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January 2010

Agents of Change

Our Town

Great cities don’t make progress by accident.

Stage Presence

Arts

Dwight Woods has the type of sonorous voice that commands attention, which is a good thing when you’re talking about someone who oversees up to thirty middle school and high school students a day in h

The Culture Club

G Profile

Retired Michelin executive Viktor Hanuska champions global understanding through his efforts at the International Center of the Upstate

Theories of Proximity

History

By the time German-born physicist Albert Einstein was well settled in the United States, it wasn’t uncommon for him to wander into lecture halls or science labs at various colleges or universities.

An Intercontinental Affair

In Good Taste

Amy and Roland Zimmer’s Lake Bowen home provides an elegant, eclectic setting for a Southern-inspired, expat-attended oyster roast.

Raise the Bar

Quick Bites

The coffee you’re drinking? It’s not as cultured as the beverage we associate with chilly nights and childhood memories.

A Spirited Toast

Quick Bites

Simple and elegant, aquavit—or “water of life”—is a distilled spirit made from grain or potatoes.

Lucky Catch

Quick Bites

To Cory York, Nantucket stands for elegance—and, lucky for Greenville, that New England elegance isn’t a plane ride away anymore.

Taste Maker

Quick Bites

There are fewer than 300 in the entire world, and one lives right here among us. No, it’s not an endangered animal—but he’s pretty exotic in his own right.

Health Nuts

Quick Bites

Packed with potassium and antioxidants, pistachios get their pale green color from lutein, a carotenoid with antioxidant properties.