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Richlan bouncin with nei By SUSAN BUCHANAN Staff Writer r\ ocnito finon^iol diffif>ii1tiao vopi UV 1111U1IV1UX U1111VU1L1VJ) 1 W Richland Fashion Mall continues to keep with it's new motto, "Coming Back In Style." The two year plan to reconstruct the 29-year-old mall into an upscale fashion mall will be complete in November, mall Public Relations Manager Pat Adams said. The L.J. Hooker Corp., which owns the three-story Richland Fashion Mall and Bonwit Teller department store in the mall, filed for bankruptcy this month. Because of this, the company assigned Cigoloff, an Australianbased company, as its liquidator to try to turn financial matters around, Adams said. Mall employees have been told not to discuss the bankruptcy by the company and declined to comment about financial matters. "We have nothing to hide, but we have been told at our level that all financial questions have to be referred to New York, where our home office is located," Bonwit Teller Manager Carol Vella said. "But we are happy and excited to be in the Columbia area." "I think there was a lot of negative publicity at first, but we are moving ahead and looking forward to a good fall," said Casual Corner Manager Sophie Keith. Her store, which opened in Richland Fashion Mall in April, recently won first place in a district contest. The mall currently has 29 open stores, with 16 tentative openings. When renovations are complete, it will accomodate 160 stores, spokesman Ken Trogdon said. The food court in the mall will S wi ^yty'' ? is* i H j * ' ? 4*?B IIP Part of the mall is still under co pate completion in November. !| Are you an artist? a writer? a po ;! in PORTFOLIO ?; First submission deadlin Z OB/GYN CERTIFI V BIRTH CONTROL X BIRTH CONTROL SERVICES y Plus one pack of pills (f $40 student rate (rag. $75) { PROBLEM PREGNANCY J 'FREE PREGNANt L fiSKABOUT 1 X MORE COMFORTABLE, U Call 798-9299 or toll fr 2301 F Bush River Road - / f.D.Sti Five Points Corner of ~-C 4-l~ - nunic uj me ruuiuus Fresh Salads Sandwicl Open Sat.?Tues., 1. Wed.?Fri.,-11:: Happy Hours Da ABC REGULATIO] d Mall g back iv look be the only one of its kind in the state, said Trogdon. It will open later this week with 14 restaurants. "Business is okay, but we could stand to do a little better," Record Bar Manager Scott Crosby said. The Record Bar will be moving its store into the food court to try to attract more business, Crosby said. "This mall is going to make money whether L. J. Hooker owns it or someone eise, urosoy saia. Kevin Chiselko, store manager of the upscale Parisian department store, said there is a need in Columbia for more sophisticated stores that are customer-oriented. The Richland Fashion Mall Parisian will be one of 20 stores owned by the Birmingham-based company. Parisian has stores in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Ohio and Florida. "We consider ourselves a specialty store, upscale and traditional," Chiselco said. The Parisian will feature cartoon corners for children, diaper changing facilities for parents, free mailing, gift wrapping and six-month interest charge accounts available to customers. These are services which Chiselco feels will separate the Parisian from other department stores in the Columbia area. The Parisian will be featured in the mall's grand opening Nov. 15. The mall provides an atmosphere of style with its brass rails and glass elevator. Other features include dancing fountains, colorful pastel walls decorating the corridors and parking facilties on the roof and in a garage. The mall is located at the corner of South Beltline Blvd. and Forrest Drive. Wtm BBfll '" ANGIE TUTTLE'The Gamecock instruction, but developers anticiet? maybe you can be published" J D MAGAZINE? \\ e is September 20, 1989. |I lEfrfsERVKE*^5? ED PHYSICIAN *) Complete physical Vf Lab Tests (Blood & Urine) y Blood Pressure Check (# (before and after pill usage) %) Pap Smear Counseling Abortion Services DY TESTING* (# HE NEW, 2) P TO DATE METHOD (L ee 1-800-922-3730 J kcross from Outlet Point Y I city's Greene St. & Saluda "Gagwich" hes Outdoor Seating I ?midnitfht 30am?2:00am ily 4pm?8pm VS ENFORCED JD-222 hip fclfcfc^^ ^^B|[^^ffl|||ji I, f \ ' ' (|BtD> tSSSSSSS^ k i I The ornate main entrance of the R 'Dear Joh) By JERRY BUCK AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Harry Groener says: Don't underestimate Ralph, the distressed nebbish he plays on NBC's "Dear John." "Ralph shouldn't be taken at