…
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Does Anyone Really Read Those College Applications?
April 19, 2013By R.C. Barajas Special To The Washington Post. It feels like a lifetime ago, but it was New Year’s Eve morning, a few short winter months back. The house was…
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Dating Advice: Dear Debby and Jerry
April 19, 2013Advice from Debby and Jerry on Dating in a New World April 18, 2013 Dear Debby and Jerry, I recently had a date with a man that was…
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Chomp!
April 19, 2013By Ron Aiken April 17, 2013 Shalom, people! This Sunday, April 21, 2013 Shalom is one of my favorite words I never say, along with aloha and namaste. I…
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TheDailyGrace: Let Me Tell You About My Dream
April 19, 2013By Cathy Rigg Monetti TheDailyGrace April 12, 2013 For months, I dreamed about my mother every night. Except that’s not exactly true. The dreams were never about my mother, but…
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42: Robinson’s story is a solid hit up the middle
April 19, 2013By Kevin Hyde April 19, 2013 I like bio-pics. I like period films. And I like movies about baseball. So you could say 42, the new film about Jackie Robinson’s…
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Palmetto Compress Warehouse – The Potential Foundation for Many Unique Options
April 18, 2013John Sherrer, Director of Cultural Resources Historic Columbia Foundation April 18, 2013 Columbia is at a crossroads of sorts in its quest to balance interests in preserving historically important structures…
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Jasper Johns Collection needs a home
April 18, 2013By Temple Ligon April 11, 2013 South Carolina’s Jasper Johns turns 83 in May. He was born in the Augusta hospital because it was the hospital closest to Allendale where…
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DVD Previews: Coming April 23
April 18, 2013(c) 2013, The Washington Post. The Impossible (PG-13, 114 minutes, Summit/Lionsgate): The catastrophic nature of the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean that opens this fact-based drama is rendered with…
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Dear Debby and Jerry
April 11, 2013Advice from Debby and Jerry on Dating in a New World April 12, 2013 Q #1-Dear Debby and Jerry, I’ve been thinking of joining an online dating site and…
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Chomp!
April 11, 2013By Ron Aiken Columbia, SC April 12, 2013 Two Sushi Items You Never Order That Your Chef Is Most Proud Of By one of those happy accidents of spacial dynamics…
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Sustainable Chefs Showcase!
April 11, 2013By Ron Aiken Columbia, SC April 12, 2013 Indie Grits, the independent film festival put on by our very own Nickelodeon Theatre (South Carolina’s only non-profit art-house theater, by the…
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Palmetto Compress Warehouse: A Good Fit
April 11, 2013By Temple Ligon April 11, 2013 Columbia’s airport is top of the line, especially for a city of its small size and especially for the low amount of passenger traffic.…
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Josh Streetman, Head Bar Manager, Motor Supply Company Bistro
April 11, 2013Columbia, SC April 12, 2013 We visited Motor Supply Company Bistro on Gervais Street in Columbia to talk to Head Bar Manager, Josh Streetman, about recommending a…
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Admission Denied: Fey can’t carry comedy-romance
April 11, 2013By Kevin Hyde April 12, 2013 The transcript for the new comedy Admission, which follows an emotionally tumultuous series of events for a university admissions officer, is pretty strong. The…
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Book Review: Nine Days
April 11, 2013By Yvonne ZippApril 10, 2013 Novel By Fred Hiatt. In Fred Hiatt’s new young-adult novel, “Nine Days,” a high school junior steals his mother’s credit card and runs away from…
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We Called Him Kilgo – Remembering A Special Teacher
April 11, 2013By Tom Poland April 11, 2013 Spring commencements send new waves of students into life and work. Eventually some will recall a special teacher who changed their life. Too often…
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Interior Design: Top Seven 2013 Style Choices in Kitchens
April 11, 2013By Jura Koncius April 12, 2013 The reign of the trophy kitchen is officially over. The dream kitchens of today aren’t about the sexiest six-burner range or the most exotic…
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Get Started!
