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Mall Guy said “It's Fashion is closing: Widewater Square Landmark Square” on Have Your Say
Lavender said “Larry - Well, what really matters is that every student has a place to cruise their brand new enormous ...” on Have Your Say
Justin said “M Vista at 701 Lady Street has closed. It's looks it may have merged or took over the M ...” on Have Your Say
Larry said “USC Aiken is the size of a large high school, USC Columbia has a larger population than the city ...” on Have Your Say
Lavender said “I hope this is not a stupid question. How is it that Aiken - where I used to live ...” on Have Your Say
Dan R said “USC is a shit neighbor. There will soon be no local businesses at all on campus.” on Immaculate Consumption, 933 Main Street: 20 November 2026
Lavender said “A different restaurant called El Charro is now in this space.” on Chile Caliente, 3313 Platt Springs Road: Early June 2026
Andrew said “I’ve encountered an article on Post & Courier leading me to believe that Que Bueno Mexican Bar and Grill ...” on Have Your Say
ted said “Got a new "Recently Updated" sidebar widget working. It doesn't add dates unfortunately.” on That Was Harder Than It Needed To Be!
ted said “Wordpress is a PHP application, so I have to keep it. Once I got the new OS loaded, I ...” on That Was Harder Than It Needed To Be!
Payne said “Man, I hate to see this one close. Great coffee, great food, great staff, and cool vibes.” on Immaculate Consumption, 933 Main Street: 20 November 2026
badger said “One of the record store names was "Tunes and Things." But it could have had some other names, too.” on Immaculate Consumption, 933 Main Street: 20 November 2026
Mr Bo said “Any change in technology feels that way. I remember converting Lotus/Domino mail over to MS Exchange. That was unpleasant, ...” on That Was Harder Than It Needed To Be!
Joe Shlabotnik said “This may have been a record store during the mid 1970s with a name something like Mother Earth Records, ...” on Immaculate Consumption, 933 Main Street: 20 November 2026
Lavender said “Does anyone know about these "found pet" signs with a photo of a Siamese cat's face on a white ...” on Have Your Say
badger said “Yep, early 1990s. Before that a Kinko's.” on Immaculate Consumption, 933 Main Street: 20 November 2026
Gypsie said “I'm not at all shocked by this. It had been several months since we last ate there, but the ...” on Que! Bueno, 7320 Broad River Road: Mid October 2026
Travis said “Immac has been open at least since the early '90s. I worked there around 1995 and have been in ...” on Immaculate Consumption, 933 Main Street: 20 November 2026
Lavender said “I wonder if a similar "crash" will happen with social media and YouTube.” on Immaculate Consumption, 933 Main Street: 20 November 2026
Gypsie said “Puttin' Around Indoor Mini Golf located at 326 St. Andrews Rd. in the Ollie's shopping center has closed and ...” on Have Your Say
george011210 said “Local news reports that the Rosewood Dairy Bar is closing.” on Have Your Say
badger said “From what I could tell, The Hungry Fisherman opened in 1978. The local Shoney's franchisee, Shoney's South, opened two ...” on Have Your Say
ted said “@Mr. Bill -- not much. I can tell you that they were at 701 Alexander Road in West Columbia ...” on Have Your Say
Matthew Benjamin said “There was also a Zaxby's down the road as well.” on Slim Chickens, 7544 Garners Ferry Road: 28 September 2026
MR. Bill said “Ted, you've probably been asked this before, but any information about the old Hungry Fisherman in Cayce?” on Have Your Say
Mr. Bill said “there has been work going on, but no news about what.” on La Fiesta Restaurante Mexicano, 1220 Charleston Highway: 5 December 2022
Mr. Bill said “Mick you are correct, but last time I checked it it's really hard to park in the Devine Street ...” on Parking Lots, Green Street at Thomas Cooper Library: 2000s
Heath said “Rosewood Dairy Bar, located at 3003 Rosewood Drive, has announced on their FB page that they plan to close ...” on Have Your Say
Tom said “@Thomas. Thanks for sharing. I was trying to remember the owner's name I remember being told that often after ...” on Moore's Exxon / Moore's Philips 66, 2000 Rosewood Drive: 2012
Thomas said “If that is on the corner of Rosewood and Edisto, that is the former location of R J Moore ...” on Moore's Exxon / Moore's Philips 66, 2000 Rosewood Drive: 2012
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That Was Harder Than It Needed To Be! 3 comments

