May 23, 2008 RSS feed / Business

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Can Columbia's transit catch up with Charlotte's?

Commentary by John Temple Ligon temple@thecolumbiastar.com
Can Columbia's transit catch up with Charlotte's? Probably not. We old- timers remember when Charlotte and Columbia were about the same size in the 1950s. Since then, Charlotte has taken public transit seriously, and Columbia has not. More...

Ashley White of Cameo Art Gallery

Star Profile
Story and Photo by John Temple Ligon

Owner W.F. Steele began Cameo Art Gallery in the early 1980s on O'Neil Court and moved to Lincoln Street in 1995. The gallery was on the brick covered stretch of Lincoln Street between Lady Street and Gervais Street. More...

2008 Ambassador of the Year

Contributed by the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce

The Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce has named William C. "Bill" Boyd as its 2008 Ambassador of the Year. More...

Briefs

by John Temple Ligon

The truth of the fact is they misled on taxes... Columbia City Council is threatening to push for a water/sewer tax increase and a property tax increase to help carry a proposed $218,055,423 budget for fiscal year 2008- 2009. More...

Nailed back in production

By John Temple Ligon temple@thecolumbiastar.com

Director David O. Russell's independently financed political comedy Nailed, being filmed in Columbia, was put on hold twice in May due to interruptions in the actors' pay schedules. More...

Folks about town

Joyce Dickerson has been recognized for her contributions as Richland County Councilwoman by The American Association of University Women of Greater Columbia. More...


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