face value," he says. "Here is Ralph, who we might think of as a lonely, pathetic kind of guy, but he drives a motorcycle. Somewhere in that nebbish soul he's a romantic. He has some Walter Mitty qualities. "He's a sweet guy. I think his problem arises from the fact that he's socially inept His wife left him at the reception. She couldn't speak English and appa Celebrate opens Ko Prize-winning pianist. Ian Hobson, who pursues a career as a professor, conductor and soloist, will perform next week at USC's Koger Center for the Arts. "Ian Hobson is a consummate artist who plays with a passion that is unexpected and astounding," Koger Center director Ron Pearson said. "I first met him at the University of Illinois, where we both worked, and his masterful performances there made me sure that his concert should kick off our season at the Koger Center," Pearson said. Hobson's international career took off in 1981 when he won first prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition, having already O How We Nee I ROOM REFRIGER $30.00 per 13.2 cubic USC Housin Contact youR Area M I MINIMUM With EVERY donatioi Blood. Programs avail simple blood test is all if you qualify. Special students. OO Sere K /*X J O 71Q lvffiyr S^L C01 I # ' jrt\ "" B ? - ??i ,vV ' '%^> ' ' *" \ ichland Fashion Mall hints at the ; n' char act i rently only married him to stay in this country. He's a sensitive, caring guy, very smart but very insecure in social areas. Still, I think he has a large capacity for caring for another person." Groener plays the introverted member of the One-To-One Club, a support group for divorced people on "Dear John." He's tongue-tied around women. The hit show, which was 11th in the Nielsen ratings in its first season, stars Judd Hirsch as John T - T 1- -11- TT.fr 1 T i-ai;ey, isaueiia nonman ana Jere Burns as other members of the group and Jane Carr as its leader. Groener, who's spent most of his career on the stage, auditioned for the role during one of 'd pianis\ ger Cent won silver medals at the Arthur Rubinstein and Vienna-Beethoven competitions. Born in Wolverhampton, Eng land, Hobson began piano studies at age five. When he was 17 yean old, he became the youngest red pient of the Recital Diploma in the history of the Royal Academy 01 Music. Cambridge University awardec him a bachelor's degree in onlj two years, and, by the time he was 26, he had earned two master's degrees and a doctorate from Yale University. U/\Unrvr? n rv% n Aill iiuwuu uu/aiuv/ a iuu puiwdUl at the University of Illinois at age 30, and he continues to hold that post today. H Yoill O type blc (J. IUU. and spec BLOOD, ATORS for RENT semester ft. size g Services lANAqER TO RENT ONE $20 PAID n. Plasma & Whole for all blood types. A that Is needed to see I bonus program for >(o?icals. Inc. iddleburg Dr. Suite 105 umbia, S.C. 29204 254-653? | Pf glamour that lies ahead. zr not really his occasional visits to Los Angeles from New York. He still considers himself a New Yorker and he and his wife, actress Dawn Didawick, still keep an apartment there. 'The stage is still my first love and will continue to be," he said. He just finished "Sunday in the Park With George" at the South Coast Repertory in Costa Mesa. He also played the role for four months on Broadway in 1985. He made his Broadway debut in 1980 in a revival of "Okla homa!" as Will Parker, the cowboy who sings "Kansas City." The role earned him a Tony nomination. He also got a Tony nomination in 1983 for "Cats." t's p erf or ler seasoi In the past two years, he has given the complete cycle of 32 Beethoven piano sonatas, presented a three-recital series in New York and London of unknown 5 works entitled "The London Piano5 forte School" and performed Leo nard Bernstein's "Tlie Age of AnxJ iety" with the Philharmonic f Orchestra. Hobson's guest conducting en' gagements include the Fresno Phil! harmonic, Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra and Jackson Symphony. : This season he will be making his debut in Israel. The concert begins at 8 p.m. Sept. 8. Tickets are $8 for the public and 56 lor students. >od is rare g| ial. GIVE WtkH PLEASE! sc 1 Dance/ U.S.C. Dance Compar Artistic Director: Susan E. Andersc Warm-up is at 5:30 p.m \8e orepared to perform in jazz sh jp^ ? Upcoming | "A Hot Night c Jft JT Koger Center for t l\rj Sept. 25th i * \ L For futher information c Sponsored by Student Gove I W.^irS/1' _ SMb. Tne b LUNCH 625 S. 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