I walked around the Finlay House and enjoyed the beauty of all the flowers and plants. Beautiful roses, petunias, hydrangeas, impatiens, snap dragons, dusty miller, begonias, hibiscus, dahlias, lilies, and ferns. Four residents of Finlay spend many hours every day, every week, cultivating and watering their garden plots. Ardith White, Sheila Frazier, Virginia Boyd, and one resident who didn’t want […]
Ebenezer Lutheran Church announces new associate pastor
Pastor Joanna Gragg often shares how she loves being a pastor and serving Christ’s church. She will begin her ministry at Ebenezer Lutheran Church in downtown Columbia this fall. As a pastor, Gragg is passionate about lifelong learning, helping people see they each have a place in the body of Christ, and encouraging growth and renewal in others. She especially […]
City’s Pet of the Week
For a one-year-old dog, Alilia has a calm demeanor. She can be a bit timid in her kennel but really relaxes and opens up if you spend some time with her. This “furbaby” is ready to meet his “furever” family. Please refer to ID number A276966 when visiting the website, www.columbiasc.net/animal-services.
Savage Craft Ale Works team honored with Historic Preservation Award
The team of Baumer Holdings, LLC, Hood Construction, and Studio 2LR has been honored with the South Carolina Department of Archives and History’s Historic Preservation Honor Award for work on Savage Craft Ale Works in West Columbia. Selected from a pool of nominations annually, the S.C. Department of Archives and History celebrates notable projects from around South Carolina with this […]
Under the Tuscan Spell— Land of Motorscooters
Originally published July 22, 2005When we landed in Florence, it was immediately apparent. This is paradise for scooter lovers. Forget the wine, pasta, olive oil, historic buildings, sculptures, and art. This city was made for me, a scooter man from way back. Italy is full of motorscooters. It’s not hard to understand why: gasoline is over $8 a gallon, streets are very narrow, parking […]
Big Tech is trying to cancel local news
Guest ColumnFacebook and Google have become the de facto regulators of news and speech—deciding what content people see and when. Their dominating control over how we communicate has serious implications for Freedom of Press and our broader rights under the First Amendment. To be sure, the First Amendment provisions on speech and press do not apply to private entities like Big […]
The Call of the Wild
I’m just saying...Editor’s Note: Julia is unfortunately still experiencing technical difficulty; her laptop remains in the IT hospital hoping to recover soon. While we wait, here’s an oldie but a goodie from July, 2016. My house is turning into a zoo gone mad! Over the past few days, my cats have gone on some eerie killing binge, and they are very good […]
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
Douglas J. Cooper, DPM has joined Lexington Medical Center’s network of care. Dr. Cooper will care for patients at the practice’s newest office, Lexington Medical Center Lexington, 811 West Main Street, Suite 202. Abdalla Straker and Straight Road International have received a grant for $14,500 from the Alzheimer’s Resource Coordination Center (ARCC) in the South Carolina Department on Aging. Mayor […]
ATTORNEYS HONORED
Cassandra Ignatowicz, elder care coordinator at LawyerLisa, LLC, has successfully completed the requirements necessary to receive the Certified Dementia Practitioner (CDP) designation by the National Council of Certified Dementia Practitioners.
Lexington Medical Center announces new orthopaedic practice
The board-certified physicians, advanced practice providers, and highly skilled staff at Lexington Orthopaedics and Southeastern Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine are joining together to form a new practice called Lexington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. To better serve patients throughout the Midlands, the new practice has five convenient locations in Chapin, Northeast Columbia, Irmo, Lexington, and West Columbia. The team of 12 […]
