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Fall 2011
Cover Story On the cover: In our article Snapshots of In-Town Living, Nicki Carrea has chosen an upper floor condominium which she has beautifully decorated to suit her taste and needs. This detail shows an unusual silver vase tucked into a wall niche. The Getaway Whitewater’s Soul Take a day trip to nearby Charlotte and [...]
Snapshots of In-Town Living
By William Thrift Photography by John Wrightenberry So what’s it like living on the corner of Blossom and Main, just up the hill from Assembly – one of the busiest confluences of traffic (auto and pedestrian) in Columbia? We asked two owners living in the new Adesso condos to tell us what drew them there [...]
The Charleston Silver Lady
By William Thrift Photography courtesy of Anne McQuary Imagine for a minute that you’re in the British Colony of South Carolina, specifically a farm in the oppressively humid low country. You make a living growing and harvesting season after season. Although plants and land are plentiful, family possessions are few and cherished. Whatever you cannot [...]
Preserving your Bounty
By William Thrift Despite the summer heat, you’ve done all the right things. You weeded. You fertilized. You discouraged (or killed) pests. You dragged out the hose and soaked everything before the temperature reached triple digits. Then your happy plants rewarded you with fruits and veggies. You ate all you could. You gave away sacks [...]
Whitewater’s Soul
“Rafting is a means to an end. The end goal is to get you playing outside and rafting is simply one of the ways we hope to get you off the couch”, says Jeff Wise, Executive Director of the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. “Humans love to play outside. It’s that first [...]
EdVenture Opens Two Permanent Exhibits: Wags & Whiskers and Body Detectives
Images provided by EdVenture. EdVenture is adding two exciting new permanent exhibits this fall: Wags & Whiskers and Body Detectives. This is the first major renovation of museum galleries at EdVenture, a unique facility that supports the enhancement of 21st century skills for the children of South Carolina. Wags & Whiskers is a 265 sq [...]
Carolina Downhome Blues Festival
The Carolina Downhome Blues Festival, held in Camden, is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary this year from October 6 through 8, with 44 performances at 15 different sites by 22 different performers. The $35 Weekend pass (Thursday-Saturday) is the best deal. Daily admission is $10 Thursday, $15 Friday, and $15 Saturday.
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 [...]
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