Take a day to wander. Most townies can remember when Cool Stuff was on Broadway, when the downtown Shakespeare’s was the only Shakespeare’s, and when the tallest building in Columbia wasn’t a parking garage. The District has been through drastic changes in the last five years — apartments are on the rise, parking options and […]
Stay woke and slay teen slang. Every generation of teenagers has its own slang. Adults aren’t meant to understand it, and, in fact, that is the whole point. We chose language partly to express our identity, and, since teenagers naturally want to create an identity separate from that of their parents, they use different words,
“I am in a constant state of fear. Can you help me?” This was a powerful request. I immediately wanted to hug her for having the courage to voice what so many of us are unable to. Many people live in fear, consciously or unconsciously. And so many of us want to ask for help
The iconic Dolly Parton once said, “If I see something saggin’, baggin’, or draggin’, I’m gonna have it nipped, tucked, or sucked.” I take a similar (and less permanent) mentality to my design work. Although we don’t tend to think about it, rooms age — trends change, styles shift, and our preferences mutate. I was
Ben Monsees, Ryan Walsh, and business partner Andy O’Neill are trying to break the monotony of the college bar scene in downtown Columbia. The Shot Bar’s owners and operators are taking on a new business adventure, The Understudy, located on the corner of Ninth and Cherry, underneath Kaldi’s Coffee. “We want to create a fun
Meet Lindsay Acosta, schoolteacher by day and jewelry designer by night. Lindsay took up the hobby of creating jewelry after her mother, who makes jewelry for fun as well. “It’s a therapeutic and creative outlet for me,” Lindsay says. “I thought I would create and sell something that I love.” Over the past several years
Resources to build your book list for 2017. Consider me one of those stereotypical New Year’s resolution people. I love to set three or four major goals for myself and see if I’m up to the challenge of accomplishing each feat. This will be my fourth straight year setting my favorite resolution: read more. I’ve
The renowned artist Claude Monet once said, “Color is my day-long obsession, joy, and torment.” For those of you that know me or read my blog regularly, you know that I do not discriminate between neutral colors and bold colors. Part of my passion for design is the opportunity and ability to manipulate multiple color
When it comes to interior decorating, Anne Tuckley makes her own rules. And she’s created a living room that combines drama and whimsy in a way that is all her own. “In my own [home], because I’m an artist first, before a decorator, this is all just play,” Anne says. “It’s my freedom, it’s my
Consider me one of those stereotypical New Year’s resolution people. I love to set three or four major goals for myself and see if I’m up to the challenge of accomplishing each feat. This will be my fourth straight year setting my favorite resolution: read more. I’ve held myself accountable by remembering the wise
