contest, page 7
By Ken Hawkins
on Friday, 6 March 2009 - 2:28pm
Entries into The Post and Courier's "28 Day Film Festival" are up on their site for your viewing and voting.
In all five "finalists" made the cut -- though I'll admit with the Internet being what it is, it's a shame they didn't put some of the rest...
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By Ken Hawkins
on Friday, 30 January 2009 - 12:59pm
Oh, and scraggly beards are welcomed.
MUSC Children's Hospital is looking for locals who are willing to grow their beard from February 1 to March 1.
Look, you probably won't get any ladies while you're growing it out, but, thanks to the button,...
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By Ken Hawkins
on Saturday, 24 January 2009 - 4:49pm
The Post and Courier is giving you a shot at $500, if you're willing to create a short film that includes a shot of the print edition of their paper.
And -- in a decidedly non-Web style -- you have to mail or hand-deliver a DVD to 134 Columbus...
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By Ken Hawkins
on Tuesday, 23 December 2008 - 11:09am
Do you like South Carolina's natural beauty? Do you like taking photos?
Well, snap a good shot in on of South Carolina's state parks and you could win "an Edisto folding kayak outfitted with a special fish and photo package" valued at $2,500.
The...
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By Ken Hawkins
on Wednesday, 3 December 2008 - 8:17pm
Charleston-based music label Tone Box Digital is up for a chance to win a $40,000 business infusion of cash and prizes from Wired
Founded by Jason Bradford, the company is a great twist on the traditional music label: Not only are they purely online...
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By Ken Hawkins
on Saturday, 4 October 2008 - 9:09am
McCrady's Executive Chef Sean Brock is on the Food Network this Sunday, October 5, at 8 p.m. as part of their challenge, "The Next Great Chef." Brock will be facing off with three other young chefs for kitchen cred' and $10,000.
Update October 4: A...
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By Ken Hawkins
on Thursday, 28 August 2008 - 7:34am
West Virginia native, but West Ashley local, Jessica Crouch has won the 2009 Cooper River Bridge Run Design Competition, and its $1,000 reward.
Head over to The Post and Courier to see it.
The winning image is to be placed on the event's estimated-...
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By Chris Giganti
on Tuesday, 12 August 2008 - 10:34am
Johns Island resident Anthony Osment was named the top male surfer in South Carolina after this weekend's Governor's Cup of Surfing at Folly Beach, while Jenny Brown of James Island took the women's title. The surfing contest is in its fifth year...
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By Ken Hawkins
on Wednesday, 6 August 2008 - 5:43pm
This is the 6th time the city is hosting the event to "generate excitement in the community about the beginning of the new school year."
Last year’s festival drew 7,000 to 8,000 children and parents and 92 exhibitors. That draw is in no small part...
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