BBQ Joints and the Good Folks Who Own Them
Contributed by McKissick Museum
      Whether it is drizzled with mustard, smothered in barbecue sauce, or soaked in vinegar, barbecue is a Southern tradition. USC's McKissick Museum will celebrate this culinary favorite with the exhibition, "Barbecue Joints & The Good Folks Who Own Them," May 10 through July 19.
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Historic Columbia Foundation presents 2008 Preservation Awards
      Historic Columbia Foundation held a luncheon May 1 to honor the 2008 Preservation Award Recipents.
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The Periodic Table has 118 legs
By Warner M.Montgomery warner@thecolumbiastar.com
      Beamer's his name, chemistry's his game. Dr. Robert L. Beamer, formerly of the University of South Carolina, spoke to the Torch Club of Columbia April 22 on "The Origin and Significance of the Periodic Table." The Periodic Table, as Beamer pointed out, is a grouping of the 118 elements (as of la...
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It's never too late... to keep on dancing
By Mimi M.Maddock Mimi@TheColumbiaStar.com
      Two years ago a conversation among several women at Dianne's on Devine resulted in the tap dance group, The Super Six. Each of the six has fond memories of dancing, wearing fancy costumes, and performing, and they all loved their dance teachers, especially "Miss Betty.
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