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If you don’t have coffee already in hand, consider this your sign to grab some with our coffee guide, featuring 25+ local coffee shops.
We’re sharing about how the City of Columbia unveiled a new city logo and rebranding. Now we want to know what you think about it. Join the conversation and share your thoughts with us.
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Just need to getaway for a few days or feeling spontaneous on a day off? Here are four day trip destinations within two hours of Columbia.
Short-term rentals in Richland County are on the rise. Today we’re breaking down the new changes with a new ordinance, adopted by City Council on Tuesday, April 9, 2024.
We saw a cryptic post on social media and decided to do some digging on a potential new business coming to Cola. Come along with us to do some digging on El Vago Mexican Kitchen.
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The annual Dogwood Festival returns this April for a weekend of live music, arts and crafts, food trucks, craft beer, and more.
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With a focus on providing travelers with a diverse selection of experiences, Hotel Trundle aims to make each guest’s getaway magical through its three distinct properties.
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Like any surgery, recovery takes time, but there are many positive outcomes associated with weight loss from bariatric surgery.
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With 5 events over 3 days and plenty of public art, immerse yourself in a kaleidoscope of creativity while celebrating local talent.
Columbia’s Lula Drake Wine Parlour (Outstanding Wine Program) and Robbie Robinson of City Limits Barbecue (Best Chef Southeast) are finalists in the 2024 James Beard Awards.
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Brookland and 4 West offer one- and two-bedroom apartment homes.
Go behind the scenes of the making of ‘Hero’ and explore its local connections to USC, set to premiere at The Nick this month.
The Carolina Grits is the new alternate identity of the Columbia Fireflies and you have the chance to help name the new mascot.
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This new downtown boutique has something for everyone.
We had a reader provide feedback and share their thoughts about the term “Soda City” and we want to know if you agree.
Check out five local coffee shop’s spring menus full of seasonal flavors from strawberry toaster strudel cold brews to nutty black sesame flat whites.
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It’s been an arts center, it’s been a cosmetology school, and now, it’s available for lease via Trinity Partners.
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The team is bringing back popular themed nights for the 2024 season, including Star Wars Night and Harry Potter Night.
Columbia’s new Downtown Strategic Plan, inviting community input to shape future urban design, policy, and public space guidelines over ten months.
The City of Columbia shared a YouTube video featuring a timeline, images, and renderings of the Finlay Park revitalization project.
From lifting weights, indoor rock climbing, personal training, dance fitness, boxing classes, and martial arts programs — we’ve rounded up 30+ gyms and fitness offerings around Columbia.
Take a look back at St. Patrick’s Day 2024 that brought out over 30,000 people from across the state to the annual event.
The No. 1 seed Gamecocks (WBB) team will take on Presbyterian or Sacred Heart in the first round while the men’s team will travel to Pittsburgh to take on Oregon as the No. 6 seed.
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Curious to know more about our region’s progress? Check out this report.
Richland County’s Proposed $2.2 billion Transportation Sales Tax and some of the project drafts were unveiled: Here’s what you need to know