On a night when the Major League Baseball season came to an end, it almost seemed fitting that two races for Columbia City Council are going to extra innings. Voters will once again have to go to the polls to decide who will be the next mayor after a runoff was declared between Councilman Daniel Rickenmann, who received 43.5 percent […]
36th Annual Vista Lights to be held November 18
The Congaree Vista Guild will host its 36th annual Vista Lights Thursday, November 18 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The family-friendly holiday event is returning to its original format after COVID-19 adjustments in 2020, thanks to event sponsors Stella Artois, Columbia Metropolitan Airport, and Arnold Companies. Performances by local groups will take place on the main stage near the […]
Expanding Our Minds
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observationA recent clickbait article referenced things from 40 years ago and guaranteed anyone remembering such things were indeed old. Things like waiting for film to be developed, freeing up the phone so mom could use the computer, rewinding cassette tapes with a pencil, etc. Many of my peers remember our youth more as a time of change than accumulated things. […]
Sunnybrook
Excerpt No. 45 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 10 (Cont’d) The hill on Stonebridge Road at the intersection with Sunnybrook Lane was iced over and it was the only way out of the neighborhood. […]
Mansfield Plantation—A Modern B&B
Mansfield Plantation, established in 1718 on the banks of the Black River, covers nearly 1,000 acres in Georgetown County and is recognized as “one of the most architecturally intact rice plantations in South Carolina.” It is on the National Register of Historic Places and was once owned by Wilbur Smith of Columbia. It is now owned and operated by John […]
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
Brittany Hutcherson has joined Colliers South Carolina as a property administrator in real estate management services the Columbia office. Boeing, the S.C. Ports Authority, and Volvo Car s have been honored with the inaugural Excellence in Mitigation award by Sustain S.C. Der r ick Huggins has been named interim executive director for the Central Midlands Regional Transit Authority (The COMET). […]
REAL ESTATE
Colliers South Carolina has announced the following recently completed commercial real estate transactions: Chuck Salley, SIOR; Dave Mathews, SIOR; Thomas Beard; and John Peebles represented 2413 Leaphart LLC in the sale of a 41,877-square-foot industrial building at 2413 Leaphart Road, West Columbia to Central Processors, Inc. for $1,500,000. Allen Wilkerson, SIOR, CCIM represented Christ Church of the Carolinas in the […]
ATTORNEYS HONORED
Ben Gooding, a member of Robinson Gray law firm, has been elected to the John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court, an organization dedicated to fostering excellence in the legal profession and mentoring young attorneys.
U-Haul to convert vacant Kmart into modern self-storage facility
U-Haul plans to create more than 700 indoor climate-controlled self-storage rooms at 1500 Charleston Highway to meet customer demand in West Columbia. U-Haul Moving & Storage of Cayce will occupy the former Kmart building and provide an expansive retail showroom, boxes and moving supplies, hitch accessories and bike racks, truck and trailer sharing, towing equipment and professional hitch installation, U-Box® […]
Local sailor goes electric with his Electra
James Borton, a sailor and waterman from Shandon takes a break aboard his Pearson Electra, “Sea Gypsy” with its new electric motor.
