Features
46 Uncommon Threads
Fringe Sisters contemporary art quilt group
By Susan Fuller Slack
50 A Delicate Balance
Making Columbia schools inviting and secure
By Rosanne McDowell
Special Sections
Palmetto Business
17 Three Women for Five Points
Entrepreneurs anticipate its future
by Reba Campbell
Home Style
25 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
Mary and Mac McFadden's garden oasis
By Glenna B. Kinard
28 A Tremendous Transformation
A Lake Katherine couple renovates their home
By Deena C. Bouknight
Columbia Entertains
35 Be My Guest
How to be hospitable to out-of-town visitors
By Beverly Yates Wilson
38 Homey Entertaining
Throw a party at home and still enjoy yourself
By Beverly Yates Wilson
58 Good Times for Goodwill
Columbia Metropolitan's guide to charitable events
63 Irresistibly Irmo
Columns
12 From South Carolina to South America
Getting to know Nena Powell Rice
By Lee Steensen
In Every Issue
8 From the Editor
10 City Scoop
22 Spread the Word
33 New to the Neighborhood?
81 Good Eats
86 Picture This
88 Out & About
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