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Co-working spaces have grown in popularity over the past decade. The trend isn’t slowing down.

CoCreate on South Lake Drive in Lexington is designed for entrepreneurs.

It appears to be the first “women-led, women focused” co-working space in the county.

It has a podcast studio, a video recording room, play area for children and swings for adults.

Kiri Rawson and her sister Kati Horton offer 11,000 square feet space for entrepreneurs, remote workers and small businesses.

A co-working membership can cost less than renting an office.

For more information visit https://cocreatelexington.com/ .

Woodridge Memorial offers new

funeral services

Woodridge Memorial Park and Funeral Home has completed its Pine Haven Cremation Estates, located at 138 Corley Mill Rd.

The new Pine Haven Cremation Estates features:

• A pedestal columbarium that features the USC or Clemson logo.

• Cremation posts that accommodate the remains of 1 to 2 people.

• Columbaria that feature praying hands, a bible or a fish on the top of the pedestal.

• Personal columbarium estates that accommodates the remains of 2 or 4 people

• Walls of cremation niches that contain trellises that feature vines and other climbing plants.

• Hollow boulders that can contain the cremated remains that will be placed near and around trees.

‘Rising Star’ lawyer

Dayne Phillips of Price Benowitz LLP has been selected to the 2019 South Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Stars list for the 3rd consecutive year.

The annual Super Lawyers Rising Stars list recognizes attorneys under 40.

Dayne graduated from Airport High School in 2003 and the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2010. He is also a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College and the National Forensic College.

Dayne is the immediate past President of the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and was recognized by Columbia Business Monthly as Columbia’s Legal Elite for Criminal Law in 2018.

He is also the State Delegate for the National College for DUI Defense and former Eleventh Circuit Representative on the SC Bar House of Delegates.

Walgreens raises tobacco sales

age to 21

Walgreens stores will stop tobacco sales to those under 21 starting September 1.

The legal age to buy tobacco is 18 but efforts to raise the limit to 21 are underway.

Matthew Myers of the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids chastised Walgreens for “selling tobacco products, period.”

A top competitor, CVS, banned all tobacco sales in 2014 because it “conflicted with our purpose of helping people on their path to better health.”

The US Food and Drug Administration recently cracked down on Walgreens and other retailers for selling tobacco products to minors. The agency said Walgreens sells tobacco to more minors than any other pharmacy chain.

County museum spring open house

The Lexington County Museum will host its free annual Spring Open House on Sunday, May 5, 2 to 5 pm. The public is invited to tour the circa 1832 John Fox House, the 1771 Laurence Corley Log House and all the historic structures at the museum.

Founded in 1970, the Lexington County Museum focuses on Lexington County’s history from the colonial period to the Civil War. It interprets everyday life in the county through historic structures and locally-made artifacts, including furniture, textiles, weapons, and pottery.

Children will be able to participate in a scavenger hunt and other hands-on activities.

This event will also feature a blacksmithing demonstration, a basket maker, and a 19th century cooking demonstration. Light refreshments will be served.

The Open House is a great time for visitors to learn more about the museum and the county’s history. It also gives visitors the opportunity to explore buildings not normally featured on the hour long tours. Call the museum at 803-359-8369 for more information.