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801 Lincoln St
Columbia, SC 29208
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Now enrolling for our 2015 classes! Contact the Admissions Team at 803.772.2232 or visit us at http://www.pmtscolumbiasc.com/ to schedule your tour today! Our 14,500-square-foot campus enjoys a prime location in the Vista, Columbia's trendy downtown arts and entertainment district. Filled with boutiques, restaurants, museums, art galleries, condos, student housing, office space, and even a grocery store, this lively destination offers easy access to the zoo, sports arena, and convention center. With 19 NCAA Division 1 varsity teams, the University of South Carolina provides a constant calendar of sporting events plus performing arts and a college scene. Three rivers, the Congaree National Park, and nearby Lake Murray offer endless resources for hiking, boating, fishing, camping, kayaking, and canoeing. A pedestrian-friendly city, Columbia's beautiful parks and riverside greenways make it the ideal place to visit, live, work, play, and learn. Come launch your career in Columbia, the city 'Where Friendliness Flows.' At Paul Mitchell Schools, our teaching style is unique. We believe education is an adventure and the learning experience needs to be fun. When you tour any Paul Mitchell School, you'll experience a positive learning environment everywhere you look and a culture that inspires confidence and success. Our learning communities provide you with the opportunities to develop essential skills while you explore your talents, passion, and creativity. Our instructors-we call them Learning Leaders"- are trained to draw out the artist in you and then prepare you to compete in the real world. Paul Mitchell Schools provide you with a well-rounded lifestyle education plus extensive hands-on and classroom training in the program you choose. ~ For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the program, and important information visit: paulmitchell.edu/ge

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The College of Education at the University of South Carolina distinguishes itself as a state and national leader in its efforts to be responsive, engaged, and collaborative in addressing the needs of its students, professions, and community. These characteristics are the hallmarks of the College's teaching and learning activities, research mission, and service obligations, as it achieves excellence through focused involvement.

Kappa promotes, through its high standards, a broad college experience where scholarship and intellectual development are priorities, resulting in the impressive achievements of its members. We are a women’s organization thriving on tradition, leadership, academics and friendship. From participating in philanthropies that hit close to home to fun sisterhood activities, college is an opportunity to flourish and grow. Alone, each Kappa brings unique qualities to campus, but together we make a difference.

Southern Cotton Oil Company, also known as Columbia Mill, was a historic cottonseed oil complex located at Columbia, South Carolina. The complex was built between 1887 and 1919. It consisted of seven industrial buildings: the Seed House, Linter Room, Press Room, Machine Shop, Oil House, Cotton Storage Room, and Storage Shed. Five of the buildings were constructed of brick and the other two were constructed of galvanized sheet metal. The complex has been demolished.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Carolina Coliseum is a 12,401 seat multi-purpose arena (for hockey, 6,231 seats as end seats are not used and seats are removed for the hockey surface) in Columbia, South Carolina. The largest arena in South Carolina at the time of its completion, it was the home of the University of South Carolina men's and women's basketball teams and Columbia's main events venue until 2002, when the Carolina Center, now Colonial Life Arena, opened a block away on Greene Street. It was home to the Columbia Inferno of the ECHL until poor ticket sales caused the Inferno to leave the Coliseum and plans to build an arena in Irmo collapsed as a result of the recession.The facility is also home to classrooms at the university, with active classrooms used in the lower levels, and high school commencement ceremonies in the metropolitan region, as many school venues are too small for such ceremonies.The arena, opened in 1968, was not designed for hockey, but as a result, the small rink (about 175 feet by 75 feet, 25 feet shorter and 10 feet narrower than regulation) created an atmosphere which many ECHL coaches called the toughest rink in the ECHL.Prior to the building of the Coliseum, the Gamecocks had played in Carolina Fieldhouse from 1927 until it burned in 1968, and the Carolina Gymnasium (now the Longstreet Theater) prior to that.The Coliseum was the host of the NCAA Basketball Tournament East Regional in 1970. Until 2002, when Greenville's Bi-Lo Center was a host, it was the only time the tournament was played in South Carolina. The Metro Conference men's basketball tournament was held here in 1989.

The South Carolina State House is the building housing the government of the U.S. state of South Carolina. The building houses the South Carolina General Assembly and the offices of the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina. Until 1971, it also housed the Supreme Court. It is located in the capital city of Columbia near the corner of Gervais and Assembly Streets.The State House is in the Greek Revival style; it is approximately 180ft tall, 300ft long, 100ft wide. It weighs more than 70000ST and has 130673ft2 of space.ArchitectureThe South Carolina State House was designed first by architect P. H. Hammarskold. Construction began in 1851, but the original architect was dismissed for fraud and dereliction of duty. Soon thereafter, the structure was largely dismantled because of defective materials and workmanship. John Niernsee redesigned the structure and work began on it in 1855, slowed during the Civil War, and was suspended in 1865 as General Sherman's U.S. Army entered Columbia on February 17. Several public buildings were "put to the torch" when United States troops entered the city.The capitol building was damaged by artillery shells and set afire by U.S. Army troops under Sherman's command.

