Features
32 A Brotherly Love
Rudy and Tom Mancke's shared passion for nature
By Sam Morton
36 Best of Columbia
The 2008 winners are announced!
Compiled by Lindsay Niedringhaus
Special Sections
Education
14 Technological Teaching
Integrated Thematic Instruction at Polo Road Elementary
By Deena C. Bouknight
Palmetto Business
22 Escaping the Desk
Office suites give a whole new meaning to the word "work"
By Katie McElveen
Home Style
58 Getting Back to Nature
Jay and Teresa Coles's home
By Margaret Gregory
67 From Laundry Drab to Laundry Fab
A Columbia homeowner conceals a laundry room eyesore
By Ashley Sherry
69 Mural, Mural on the Wall
The art of Lisa Grimes's mural painting
By Katie Alice Cox
72 In The Loop
Knitting -- not just your grandma's pastime anymore
By Margaret Varner
Food for Thought
76 Bringing the Southwest to the Southeast
Arizona's sizzles
By Susan Fuller Slack, CCP
In Every Issue
8 From the Editor
10 City Scoop
26 Spread the Word
65 New to the Neighborhood?
78 Good Eats
85 Picture This
87 Just Married
88 Out and About
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