Phase I of the Vista Greenway was celebrated by bikers of all ages July 7 in “Famously Hot” Columbia. They were the first to ride through the Vista Greenway Tunnel, a converted rail-line-turnedgreen space. The 400 foot Vista Greenway Tunnel at the corner of Lady and Lincoln streets is part of a major national initiative called Rails to Trails, where […]
Tomorrow’s Leaders converge at State House
A group of nearly 900 boys from across the state of South Carolina assembled last month, beginning Sunday, June 10 though Saturday, June 16 for a week of competition, education, and life-long friendship at Palmetto Boys State hosted on the campus of Anderson University. Each of the boys of this year’s Palmetto Boys State may have arrived feeling uncomfortable and […]
Businesses should begin preparing for Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Background: In short, the court battle over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is over. The US Supreme Court says the law is valid. Whether you agree or not, it is now time for businesses to start getting ready for what this means. There are thousands of ins and outs to this law – far more than this […]
Quirky Crimes in the Capital City
Richland County tDecker Blvd.: A 22-year-old man was arrested at 3 p.m. Monday after police spotted him speeding and then driving under a suspended license. The man was clocked at 55 mph in a 35 mph zone. When the officer conducted a traffic stop, the man presented a license, but when the officer ran the number, it was discovered the […]
White takes to new role like a duck in water
As a lifelong outdoorsman and avid waterfowl hunter, Stuart J. White has taken like a duck to water to his role as new executive director of the Congaree Land Trust. As successor to retiring Land Trust Executive Director Billy Cate, he brings abundant experience and personal enthusiasm to the position. With an extensive marketing and non-profit management background, he is […]
Pertinent information saves time, money, and you
I’m just saying...I think that people deserve to get what I call “pertinent information” before they actually need that information. For instance, there’s this gas station that I like to go to between car washes. It’s got one of those nifty little drive-through rinses that is great to get the dust, catpaws, and especially pollen off between the $20 washes. I’ve been […]
Tiger’s Country Song
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observationMany years ago golf was considered a rich man’s sport. Local country clubs offered the best and sometimes only available courses and provided lessons for the privileged few. Lifelong golfers were culled from the rest of the local yokels at an early age. Most working men became adults without ever swinging a golf club. Even in the middle ’70s, when […]
Revenge of the hound dog
I thought over the course of my parental life that taking my three children as babies to the beach was tough. I’ve since learned that taking a dog is tougher. As a parent, you accept the fact an oceanfront house with a spectacular view and an outdoor shower isn’t going to do much for teething. As a dog owner, you […]
Columbia City Council: tomato viruses, dog parks, and the Vista
Columbia City Council held its monthly meeting Tuesday, July 10. City Council members present were Cameron Runyan, Moe Baddourah, Tameika Isaac Devine, Leona Plaugh, Sam Davis, and Brian Newman. A second reading was approved to adopt the Rosewood Plan. Council approved the first reading in June. Council approved, by a vote of 4-2, a measure that establishes a moratorium on […]