"Tell everyone that it can all work. I've given you everything you need." —George Burns as God in Oh God. Father Johnnie Davis, chaplain at Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community, uses the above quote to help explain his ministry. More...
A venue for tearful farewells and joyful reunions, an opportunity to recharge and relax, a spot to connect before shipping out or coming home. That's what the Armed Forces Lounge at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport has to offer to active and retired military personnel and their families. More...
"We laugh every single day," Jo Gore said. It's easy to find the humor in a home full of 34 feathered comedians. Gore and her partner Rick McGee founded the BirdLove Avian Sanctuary in 1996 to provide a loving home for parrots of all sizes whose owners could no longer care for them. More...
The City of Columbia is moving ahead with plans for a new parking garage to serve the needs of the next tenant of the Palmetto Center. The thinking among downtown commercial real estate interests warns of a shortage of parking to satisfy the Palmetto Center, SCANA's headquarters building until the company moves to Cayce in a matter of months. More...
After the Revolutionary War, General Thomas Sumter, the "Gamecock," settled in the High Hills of the Santee on the east side of the COWASEE Basin in Sumter County. The High Hills are erosion- resistant bluffs and hills that line the east side of the Wateree Valley and average more than 300 feet above sea level. More...
Rangers and Pathfinders combine for six homeruns in American Legion battle.
Monday, June 8, 2009 Tony Price and Dwayne Addy led the Columbia Northeast Post 182 Rangers over the Richland Post 6 Pathfinders 11- 6 in a League 8 American Legion show down at Ridge View High School Monday night. Price went 3- for- 5 from the plate with a home run two RBIs, and two runs. More...
(L- r) Itai Almor, Alexander Glickman, and Melchizedek Mashiku, fifth graders at Columbia Jewish Day School, show visitors around at the school's recent Share Fair. Students at the school worked on projects throughout the year, culminating in the Share Fair where they were given the opportunity to showcase their best work. Projects displayed included handmade books, artwork, U.S. and Israeli immigration project, personal flags, science projects, and more. More...
Part 13: Sharm el- Sheikh, Paradise on the Red Sea
At the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula at the junction of the Gulf of Suez, the Gulf of Aqaba, and the Red Sea is an unlikely paradise - Sharm el- Sheikh (City of Peace). For millennia, this mountainous desert was visited only by wandering Bedouins, resting pirates, and lost pilgrims. More...
Photo by Jason Steelman Trustus Theatre is bringing the popular cult classic "The Rocky Horror Show" back to Columbia this summer. The Rocky Horror Show opens on the Trustus Theatre Main Stage June 19, at 8 pm. It runs through July 25. Shows are at 7:30 pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays and 8 pm on Fridays and Saturdays. For more information call the box office Tuesdays through Saturdays 1- 6 pm at 254-9732. Visit www.trustus.org for more show information and other season info. More...
Money raised from the 2008 Shandon Hollywood- Rosehill Tour of Homes was delivered to area schools. Rosewood, A.C. Moore, Hand, and Dreher were each given $1500. Student council members Jake Kassel and Baylee Soles were present along with Marissa Vickers (Hand Middle School principal) to receive the check from co- chairs Jackie Barker and Kaley Wilson. More...
NOTICE OF UNCLAIMED VEHICLES/PUBLIC SALE The following vehicles are subject to towing, repair and/or storage liens; are declared to be abandoned pursuant to Section 56-5-5810, More...
A gardener's favorite six- pack usually involves plants. When a new variety of cherry tomato arrived by FedEx this week, it came in a six- pack ready for transplanting. While the tomato's credentials are impressive, so was the method of packing the plants to arrive in perfect condition. More...
Our feathered friends find sanctuary at Birdlove