special series
Neighborhood dishes: noun: local restaurants where friends, family, and neighbors gather to enjoy good food, friendly service, and pleasant company.
     Nearly every neighborhood has one: a place where friends, family, and neighbors gather to enjoy good food, friendly service, and pleasant company. In our series, Neighborhood Dishes, we visited four Columbia area restaurants that possess all these qualities.
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Neighborhood Dishes
Mr. Bunky's 10441 Garner's Ferry Road, Eastover + 783-3501
Story and photos by Natasha Derrick
     Eclectic may be too tame a word to describe Mr.Bunky's. A community staple since April 1981, the hardware store/grocery store/meat market/restaurant has captured the hearts and bellies of several generations of patrons. Upon entering the barn-like structure, the senses are met with a smorgasbord of
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Camp Kemo receives $15,000
By Warner M. Montgomery Warner@TheColumbiaStar.com
     The Columbia Association of Health Underwriters (CAHU) presented a check for $15,000 to Camp Kemo during CAHU's monthly luncheon meeting September 21 at the Palmetto Club.
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The Black Bottom Boys and The Plowboys play at the annual Q Cup
By Rachel Haynie
     No matter what geographic part of the state introduced you to barbeque initially, you likely grew up thinking that type was the best. Fortunately, you're right because everybody's right.
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Correction
In the story "Kidney recipient moves from death's door to five medals" published September 22, 2006, Bill McAfee's name was misspelled.
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