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Since starting this column in January 2007, I have met so many interesting people and learned of so many unique local businesses. And what I like best about it was I got to share community retail news with you.
After 38 years of operating his family’s business, Frank Lourie says his only regret is that there is not another relative to pass the business on to. It would have been nice to have someone who would have taken the charge and fought on through these tough economic times.- 7:50 PM
The Jerry Kelly’s diner has gotten another start. David Strasburger, who owned the former fine dining restaurant Carolina Moon, has leased the former Jerry Kelly’s space and reopened the diner this week as the End Zone Grille .- 12:54 AM
School is out. Summer will be here in two weeks. And, it is time for Monkey Business, says Dee Dee Gregory and Mack Galphin. Gregory and Galphin have filled a warehouse near Hutto’s Plaza off Augusta Highway with all kinds of jungle- and animal-inspired mechanical rides, video game machines and a habitat for two live Vervet monkeys.- 10:16 PM
Longtime Columbia Athletic Club members Lee Tsiantis and Pat Patterson say they will miss the camaraderie of the family-owned gym.- 9:27 PM
Saffron is spicing up the dining scene on Devine Street. Open for about two weeks, the Moroccan restaurant has replaced Al-Amir Mediterranean at 2930 Devine and has brought a flavor-packed menu along with it.- 12:09 AM
Retail reporter Delawese Fulton wants to know:
- 12:11 AMArt, replicas and fancies of the 19th century can all be found at the Historic Columbia Foundation’s Museum Shop. Sure, it is off the typical and beaten path of retail apparel, accessories and electronics but finds at this store affect the consciousness.- 8:05 PM
Bi-Lo Inc. is the latest retailer to go green. Although reusable market bags have been around for years, this is new for the Mauldin-based grocer.- 5:34 PM
Clothier hopes dresses equal successes TALKING SHOP Annabelle Cain has brought her own brand of entrepreneurship, couture and Southern originality to Devine Street.- 6:38 PM
Local toy shop owners say the latest recall of Mattel toys has many parents asking where the product was made before they ask ‘How much?’- 5:30 PM
