Columbia, S.C. has been named one of America's "drunkest cities," according to Men's Health magazine. The list was based on several factors including death rates from liver disease, alcohol-related car crashes, binge-drinking frequency, the number of DUI arrests and severity of DUI penalties. South
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We hate to be Scrooges during the holidays but we're substantially less than optimistic about recent media reports touting a "White Christmas" for huge swaths of South Carolina. The sad reality is that the Palmetto state - particularly its depressingly-hot concrete armpit of a state capital - is prone
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In the name of cutting down on juvenile crime, the city of Columbia, S.C. has given preliminary approval to an 11:00 p.m. weeknight curfew for anyone 17 years old or younger. The curfew extends to midnight on the weekends. According to the new statute - which was approved on Wednesday by city council
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Just in time for the "Bubba invasion" that accompanies the first game of the University of South Carolina's 2010 football season (which is also attracting ESPN's TV cameras), the city of Columbia, S.C. has hoisted dozens of rainbow-colored flags over its downtown streets in a show of solidarity with
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On several occasions in the not-too-distant past we've commended The Garnet Spy to your attention. It's a blog written by former National Security Agency (NSA) analyst Charie Speight (a good friend of ours) and nine times out of ten it hits the nail on the head by articulating the same sort of common
Read story »By FITSNews || After taking it on the chin during an exceptionally cold winter, "global warming" is back with a vengeance this summer ... In fact, here in the concrete armpit of the banana republic of South Cackilacky (a.k.a. Columbia, South Carolina), it's going to be another record-breaking month
Read story »By FITSNews || The University of Oklahoma rejected invitations to join the Southeastern Conference and the PAC-10 during the most recent NCAA reshuffling, according to the school's president David Boren. The Sooners were invited to join the SEC along with Texas A&M - but Boren said that the offer
Read story »By FITSNews || Dueling tax accusations have taken center stage in the race to lead South Carolina's Capital City. Local attorney Steve Benjamin and city councilman Kirkman Finlay III are currently competing in a runoff election for mayor of Columbia, S.C. - a race that (up until now) has centered on
Read story »By FITSNews || A crowd of over a hundred people - including children on Spring Break - got a violent glimpse of the "circle of life" on Monday at Columbia, South Carolina's Riverbanks Zoo. A newborn Hamadryas baboon - just fifteen minutes old - was picked up and thrown across a protected enclosure
Read story »By FITSNews || City of Columbia, S.C. mayoral candidate Steve Benjamin has built much of his "hope and change"-themed campaign around the notion of government transparency, but some are beginning to wonder whether his promised "sunlight" will reach into what has become the city's "heart of darkness"
Read story »By FITSNews || More than eight inches of snow fell on parts of Columbia, S.C. Friday, one of the heaviest snowstorms in the city's history. Most of the Midlands region of the state received around five or six inches (editor's note: "that's what she said"), making this one of the heaviest snowstorms
Read story »By FITSNews || Columbia, S.C. is "crunk," people. That's "crazy drunk," by the way. In fact according to Men's Health magazine, Columbia ranks No. 13 in the nation on its upcoming survey of "America's Drunkest Cities" - and is one of thirteen cities receiving an "F" grade. Other "crunk" cities? Fresno,
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