In the backyard of my old home grew another coastal icon, a soaring palmetto tree (also called cabbage ... Tellus Science Museum astronomer: The moon will be first-quarter today.

COLUMBIA -- On a hunch six years ago, Chip Prezioso opened a shop specializing in items emblazoned with South Carolina's palmetto tree and crescent moon logo. He couldn't have picked a better time ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- On a hunch six years ago, Chip Prezioso opened a shop specializing in items emblazoned with South Carolina's palmetto tree and crescent moon logo. He couldn't have picked a ...

It is not a moon, I was told in revolutionary tones. That arc over the breezy palmetto tree that makes our flag more marketable than Elvis is actually the breastplate from a Revolutionary War uniform.

It is not a moon, I was told in revolutionary tones. That arc over the breezy palmetto tree that makes our flag more marketable than Elvis is actually the breastplate from a Revolutionary War uniform.