Archive for December, 2025
Nuttall Tire, 3215 Two Notch Road: November 2025 1 comment
Posting will probably continue light through the holidays and into the New Year, except for some Christmas music...
That said, I noticed the other week that Nuttall on Two Notch in the old, Dick Dyer location had rebranded as a Midas.
Actually, The Post & Courier says that the change was done in April when the local Midas franchaise, Palmetto Garage Works bought out Nuttall, but they have only gradually been changing the branding, with the sign finally coming down/going up in November.
Nuttall moved here from Millwood in late 2020, so that was about a five year run at this location.
Brookgreen Gardens Nights Of A Thousand Candles 2025, Brookgreen Gardens (Grand Strand): 3 December 2025 no comments
I took in Brookgreen Gardens Nights Of A Thousand Candles on Wednesday 3 December this year. For a midweek showing, they had a pretty good crowd, though it being a school night, there were not a lot of kids.
At last year's event, the Garden Of The Muses was closed due to the start of construction on the Judith Wall Courtyard, which is nearly done this year. The part that was opened looked like it will be a nice addition with a restaurant patio overlooking the Muses. My impression is that the event this year was slightly smaller in scope than previously, with only one entertainment tent on the Christmas Tree side of the gardens, and with the food trucks being deployed near that rather than down the walkway to Pegasus. In addition there were no fire-pits for s'mores, which I had been looking forward to. The weather was pretty good: Crisp, but not so cold that my hands froze taking pictures, and there was a spectacular full moon.
There are still a good number of nights you can catch the festival during the rest of the year. You can (and must) get tickets at
Cafe Strudel, 309 South Lake Drive: Mid October 2025 1 comment
Cafe Strudel opened in this Lexington restaurant space in May of 2018, replacing (after a hiatus) Kovachi's.
The Cafe Strudel brand, which included this store and the original State Street location in West Columbia, was recently purchased from its founders by the Foundry Hospitality Group which will be retaining the original flagship and bringing a yet to be specified new concept to this spot.
Considering the the original location has been up since 1997, you might think I could have managed to stop by sometime in the last nigh unto 30 years, but in the event not yet.
You can read about the closing on ColaDaily or in The State.
(Hat tip to commenter James R)
