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10th Annual Tasty Tomato Festival scheduled for July 13th

Crysty Vaughan,

Courtesy tasty Tomato Festival -image per release COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The 10th annual Tasty Tomato Festival is set for Saturday, July 13th. The festival, hosted by Sustainable Midlands will celebrate the taste of freshness. Organizers say the annual festival is a celebration of locally grown food, the people who grow it, the restaurants who serve it, the markets that sell it, and the…
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Music, sun, and a million (or so) boats – Drift Jam 2019 is here

Tyler Ryan gets a preview of Drift Jam Flotilla Music Festival 2019
Tyler Ryan,

LAKE MURRAY SC (WOLO)-For the sixth summer, a stack of bands and thousands of lovers of music and lake will descend on the area of Spence Island for a day of live entertainment and fund raising with the Drift Jam Flotilla Music Festival.  According to the Drift Jam Chair Harrison Spears, the charity of choice for this year’s event is…
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For the Health of It: The Ins and Outs of Gout

Tyler Ryan learns about the affliction gout from Hima Dalal
Tyler Ryan,

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)–According to Vital Energy Found Hima Dalal, Gout is a form of arthritis, characterized by severe pain, inflammation and tenderness in the joints. Pain and inflammation occur due to uric acid deposition in the joints.  More than 8 million Americans suffer from acute/ chronic gout, per CDC. The most common joints effected by gout are the toes, fingers,…
Digital Exclusives and Features, National News

New policy lets Uber kick some riders to the curb

CNN,

(CNN) — One rideshare company will kick off users who have poor ratings. Uber announced today, Wednesday may 29th, 2019 that it will start denying riders access to its services if they have a quote “significantly below average rating”. The new policy would include access to Uber-Eats and its E-Scooter service,  “Jump”. A spokesperson said removal ratings would vary by…