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Elizabeth said “I recommend the Old Towne Hall restaurant if you can go there next time. I've eaten there a few ...” on Ruff Hardware, 165 South Palmer Street (Ridgeway): 30 October 2026
Matthew Benjamin said “Too many chicken fast food restaurants for this place to stand out.” on Slim Chickens, 456 Killian Road: 24 August 2026
ncarolina7 said “We would ride our bikes as kids all over that area and always made sure to stop and look ...” on Little Caesars Pizza / Yummy Chinese Restaurant II, 4600 Forest Drive Suite 10: Summer 2020
Joe Shlabotnik said “I ran a print shop in the '80s and the nice lady that owned The Menagerie did business with ...” on Little Caesars Pizza / Yummy Chinese Restaurant II, 4600 Forest Drive Suite 10: Summer 2020
Charles said “I remember buying a LIFE magazine in 1989 that had a cover story about the 50th anniversary of the ...” on Capitol Newsstand, 1204 Main Street: 29 April 2008
Charles said “This place was packed everytime I went there. The fried chicken was great!” on Shealy's Sandwiches / Kinch's / Doc's Gumbo Grille, 1115 Assembly Street: 31 October 2009
Charles A Miller said “I liked to eat lunch here when I worked downtown in the 90's through 2015. i really liked their ...” on Palmetto Sandwich Shop, 1465 Sumter Street: 31 March 2010
John said “I remember that pet store,it was pretty nice.I would place an order at yummy and go look at the ...” on Little Caesars Pizza / Yummy Chinese Restaurant II, 4600 Forest Drive Suite 10: Summer 2020
David said “Video Movie Club” on TitleMax 4624 Devine Street / Liberty Income Tax 4630 Devine Street: 4 October 2015
ncarolina7 said “Does anyone know the name of the little video rental place that used to be in this building in ...” on TitleMax 4624 Devine Street / Liberty Income Tax 4630 Devine Street: 4 October 2015
Lavender said “NCarolina7 - I think that pet store was called The Menagerie.” on Little Caesars Pizza / Yummy Chinese Restaurant II, 4600 Forest Drive Suite 10: Summer 2020
ncarolina7 said “Does anyone know of the little pet store that used to be in this shopping center? I was in ...” on Little Caesars Pizza / Yummy Chinese Restaurant II, 4600 Forest Drive Suite 10: Summer 2020
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
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Written by ted on September 2nd, 2023

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Written by ted on May 24th, 2013

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A1A Insurance, 7234 Garners Ferry Road A1A Gas Mart, 816 South 8th Street (Fernandina Beach FL) A-1 Appliance, 2414 Two Notch Road A-1 Auto Sales,...
Ruff Hardware, 165 South Palmer Street (Ridgeway): 30 October 2026
To the best of my knowledge, I had never in my life been to Ridgeway before driving up to get these pictures. That's a shame...
Eggs Up Grill, 115 Willbrook Boulevard Suite K: Fall 2026 (Temporary)
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!
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...
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...

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