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[krazeeboi]

Interesting tidbit: The father-in-law of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, who just resigned as head honcho of the war in Afghanistan over controversial comments made in a Rolling Stone article, lives in Columbia. He's a a former chief of staff at Fort Jackson.

[Spartan]

BrasilnSC, on 23 June 2010 - 05:41 PM, said:

I believe they are bringing it back to it's original look, which is what you see in that picture.  I like it much better than the bright orange   .

That's good. This is one of the few times where I'll agree that making something beige is an improvement.

[krazeeboi]

Columbia got some coverage in Fox News Travel where they picked the top five things to do/places to vist in the city, which included 5) the Vista; 4) USC football; 3) Governor's mansion; 2) Riverbanks Zoo and Garden; and 1) the Statehouse. I would have replaced the governor's mansion with either Congaree National Forest, the Congaree River Blue Trail, or the historic homes tour. For the Statehouse, they should have given a little coverage to the beautiful grounds with its monuments and memorials which can be just as much of an attraction as the building itself. Otherwise, it was some good exposure for the city.

[growingup15]

I Don't know where to put this in so i placed it here but, I'm going to interning with the city of Columbia soon for Urban development and Planning. Steve staff is going to help me get my GED in Urban planning and  Development.

What do yall think. i actually might be able to get some of yalls ideas and mines also. This is a start of a Great future for me and The city of Columbia

[CorgiMatt]

growingup15, on 13 June 2011 - 07:48 PM, said:

I Don't know where to put this in so i placed it here but, I'm going to interning with the city of Columbia soon for Urban development and Planning. Steve staff is going to help me get my GED in Urban planning and  Development.

What do yall think. i actually might be able to get some of yalls ideas and mines also. This is a start of a Great future for me and The city of Columbia

Tell them Corgimatt said do not make Assembly Street something just to get across, over or around, but to give it its own due according to the city's history.  Make it enticing to pedestrians in its own right and stores will follow.

[mr.chips]

growingup15, on 13 June 2011 - 07:48 PM, said:

I Don't know where to put this in so i placed it here but, I'm going to interning with the city of Columbia soon for Urban development and Planning. Steve staff is going to help me get my GED in Urban planning and  Development.

What do yall think. i actually might be able to get some of yalls ideas and mines also. This is a start of a Great future for me and The city of Columbia

I don't intend to be "mean", but I hope that they teach you to spell better and write more grammatically. Your ideas will go nowhere if you can't communicate well in standard English.

[krazeeboi]

I suppose lots of tempers don't flare in Columbia. The city ranks as the 11th least angriest city among 100 evaluated in a recent Men's Health survey.

Methodology: We calculated the number of aggravated assaults per capita (FBI), the number of people with high blood pressure (CDC), the amount of time spent in traffic during rush hour (Texas Transportation Institute), and the number of anger-management specialists per capita (American Psychological Association).

Kind of a silly list of sorts, but take it for what it's worth.

[growingup15]

krazeeboi, on 20 October 2011 - 08:42 AM, said:

I suppose lots of tempers don't flare in Columbia. The city ranks as the 11th least angriest city among 100 evaluated in a recent Men's Health survey.

Methodology: We calculated the number of aggravated assaults per capita (FBI), the number of people with high blood pressure (CDC), the amount of time spent in traffic during rush hour (Texas Transportation Institute), and the number of anger-management specialists per capita (American Psychological Association).

Kind of a silly list of sorts, but take it for what it's worth.

i believe it. im super angry on the road alot. specially now i do deliveries for 256 im traveling through downtown columbia.alot during the morning miiday and then getting off work during the 5pm rush hour. yes im very furious on the road i road rage alot because of idiots driving like idiots. so i think its true.

[krazeeboi]

You should re-read what I posted.

[CorgiMatt]

It might mean that according to their survey (however silly it might be), Columbia is #90 on their list of the nation's 100 angriest cities.  Oh well, some would say that lots of the supposed angrier cities on the list have less to be angry about than Columbians.  Like you said in as many words, krazeeboi: silly.

Edited by CorgiMatt, 21 October 2011 - 12:51 PM.

[Spartan]

Columbia ranks 15th on Amazon.com's list of most well-read cities. They base it on book purchases, and you can see a pattern of cities (of all sizes) that are home to major colleges.

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