On Saturday, September 16, the corner of Marion and Richland Streets will fill with singing as the 39th Annual Jubilee Festival of Black History and Culture takes place. This year’s festival will celebrate the lives of two of South Carolina’s most influential musicians— John Blackwell and Skipp Pearson—both of whom died earlier this year. Blackwell was a Columbia native who […]

Forest Acres Forest Drive: Police were called to a grocery store at 8 a.m. Tuesday after a woman’s plot to steal over $2,000 worth of merchandise was thwarted. When officers arrived, the store employee who had approached the woman told them a woman in her early to mid-40s had come into the store shortly after it opened. He said she […]

Although Amazon now owns Whole foods, bargain shoppers don’t have to charter a bus to the upscale food store just yet, according to published reports. While select items were priced lower last week, the “whole paycheck” reputation may still prevail. In an August 28 article, Consumer Reports noted shoppers weren’t that impressed with the advertised lower prices. Some Whole Foods […]

Talking with Richard last week and a name from the past materialized. A guy named David saw Richard at the chiropractor and asked about me. Funny how as we age the places we see people become different. My chronological peers have now reached the age where reunions happen at the chiropractor’s office or eye doctor. David and I were close […]

Sometimes aging isn’t much fun. Just ask my poor 10-year-old cocker spaniel, Daisy. She’s got more problems than congress, but she has a much better approval rating because, despite all her issues, she’s still as sweet as she was the day she waddled away from her four-legged mom and into our lives. Daisy is going blind, but that doesn’t seem […]

When I walked into the kitchen Saturday morning and saw my cat Scrappy sitting there staring under the stove I knew something was up. Scrappy has an expression she only uses when she’s brought me a “present” she’s proud of. She was wearing that expression Saturday. This particular expression is a hard one to read. It could mean anything. It […]