Spring is almost here, and it’s time to think about the gardening season ahead. I’m excited to return to writing this column about gardening, and to tell you about my flower farm for this season. In 2019 my husband Scott and I established One Hubcap Farm on Muller Road in Blythewood. We produced pork and […]
The View from 95: Lawrence Welk
March 12, 2026 By
During our recent snowstorm lockdown, I ran across a Lawrence Welk show on TV. I remember rolling my eyes at how much my mother and her friends loved watching the show every Saturday night. Interested to see the show after twenty years or more, I was expecting to be carried away with a welcome change […]
Kenny’s Corner: What’s Missing in Government? Maybe You
March 12, 2026 By
Let’s be honest. County government meetings can be… a little slow. Okay, very slow. You ever sit through one and think: “This really could’ve just been a text message.” The motion. The second. Discussion. The vote. Next item. Somebody coughs. Government is slow on purpose. If government moved as fast as a private business, a […]
Preserving Blythewood’s History: Reimagining Community Spaces for Today
March 5, 2026 By
Editor’s Note: As Blythewood continues to grow, questions about development, preservation, and community identity are becoming increasingly important. This three-part commentary series explores why historic gathering places matter-not only culturally, but economically and socially. Drawing on local history and personal experience, the series examines preservation as smart policy, the human cost of losing shared spaces, […]
The View from 95: Blythewood Garden Club
March 5, 2026 By
Those of you who know me have probably wondered when I was going to talk about the Blythewood Garden Club. Well, here goes. When I came to Blythewood in 1977, the town was pretty small and calm. You might even say dull. My first clue that this was a caring and active community was the […]
What the FILOT?! Episode 2
March 5, 2026 By
So when we started this little constitutional adventure, I ran into a word I thought was a typo: FILOT. I read it and thought, “Who typed this? Is that a fast pilot?” Nope. It stands for Fee in Lieu of Tax. If you say it fast, it sounds like something you yell before you make […]
Preserving Blythewood’s History: What We Lose When We Lose Our Gathering Places
February 26, 2026 By
Editor’s Note: As Blythewood continues to grow, questions about development, preservation, and community identity are becoming increasingly important. This three-part commentary series explores why historic gathering places matter-not only culturally, but economically and socially. Drawing on local history and personal experience, the series examines preservation as smart policy, the human cost of losing shared spaces, […]
What Makes You Happy?
February 26, 2026 By
What makes you happy? We all know the big things: good partner, financial security, good home, and good cell phone! But there are lots of little things that make me happy, too…and I like to be happy! You may not care what they might be, but I just want to touch a chord with you […]
Your County Can Actually Break Up
February 26, 2026 By
Let me start with something most of us did not learn in high school: parts of a county in South Carolina can legally leave. Yes. If ten percent of registered voters in a specific area petition for it, two-thirds of the voters in that area approve it, and the county they want to join votes […]
Kenny’s Corner: Who Are Those Buildings Really For?
February 19, 2026 By
After my last column about the 27 vacant county buildings, someone left a comment that stuck with me. They didn’t argue about whether the buildings exist. They asked something sharper: Who are those buildings really for? One commenter said they closed their business, tore down a quarter-million-dollar building piece by piece, and moved their family […]
