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Kristen Stewart's limp, what you didn't see at the Oscars and a new Charleston restaurant is already named one of the year's best

Posted by Patrick Donohue at 11:50 am, Monday, February 25th, 2013
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The New York Times has a great piece on tourism in a small Belgian town known for brewing some of the finest, rarest beer in the world -- Westvleteren 12. 

A strategy that stares you in the face: Raise prices to raise revenue; it seems to work in the UK

Posted by jkidd at 10:18 am, Monday, February 25th, 2013
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A Treetop Proposal

Posted by dearley at 8:37 pm, Sunday, February 24th, 2013
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Sonny the Marsh Tacky

Posted by dearley at 8:41 pm, Sunday, February 24th, 2013
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Live-Tweeting the Oscars and My Oscar Picks

Posted by Patrick Donohue at 5:32 pm, Sunday, February 24th, 2013
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Just a reminder that I'll be live-tweeting the Oscars starting around 7 p.m. Keep an eye on my tweets here:

And, without further adieu, here are my Oscar picks. Feel free to leave your own predictions in the comments section.

Best Picture -- Argo


Best Director -- Michael Haneke, Amour

Mud Run at Palmetto Bluff

Posted by dearley at 9:31 pm, Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
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Wet and chili

Posted by jkarr at 6:48 pm, Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
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Sunday softball doubleheader rained out

Posted by mmccombs at 2:47 pm, Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
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Rainy days and Fridays

Posted by jkarr at 4:18 pm, Friday, February 22nd, 2013
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2/22/13 Jay Karr • Staff photo--Rain beads on early blooming azaleas along Sea Pines' Greenwood Drive.
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A closer look: Whale Branch boys will have their hands full with Carvers Bay

Posted by sfastenau at 4:23 pm, Friday, February 22nd, 2013
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The Whale Branch boys basketball team is already in Florence, resting up before practicing tonight at an area school. The Warriors face Carvers Bay on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. for the right to go to the Class 1-A title game March 2 in Columbia.