Columbia SC I have never written about a restaurant before but the food at FIVE GUYS BURGERS and FRIES was GREAT. I met my wife and daughter at the Forest Dr. location today for lunch. We had all heard good things about it but the food was waaaaaaaaay better than we expected. I had a good f
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07/28/2009
Columbia SC Wade Hampton played a major role in the economic and political development of South Carolina and became one of the wealthiest planters in the South. Born in Virginia in 1751, Wade Hampton was a descendant of a Jamestown settler of 1630. Prior to the American Revolution, his parents de
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07/24/2009
Columbia SC 2009 Mid Year Home Market Report In 2009 home sellers are battling shrinking home values and a smaller pool of available buyers. Buyers are sensing opportunities on home prices and home mortgages -- if they have the credit, job security and ready cash to qualify. Those in the best sha
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07/13/2009
Should I Rent Or Buy A Home? Columbia SC This has got to be one of the more gut-wrenching decisions everyone must make because it deals with such a large percentage of your income. I will attempt to break down the numbers to determine financially which is the better option. This will always be
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07/09/2009
Columbia, SC Over the past few months I have attended 3 green seminars and found out a lot about this new industry. Actually it isn't all that new, it's just now catching on with mainstream consumers. Repeat home buyers are more likely to buy a green home than first time buyers, and over 70% o
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06/27/2009
Columbia SC For those of you that have wondered "Exactly How Many Homes Are There In The U.S., Anyway?" I just read a Census Bureau report that states there were 128.2 million homes in the US in 2007. That was up from 124.4 million in 2005. This 3 bedroom beauty with a split floor plan was
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06/22/2009
Shandon Area Homes For Sale In Columbia SC Columbia SC While driving through the Shandon area of Columbia the other day I stopped to photograph these homes. I knew there was a good variety of homes in the area but I just noticed while looking at these photos side by side what a striking contra
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05/30/2009
Columbia, SC The U.S. east coast could face a rise in sea level this century that would exceed forecasts for the rest of the planet if Greenland's ice sheet keeps melting as fast as it is now, researchers said on Wednesday. Sea levels off the coast of North America could rise by 12 to 20 inches
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05/27/2009
Columbia SC One of President Obama's selling points for the stimulus package is the thousands of projects nationwide that he calls "shovel ready" - meaning the planning is complete, approvals are secured and people could be put to work right away once funding is in place. For us this means t
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03/04/2009
Columbia SC The other night my daughter and I went to the USC-Arkansas overtime thriller and I've got to tell you.....The Garnet Army Rocks. I've been watching the Gamecocks for years and have never seen this type of fan involvement. When the music cranks up and the Garnet Army cranks up the
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03/04/2009
