Columbia, SC
USC & Higher Education: The Man Who Drew the News
Drink of the Week: Les Acanthes ’12 Rosé
Arts Feature: Christian Thee’s Return to Charleston
Sound Off: Bull Street Is A Debacle
Rant & Rave: That’s How People Get Shot
Cover Story: So, You Want to Be a Writer?
Growth & Development: Town of Lexington to Spend Millions on Downtown Development
Music Feature: This Ain’t No Nostalgia Weekend
Events
8 Days a Week
Female Aviators Take “Flight” at Longstreet Theatre
Plus: Capital City Club Celebrates 25th Anniversary; Get Out More Tour
Chuck Ezell — chief fabricator (meaning he puts everything together) for the Steven Naifeh exhibition at the Columbia Museum of Art — gives a gallery talk at noon today. The talk is free to museum members. Not a member? Admission is $10. Visit columbiamuseum.org or call 799-2810 for more information. What's Happening Today: Wednesday, May 22
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Blogs
Arts News Roundup: Spoleto, Tax Breaks, and Biennial
By Amanda Ladymon | Tuesday, May 21, 2013 7:55 pm
The Side Line: SEC Title Probably the Best USC Baseball Can Hope For
By James Harley | Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:56 am
This Just In: ‘SC State House for Sale’; Gas Prices Rise; Meet the Wilsons; ‘Anatomy of an IRS Shakedown’
By Corey Hutchins | Monday, May 20, 2013 8:45 am
By Amanda Ladymon | Friday, May 17, 2013 10:24 pm
News + Opinion
Senate Wants to Sell Off State Planes
By Corey Hutchins | Wednesday, May 22, 2013
The use of South Carolina’s two state airplanes became a flashpoint of controversy during budget talks last week — which ended with state senators voting to sell them.
USC & Higher Education: The Man Who Drew the News
Sound Off: Bull Street Is A Debacle
Music + Nightlife
Girls Rock Columbia Benefit
By Kyle Petersen | Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Girls Rock is, when boiled down to its essence, about volume. But not just about the loudness of electric guitars and drum kits, or even the creative process of writing a song — it’s about volume on a much more profound level.
Sound Bites: Randall Bramblett, Dillinger Escape Plan
Music Feature: Overmountain Men at Art Bar Sunday May 26
Photo Galleries
Back to Rockafellas | Photos by Christian Barker
Jake's Bar & Grill occupies 2112 Devine St., home of the legendary Columbia rock club Rockafellas. On the weekend of May 17-17, Jake's hosted a Back to Rockafellas' weekend. Photos by Christian Barker.Back to Rockfellas | Photos by Thomas Hammond
Rosewood Crawfish Festival 2013
Kenny Chesney | Williams-Brice Stadium | Saturday, May 4
Food + Dining
Thirsty for a Conquest
By Jonathan Sharpe | Wednesday, May 22, 2013
After comparing a pint of the Sacred Heart to a pint of the Sacred Heartier, I asked the Conquest guys how things are coming along with their plans to open a tasting room. Rather than just tell me, they let me have a preview tour the next morning.
Food Feature: USC Student’s Project Promotes Food Equality
Drink of the Week: Les Acanthes ’12 Rosé
Bites: Restaurants in Columbia SC
Arts + Lifestyle
Female Aviators Take “Flight” at Longstreet Theatre
By Free Times | Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Chuck Ezell — chief fabricator (meaning he puts everything together) for the Steven Naifeh exhibition at the Columbia Museum of Art — gives a gallery talk at noon today. The talk is free to museum members. Not a member? Admission is $10. Visit columbiamuseum.org or call 799-2810 for more information.
8 Days a Week: Who Will Be Crowned Vista Queen?
Arts Feature: Christian Thee’s Return to Charleston
S.C. Authors, S.C. Books: State of the Heart: South Carolina Writers on the Places They Love