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CURRENT ISSUE: Vol. IV, No. 4, Holiday
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Ricky Mollohan’s Culinary Largesse
By William Thrift Photography by John Wrightenberry When Claussen’s Inn was renovated back in the ‘80’s, some suites for additional businesses were created along the side adjacent to the train tracks. One business to set up shop in the new space was Mr. Friendly’s – purveyor of cookies and sandwiches. In the ‘90’s, a […]
Patrick Mahoney: The Carpenter as Artisan
By James D. McCallister Photos provided by Patrick Mahoney and John Wrightenberry Patrick Mahoney, owner and principal carpenter at his company Rosewood Restorations, saw his interest in creative woodworking flower during childhood, when he took every opportunity he could to sneak into his father’s shop and start banging boards together. These many decades later, Mahoney, […]
Run! Jump! Fly! Adventures in Action ™
EdVenture, always a treat for the young and the young at heart, has an exciting exhibit that will run through September 11, 2011. Featuring the theme of action adventures that are popular in children’s books and movies, Run! Jump! Fly! Adventure in Action™ inspires young people to get physically active. The exhibit invites visitors to […]
Planting Points – Diversions From The Summer Grind
By William Thrift For most gardeners, summer mornings are spent on the Sisyphean tasks of eradicating weeds that have grown up overnight, battling insects with all weapons at your disposal, and then dousing everything with water to keep your precious plants from succumbing to the sun god. When you come back inside to that refreshing […]
Cityscape Makes Fertile Ground
By Sam Morton Photography by John Wrightenberry The Rosewood Drive area of Columbia is in the midst of a renaissance, anchored by the Rosewood Hills community on its southern end, Publix in the middle, and The Preserve, a gated community of luxury homes, to the north. The latest, and brightest, jewel in the district’s crown […]
Celebrating America’s Treasures: Local Preservation Projects Recognized
Each May, in observance of National Historic Preservation Month, Historic Columbia Foundation recognizes local projects that epitomize efforts to maintain and add to the historically, architecturally, and culturally significant buildings, neighborhoods, landscapes within the city and Richland County. This year the Foundation joins the National Trust for Historic Preservation in its theme of “Celebrating America’s […]
Sixth Annual Brew at the Zoo
August 6, 2011, marks the 6th annual Brew at the Zoo. The sell-out event attracts nearly 2000 guests and features samples of domestic and imported brews from around the world.
An Artist’s Eye: A Journey through Modern and Contemporary Art with Sigmund Abeles
For the first time in history, the Columbia Museum of Art opens its Modern and Contemporary vaults to famed South Carolina artist Sigmund Abeles to present An Artist’s Eye: A Journey through Modern and Contemporary Art with Sigmund Abeles. The major summer exhibition is on view June 17 through October 23, 2011.
Hennessy’s and the Main Street Revival
By William Thrift Photography by John Wrightenberry Once upon a time, the section of Main Street from the State Capitol building north toward Elmwood was exactly that – one of, if not the main streets of Columbia. Main Street and some adjacent blocks featured a variety of shops, markets, restaurants, and other businesses frequented by […]
Silver Gardens
By Sam Morton Photography by John Wrightenberry It is somehow fitting that Columbia novelist Janna McMahan opens her book, The Ocean Inside, with a verse from Archer Huntington: Come to the silver gardens of the South Where whisper hath her monarchy, and winds, Deftly devise live tapestries of shade, In glades of stillness patterned.
