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"P" is for Pacific Mills. Pacific Mills began in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1850. In 1915, in order to expand its operations it purchased four mills on the outskirts of Columbia.

Walter Pater was an influential 19thcentury English author and critic, and in 1870 he wrote a fascinating essay about the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli.

How can you look at your music and play all the right notes if you’re also looking up at the person waving the baton?

For performers, just about everything the composer writes, with the exception of the notes themselves, is a matter of interpretation

"Q" is for Quakers. The Society of Friends [more commonly known as Quakers] has had a fragmented history in South Carolina.

“N” is for Nairne, Thomas (d. 1715). Indian agent. A native of Scotland, Nairne was in South Carolina by 1695.

“J” is for John’s Island Presbyterian Church. The John’s Island Presbyterian Church is one of the oldest Presbyterian congregations in South Carolina.

“F” is for Florence (Florence County; 2020 population 38,525).

The start-up business community needs many things: funding, mentorship, employees. But our next guest says one item often gets overlooked or delayed, mainly because of its perceived high cost. Mike Switzer interviews Aaron Taylor, an attorney in Columbia, SC who specializes in serving entrepreneurs.

The summer travel season is upon us and that means our next guest and her newly-formed organization are busy helping their downtown business community prepare for what they hope will be their best season since before the pandemic. Mike Switzer interviews Amy Barrett, president and CEO of the Myrtle Beach Downtown Alliance.