1/13/26 • 3 min read
I enjoyed this article in the NY Times about the sadness that you feel when your favorite restaurant closes. Every restaurant is a portal — a way to remember who you were and how things felt when you were, say, 19, or 27, or 35, but also to remember the particulars of a city, a neighborhood, a block. I started to think about the restaurants that I’ve loved that are no longer open.
Even though it rained earlier, we got out to Gather Columbia late this afternoon. Lots of great food options. Fun atmosphere. Another cool addition to Columbia.
The renovated Finlay Park in Columbia is gorgeous. They did such a great job with the update and it’s now such a vibrant space for the community. Love it.
Finally made it to City Limits Barbeque. Even with all the hype, it exceeded my expectations. Outstanding.
Impressed with the new Methodical Coffee in The Bull Street District in Columbia. Really awesome to see this area finally coming together.
Scout Motors partnered with local coffee shops to buy coffee for Columbia today. Pretty cool event, and we are happy to have Scout in our community. Thanks for the free drink today! (And the stickers.)
Fireflies baseball. A beautiful night to catch a minor league game.
3/9/25 • 3 min read
Columbia, South Carolina lacks an Apple Store, which is unusual given its size compared to other cities that have them.
A little snow in Columbia, South Carolina is a big deal.
11/19/16 • 2 min read
This post was originally posted on November 19, 2016 on Sketchbook B. It’s reposted here as part of a project to move some of my favorite writing to my new site. This man loves to create. I saw Aaron Draplin for the fourth time on Thursday night when he came to the Half and Half in Columbia. Over the last years 15 years or so, between CCAS, AIGA South Carolina and Converge SE, we’ve had a bunch of awesome designers come through Columbia… DJ Stout, David Carson, Chip Kidd, James Victore, Seymour Chwast, Michael Beirut, Sean Adams, Sagmeister… and that’s a really incomplete, partial list.