Shane Beamer’s new role as University of South Carolina head football coach is a dream come true. In September 2004, an altogether different dream began taking shape, but he was so focused on coaching at… Read More »

Love After Loss

Can happiness be written in the stars? Rustin Cassels and Chris Britt believe it can, particularly when the stars get a helping hand from heaven. Rustin and Chris’ story began in May 2014, when Rustin’s brother,… Read More »

On Walkers’ Pond

Twelve years ago, Sarah Walker told her husband, Oscar, she wanted to move. As the sales manager at S.C. Real Estate Exchange and a licensed real estate agent since 1978, he was the perfect person… Read More »

Under the Island Sun

Forty miles southeast of its more popular neighbor, the island of Providenciales, lies the smaller island of South Caicos. It sits in the Turks and Caicos archipelago, and it is here that one finds the… Read More »

Latest Issue

Diving Deep

Margo Peyton, a Cape Cod native who has made Columbia her home for…
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Adventures in Seeds

South Carolina’s Pomaria Nurseries, begun before 1835 and formally founded in 1840, is…
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Life Changing Discoveries

Eight years ago, Mark Hanna decided to invest in a small, Columbia-based startup.…
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Home & Garden

Easy Elegance

Sometimes the need for an extra bedroom is the driving force or at other times it is the…
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The Lovely Loquat Tree

For anyone not familiar with Eriobotrya japonica, more commonly known as the Japanese loquat tree, you’re not alone.…
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Inspiring Individuals

The Broken Window Effect

When Reconciliation Ministries wanted to buy some run-down apartment buildings in a crime-ridden…
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A Commitment to Humanity

Rebecca Jordan, executive director of the Central South Carolina Chapter of the American…
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Ann’s Story

Ann Gressette’s left hand holds a leather rein and rests on the withers…
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Sports & Outdoor Pursuits

A Sport with Curves

After a long day training for her favorite sport, caring for farm animals, mucking out stalls, and being home-schooled, 15-year-old Hannah Miles still carves out time in the kitchen to bake up goodies for a…
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Palmetto Business

The Millennial Migration

The snow was piled high in the driveway of her parents’ home. Looking out at it from the…
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Sorinex Strong

Bert Sorin didn’t realize his father’s company was the real deal until Garth Brooks came to town. Since…
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Cocktails & Cuisine

Kitchen Must-Haves

Condiments – enticing drizzles, dollops, dashes, and sprinkles – add an explosion of flavor,…
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Liquid Sunshine

What do Mark Twain, Winston Churchill, Lady Gaga, and Frank Sinatra have in…
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Pick a Pepper

The pepper plant’s origin is firmly rooted in the Americas, but the diversity…
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