April 11, 2013By Ghost Gardener Columbia, SC April 12, 2013 Spring Fever is running rampant in the Midlands! This common, seasonal affliction can drive the tidiest city-dwellers to dig in the dirt. …
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The Art of Packing
April 11, 2013By Blake DuBose and Mike DuBose April 12, 2013 Having flown more than 1 million miles, we’ve seen hundreds of hotels, rental cars, airplanes, trains, and cruise ships—and made just…
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Wine Knowledge
April 11, 2013By Robert Sox April 12, 2013 Do you assume everyone else knows more about wine than you? Feel intimidated if the waiter hands you the wine list? Well, relax. You’ve…
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Southern Living Gets it Wrong…Again
April 11, 2013By Ron Aiken April 10, 2013 On Tuesday, Southern Living magazine announced the winner of its The South’s Tastiest Towns contest for 2013, and the lucky locale was Durham, N.C.…
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TheDailyGrace: Bending Time
April 11, 2013By Cathy Rigg MonettiTheDailyGraceApril 12, 2013 It was a book I loved, a good read that tugged tugged tugged at me until it pulled me all the way under. I…
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A Healthy Heart
April 11, 2013Columbia, SC April 12, 2013 97 Year-Old Heart Attack Survivor Beating the Odds When you walk through the door of the Providence Hospitals Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation facility, the rhythmic hum of…
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How Did Columbia Become a Cool Food City?
April 11, 2013By Tracie Broom Slow Food Columbia Board of Directors Columbia, SC April 12, 2013 Anyone who’s in on Midlands food culture can tell you: it’s blowing up around here. Our…
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Wordless News April 8, 2013
April 11, 2013April 8, 2013 One headline per day, vowel and consonant free. Click here to see the related story. Click here for the post of the week. Click here for…
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“About Us” – Key elements of the About Us section of your website
April 9, 2013Deborah O’ConnorApril 8, 2013 Just about every website has an “About Us” page. This is where potential customers learn about you and your site. Readers visit this section for various…
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The Lost Art of the Thank You Note
April 1, 2013Deborah O’Connor April 2, 2013 I cannot emphasize the importance of sending a thank you note, in business as well as in your personal life. Simply put, it shows that…
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Introductions and Handshakes
March 26, 2013Deborah O’Connor March 26, 2013 There are many rules that govern business introductions and proper handshakes and everyone should know the basics: Always rise when greeting someone. Both women and…
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Tired of rudeness? Try these 9 steps to restore workplace civility
March 18, 2013Deborah O’ConnorMarch 19, 2013 As a society, we are becoming more self-absorbed and self-centered and fail to consider how our behavior affects those around us. It’s not surprising that every…
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Business Dining Etiquette can make or break a deal
March 13, 2013Deborah O’Connor March 13, 2013 Some of the most successful business meetings are conducted over lunch or dinner. Knowing how to dine with decorum can determine whether you get the…
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What Do Employers Want in a Candidate? Integrity, for Starters
March 4, 2013Deborah O’Connor March 4, 2013 What are employers looking for in a job applicant? In these tough economic times, that’s a question that business owners and job seekers both need…
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Am I on the Right Bus? How to avoid the $100,000 college blunder!
March 4, 2013Without a father or mother in my life, there were no guides for me. I was left to fend for myself. Without much direction, I simply attended college because all…
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Workplaces all need rules
February 24, 2013Deborah O’ConnorFebruary 25, 2013 How important is social strategy to your business? In today’s economic climate, it’s more important than ever. There are several key aspects of a social strategy…
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Your social media use requires ‘netiquette’
February 18, 2013It’s hard to imagine our lives today without email, texting, Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. Social media has forever changed the way we communicate with each other and there is no…
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Considering Self-Publishing Your Book?
February 5, 2013Longtime Publisher Offers Tips for Making Choices Self-published books have transformed both the reading and writing landscape, with hundreds of thousands of authors now eschewing traditional publishing routes. Once reserved…
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