Soil Health Labs is in the Environmental Health Sciences Department in the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina. That may be surprising to most since the University of South Carolina has no Ag School. Dr Robin “Buz” Kloot Ph.D. is primarily responsible for the formation of Soil Health Labs, and had a rather serendipitous path […]
For Dogs, it’s Trick and Treat
It’s almost Halloween, a great time to teach your dog a trick and give him a treat. Most trainers are fans of trick training. It’s not as silly as it sounds. Training your dog to do a few simple tricks builds your relationship, improves your communication, helps your dog learn to think, and can help a nervous dog build his […]
Chapin Theatre Company presents 10-ish Minute Play Festival
Chapin Theatre Company will present its second annual 10-ish Minute Play Festival November 4–5 at the Firehouse Theatre, 102 Lexington Avenue in Chapin. Proceeds from the festival will be used for renovations to its new theatre. The evening will consist of nine short original plays by South Carolina playwrights selected by blind submissions. The event will be emceed by local […]
Classic and contemporary ballet featured in UofSC Dance Fall Concert
The University of South Carolina dance program will perform a repertory of classic and contemporary dance in the UofSC Dance Company Fall Concert October 20-21 at the Koger Center for the Arts, 1051 Greene Street. Show time for the concert is 7:30 p.m. nightly. Admission is $15 for students, $20 for UofSC faculty/staff, military, and seniors 60+, and $22 for […]
Picnic in the Park with Forest Acres and Town Theatre
Town Theatre will present the third series of concerts, Picnic in the Park at Pinetree Park in Forest Acres, by performers who have graced not only the Town Theatre stage but are well known throughout the Midlands. And each concert will also feature Town Theatre youth who are members of the Town Teen Troupe or the Town Tweens. On Friday, […]
Under the Tuscan Spell—
Vino Noble and MontepulcianoOriginally published October 14, 2005
Most famous cities gained their notoriety through a popular product or a well–known personality. For example, cars and Henry Ford in Detroit, baseball and Stan Musial in St. Louis, gambling and Donald Trump in Atlantic City, and music and Louis Armstrong in New Orleans. In Columbia, we are known for our astronaut, Charles Bolden, and our four styles of barbecue. […]
The Empire Strikes Back
I’m just saying...Editor’s Note: Julia is unfortunately experiencing technical difficulty this week with her email. While we wait, here’s an oldie but a goodie from July, 2021. When I got home one day last week from running errands, I found my newly retired husband, Marty, sprawled on the porch couch looking confused, bewildered, and totally disheveled. His face was scrunched up into […]
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
Ronnie Ramone has been named program director for adult contemporary radio station B106.7/WTCBFM and classic hits station 98.5 WOMG-FM. Brigadier General ( Retired) Charles J. Masaracchia has joined Boyer Construction as director of organizational development. David Lominack, South Carolina market president for TD Bank, has been elected chair of the S.C. Chamber Board of Directors for 2022-23. Robert “Bob” Wade, […]
REAL ESTATE
Colliers South Carolina’s Mary Winter Teaster represented Goodwyn Mills Cawood, LLC in the lease of 3,719 square feet of office space at 915 Lady Street. The ±14,114-square-foot historic warehouse was built in 1932 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Teaster also represented Lumbergates, LLC in the sale of 2001 Park Street, an ±1,848-square-foot historic home-turned-office to […]
ATTORNEY HONORED
Jasmine D. Smith of Robinson Gray law firm is one of the recipients of the 2022 South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law Awards.