NSDAR receives proclamation from City of Columbia in recognition of Constitution Week
In recognition of Constitution Week local representatives of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) met with Mayor Daniel Rickenmann to receive a proclamation from the City of Columbia. Receiving the proclamation is Alice Caskey, state vice regent of NSDAR. Pictured are (l-r) Emily deQuincey-Newman, District V alternate director; Nancy Corbett, former regent, Ann Pamela Cuningham […]
100 Women donates $11,550 to Cola Town Bike Collective
At its third quarter meeting, 100 Women Who Care Midlands S.C. elected to support Cola Town Bike Collective’s Save Our Shop Campaign with a donation of $11,550. Members of 100 Women Who Care Midlands S.C. presented their checks directly to Scott Nuelken, executive director, and board members David King and Meg Southern Syms. The Cola Town Bike Collective is in […]
Museum to host 31st annual SCMMS Toy Soldier Show
If you think a “toy soldier” is just one of those rubbery little green guys you bought from the dime store when you were a kid, you’ve got a lot to learn. And you can learn it Saturday, October 8, at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum, 301 Gervais Street. The museum will host the South Carolina […]
Columbia Children’s Theatre presents Fame: The Musical!
Columbia Children’s Theatre (CCT) will present Fame: The Musical! October 14, 6:30 p.m. and October 15, 2 and 6:30 p.m. at Harbison Theatre Midlands Tech, 7300 College Street, Irmo. General admission tickets are $15, and $12 for active military and seniors with proper ID. Advance tickets are strongly recommended and can be purchased securely online at columbiachildrenstheatre.com. The show is […]
Remembering the space race
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observationMost Baby Boomers are space junkies. Before our generation, there were no rocket countdowns, no space stations, no NASA. Then, on Friday, May 5, 1961, 15 days after I turned 11, a group of school kids gathered around a small television, with poor reception, to watch Alan Shepard blast into space. Some nerdy male teacher who was the closest thing […]
Secretary of State Hammond urges donors to give wisely in aftermath of Hurricane Ian
EditorialSouth Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond cautioned donors to give wisely when supporting communities affected by Hurricane Ian. “The people of Florida and coastal South Carolina who were impacted by this monster storm need our assistance, and I know South Carolinians will step up to help anyway they can,” said Secretary Hammond. “I encourage donors to practice wise charitable […]
Under the Tuscan Spell—
Pienza, a doll house townOriginally published October 7, 2005
We arrived in Pienza at the beginning of its Festival of Flowers. The mayor and the chief of police were busy directing the placement of greenery around the main square, Piazza Pio II. Vendors were setting up stands for food, flowers, arts, and crafts. Residents were adorning their homes with flowers. Pienza is a small town near Siena and is […]
REAL ESTATE
Magnus Development Partners has completed the development and construction of 321 Logistics, a 181,440-square-foot, state-of-the-art industrial building in Lexington County Industrial Park in West Columbia. Chuck Salley, SIOR; Dave Mathews, SIOR; Thomas Beard, SIOR; and John Peebles of Colliers South Carolina’s industrial brokerage team in Columbia represented Magnus Development in leasing the building to three separate tenants before construction was […]
ATTORNEY HONORED
Chris Spradley, of Moore Bradley Myers (MBM), has been recognized as a Leadership in Law Honoree by S.C. Lawyers Weekly.
