Columbia Free Times

Becoming Rothkonew

Landmark exhibition charts abstract painter's decisive decade.

Columbia Free Times | Patrick Wall | 09-13-2012 | Art

Lawyer for S.C. Attorney General Wants Reporter's Notesnew

S.C. GOP Attorney General Alan Wilson is listed as a plaintiff in a broad subpoena that asks a local reporter to turn over her private notes and conversations.

Columbia Free Times | Corey Hutchins | 08-29-2012 | Media

More S.C. Papers to Charge for Online Accessnew

A company that owns five newspapers in South Carolina, including The State, announced that it will soon start charging readers to view online news content.

Columbia Free Times | Corey Hutchins | 08-17-2012 | Media

Tags: Newspaper Paywalls

Stacking the Decknew

Politicians' ties to South Carolina's seedy video gambling underworld.

Columbia Free Times | Corey Hutchins | 08-03-2012 | Crime & Justice

The Barbecue Questionnew

For a food we all supposedly share in common, barbeque is awfully fractured.

Columbia Free Times | Eva Moore | 07-03-2012 | Food+Drink

Tags: Barbecue Wars, BBQ Regions

Urban Foragersnew

To most of us, the line between Food and Not Food is bright and crisp. But to urban foragers, a dumpster or a patch of weeds can provide a meal.

Columbia Free Times | Eva Moore | 05-11-2012 | Culture

South Carolinians Unite Against 'War on Women'new

For months, a national narrative that there is a war on women has been filling TV broadcasts and leading newspaper headlines. Democrats have blamed Republicans for trying to legislate away women’s reproductive rights; Republicans have accused Democrats of inflating an inflammatory wedge issue to score political points. For some, the Palmetto State is ground zero.

Columbia Free Times | Corey Hutchins | 05-01-2012 | The War on Women

Tags: politics, women's issues, gender issues, War on women

Lawmakers Exempted ALEC by Name in S.C. Lobbying Lawnew

The American Legislative Exchange Council, a special interest group that writes laws favorable to its corporate sponsors, is specifically exempted from lobbying regulations in South Carolina’s ethics laws.

Columbia Free Times | Corey Hutchins | 04-27-2012 | Politics

S.C. Lawmaker Wants to Repeal State's 'Stand Your Ground' Lawnew

A South Carolina lawmaker believes he's the first in the nation to propose a review of controversial self-defense legislation known as "stand your ground" after the killing of a Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.

Columbia Free Times | Corey Hutchins | 03-28-2012 | Crime & Justice

Tags: Trayvon Martin, Stand Your Ground Laws

Famously Drunk: A Brief History of Drinking in Columbia, S.C.new

Probing the historic depths of Columbia's drinking culture.

Columbia Free Times | Eva Moore | 02-23-2012 | Food+Drink

Tags: History, Hooch, booze in Columbia, Drinking in Columbia

Dawn of the Voting Deadnew

South Carolina election officials refute claims of 'zombie voters.'

Columbia Free Times | Corey Hutchins | 02-01-2012 | Elections

Tags: Elections, election 2012, election fraud, South Carolina voter fraud, zombie voters

South Carolina Solidifying Reputation as Political Minefieldnew

Despite a calmer-than-normal start, South Carolina is upholding its reputation as the political minefield of the early nominating contests with just two days to go before the critical first-in-the-South GOP primary.

Columbia Free Times | Corey Hutchins | 01-20-2012 | Elections

Tags: Mitt Romney, Elections, Rick Perry, Election 2012, 2012 South Carolina Primary