A months-old stain remains on the first row seat in the council chambers at City Hall. City Paper reporter Corey Hutchins investigates the cause of it, illustrating the economic mess of city government on the smallest level

The non-profit S.C. Paranormal Activity Research Association (SCPARA) has been in operation in one form or another since 1989. In that time, their team of volunteers has investigated scores of paranormal incidents across the state, adding incident reports, photos and audio recordings of the unexplained to their growing database. When City Paper met with the lead investigators of SCPARA, who go by the call signs “Gryphon” and “Mystic,” honestly, we weren’t sure what to expect. But, after talking with them for over an hour, we found that they represent a group of hardworking, grounded and genuinely kind people who simply share a passion to explain the inexplicable and whose ultimate goal is to help people understand paranormal activity and how to deal with it.

Beauty has its price. Theprice of a ‘healthy’ suntan – particularly from indoor tanning spas – could bean early deathbed, healthcare professionals say. The $5 billion tanningindustry has proclaimed ‘a new BronzeAge,’ backing health claims with its own scientific studies. But recent researchsheds light on indoor tanning’s links to potentially deadly skin cancers, andother skin and health problems that are no day at the beach

Will the 1,000 modern day execution happen in Columbia?