Erin Shaw, The State Newspaper

Erin Shaw

The State Newspaper

Columbia, SC, United States

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  • The Island Packet

Past articles by Erin:

Eating at a Lowcountry seafood restaurant? 5 things to know before your order

Seafood is a point of pride in Lowcountry SC, where it is served up to tourists who flock to the area expecting fresh, local seafood. But it's easy for diners to be fooled when they sit down at a seaside restaurant and assume the fish and shrimp they're about to eat is local. → Read More

Awe-inspiring eclipse stories, from those who’ve seen them

South Carolina State Museum’s observatory manager and an eclipse-chasing scientist from Clemson recount the magnificent experience of seeing a total eclipse in person. → Read More

Awe-inspiring eclipse stories, from those who’ve seen them

South Carolina State Museum’s observatory manager and an eclipse-chasing scientist from Clemson recount the magnificent experience of seeing a total eclipse in person. → Read More

Columbia teen dead after shooting May 20

One teen is dead after being shot by another teen, Columbia police said. → Read More

Governor’s Cup half marathoners run into hills, leis and rock music

Governor’s Cup half marathon runners faced a challenging course on Saturday but were bolstered by spirit groups handing out Hawaiian leis and playing rock music. Kenyans topped the field. → Read More

Outdoor music festival Bowman Bound at Yonder Field has been canceled

But there are still opportunities to see the lineup later this summer at Yonder Field in Bowman, S.C., about an hour’s drive from Columbia. → Read More

Richland Library wins nation’s highest honor for libraries

Richland Library’s community programming and service was recognized Monday with the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor for museums and libraries. → Read More

Riverbanks Zoo breaks new attendance record

More and more people are visiting Riverbanks Zoo. Just ask the giraffes they’re feeding. → Read More

This is the perfect week to find your eclipse viewing spot

From now until Sunday, the sun will follow a path through the sky that’s almost exactly the same as its track on the day of this summer’s highly-anticipated total solar eclipse. → Read More

After a final flourish, USC’s orchestra conductor will lay down his baton

On Tuesday, April 18, University of South Carolina orchestra leader Donald Portnoy will conduct the student orchestra for the final time. Since coming to USC in 1986, he has built up the program, striving to run it like a professional orchestra and focusing on bringing top talent to perform with his students. → Read More

Boykin Spaniel Week celebrates SC’s state dog

This week’s events honors the Boykin Spaniel, the state dog of South Carolina. → Read More

Christopher ‘Play’ Martin of Kid ’n Play: ‘I’m in my groove’

Kid ’n Play is bringing its fun music and performance style to the Love Peace & Hip Hop festival on Saturday. Chris “Play” Martin also set the record straight on the name of their trademark dance. (It’s the Kick Step, not the Funky Charleston.) → Read More

Columbia preteens making music for 65K followers and counting

Faith and Harry Rowan are two musical kids with a huge online fanbase. Those fans asked for an album and the kids are delivering. → Read More

Salvador Dali’s whimsical prints on view at ‘Fantastical Fairy Tales’

The Columbia Museum’s latest blockbuster exhibit, opening this weekend, showcases the prints of one of the most famous artists of the 21st century. → Read More

What it takes to make a CinnaMonster cake: 7 quarts of dough and 3 pounds of icing

The CinnaMonster made at Devine Cinnamon Roll Deli is the soon-to-be star of “Ginormous Food,” the Food Network show filming in Columbia Saturday. We found out just what it takes to make one. → Read More

Columbia pizza joints ranked, from cheesiest to greasiest

Go Columbia staffers loaded up on cheese and dough during this week’s pizza crawl, all in the name of finding the places with the best deals, crusts and more. → Read More

Rapper T.I., Yo Gotti, Young Thug to perform in Columbia on July 30 for Southern Heat Music Festival

Hip-hop star T.I. announced Tuesday that he will perform a show in Columbia. → Read More

Meet the artist behind the colorful murals popping up around Columbia

Artist and Columbia native Tripp Derrick Barnes has been brightening up Columbia and Charleston with his colorful murals. → Read More

Columbia Museum of Art receives nation’s highest honor for museums and libraries

The Columbia Museum of Art is the recipient of the National Medal for Museum and Library Service. → Read More

Artists take, recreate in ‘Remix’ exhibition

Independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch once said, “Nothing is original.” → Read More