Rabbi Levi Marrus, from the Jewish outreach organization Chabad of SC, led students at Columbia Jewish Day School in a matzah bakery Thursday, March 26. The activity was to give the students a hands- on understanding of the process used in making matzah and its role in the Jewish holiday of Passover. Matzah is a crackerlike bread made from a […]
The world comes to Columbia
Come see, taste and experience the world at the 14th Annual Columbia International Festival. The festival features an international food court, cultural entertainment from over 20 countries, 60 national exhibits, an International Bazaar, an International Fashion Show as well as a Parade of Nations. The Columbia International Festival has become one of the largest indoor cultural and international events in […]
Presbyterian Community breaks ground for chapel
Residents, officials, and friends of the Presbyterian Community of Columbia gathered Thursday morning, March 26 to break ground for a new chapel on campus at 700 DaVega Drive, Lexington. This retirement facility, now almost 23 years old, is seeing its chapel materialize after two decades of fundraising and planning. The structure will be built at the front entrance of the […]
Another writer makes quarter- finals
Two members of the same tiny writers’ group have been selected as quarter finalists in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. Amazon limited submissions to 10,000 during the first week in February and narrowed the semi- finalists to 2,000 then the quarterfinalists to 500 on March 16, 2009. Mickey Burriss and C. Hope Clark were selected in the categories of Historical […]
Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold
In the 1500s people cooked with large kettles which hung over fires. Every day they’d light the fire and add food to the pot. In the 1500s they ate mostly vegetables and seldom had meat. They’d eat vegetable stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start again the next day. Sometimes stew had […]
Sheriff’s department shows a big heart
Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott supported the American Heart Association by committing to raise $15,000 for this year’s campaign. As of March 28, 2009, after the American Heart Walk Campaign, the department had raised $29,235.54. Sheriff Leon Lott said the department would not have been able to raise this amount without the assistance of the community, the media, and the […]
Briefs
Graham says take the money and run U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham voted against President Obama’s stimulus package because he said it was too large and created too much government. But the stimulus is done. It is law. Graham says take the money, S.C. Charlotte salaries get a boost Charlotte- based Bank of America may raise the salaries of some investment […]
Baldwin gives $500,000 to USC J- School
Kenneth W. Baldwin Jr. and USC development officer Terry Dixon Kenneth W. Baldwin Jr., a Columbia native and USC alumnus, recently gave $500,000 to establish an endowment in financial journalism. Students at USC’s School of Journalism now have financial support to pursue financial reporting. They can pick up business savvy on top of what is already a thorough grounding in […]