Loyal customers who have enjoyed dining in, take out, and delivery at Devine Foods at 2702 Devine will certainly miss this restaurant that was opened 29 years ago by Angelo and Georgia Trifos. More...
When an evacuation order along the Georgia and Florida coasts came in anticipation of Hurricane Irma, Columbia Senior Living at Forest Pines was ready to answer the call. More...
Annexation, the transportation penny program, and the unified fire services contract were among the items discussed at the joint Richland County Council and Columbia City Council meeting held at the Columbia Convention Center & Visitors Bureau Tu More...
At the We Are Olympia meeting Monday, September 18, residents made their complaints loud and clear regarding USC students who live in the community. More...
Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin and City Council issued a proclamation at the September 5, 2017 council meeting launching “Solarize Columbia” and urging all Columbia residents to learn if solar energy will work for their home. More...
Photos and commentary by Lisa K. Smarr Adult Services Coordinator Richland County Recreation Commission
Livinston Farms, owned by James and Jane Livingston, offers the popular $10 box at Soda City Market each Saturday morning, 8 a.m.–1 p.m., at the corner of Hampton and Main streets. More...
SC Electric and Gas customers number one is they not to be stuck with nuclear construction costs already incurred. Like last year, I will intervene in SCE&G’s petition to the Public Service Commission (PSC) to make the customers pay f More...
Gervais tower sells for $28.1M The Tower at 1301 Gervais, the 298,926-square-foot office building across the street from the State House in Columbia, has been sold for $28.1 million to RealOp Investments LLC of Greenville. More...
Ellen Taylor learned how to dance The Carolina Shag when she was only nine years old. She says the music continues to bring her joy and inspires her to dance, and she has not stopped yet. More...
Martha “Moppett” Perrow Carll- Williamson of Columbia, South Carolina, passed away September 10, 2017, surrounded by family and friends at home. She was born March 18, 1946, in Lynchburg, Virginia, to the late Dr. More...
•ART The City of Columbia Art Center, Parks and Recreation Department is currently looking for artists who wish to participate in “Art Along the Trail” Saturday October 14. More...
• Sunday, October 1, 3 p.m.—Freeman Sundays @3, School of Music Recital Hall. Purchase tickets online at sc.edu/music/freeman or call 803- 576-5763 or at the door. More...
All persons having claims against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of R More...
Thanks so much for the article on your dog Daisy itching. My dog Chipper is a part chihuahua who seems always to itch. He is on flea preventive and vet finds no reason so tries food allergy. More...
Is it my imagination or are the actors on those “I’ve fallen and I can’t get up” commercials getting younger? I used to look at those advertisements and think of my grandmother and then, as time went by, my mother. More...
My 14-year-old son has taken to calling me “Pops” lately, and I really hate it. Pops is a name for a grandfather or a blues musician. I have no musical talent, blues or otherwise. More...
Richland School District Two students have been named semifinalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship (NMSC) program. Spring Valley High School seniors Vinita Cheepurupalli, Victoria K. Hopkins, Isaac S. Lee, Thomas McLean, and Matthew B. More...
Okay, riddle time, “What happens every year in South Carolina around the fall?” Here is a hint, it always makes South Carolinians go berserk. Did you guess a natural disaster? More...
Richland Northeast junior running back Twantae Wallace reeled off two second half touchdown runs, the last one a 76-yard gallop with 1:08 left in the game, to power the Cavaliers past the A.C. Flora Falcons 28-21 Friday night, September 15. More...
The Heathwood Hall Lady Highlanders improved to 2-0 in their 2017 SCISA Region I-3A campaign after a hard fought 5-4 win over the Lady Skyhawks at Hammond September 14. More...
The visiting Heathwood Hall Highlanders swept the Hammond Skyhawks 3-0 (25-21, 25-16, 25-20) in a SCISA Region I- 3A volleyball matchup September 14. More...
Contributed by UofSC Department of Theatre and Dance
The UofSC Dept. of Theatre and Dance will present a double-bill of two classic Peter Shaffer one-acts, The White Liars and Black Comedy, September 23–26 at the Lab Theatre. Show times are 8 p.m. nightly. More...
Founded in 2010 with the idea of celebrating visual and performing artists in and around the community, over the years Rosewood Art and Music Festival has evolved and now draws participants from all over the Southeastern United States. More...
By Warner M. Montgomery, Ph.D. WarnerM@TheColumbiaStar.com
The Gervais Street bridge—a 1,412-foot-long arch bridge—opened in 1928. It had innovative use of reinforced concrete and was the widest roadway in South Carolina. More...
By Erlinda A. Doherty aka The Wine Evangelist erlinda@thevinicola.com www.thevinicola.com
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Harvest season has arrived and the wine regions of the world are deep into this frenetic, sometimes unpredictable, yet most critical stage of the winemaking process. More...
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