Briefs
by John Temple Ligon
      Creative Richard Florida, author of The Creative Class, is scheduled to speak October 10 at the evening meeting of EngenuitySC in the new Columbia Hilton Center. Plan on cocktails at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm, and an hour's worth of Florida following dinner. At the University of Toronto, Florida is pro...
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Greenville native delivers new shirt to Columbia
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Allen Stephenson delivers new shirts, his own brand of shirts. Under the name Southern Tide and under his skipjack fish logo, Stephenson is supplying 26 stores in his native South with what he calls "the most well- made polo shirts available.
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Star Profile
John Whitehead of the Columbia Music Festival Association
By John Temple Ligon Temple@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Steppin' on Hollywood was the show Saturday, September 8, in the Township Auditorium. The show was put on by the Columbia Music Festival Association and its partner SCARF + SCREEN COLUMBIA, "Steppin'" was a red carpet evening of dining, dancing, cocktails, and cinematic inspired perf...
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World Trade Center of S.C. to host 3rd annual International Education Conference
Contributed by Janet Herrera- Gantt
      The South Carolina World Trade Center will host the upcoming International Education Conference, which will be held at the North Charleston Coliseum Complex on November 6 and 7. This one and a half day series of global speakers is an initiative of the Trade Services Department to provide the U.S.
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The Columbia School of Karatedo celebrates 29th anniversary
Contributed by Ridgely Abele
      The Columbia School of Karatedo, a national center for the martial arts, opened for business on Meeting Street in West Columbia Tuesday, September 4, 1979. "It has been a blessing to be a part of this community and to be a positive influence to our area and to our youth," said Ridgely Abele, owne...
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Toucan Talk
Benefits for Beneficiaries
Provided by Michael Oana mjo@teamoana.com
      Thanks to recent tax-law changes, you can "stretch" the value of your traditional IRA account for the benefit of future generations. There used to be one universal rule for estate planning: Don't get caught dead with an Individual Retirement Account (IRA). After years of tax-deferred savings, the...
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Folks about town
      USC's College of Engineering and Computing appointed Dr. Hanif Chaudhry as the associate dean for international programs and continuing education and Dr. Harry Ploehn as the associate dean for research and graduate students. William C. Boyd, Suzanne Hulst Clawson, Frank W. Cureton, J. Donald Dial...
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Simply Savory opens
     Photo by Pam Clark Simply Savory Fine Wines & Gourmet Foods grand opening and ribbon cutting was held Monday, September 10 at 2901 Devine Street. Pictured (l to r) Owner David Harris, Daniel Rickenmann, city councilman; Mayor Bob Coble; Owner Rachael Harris; Perry Lancaster, president of Devine Stre...
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