After the big flood in 2015, Forest Acres has been working on a project along Gills Creek to redo the bridges and create an accesible park for the community. Three million dollars later, with lots of help from local businesses, supporters, and SCODT, Gills Creek Memorial Park opened Thursday, April 18. The park includes a walkway along Gills Creek with […]
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Introducing Women of Bagpiping
Columbia’s Women of Bagpiping include longtime Palmetto Pipes and Drums player Elizabeth Fager (c); Heather Pastva (l), recently transferred from the City of Charleston Pipes and Drums; and Eva Julia Cox (r), a newer member who picked up her pipes again after raising three boys. In the world of bagpipes, a breath of fresh air is not only welcomed, it […]
Doko Farm—new idea straight from the past
Doko Farm is practicing an old idea that’s gaining support and momentum during these modern times. Raising heritage animals was once redundant. Farmers knew the bloodlines of their breeding stock as well as they did their grandparents. Then factory farming happened. Raising as much meat as possible, as quickly as possible, and as cheaply as possible became the go-to plan. […]
Riverbanks turns 50
The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Thursday, April 25. “I hope those who had the vision 50 years ago would be happy to see what they started,” Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens CEO and president Tommy Stringfellow said. “We like to say we’ve spent 50 years inspiring our guests to want to do something about conservation […]
Columbia celebrates Gamecocks
Main Street was filled with garnet and black from city hall to the State House Sunday, April 14 as the South Carolina Lady Gamecocks were treated to a parade one week after defeating the Iowa Hawkeyes 87-75 to claim the 2023-2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball National Championship. This marks the program’s third national championship. Among those in the parade were officials […]
Anne Frank’s Cat
Steve Rubin was born a “Chicago Boy” but moved to LA when he was four. His family lived across the street from the old Stadium Theatre in West Los Angeles and was “at the movies three times a week. I grew up a movie kid. I loved movies; my mother loved movies; my dad loved movies.” Rubin attended UCLA, studied […]
All Dogs Have Teeth
April 7–13 is National Bite Prevention Week. The latest data released by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) says that although the vast majority of the 88 million canine companions in the United States live a peaceful coexistence in their communities, dog bites are still considered a serious public health risk. Over 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs in […]
Former Star writer turns 100
Having a centenarian in one’s family is, under any circumstances, a blessing. But to have two sisters both surpass the 100-year mark is the sort of remarkable feat that might lead publications like the Guinness Book of World Records and the TODAY show’s Willard Scott to come a-knocking. On April 6, Jacolyn Bush Perrone, of Lexington, a native of Barnesville, […]
Earth Day Celebration
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 […]
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