Editor's Notebook
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SUMMER 2009
Thank you for the fabulous reception we received with the arrival of our
Premier issue.
In our Summer issue, we are celebrating the “Famously Hot” weather we all
have to deal with from June to early September. Staying cool is relatively
easy when living on the water, and the Columbia area is blessed with an
abundance of opportunities for just that: small lakes string through the terrain
like shimmering beads, rippling rivers wind their way toward the ocean, and
beautiful Lake Murray beckons at the northwestern edge of our area. Our
cover story features several families that enjoy this special lifestyle.
Columbia Cooks tells the story of well-known Columbia-area chef Ryan Kerr,
and he offers recipes for great summer fare he prepares on the grill at a
family home at Lake Murray.
We also cover some of the many fountains that sparkle in the sunlight and fill
our heads with the cooling sound of cascading water.
If your travel plans are limited this year, read about how your backyard can
become a place of adventure. But if staying inside is more your cup of tea,
three experts offer sage decorating advice on how to update your home’s
décor and give it a contemporary flair, whether you are working with a
shoestring budget or are ready for an entire makeover.
Artist Mary Gilkerson offers a sampling of her work with “Edisto II,” part of her
Black Water River series.
And Columbia’s Good Life includes the entertaining Sizzlin’ Saturday
Concert series at Finlay Park, the Lexington County Peach Festival, Brew at
the Zoo, the ongoing Bloomin’ Butterflies exhibit at EdVenture, and ends the
summer with the annual Viva La Vista food-tasting event.
Enjoy the summer!
Jennifer Soliday Carter
SPRING 2009
Welcome to Columbia Home & Garden, our exciting new publication that
showcases the way we live in Columbia: our homes and our environments.
In this first issue, we place special focus on the local real estate market in an
interview with Chip Kreps, Executive Vice President of the Central Carolina
REALTORS® Association, and how members of his association fit into the
community.
Whether your house is currently on the market or you are just thinking of
improving the exterior of your home, “Creating Street Appeal” details advice
from the experts on how to update the exterior of your home, sometimes
accomplished by simply planting new shrubbery and adding new sod, but
often requiring more: changing paint colors, exterior finishes, dressing up
entryways, and adding hardscape materials. We show some local examples
of these kinds of improvements.
We offer advice on improving the interior décor of a home in “A Touch of
Class.” Long considered a means to express taste and sometimes show off
beautiful art and furnishings, dressing a home is now in the forefront in our
competitive home sales market. We offer staging advice and examples.
We also include Columbia Cooks, featuring one of Columbia’s local chefs,
and Artist Notes, which presents a local artist’s work.
Our cover story features a local renovation project: the makeover of a kitchen
in a classic older home, “A Vision of Functional Elegance.”
In Columbia’s Good Life, we highlight some of the exciting events that are
taking place in and around Columbia, events that help make this a great
place to live. Our first issue includes the exhibit, “Turner to Cézanne:
Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales” at the
Columbia Museum of Art, the Downtown Marketplace, the Urban Tour, and
Artista Vista.
We hope you enjoy our magazine. Welcome to our first issue.
Jennifer Soliday Carter
Thank you for the fabulous reception we received with the arrival of our
Premier issue.
In our Summer issue, we are celebrating the “Famously Hot” weather we all
have to deal with from June to early September. Staying cool is relatively
easy when living on the water, and the Columbia area is blessed with an
abundance of opportunities for just that: small lakes string through the terrain
like shimmering beads, rippling rivers wind their way toward the ocean, and
beautiful Lake Murray beckons at the northwestern edge of our area. Our
cover story features several families that enjoy this special lifestyle.
Columbia Cooks tells the story of well-known Columbia-area chef Ryan Kerr,
and he offers recipes for great summer fare he prepares on the grill at a
family home at Lake Murray.
We also cover some of the many fountains that sparkle in the sunlight and fill
our heads with the cooling sound of cascading water.
If your travel plans are limited this year, read about how your backyard can
become a place of adventure. But if staying inside is more your cup of tea,
three experts offer sage decorating advice on how to update your home’s
décor and give it a contemporary flair, whether you are working with a
shoestring budget or are ready for an entire makeover.
Artist Mary Gilkerson offers a sampling of her work with “Edisto II,” part of her
Black Water River series.
And Columbia’s Good Life includes the entertaining Sizzlin’ Saturday
Concert series at Finlay Park, the Lexington County Peach Festival, Brew at
the Zoo, the ongoing Bloomin’ Butterflies exhibit at EdVenture, and ends the
summer with the annual Viva La Vista food-tasting event.
Enjoy the summer!
Jennifer Soliday Carter
SPRING 2009
Welcome to Columbia Home & Garden, our exciting new publication that
showcases the way we live in Columbia: our homes and our environments.
In this first issue, we place special focus on the local real estate market in an
interview with Chip Kreps, Executive Vice President of the Central Carolina
REALTORS® Association, and how members of his association fit into the
community.
Whether your house is currently on the market or you are just thinking of
improving the exterior of your home, “Creating Street Appeal” details advice
from the experts on how to update the exterior of your home, sometimes
accomplished by simply planting new shrubbery and adding new sod, but
often requiring more: changing paint colors, exterior finishes, dressing up
entryways, and adding hardscape materials. We show some local examples
of these kinds of improvements.
We offer advice on improving the interior décor of a home in “A Touch of
Class.” Long considered a means to express taste and sometimes show off
beautiful art and furnishings, dressing a home is now in the forefront in our
competitive home sales market. We offer staging advice and examples.
We also include Columbia Cooks, featuring one of Columbia’s local chefs,
and Artist Notes, which presents a local artist’s work.
Our cover story features a local renovation project: the makeover of a kitchen
in a classic older home, “A Vision of Functional Elegance.”
In Columbia’s Good Life, we highlight some of the exciting events that are
taking place in and around Columbia, events that help make this a great
place to live. Our first issue includes the exhibit, “Turner to Cézanne:
Masterpieces from the Davies Collection, National Museum Wales” at the
Columbia Museum of Art, the Downtown Marketplace, the Urban Tour, and
Artista Vista.
We hope you enjoy our magazine. Welcome to our first issue.
Jennifer Soliday Carter
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