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CHRISTINA LEE KNAUSS PROFILE

Christina Lee Knauss
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About Christina
Christina Lee Knauss is a veteran journalist who has lived in the Midlands most of her life. She has written for The Myrtle Beach (S.C.) Sun News, The State Newspaper (Columbia, S.C.), The Catholic Miscellany (Charleston, S.C.), and numerous other local, regional and national publications. She has a B.A. in Liberal Arts with a concentration in literature and history from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, N.Y.
Aug 05, 2022
Georgia-based Queensborough National Bank and Trust Company opened its first location in South Carolina Thursday in downtown Columbia. The office, located at 522 Lady St. in the Congaree Vista, District will provide commercial lendin... Read More
Aug 05, 2022
The popular Asian/Southwest fusion restaurant Takosushi has opened a new location in The Arcade building at 1332 Main St. in downtown Columbia. The new location opened in mid-July and has been drawing large crowds showing up for the e... Read More
Aug 04, 2022
Lowes Foods will hold a virtual vendor summit on Sept. 28 in order to find new local products to feature in its stores. During the online meeting, local entrepreneurs will be able to meet with decision makers from the chain who purcha... Read More
Aug 03, 2022
Temperatures outside may be in the 90s right now, but investors in the world of cryptocurrency are weathering a very different kind of season. The digital currency world is experiencing a downturn those in the field refer to as a &ldq... Read More
Aug 02, 2022
A new eatery in Five Points is serving up all-day breakfast and a positive vibe with a side of homemade apple butter. The Flying Biscuit Cafe, located at 936 Harden St., opened its doors at 7 a.m. Monday and celebrated its grand o... Read More
Jul 28, 2022
South Carolina residents seeking workforce training will get a boost from an additional $25 million investment in the Workforce Scholarships for the Future program announced this week by S.C. Gov. Henry McMaster. The scholarship ... Read More
Jul 26, 2022
Adair Ford Boroughs was sworn in on Tuesday as United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina. She was nominated by President Biden on June 6 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 21, according to a press release from th... Read More
Jul 26, 2022
Business owners can learn about grants available to them through a free webinar, “The 411 on Grants for For-Profit Businesses,” scheduled for 10-11:15 a.m. Aug. 11. The event is sponsored by the cty of Columbia Office of B... Read More
Jul 25, 2022
Plans for a new seven-story hotel in the Vista moved closer to becoming a reality after approval by the City of Columbia’s Design/Development Review Commission at its July 21 meeting. The commission unanimously approved plans fo... Read More
Jul 25, 2022
A new restaurant in the Vista offers diners the chance to enjoy Pan-Asian cuisine in an upscale atmosphere. Boku Kitchen and Saloon, located at 916 Gervais St., has been open since February, but its grand opening on July 21 attrac... Read More
Jul 22, 2022
Leaders and innovators from around South Carolina were honored Thursday at the 2022 Icons and Phenoms luncheon presented by SC Biz News. The event was held at the Doubletree by Hilton Columbia. For the first time, the event recognized... Read More
Jul 21, 2022
The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and Dominion Energy co-hosted a “signing day” Tuesday where Columbia resident Justin McElveen announced he will begin his career in Dominion Energy’s full-time apprentice lineman p... Read More
Jul 21, 2022
Columbia International University is introducing a new online Doctor of Business Administration program at its Cook School of Business, specifically designed to meet the development needs of working business professionals. The new pro... Read More
Jul 20, 2022
Richland County Council is taking steps to reintroduce a vision for a sustainable tourism economy in Lower Richland. At its July 12 meeting, council accepted the Lower Richland Tourism Plan conceptually. As a result, the plan will now... Read More
Jul 19, 2022
Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann is one of 40 mayors from around the world selected to take part in the sixth class of the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. The year-long education and professional development program aims... Read More
Jul 19, 2022
Rising inflation might be battering both the wallets and the attitudes of many consumers, but so far the upward surge in prices for food, gas and everything else has not put a damper on the retail real estate market in South Carolina, ac... Read More
Jul 18, 2022
One of the hottest real estate markets in South Carolina involves buildings that do not even have specific occupants yet. Known as speculative buildings, they are built to provide ready-to-occupy space for companies looking for a ... Read More
Jul 15, 2022
A new Columbia business offers customers a way to improve both health and beauty through exposure to extremely cold temperatures. John and Jennifer Hooks of Columbia recently opened Icebox Cryotherapy in a 1,726-square=foot facility a... Read More
Jul 15, 2022
Minimum parking requirements for many nonresidential buildings in Columbia could be a thing of the past later this year if proposed changes to zoning regulations are approved. At its Thursday meeting, the City of Columbia Planning Com... Read More
Jul 14, 2022
Richland County Council has approved an ordinance to keep the current 2005 Land Development Code in place until a revised text and map are adopted. Council made the decision at its July 12 meeting. The LDC regulates land use, growth a... Read More
Jul 13, 2022
Alaska’s top education official is returning to his South Carolina alma mater to serve as the new associate dean at Columbia International University. Michael Johnson’s first day at CIU will be Aug. 1. He has been Alaska&r... Read More
Jul 13, 2022
Benedict College will participate in a Clemson University-led statewide effort to prepare students as medical reserve corps volunteers. The Clemson University School of Nursing received an award of more than $2.7 million to develop a ... Read More
Jul 12, 2022
Would-be Columbia entrepreneurs now have a new space right in the middle of Five Points where they can network, learn about starting a business and set up workspace to begin meeting their goals. City leaders, business owners and m... Read More
Jul 11, 2022
Two people were injured when a freight train derailed around 8:20 a.m. Monday in a wooded area near Longwood Drive off Shop Road in Columbia. The derailment caused a gasoline fuel spill that has since been contained, according to Colu... Read More
Jul 08, 2022
Richland County’s Planning Commission has set a tentative schedule for additional work sessions to discuss rewriting the 2021 Land Development Code. The work sessions will be open to the public and offer opportunities for commun... Read More
Jul 08, 2022
High-quality office space is in demand in the Columbia area by both employers and employees as more people return to office work after two years away because of the pandemic, according to a market report from Colliers’ Columbia off... Read More
Jul 07, 2022
The University of South Carolina board of trustees announced on Thursday a new phase in a growing public-private partnership between the university’s College of Nursing and Lexington Medical Center. A 50,000-square-foot stat... Read More
Jul 05, 2022
A federal grand jury in Florence has returned a 10-count indictment alleging charges related to wildlife trafficking and money laundering against five people, according to a press release from the office of U.S. District Attorney Corey F... Read More
Jul 05, 2022
A Sumter County man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud involving a Sumter nonprofit, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina. Rodney Ellis, 71, of Sumter County, pleaded guilty to ... Read More
Jun 28, 2022
Lori Wicker is likely one of the only people you will ever meet who regularly shows up at public schools with a helicopter or an airplane in tow. As executive vice president and director of science, technology, engineering a... Read More