Category: Columbia Daily Tribune
-
Barbecue that Rocks
Buckingham Smokehouse Bar-B-Q Owner Mark Brown, 62, did not grow up dreaming of owning a barbecue restaurant. He opened the restaurant out of desperation. Brown spent 20 years on the road, driving tour buses for some of the biggest bands and musicians of the century — and has tour passes, five platinum albums and stacks…
-
Elementary students learn about spinach, food miles and composting
Photo by Daniel Brenner Kelsey Monroe’s third-graders were engaged March 18 at Midway Heights Elementary School. The topic was food, specifically spinach. Yes, spinach, the vegetable that makes Popeye big and strong. Except this spinach didn’t come from a can. Source: Elementary students learn about spinach, food miles and composting – Columbia Daily Tribune |…
-
A Hand Up
Photo by Don Shrubshell Latashia Ringold used to look for love in all the wrong places. After more than 30 years of abuse and addiction, she knew she needed to make a change. There had to be more to life. Source: A Hand Up: Back from the brink, Latashia Ringold gets help from Love INC
-
A Taste of Persia: Iranian Community Rings in Nowruz
Photo by Nick Schnelle At 11:30 p.m. on March 19, Iranians from all over the world celebrated the Persian New Year, Nowruz. The word translates into new day, the first day of spring. Source: A Taste of Persia: Iranian Community Rings in Nowruz
-
Wanderlust: Remembering Sept. 11
I weave through the streets, turn a corner and there it is: One World Trade Center, the tallest building in this hemisphere. At first, it takes me a moment to realize what I am looking at. The sun gleams off the glass tower and blinds all who look upon it. Below, a vast black memorial…
clairelardizabal.com 