Not too long ago, Kirkland Smith was meeting, 6 feet apart, with fellow artists at Stormwater Studios in Columbia when talk turned to sharing the work they have done during the quarantine. Known for her… Read More »

Harvest of Gold

The calendar said October, but the reality on this early fall day was that Old Man Summer still hung around. With an air temperature reading 98 degrees, the last few miles before reaching the rice… Read More »

Breaking Bread

During COVID-19 confinement, homes have become mission control with dedicated spaces for office work, for homeschooling, and for “cocooning” within a private sphere surrounded with creature comforts. The kitchen is an area where we are… Read More »

Won’t You Be My Neighbor?

At one time, before the days of dual-employment households, streaming television, and social media, whipping up a batch of cookies, a cake, or a pie to welcome a new neighbor or walking over to the… Read More »

Latest Issue

Made in Cola Town

It is impossible not to be happy for Eva Pilgrim. As she talks…
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Spice It Up

Scuppernong grapes are big, juicy, burnished bronze, golden, green delicacies native to the…
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Golden Years Gardening

“Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs about the…
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Home & Garden

Taming Wildflowers

When you decide which trees to plant, you are making the most important decision in landscaping. Trees help…
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Atomic Era Authenticity

Marian and John Scullion’s affinity for midcentury modern design emanates from John’s parents’ impressive collection of furniture from…
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Inspiring Individuals

Hope for the Hungry

Editor’s note: Due to the COVID-19 crisis, Harvest Hope reported that food insecurity…
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Combatting COVID-19

For seven years, Victoria Fleischer has delighted in teaching sewing lessons in Columbia.…
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A Hope and a Future

Thirty-year-old Devin Bartos, who became addicted to drugs during his teenage years, spent…
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Sports & Outdoor Pursuits

Opening Day

Clay Johnston spent most of his boyhood afield and since then has never looked back. He says, “I’m in enough dove clubs that I can hunt four to six days a week, from Orangeburg to…
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Palmetto Business

From Fabric to Pharmaceuticals

At first glance it seems that a child with an autoimmune disorder would have little in common with…
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Five Years Later

Human beings’ brains are wired for optimism, according to Tali Sharot, Ph.D. Tali is a professor of cognitive…
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Cocktails & Cuisine

Pairing Cheese & Wine

Chow Down

The smell and taste of a nostalgic food can transport us to simpler…
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Kitchen Gold

Typically, the leftovers of food production are nothing to speak of, but when…
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