My dog won’t come when called. When I hear this, my first question is, “Have you taught him to come when called?” True, dogs learn to understand many of our words, especially words and phrases like treat, go for a walk, go for a ride, and dinner. Some even pick up on what you want when you say come. But […]
Congaree Elementary students find creative way to share information about people in history
Fi f th- graders at Congaree Elementary school found a creative way to share information about some famous people in history. After researching athletes including Jackie Robinson (above) and Venus and Serena Williams, explorers Lewis and Clark, inventors Albert Einstein and the Wright Brothers, and former President Abraham Lincoln, fifth-grade students dressed up like the people they researched and presented […]
Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens opens new conservation center
Exotic reptiles, snakes and fish now have a new home at Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens. On Thursday March 2, Susan Boyd cut the ribbon opening the Darnall and Susan Boyd Aquarium and Reptile Conservation Center. The center is a major step toward achieving Riverbanks’ innovative vision to build a Bridge to the Wild and their mission to create meaningful connections, […]
Reimagining Valentine’s Day
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observationValentine’s Day slipped quietly by me this year. I’m hopeful this is permanent. This Day of Love originally became popular to increase greeting card sales between Christmas and Mother’s Day. That worked for card companies but gender friction multiplied immediately. Valentine’s Day is thought to be a combination of two vastly different remembered Roman Empire events. Lupercalia was a festival […]
State Treasurer Curtis Loftis honors Palmetto ABLE Ambassadors as part of S.C. Disability Advocacy Day observance
Letter to the EditorState Treasurer Curtis Loftis kicked off S.C. Disability Advocacy Day March 1 with a reception honoring 20 disability organization partners for their support of the Palmetto ABLE Savings Program. Administered by the State Treasurer, the program enables South Carolina citizens with disabilities the opportunity to save for their future wellbeing without jeopardizing eligibility for important state and federal benefits. “As […]
Pineville, a historic refuge
Theodore Gourdin IIOriginally published April 20, 2007
Louis Gourdin was a Huguenot who emigrated from France to Charleston between 1693-95 in search of religious freedom and a new way of life. He and his sons were awarded vast grants of land from the colonial government, and with the aid of slave laborers they accumulated great wealth growing rice and indigo. By the time of the Civil War, […]
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
Matt Rayner has been named executive media director at Chernoff Newman. Girl Scouts of South Carolina—Mountains to Midlands have announced the election of six new members to the board of directors, including Robin Coletrain, Cynthia Dooley, Jean Cecil Frick, Vida Jennings, Caroline Jurga, and Heidi McCrory. Regie Bedenbaugh has been named executive vice president at M.B. Kahn Construction Co., Inc. […]
BUSINESS BRIEFS
•The Richland County Economic Development Office has announced Scout Motors Inc., makers of the next-generation of all-electric trucks and rugged SUVs, has decided to establish its manufacturing operations in Blythewood. The company’s planned $2 billion investment has the potential to create 4,000 or more permanent jobs. Scout is planning to break ground on the new manufacturing facility in Blythewood Industrial […]
REAL ESTATE
NAI Columbia has announced the following transactions: Jeff Hein, SIOR sold a 46,000 SF industrial building located at 103 Vantage Point in Cayce. Patrick Palmer, CCIM and Bobby Balboni leased a 1,805 SF retail space in Columbia Northeast Shopping Center located at 9221 Two Notch Road to Lulu’s Homemade Ice Cream. John Gregory, CCIM and Will DuPree leased a 3,188 […]
ATTORNEY HONORED
Allison Sullivan, a partner with Bluestein Attorneys, has been named to South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s Personal Injury Law Power List, which has been published in the magazine’s February edition.
