A church without a creed based on reason rather than faith—that’s how The Rev. Dr. Neal Jones describes his denomination, the Unitarian– Universalists. “Call us heretics. More...

One of the Columbia’s significant historical treasures will receive much–needed rehabilitation this spring. More...

The Forest Acres City Council at its regular January meeting set several important dates on its calendar, including one next month to consider applications for the city’s hospitality tax distribution. More...

Charlotte–based Duke Energy announced Monday, January 10, it had agreed with Raleigh–based Progress Energy on a merger, an all-stock deal costing Duke Energy almost $ 26 billion, creating an expanded Duke Energy with an enterprise value o More...

State budget The 4.6 million people of South Carolina need to take more than $800 million off their fiscal year 2010–11 general fund budget of about $5.1 billion. More...

Tiffany F. Hendricks has joined Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte as an associate. More...

The Thursday Bridge Buddies “crowned” the winning 2010 player, Liz Roberts, on January 6, 2011, at their game at Forest Lake Club. More...

NAMI Mid–Carolina, “ The Midlands Voice of Mental Illness,” is proud to announce the opening of its first office in downtown Columbia, S. C. More...

Local author Warner M. Montgomery, Ph. D. and Arcadia Publishing present Forest Acres, the newest addition to the popular Images of America Series. More...

Workshop Theatre of South Carolina will premiere a hysterical new comedy in Columbia, Sealed for Freshness, January 14–15, 19–23, and 26–29, with showtimes at 8 p.m. nightly, with a matinee at 3 p.m., Sunday January 23. More...

Snow isn’t the only ground cover in gardens this winter. Under the snow and ice the foliage of many summer flowering herbaceous perennials retain their color and texture to bring pizzazz to the winter garden. More...

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Retirement is a time most of us look forward to with relish and it’s no different for dogs, according to Ike Kerr, proud papa of the Busbee Creative Arts Academy bulldog mascot, Stoli. More...

Lucky, granddog of Jim and Nola Covington, says, “Who put this stuff in my yard?” More...

 Check the tightness of your pet’s collar. A thicker winter coat may mean you need to loosen the collar. One fingertip should fit between the collar’s posts and your pet’s skin. More...