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Tasty Tuesday: DIY the perfect steak

Chef Christie Watson from the Carriage House joined Tyler Ryan on a Tasty Tuesday

    CAMDEN, SC (WOLO)–“The trick is to leave the steak out for 20 minutes,” says Carriage House Executive Chef Christie Watson.  “If you take it from the refrigerator straight to the grill, the meat doesn’t have time to warm and become more tender.” Watson shared this tip while appearing with Tyler Ryan on the Tasty Tuesday segment.  Watson also…

Read Along with Richland Library: One Book, One Community

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Richland Library’s annual shared reading experience encourages Midlands’ area residents to read the same book at the same time. In this year’s novel, Grant Park, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Leonard Pitts Jr. confronts the past four decades of race relations in the U.S. from the perspective of two veteran journalists. Good Morning Columbia anchor Grace Joyal sat…

Women: Protecting Yourself from A Predator

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – Richland County Sheriff’s Department is offering a free women’s self-defense course, to empower and provide women with the tools to escape an attacker. RCSD said this is a crime prevention program that utilizes techniques that are specifically designed for women to reduce the likelihood of victimization. This program empowers women to recognize their strengths and make…

Fitness Friday: The Perfect Squat

Exercise is all about the form

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–Ace Fitness Certified Trainer Heather Cooper explains that for you to get the most out of a squat, and avoid injury, form is imperative. Cooper provides these tips: Straight back Chest up Feet shoulder width apart at a 45 degree angle Keep weight on heels Use resistance look to help keep form The lower you go the more…

The story of a 6 foot cat and more

Seussical the Musical comes to Lexington

  LEXINGTON, SC (WOLO)-He may be six or so feet tall, he may make a heck of a mess as he creates mayhem, but in the end, he does sing, dance, and clean up after himself. The Cat in the Hat, along with all his friends from Whoville come to Lexington’s Village Square Theatre for Seussical the Musical.  The show…

A pair of prize winning pianists promise a magical night of music

A preview of an Up Close and Personal concert

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)–The South Carolina Philharmonic joins a pair pf prize winning pianists for a special concert that promised to be “up close and personal.”  According to Phil Musical Director Morihiko Nakahara, big screens on either side of the stage in the Koger Center will give guests a close up view of the performers, Elisabeth Tsai and Derek Chung on…

A dream day 10 years in the making

USC's dream wedding winners had a decade year wait for the big day

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO)–“We had our dream wedding planned,” says Nicole Dozier, about her magical day ten years ago.  Unfortunately, the United States Marine Corps had other plans.  Nicole and John quickly changed plans, and got married by a justice of the peace, and began their life together.  John was deployed shortly after their nuptials, and served in the Marines until being…