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June 20, 2008  RSS feed
Columbia's gateway to nature
Three Rivers Greenway offers outdoor recreation A trip to South Carolina's capital city may include more outdoor recreation than expected. Just paces away from everything urban - hotels, upscale restaurants and shopping centers - Columbia visitors have access to a lush getaway in the Three Rivers Greenway. More...

S.C. has the nation's second highest mortality rate from stroke and the fourth highest mortality rate from Alzheimer's disease One of the world's top brain imaging scientists will soon be working in South Carolina because of the state's Centers of Economic Excellence (CoEE) Program. More...

Lugoff- native Jessica St. Julienne Richards (Jessie) will represent the Greater Irmo area in the Miss South Carolina pageant beginning July 1. The USC senior majoring in tourism management was crowned Miss Greater Irmo in September, 2007. Her Palmetto Princess, McCrae Watson, who is a sixth grader at Lugoff Elgin Middle School, will also participate in this year's pageant. More...

The chief executive officers of Edens & Avant, The McNair Law Firm, and NBSC gathered with developer John Holder before 300 future fellow building occupants for lunch and ceremonial shoveling at noon Tuesday, June 17, on the site of the new office tower on the west side of Main Street between Lady and Gervais. More...
William "Billy" Preston Houseal Fincher Jr. died June 8, 2008. He was born in Columbia to Carole Ann Crolley and William P.H. Fincher. He graduated from Richland Northeast High School and attended USC. Billy was the former owner of Hemingway's and Sundance Grille and the current owner of Catch 22 and The Bistro/Martini Bar. More...
Perception is reality
My kids like to play a game when they jump off the diving board. They can't do gainers or can openers, and diving is a rarity so as they spring off the board they do imitations instead. My five- year- old son will perform his best Kung Fu Panda with a "Hi- Ya!" and a leg kick before he splashes into the deep end. More...
Friday, June 13, 2008
Shawn Linebaugh and Justin Norris each went 3- for- 5, and each hit a double and a home run to lead Irmo/ Chapin to an 11- 7 victory over West Columbia at Airport High School Friday, June 13. Norris was also the starting pitcher for Irmo/ Chapin allowing two earned runs and striking out two in five innings of work. More...
College of Charleston of Governor's School Nominations Emily Eisenstadt Jane Hearn Mary Catherine Horne Frances Timmons Furman Scholars 2008 Maria A. Piroli Barbara A. More...
Part 64: Pineville's matriarch,Mrs. Naomi Martin
My great, grandfather, Dr. Peter Gaillard Gourdin II, graduated from Harvard in the early 1850s and returned to Pineville where he set up his medical practice. His uncle, Samuel Thomas Gourdin, willed him his home in Pineville in 1854. More...
Send your events to mimim@sc.rr.com. Events must be received by 33pm on Friday for the following Fridays paper.
-ART Palmetto Painters will hold its July meeting July 12, 10 am at Green Hill Baptist Church, 1734 Augusta Road, West Columbia. Bring seven handmade Christmas ornaments for ornament exchange. 781-2340 www.palmettopainters. More...
Many people turned out for the book-signing held for Sen. Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings at Thomas Cooper Library, USC, June 16. Highlights from his personal archive, which he gave to the University of South Carolina's libraries, will be on display at Thomas Cooper Library through July 31. More...
LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING CITY OF COLUMBIA BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS The City of Columbia Board of Zoning Appeals shall conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, July 08, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. More...
Stopping to smell the flowers
Nursing skills transfer readily to the home garden of Abdallah Yaghy and Yun Kim who share a love for plants and the outdoors. Kim, a nurse with Palmetto Richland Hospital, tends to a rose garden and perennial panorama in the front yard of their home in southeast Columbia. Her use of vibrant colors and varied textures are clues to the eye of an artist. More...













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