Posted at 1:00 am in commentary

I think we are back? Initial indications look pretty good anyway. Server rebuilds coupled with fiddling SSL stuff *and* WordPress updates are not a fun weekend.

Notice that you can now use "https://columbiaclosings.com" and not have your browser complain about security anymore. I believe the PHP of death is gone as well. The "recently updated posts" widget in the right sidebar did blow up on me in the new WordPress version. I will see if there's something similar out there at some point.

Written by ted on October 26th, 2026

Pwushing The Wed One! no comments

Posted at 10:39 pm in commentary

Folks,

I've been putting off a lot of site maintenance for a while now, mainly because I'm on a dead-end OS branch, and will need to do a total reload before I can even start to patch things. However the Internet events of the last few days have their own urgency, so I really need to go ahead and do it. Hopefully this weekend.

At any rate, I will try to take a backup this evening, but you can expect that any comments you make between now and when things are updated will probably be lost.

Written by ted on October 23rd, 2026

Tagged with Things I don't like to do

After The Gold Rush no comments

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Written by ted on August 25th, 2026

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Dog Days Of Summer no comments

Posted at 9:21 pm in commentary

Posting will continue to be light for a while.

Don't melt.

Written by ted on July 27th, 2026

Periodic Reminder: It Could Be Worse no comments

Posted at 10:48 pm in commentary

Somehow.

Written by ted on July 7th, 2026

Tagged with famously hot

Get Fleeced? 1 comment

Posted at 6:18 pm in commentary

I hope everyone got through Tax Day without the shears cutting too deep!

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Written by ted on April 15th, 2026

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Are You Ready? 1 comment

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Written by ted on March 7th, 2026

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Happy Groundhog Day! no comments

Posted at 3:02 pm in commentary

or if you prefer, since Phil has apparently gifted us 6 more weeks of this:

Written by ted on February 2nd, 2026

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Happy New Year Columbia! no comments

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Merry Christmas Columbia! no comments

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I have never eaten at this Eggs Up, but I have kept my eye on it over the years as it was the original store...
Latte Litchfield, 13088 Ocean Highway: 14 December 2013
As I headed for my morning coffee fix at the beach last December, I found myself rudely surprised as my go-to location, Latte Litchfield was...
The Murray Drug Company / Whit-Ash Furnishings, 919 Gervais Street: Fall 2024
I found these pictures from April & May of 2012 -- Pretty much no change since then... Whit-Ash has been in this location since 1974,...
Double Takes, 1211 Lincoln Street: Summer 2016
This location is now a Poke Bros, but back in 2016, it was a "New, Vintage & Recycled" fashion boutique Double Takes. I was doing...
South Carolina State Fair 2026, Fairgrounds: 17 October 2026
As I mentioned last year, 2025 broke a long string of State Fair attendance for me, so I was glad to get back this year....
That Was Harder Than It Needed To Be!
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Pwushing The Wed One!
Folks, I've been putting off a lot of site maintenance for a while now, mainly because I'm on a dead-end OS branch, and will need...
Mathnasium, 100-A Old Cherokee Road: September 2026 (Moved)
Math tutoring service Mathnasium has left the Publix plaza in Lexington and moved a few blocks to the Food Lion plaza. I guess it just...
Moore's Exxon / Moore's Philips 66, 2000 Rosewood Drive: 2012
I can't find a name for the gas station that was on this spot prior to the Gas Way, but I did come across these...

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