On Saturday, April 13, the second annual Irmo Community Earth Day Celebration will be held at McGregor Presbyterian’s Lawn and Learning Garden at 6505 St. Andrews Road in Irmo. The event will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until 2 p.m. The first Earth Day in America was a teach-in on April 22, 1970. The event originated when Senator Gaylord […]
Columbia to experience partial eclipse on April 8
On Monday, April 8 Columbia will experience a partial solar eclipse, the first partial eclipse since October 14, 2023. According to South Carolina State Museum Planetarium manager Liz Klimek, Monday’s eclipse is different than the total eclipse Columbia experienced in 2017. “It’s going to be a total solar eclipse, but you have to be within a very narrow band, that’s […]
Beyoncé—Brand New Country Star
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observationIn case you just awakened from a coma, you might not know that Beyoncé is America’s latest country star. I never imagined I would be writing that last sentence. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not implying Beyoncé isn’t a world-class performer. She is and has successfully marketed herself to expose all her talents or at least all the ones allowed […]
Pineville, a historic refuge—Nurse Maude is honored
Originally published May 2, 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. Nurse Maude Callen graciously accepted the attention and the contributions that followed the photo essay in Life Magazine in 1951. She continued her work at the Pineville clinic until her […]
New innovative multi-cancer early detection tests
Letter to the EditorIn my over 15 years of service working for patient support nonprofits, I’ve seen firsthand the havoc cancer wreaks on families, claiming over 11,000 lives in our state this year alone. Cancer is the number one killer for those under 85 years old, a stark reminder of the relentless challenge it poses. The narrative around cancer is often one of […]
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
Sara Snell Whitaker has been named assistant vice president for alumni engagement at Columbia College. Express Employment Professionals of Columbia, S.C. took home honors at the staffing agency’s annual International Leadership Conference (ILC), including an award for achieving the second highest Office Services Percentage Growth out of over 800 Express offices nationwide and the Circle of Excellence which recognizes top-performing […]
Governor’s Cup Road Race returns for 51st installment April 12–13
Experience Columbia SC Sports (ECSCS) will continue its longtime partnership with the Carolina Marathon Association and Lexington Medical Center to promote the 51st Annual Governor’s Cup Road Race April 12–13. A long-standing local running tradition, the Governor’s Cup attracts the region’s top distance runners, about 30 percent of whom event director Derek McFarland estimates travel in from outside Richland and […]
USC professors to release first report on groundbreaking study of S.C. protective orders
Monday, April 8 at 5:30 p.m., two University of South Carolina professors will share the first report on a statewide study of Orders of Protection. The study is a collaboration of Lisa Martin, associate professor of law and director of the Domestic Violence Clinic at the Joseph F. Rice School of Law, and Suzanne Swan, Ph.D., professor of psychology and […]
Columbia mayor and SBA host local entrepreneurs during small business town hall
The City of Columbia and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are committed to supporting entrepreneurial success, driving innovation, creating jobs, and further growing Columbia’s economy. Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann and SBA Regional Administrator Allen Thomas have collaborated to assure that Columbia entrepreneurs have the proper resources, community support, and drive to continue to grow the small business ecosystem of […]
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Surfs Up Acai Bowls is scheduled to hold a ribbon cutting Monday, April 8, 10:45 a.m., 504 ½ Gervais Street. SC Council on Competitiveness and its partners have announced the launch of the SC Asset Network (SCAN) mapping tool, a platform designed to enhance visibility and connectivity within South Carolina’s vital industries. Developed in collaboration with industry and workforce leaders […]
