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On Monday, I have the pleasure of putting 10 Hobonny Lane on the market. It may be the creme de la creme of one of Columbia’s finest communities.
10 Hobonny Lane boasts 6,100 sq.ft. and has 5 BRs, 4 Full baths, & 3 Half baths. It features awesome heart of pine floors, granite throughout, high ceilings (up to 20 ft.) and heavy crown molding. The home also has a grand office and a home theatre for family movie nights
One of the greatest features of this home is that it has an enormous “hang out” area (that we’re going to call a “Greatroom” in MLS) which will make you feel indoors… and out. It is truly a great area to watch football, hang out by the raging fire or in the recessed hot tub, or cook tenderloin at the “outdoor” kitchen.
You can see how this home would be at the top of anyone’s list, whether it be Boca Raton, Fla. or Charleston, SC. Having said that, it truly is one of Columbia’s finest.
This incredible home is offered for $995,000, which is a modest $163/ft.
I use the word “modest” because I closed a few in King’s Grant in ’08 at $188/ft. Better still, I have an appraisal on hand that has the home worth $1,395,000 (appraisal available upon request).
Congratulations to the next owner of this King’s Grant beauty.
Courtroom National Championship?
January 08, 2009 by Aly Adair
BCS Creates Unfair Competition and Financial Benefit to College Football Programs
The University of Utah Utes deserve to be crowned the 2008 National Champions of college football. It is about time that the entire college football playoff system is restructured, so they say every year when one or two college football progams get screwed out of the National Championship title because they are not in the select few conferences that belong to the BCS. The college football playoff system might finally change if the Utah Attorney General gets his way.
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is setting out to challenge the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) and other state attorneys general are backing his investigation into antitrust law violations by the BCS. President Elect Barack Obama has already said he would like to do what he can to influence a change in the unpopular BCS conference college football ranking system. While most sports enthusiasts agree that a national championship playoff series should be created for all national college football teams, none have legally challenged the BCS financial awards and the unfair competitive advantage they create, until now.
The University of Utah Utes finished the 2008 college football season at 13-0, the only undefeated college football team in the nation. The Utah Utes are the first non-BCS conference college football team since the Bowl Championship Series (BCS) started in 1998, to have two undefeated seasons and win two BCS bowl games. The Utah Utes beat Pittsburgh in the 2005 Fiesta Bowl and Alabama in the 2009 Sugar Bowl.
In 2008, the Utah Utes beat Alabama, BYU, TCU, and Oregon State, all of which were top 25 ranked teams when the Utes beat them. The Utah Utes beat bowl eligible teams Air Force, Colorado State, Alabama, BYU, TCU, and Oregon State, but under the current BCS system, cannot be considered for the National Championship.
“Twelfth Night” Party in Shandon
The annual “Twelfth Night Revelry” is thrown by “The Lord of Misrule,”… Mary Greene.
If you Google these terms, you’ll find all sorts of definitions and explanations depending on how far you go back in time. For tonight, I’ll go with the “Shakespeare” version…seeing as how he wrote a play about it and all.
The event always turns out a big crowd as a nice collection of Columbia’s “Who’s Who” celebrates the giving portion of the “Twelfth Night.” Of course, the “Lord of Misrule” provided wonderful food, drink and good times.
As for the venue, Mary has turned her traditional Shandon bungalow into an awesome home in which to entertain. Her open kitchen/den area is filled with granite slab, and her private backyard/carport serves as a perfect place to throw such an event.
After all of the tremendous effort, Mary gets the great pleasure of delivering the many gifts to the Ladies at The Women’s Shelter. Items such as lotion, laundry detergent and phone cards are emotionally received, and very much appreciated by the ladies at The Shelter.
Thank you for having us Mary, and for being the Lady of Misrule.
Travel and Sofa Sitting Season is Over
“What We Have Here, is Failure to __”
14lb. 2oz. Womb Buster Born In Cali
Mama Eat Big Mac’s For 9 Months Straight? WOW
I don’t know much about childbirth, but I thought this fella deserved a shout out.
Congrats to the mother of this baby, who gave birth to this whopper a couple of days ago in Orange County. According to the story, it took two doctors to hoist him to freedom.
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N.Y. Times Says Columbia is “Reeling”
On Monday, The New York Times used Columbia, SC as the perfect microcosm for the U.S. economy. >>The article is not good, and the headline is worse.
It’s intent may or may not be true, but the timing and manner the article was written was absolutely unfair. There are numerous examples of sensationalism, and even more examples of clever writing. Here are a few.
1. “A Reeling South Carolina City.” – Of course Columbia isn’t perfect, but I wouldn’t think we’re “REELING.” Not only is this not flattering in a world that needs some positive thinking, but The Times put this as it’s HEADLINE. Not just a headline mind you, but this is what America saw on the front page and Above The Fold! Some of us in Columbia may not think this is a big deal, but this is arguably the most read newspaper on earth. Just think of seeing this on every little wooden shelf in EVERY Starbucks in America…just to start. Oooooooooof.
2. “This is now an unfortunate distinction. Some 533,000 jobs disappeared from the economy in November, the worst month since 1974.” – The way this reads to the average American, is that Columbia lost 533,000 jobs. You have to read the paragraph a few times to realize that the writer (Peter Goodman) is talking about U.S. numbers. If you know Columbia, you know this isn’t possible…but this is the way it reads and it’s wreckless writing at best.
3. The first project Mr. Goodman cites is the “redevelopment of N. Main St., a bedraggled corridor of hard-luck retailers that lacks sidewalks in many spots, with exposed power lines dipping down to cracked pavement.” – I’m shaking my head right now. Everyone knows that as N. Main St. is part of Columbia, it is not “Columbia, SC”. Although Mr. Goodman has some positive thoughts later on, to lead off with this example is irresponsible.
I’m fine with The Times using Columbia as a snapshot of the U.S. economy. What I’m not fine with is the fact that he writes how crappy the U.S. economy is, then uses the most challenged parts of our city as its examples.
If you read the rather long article, it basically paints a picture of him in line at a job fair at the State Fairgrounds and in the back seat of a car, as he rides down North Main Street.
We’ll see if anyone steps up and defends our Columbia, or if we let the New York Times describe us with this “drive by” reporting.