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Seth Gadsden is having much the same experience as many Columbians during the days of COVID-19.
Jordan Lawrence
Managing Editor for Free Times
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Jordan Lawrence took leadership of Free Times' editorial efforts in 2019. On staff at the paper since 2014, he previously served as arts and entertainment editor. He lives in West Columbia with his wife, three cats and bearded dragon.
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Every phone interview on this Friday starts about the same, with a reporter responding to pleasantries with “How are you?” and a different Col…
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You can still expect a new edition each Wednesday — barring any further restrictions that make that impossible or impractical. But our content will look a little different for however long this COVID-19 slowdown lasts. And our print editions will likely be a little thinner than usual.
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Many restaurants in South Carolina are embracing takeout and delivery service as a way to cope following Gov. Henry McMaster’s March 17 order,…
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All around, musicians are reacting to the increasing isolation brought on by the spread of the coronavirus COVID-19 by performing live-streame…
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Many musicians, at multiple levels of the industry, are hurting with Americans huddling in their homes thanks to the spread of the COVID-19 co…
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A keen sense of nostalgia has long defined the songwriting of Mount Pleasant’s Band of Horses. Indeed, the group’s 2007 sophomore album Cease …
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As the cancellations and postponements due to COVID-19 stretch more and more into April, another major event has dropped from its spot on the …
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Free Times didn’t plan on redesigning our print edition and reorganizing some of our main features at a time when there’s so much fear and confusion in the air.
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At this point, any large event slated for the next three months that isn’t already either canceled or postponed is in serious jeopardy.