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S.C. Black Pride Week counters racism, homophobia

It is time again for South Carolina Black Pride Week which, starting Wednesday, will celebrate the African-American LGBT community through a myriad of family-friendly, political and entertainment events for “the most vulnerable and underserved in our community,” as described on the SC Black Pride website.


Exotic cuisine can be found in Columbia

Are you tired of eating at the same four places all the time? Don’t get me wrong, Chick-fil-a is delicious and Cook Out is great for when you’re hungry at 3 o’clock in the morning, but it is time for you to strengthen your taste buds and try something different from your typical, processed American cuisine.


In Brief: June 17, 2015

The Richland County Sherrif’s Department were called to respond to a house on Pelican Drive in the middle of the day after a man was shot multiple times in front yard, the USC director of the former Center for Manufacturing and Technology, pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining $336,000 in federal grant money last Friday, and the Oliver Gospel Mission has begun the task of providing heat relief to the homeless.


Crime blotter: Week of May 26 — June 2

On May 29, an officer pulled over a car for overly tinted windows. When he approached the car and the driver rolled down the window, a large cloud of smoke that smelled like marijuana escaped the vehicle.