Sunday afternoon, March 3, the Recital Hall of USC’s School of Music was filled with the sounds of 17 winners, some performing twice on different instruments, from the Music Clubs Scholarship Fund’s (MCSF) Music Competition, which took place in early February. Five experts in various areas of music judged and selected a total of 23 winners, with MCSF awarding them […]
Dutch Fork Elementary’s Crumbs to Compost Program
Growing up in Chesapeake, Virginia, Amy Umberger regularly surprised her mother with gifts like snakes, frogs, and various other crawly things most mothers don’t usually appreciate. “I’ve always had a love of nature.” After attending Liberty University in Lynchburg for her undergraduate degree, Umberger moved south to Columbia and earned her interdisciplinary masters of arts degree in natural sciences at […]
The Ancient Highlander
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observationOn the fourth Tuesday of 2024, I did something I hadn’t done since early 2003. No, not write something interesting. I pulled into a car lot in one vehicle and left in a different one— forever. By early 2003, I had retired, moved to Irmo, S.C., and spent a year not working for the man. Part of my master plan […]
Interesting Facts About the Month of March
Did You Know?March marks a turning point for many people each year. Perhaps because winter winds down and officially ends in mid-March, the month is easy to characterize as a turning point toward spring and all that entails, including warmer weather and additional hours of daylight. The vernal equinox is one of many interesting facts about the third month of the year. […]
St. Patrick’s Snakes
Snakes play a significant role in the legend of St. Patrick, the primary patron saint of Ireland and the man who inspired a wildly popular mid-March holiday. Though the notion of St. Patrick bravely banishing snakes from Ireland certainly supports his worthiness to be the island’s patron saint, historians note this particular portion of the legend of St. Patrick is […]
Pineville, a historic refuge—Pineville cuisine
Originally published April 4, 2008Editor’s Note: At the request of his readers and in memory of Warner M. Montgomery, Ph. D, we will continue to publish his Adventure Travel stories for the time being. In his Memoirs, Uncle Jay (J.K. Gourdin IV), described the food that was grown and prepared in Pineville during his childhood, the Depression years. In those days, there were few […]
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
John C. Bradley Jr. has been named Moore Bradley Myers’s managing partner. Colliers South Carolina’s 2023 Rising Star Awards include Amy Fowler, John Gressette, Joanna Switzer, and Brigette Walters. Jonathan Harvey has been named senior property manager at Colliers South Carolina. Lane Cook has been named a partner at LawyerLisa. Dr. Gregory D. Little has been named acting president and […]
BUSINESS BRIEFS
B.B. Barns, Columbia’s independent garden center based out of Asheville North Carolina, held a re-opening of its Northeast Columbia location Friday, March 1, 1067 Woodleys Way. The Hollow, Columbia’s first forest-totable restaurant, was scheduled to host its grand opening on Wednesday, March 6, 823 Gervais Street, Suite 100. www.thehollowsc.com. The White House has announced the City of Columbia is featured […]
REAL ESTATE
Colliers South Carolina’s Danny Bonds represented Forest Park, LLC and Rox Pollard III represented Roots Integrative Medicine in the lease of ±1,600 square feet of retail space to Roots Integrative Medicine at Forest Park Shopping Center.
Tips to pick the right time to retire
Professionals work hard to achieve both short- and long-term goals. Retirement certainly qualifies as a long-term goal, and many people spend decades building and investing in a nest egg they hope will help them enjoy their golden years to the fullest extent. The decision regarding when to retire is affected by a host of variables, so what’s a good time […]