Capitol Center is a skyscraper in Columbia, South Carolina. At 106.4m, it is the tallest office building in South Carolina. The capital center tower has about 1,000 people inside working every week and about 400 offices. A 26 story skyscraper, it was the tallest structure in South Carolina from its completion in December 1987 to the completion of the Prysmian Copper Wire Tower in Abbeville in 2009. The tower was built on the site of the former Wade Hampton Hotel which was imploded in July 1985. This modern building exterior is finished in double-paned tinted glass with horizontal bands of anodized aluminum color panels. The 25-story tower was completed in 1987 during a Columbia high-rise building boom, as the AT&T Building. Naming rights have been previously held by Affinity and South Trust Bank. The current signage on the building is held by BB&T Bank. During its construction in 1986, gubernatorial candidate Carroll Campbell successfully used the then unfinished structure, whose construction was partially financed by the State of South Carolina, as a symbol for excessive government spending.Capitol Center contains 460020sqft of office space, at over 90% occupancy, the building leases to some state government agencies, several top law firms in the state, and other businesses. Attached to the tower is a 7-story parking garage containing over 1,000 spaces. The 25th floor is home to The Capital City Club.

Adluh Flour Mills produces flour and cornmeal products in a plant that is listed on the National Register of Historic Properties. In 1942 there were 42 operating mills located in South Carolina. Today only one of these remains-Adluh Flour Mills in Columbia, South Carolina. Adluh Flour Mills began in Columbia, SC around 1900. It was initially operated and controlled by B.R. Crooner and family. In 1920 the company merged with the Columbia Grain and Provision Co., owned by J. H. Hardin. These families operated the mill until First Commercial National Bank took over the operations under foreclosure. The Allen family from Wadesboro, NC, bought the plant in June 1926 from the bank and have operated it ever since. The Allens have been operating grits mills in Wadesboro, Peachland, and Mebane, North Carolina since the early 1800's. In 1936 the family decided to move its Mebane plant to Greenwood, SC, where it began grinding and producing flour, corn meal, and feeds in 1937. Of the two South Carolina mills, only the Columbia mill still open. It produces flour, cornmeal, mixes, breaders, and feed products today--grinding wheat and yellow corn that is almost exclusively grown in South Carolina, and white corn from Kentucky and Tennessee farmers. Quality has been the one feature that has allowed this plant to flourish while others have closed. As in 1900, stones are still used today to produce the specialty grits items. Without this emphasis on "Same Today, Same Always" quality, the company could never have survived the shift in consumption from local to regional to national brands over the last 100 years. Generations of customers know that they can always trust their prized recipes to come out right using Adluh products. The Allen family appreciates the support that our consumers customers, neighbors, and suppliers have given us for so many years. We pledge to continue to provide only the finest quality "Table-Tested" products for which we are now known.

Town Theatre is a historic community theatre located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1924, and is a rectangular brick building with a two-story glazed central arch with Art Deco influences. A brick annex was added to the rear of the building in the 1950s. It houses one of the first community theatres in the United States.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.

Trustus Theatre is the most unique theatrical experience in town. Bringing you world premieres, fresh new voices in the theatrical landscape, the brightest talents in Columbia, and all of the daring and engaging scripts from Broadway, Off-Broadway, Chicago, and LA ---there's no other place like it in the Midlands! Did we mention the free popcorn? Oh yeah, and the beer and wine bar? Yes- you can take your drinks to your seats!

The Farm to Table mission is to bring together the community through agri-tourism, local food and local chefs who are experts in bringing the freshest ingredients to the table in creative and unique ways. Our events include, Harvest Dinner series, Rosé Festival, Annual Pig and Oyster Roast, Cream of the Crop Beer Festival, Dinner and Show Series, Pop up Dinners and the Dinner on Main St. We host most of our events at City Roots farm the only in town local sustainable organic farm in SC, while also exploring locations in the city with other events. You can book us for private for profit, non profit events as well as private parties, receptions, rehearsal dinners and weddings. Join our table and join your community.

