BLYTHEWOOD – When Amazing Nails opened its doors Monday morning, the salon was not only celebrating 20 years in business in Blythewood, but it unveiled a whole new look – shiny white marble tile floors, new cream colored pedicure chairs and foot baths, new nail stations with white marble tops, newly painted walls with more […]
A Fun Place to Shop
October 24, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – The Eclectic Station opened recently in Ridgeway with a ribbon cutting on Oct, 18. “It’s not a consignment store or an antique store,” said co-owner Deborah Humphries. “It’s primarily a painted furniture store with some home décor pieces. Clearly, it’s a little different,” she said with a smile. “We hatched the idea over […]
Chapel in the Woods
October 17, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Larry Sharpe’s sprawling wedding venue, The Farm, located between Ridgeway and Blythewood on Highway 21, now has what many of today’s wedding venues lack – a charming white wedding chapel. The simple sanctuary, which will seat 200, features giant wrought iron chandeliers, elegant 14-foot tall cathedral windows, and 43 feet of glass accordion […]
Helene meant ‘All Hands on Deck’ for Fairfield Electric Coop employees
October 10, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When Helene struck South Carolina on Sept. 27, it hit every Electric Cooperative in the state. That was a double blow to the cooperatives, according to Fairfield Electric’s Doug Payne, Vice President of Member Services. “Normally, when disaster strikes one or several cooperatives, the other cooperatives can free up crews to send to […]
Painted furniture store coming to Ridgeway
October 10, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Deborah Humphries and Denise Nelson grew up in military families, moving from post to post, wherever their dads’ Army jobs took them. It was while their dads were both stationed at Ft. Jackson Army Base in the 1970’s that the two women – then pre-teens – first crossed paths at Coughman Road Middle […]
Great Southern Homes COA request deferred
September 19, 2024 By
Townhomes Proposed at Traffic-Congested Intersection BLYTHEWOOD – Great Southern Homes made its third appearance Monday night before the Blythewood Architectural Review Board in a bid to receive a Certificate of Appropriateness for 104 single-family attached townhomes. That bid was deferred. The project first came before the Architectural Review Board on Oct. 17, 2022. The townhomes […]
Blythewood ARB OKs COA for new retail building
September 19, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After much discussion by members of Blythewood’s Architectural Review Board (ARB) concerning architectural details, the Board approved a Certificate of Appropriateness for a building that proposes to house a restaurant and associated retail space to be located in the University Village shopping complex off Blythewood Road. The building will be located next to […]
Gajadhar to open grab & go restaurant
September 19, 2024 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Everything’s coming up roses for Blythewood Chef Andrew Gajadhar. In April, he participated in the Grand Finale Chef’s Tasting at the Columbia Food and Wine Festival; in July, he placed second in his region in the national Celebrity Chef, Carla Hall’s ‘Favorite Chef’ competition sponsored by the James Beard Foundation; and last week, […]
Over The Top Re-Opens
September 12, 2024 By
RIDGEWAY – Tina Johnson (center) cut the ribbon for the re-opening of her Over The Top Boutique on Saturday in downtown Ridgeway. She was accompanied by members of the Fairfield County Chamber of Commerce, a Fairfield County Council member, her husband, Rick and Ridgeway Police Chief Rick Skrabak. Following the ribbon cutting, Johnson was busy […]
Christyfest 2024: fine art, folk art, fun art … with a touch of whimsy
September 5, 2024 By
WINNSBORO – Winnsboro folk artist Christy Buchanan, who teaches architecture at Midlands Technical College, is fond of advising her students, “You must have a passion for something – not just your kids or your job – but something that will always sustain you.” Buchanan practices what she teaches and for her, that passion is painting. […]
