The Vista Guild’s Artista Vista will honor the vibrancy and resiliency of the district with a celebration April 16–18 bigger and more inclusive than ever before. With health and public safety a priority, the event will take to the streets and to the screen to offer residents the chance to create, enjoy, shop, and dine in the city’s only neighborhood […]
Early Columbia Cemeteries
Part 8: Elmwood CemeteryBy the mid-19th century, overcrowding in many church yards and encroaching development in city cemeteries resulted in the rural-cemetery movement, which swept across the United States. Rural cemeteries were community graveyards laid out on large tracts outside the city limits. They featured winding paths and drives and ornamental trees and shrubs. Intricate cast-iron fences often surrounded family plots within the […]
A Wild Senior Trip
Part 2: St. Simon’s DepartureThe day after graduating from Dreher, Captain Lee Tigner and his three brave sailors gathered at Lee’s home on Trenholm Road. He had already packed his 12-foot boat with a 40 horsepower outboard motor and attached the trailer to his mother’s car. Captain Lee smashed a wine bottle against the bow of “ Tigner Tiger,” the name he had painted […]
Sunnybrook
Excerpt No. 12 from Mike Maddock’s novel available now on AmazonEditor’s Note: We are pleased to publish Mike Maddock’s novel, Sunnybrook, in its entirety as a “50 Something” weekly series for 2021. All published excerpts will also be available on our website, www.TheColumbiaStar.com. Chapter 1 (Cont’d) David took a sip of his beer and then looked everywhere but at his son. He breathed a deep sigh of relief when Mary […]
Sign Language
I’m just saying...For a while there, I was pretty sure I was more likely to win the lotto or get a visit from the Publisher’s Clearinghouse people before I would be able to get an appointment to get my COVID vaccine. When I tried to sign my husband Marty up for his, it took three days and the help of a girlfriend […]
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
Erinn Rowe has been named chief executive officer at Harvest Hope Food Bank. Dana M.I. Nairn, MD of Three Rivers Medical Associates —Forest Drive office, Palmetto Primary Care Physicians, has graduated and received her Fellowship in Integrative Health & Medicine from the Fellows of the Academy of Integrative Health & Medicine. Ben Duncan has been named South Carolina’s first chief […]
Businesses warned of “South Carolina Certificate of Status” scam
South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond issued an advisory warning of a scam selling bogus “certificates of status” to businesses. “Our office received multiple complaints from businesses stating they had received a letter in the mail from an entity called S. C. Certificate Service,” said Secretary Hammond. “ The letter purported to provide a ‘South Carolina Certificate of Status’ […]
REAL ESTATE
Colliers South Carolina announced the following recently completed commercial real estate transactions: Chuck Salley, SIOR; Dave Mathews, SIOR; Thomas Beard; and John Peebles represented CVS SC Distribution LLC in the leasing of 167,500 square foot of industrial space at 1413 Lovers Lane in Augusta, GA. Chuck Salley, SIOR; Dave Mathews, SIOR; Thomas Beard; and John Peebles represented Weston, Inc. in […]
Central Carolina Community Foundation awards Catalyst Award to Fairfield Forward
Central Carolina Community Foundation, the Midlands’ local center for philanthropy, has awarded the 2020-2021 David W. Robinson Catalyst Award to Fairfield Forward. Founded in 1979, Fairfield Forward is a collaborative alliance of community members, leaders, and agencies with a mission of providing local resources and opportunities for building a healthy community. “Fairfield Forward’s response to the pandemic, despite the many […]
Proofreading in the digital age
Many people recognize the importance of proofreading important assignments or business proposals. But what about proofreading in less formal circumstances? Who hasn’t blamed a typo or another error on autocorrect or “fat fingers.” Taking the extra time to reread an email, text, or social media post can help people appear more professional in various instances. Proofreading can help people avoid […]