Briefs
by John Temple Ligon
      The Mint moves Charlotte's Mint Museum of Art was designed by architect William Strickland and built by Perry & Ligon (the same) in 1837 on Mint Street. It was moved brick- by- brick to woodsy Randolph Road in the 1930s. A new $57 million five- storey Mint is under construction on South Tryon Street, which is in the heart of downtown Charlotte.
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City agreements and campaign contributions
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      The City of Columbia and its design/development team came together for a city- financed and city- developed 300- room Hilton Hotel in late spring 2003. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) under a top sheet indicating Hilton Hotels Corporation World Headquarters was circulated and signed among the players, to include the City of Columbia and Stevens & Wilkinson of S.C.
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Nominations for the 2009 Small Business Awards sought
Contributed by U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) S.C. District Office
      The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) South Carolina District Office is currently accepting nominations for the 2009 Small Business Awards.
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Roof replacement to affect main library parking
Contributed by RCPL
      The roof of the Main Library in Downtown Columbia must be replaced. Work began September 8 and is expected to take three months, ending in December. Unfortunately, parking in the upper lot at the Hampton Street entrance is not available.
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Star Profile
Richard Burts, real estate developer
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Most Columbians still think of Richard Burts as a restaurateur or a bar man, as in Monterrey Jack's, Hannah Jane's, Big Al's, Saluda's, and Poor Richard's, if that's all of them. But Burts is out of the hospitality business while he leases space to those still in.
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Folks about town
      Local magician John Tudor has been named regional vice president of The Society of American Magicians for the South Atlantic states (N.C., S.C., GA, FL, AL, MS). Deloris White has been awarded the Mary L. Duffie Service to Others Award at the Babcock Center's Annual Awards Banquet.
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Columbia deemed a very walkable city
Contributed by The Midlands Authority for Conventions, Sports & Tourism
      According to www.walkscore. com, Columbia received an 86 out of 100 score in walkability. Walk Score calculates the walkability of an address by locating nearby stores, restaurants, schools, parks, etc., and measures how easy it is to live a car- lite lifestyle.
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Richardson Plowden gets "Biggest Heart"
Contributed by Richardson Plowden
      The attorneys and staff of Richardson, Plowden & Robinson, P.A., opened their hearts and their wallets for this year's American Heart Association 2008 Start! Midlands Heart Walk, held in March 2008.
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S.C.'s brightest complete Business Week
Contributed by S.C. Chamber of Commerce
      Approximately 200 high school students from across S.C. have successfully graduated from South Carolina Business Week, presented by the South Carolina Cable Television Association, July 13- 18, at Presbyterian College in Clinton.
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