Happy New Year
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observationOne of the very, very few positive things about 2020 was a new double album by a grizzled, long time Americana band called Reckless Kelly. I first learned of them because of a song titled “Ragged as the Road I’m On.” A bit later, “You Cared Enough to Lie,” a twisted love song, caught my attention. I have followed the […]
Sunnybrook
Excerpt No. 1 from Mike Maddock’s novel available now on Amazon50–Something
Editor’s Note: We are pleased to publish Mike Maddock’s novel, Sunnybrook, in its entirety as a “50 Something” weekly series for 2021. This and all upcoming excerpts will also be available on our website, www.TheColumbiaStar.com. PROLOGUE June 15, 1972. “ What on earth is that?!” screamed Rupert Chandler as he drove Grace, his wife of 45 years, in his prized […]
Pinewood, a place on the road
Conclusion: Where the train doesn’t stopWedgefield, a community in western Sumter County, was named because it was like a “wedge” into the High Hills of Santee. In the 18th and 19th centuries it was the location of the plantations of Gov. Richard Irvine Manning III (1859- 1931); Wyndham Meredith Manning, (1890- 1967), son of Richard Irvine Manning III, born in Wedgefield; and Sarah Angelica Singleton, […]
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
Morris Lyles has been installed as 2021 president of South Carolina REALTORS ® (SCR). The Columbia World Affairs Council 2020 Global Vision Award has been given in honor and remembrance of the late Harry Arthur Huge. Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) has earned the accreditation of being a Global Biorisk Advisory Council® (GBAC) STAR™ facility. Bruce Cole, Willie Morgan, and Mark […]
ATTORNEYS HONORED
The partners of Nelson Mullin Riley & Scarborough LLP have elected four Columbia attorneys to the partnership, including Matt Abee, Joseph E. Fornadel III, Graham Mitchell, and Patrick Quinn. Attorney Car son Shealy has joined Baker, Ravenel & Bender as an associate. Gallivan White Boyd partner Zachary L. Weaver has been named by South Carolina Lawyer’s Weekly as a Go […]
REAL ESTATE
NAI Columbia principal Peyton Bryant , CCIM, and Furman Capital Advisors managing director Peter Couchell, CCIM, have facilitated the successful sale of a 215,000 square foot office and medical park at the corner of Forest Drive and Beltline Boulevard in the Forest Acres with the assistance of Jeff Hein, SIOR; Ryan Causey; and Alex Johnson of NAI Columbia as well […]
S.C. Interfaith Harmony Month launches with governor’s proclamation
Interfaith Partners of South Carolina held a virtual media conference to announce the Governor’s Proclamation that January 2021 is S.C. Interfaith Harmony Month. It’s the signature initiative of Interfaith Partners of South Carolina during which groups across the state will hold events (mostly virtual) to bring together people from different religious, spiritual, and secular backgrounds to celebrate differences and South […]
Smoked brings new flavor to historic Main Street
A new flavor is coming to Main Street in 2021. Smoked is a combination of an oyster bar, smoke house, and microbrewery designed to create a one-of-a-kind experience in Columbia. Smoked continues the Middleton family’s stream of distinctive historical renovations on the 1600 Block of Main. Three buildings at 1639-1645 Main are being historically rehabilitated and combined to become Smoked. […]
S.C. Federal Bar Association donates $10,000 to Harvest Hope Food Bank
The S.C. Chapter of Federal Bar Association (FBA) is giving back to food banks this holiday season. S.C. Chapter President Janet Brooks Holmes and President-elect Beattie Ashmore presented Harvest Hope Food Bank with a check for over $10,000. Board members voted unanimously December 3 to roll out the campaign to raise money for food banks, naming it “This Season Put […]
