A lot has changed at Airport High School since 1969. One person that’s seen it all is Lawrence Gardner, the equipment manager for the Eagles’ football program. For most of the past 54 years, Gardner has been a part of the Airport Eagles football program in some capacity. He began when he was in ninth grade. He was unable to […]
Building Community: Make Olympia Beautiful
In the first half of the 19th century, Columbia was growing. Government and commerce were driving industrialization, and the textile industry was rapidly expanding. Amid this “New South” economy, plans were drawn up for an audacious mill and village along the banks of the Congaree River just outside the city limits. Bounded by Whaley Street, Bluff Road, Granby Lane, and […]
Biking While Old
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observationI was already old when I first decided riding a bicycle down Kennerly Road for an hour or so a few times a week was a good idea. Maybe if I’d started much, much earlier things would be different. But I didn’t, so they ain’t. Biking while old is complicated a bit by my inability to recognize pending trouble soon […]
Pineville, a historic refuge— A Planter Thrives
Originally published September 28, 2007Henry William Ravenel thrived as gentleman planter in Pineville before the Civil War destroyed his society and his livelihood. As a scientist, he survived the Civil War and Reconstruction and made a major contribution to botany in America. He was a fourth generation Huguenot born in 1814 to Dr. Henry Ravenel and his wife, Catherine Stevens. Two years later, the […]
Cayce mayor encourages residents to watch meetings online
EditorialCayce Mayor Elise Partin is encouraging residents to follow City Council meetings online. The twice-monthly meetings are now streamed and archived on the web. Go to the city’s website, caycesc.gov, then click “Government” near the top of the page. Then click “Council Livestream.” “This is another way to help keep Cayce residents as informed as possible,” Partin said. “It makes […]
Re: Andy’s Deli celebrates 45 years
Letter to the EditorI really enjoyed your article about Andy Shlon and the deli. It was around 1966 and I was 16 years old when I got a job at Groucho’s Deli in Five Points. Being a native of Five Points, where my grandfather had a dry-cleaning business, it was natural for me to move from working at Edisto Farms Dairy ice cream […]
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
Carrie Dennison Elliott, MA, MSW has been named president of the League of Women Voters of the Columbia Area for 2023-2024. Dr. Ronald L. Rhames has announced plans to retire as president of Midlands Technical College. Linda Pearce Edwards and Dr. Todd Lefkowitz have been elected to serve on the board of trustees for the 2023–2026 term at the Columbia […]
ATTORNEYS HONORED
Samantha Albrecht, an attorney at Burnette, Shutt & McDaniel, will receive a Leadership in Law award from S. C. Lawyers Weekly. Becky Laffitte, a member of Robinson Gray law firm, is one of the recipients of the 2023 South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law Awards. Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. attorneys selected by Best Lawyers ® include “Lawyer of the […]
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center (CMCC) contracted 352 events this past year, with contract values totaling over $1.5 million, which exceeds the previous record for booking revenue by 12 percent. These future events are forecasted to bring just over 158,000 attendees, using over 20,300 hotel room nights. U-Haul Co. of South Carolina, Inc. has announced Piney Express signed on as a […]