The South Carolina Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The court is composed of a Chief Justice and four Associate Justices.Selection of JusticesJudges are selected by the legislature of South Carolina to serve terms of ten years. There is no prohibition against justices serving multiple terms on the court. However, there is a mandatory retirement age of 72 for state trial judges and state appellate judges in South Carolina.Current Justices of the CourtChief Justice Costa M. PleiconesJustice Donald W. BeattyJustice John W. KittredgeJustice Kaye Gorenflo Hearn Justice John Cannon FewFor a list of previous justices see List of Justices of the South Carolina Supreme Court.JurisdictionThe court enjoys both original and appellate jurisdiction. It enjoys exclusive appellate jurisdiction for all state cases regarding the death penalty, state utility rates, judgments involving public bonded indebtedness and elections, and orders limiting state grand juries and relating to abortions by minors. Original jurisdiction pertains to the issuance writs including mandamus, certiorari, and very extraordinary bills.

McCord House, also known as the McCord-Oxner House, is a historic home located at Columbia, South Carolina. It built in 1849, and is a 1 1/2-story clapboard Greek Revival style cottage, with additions made in the 1850s. It sits on a stuccoed raised basement. The front facade features a one-story portico supported by four stuccoed piers. It was built by David James McCord (1797–1855), planter, lawyer and editor, and his wife Louisa Cheves McCord (1810–1879), a noted author of political and economic essays, poetry and drama. In 1865, the McCord House became the headquarters of General Oliver O. Howard, who was General William Tecumseh Sherman’s second in command.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Originally known as the House of Peace, today's Big Apple replaced an earlier house of worship destroyed by fire in 1915. After 21 years, the congregation outgrew its home and the building was sold in 1936. That same year the property became reincarnated as the Big Apple Night Club, where the dance craze that swept the nation during the summer of 1937 was born. Crafted by Columbia's African-American youth, the Big Apple dance eventually traveled to New York by way of white students from the University of South Carolina. The dance attracted the attention of famed dance instructor Arthur Murray and songwriter Tommy Dorsey who wrote "The Big Apple Swing." By 1938, however, the club had closed and the property was sold. Abandoned in 1979, the former club was moved three years later from its original location at 1138 Park to its current siting at the corner of Hampton and Park streets.

Kress Building is a historic commercial building located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1934 by S. H. Kress & Co., and is a two-story, Art Deco style building faced with white terra cotta and colored terra cotta ornamentation. It features rounded storefront windows and cornice that contains the word “Kress” and surmounted by a stepped parapet.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

Washington Street United Methodist Church is a historic church at 1401 Washington Street in Columbia, South Carolina.It was built in 1872 and added to the National Register in 1970.HistoryOn December 15, 1803 John Harper and a small number of Methodists in Columbia decided to build a church on the corner of Washington and Marion streets. The following year, a church building was erected and congregations have been worshiping at the site ever since.The first building was a plain wooden structure, which was completed in 1804. That building stood where the present sanctuary stands today. It was the first church building to be constructed in Columbia. Because several Methodist churches have sprung from its founding, Washington Street has been called the “Mother Church” of Methodism in Columbia. The Reverend John Harper, the founder of the church, was ordained by John Wesley, and Bishop Francis Asbury visited and shepherded the young congregation until his death in 1815.A young William Capers was appointed pastor of Washington Street Church in 1818 and was reappointed to Washington Street Church in 1831, 1835, and 1846 and was consecrated bishop in 1846. In 1829 at the urging of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, a prominent planter, Capers founded the Methodist Episcopal Church’s mission to slaves and served as the mission’s first superintendent. He was one of four Washington Street pastors to become a bishop. He lies buried beneath the altar of the sanctuary.Twenty-seven years after the first small church was built, a wave of religious enthusiasm dictated the need for a larger building to accommodate the crowds attending services. The cornerstone for a substantial brick building was laid at the same site as the previous smaller church on June 14, 1831. That building was destroyed by fire on February 17–18, 1865, when the troops of General William T. Sherman captured and burned Columbia. According to legend, the Union troops were looking for the First Baptist Church, original site of the secession convention, and were directed to Washington Street Church by the Baptist sexton. A small, temporary church with a seating capacity of 400 was constructed in 1866 from brick salvaged from the burned church.

Olympia Mill, also known as Pacific Mill, is a historic textile mill complex located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1899, and consists of a four-story, red brick, rectangular shaped, main mill building connected to a one and two-story red brick power plant. The main building is in the Romanesque Revival style and features terra cotta detailing, large segmental arched window openings, and twin pyramidal roofed towers. The complex also includes: a one-story brick power plant auxiliary building, a one-story storage building, and two small brick one-story gatehouses.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

The Zimmerman School is a historic school building located at Columbia, South Carolina. It was built in 1848, and is a small Greek Revival style one-story clapboard building with a gable roof. The school was built by Charles and Hannah Zimmerman, who operated it from 1848 to 1870, and also built the neighboring Zimmerman House.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

The Columbia City Hall, in Columbia, South Carolina, also known as Old United States Court House and Post Office, was built in 1870. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It includes Renaissance architecture. It served historically as a courthouse and as a post office.