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Get your calendars out and start booking your reservations at these Midlands eateries offering special dishes, menus, and deals for a limited time during Restaurant Week South Carolina.
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SC small businesses are facing closures due to rising liquor liability insurance premiums. A new law hopes to address that.
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Advance your career, snag that pay raise, or even switch paths with the University of South Carolina’s professional education courses.
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See how it’s making a difference for local businesses and communities in the Midlands.
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These awards recognize the individuals and projects that have contributed to the ongoing preservation of Columbia’s architectural and cultural heritage.
The City of Forest Acres released updates on the Richland Mall development, including its first tenant, a prototype Kroger Marketplace, and construction timelines.
Caroline Guitar Co. and Archer Avenue Studio have moved into a shared, custom-built creative space on River Drive.
Local business owners share what makes Columbia’s small business scene collaborative, creative, and community-driven.
As part of Small Business Week, we are shouting out a few new local businesses in Columbia that opened earlier this year. Long live local businesses. May these 2025-founded businesses still be here when it’s 2125 and even longer than that.
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Startup Sprint returns for a free 24-hour challenge at Boyd Innovation Center where teams build and pitch startup business ideas.
The sun may be setting earlier, but Columbia still has plenty to do.
Spoiler alert: Traffic isn’t great. We dove into the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s congestion data so you don’t have to.
Columbia readers shared their wish list of new businesses they’d like to see in the Midlands.
Don’t be afraid. Concerns about everything from flood damage to environmental health can be solved by getting in touch not with the Ghostbusters, but with these Midlands resources.
Including gifts for significant others, retirees, holiday parties, young people, and gifts that ship fast.
Vista Lights returns Nov. 20 with live music, local vendors, and the annual tree lighting to kick off Columbia’s holidays.