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Arts
36 murals in Columbia, South Carolina
Check out our guide to the many meaningful murals you can find around our city.
March 21, 2023 03:29 PM
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David Stringer
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Travel
The ultimate road trip to Charlotte, NC
Hit the road and head to Charlotte, NC — we’re sharing all the details about what to do and eat, plus where to stay.
March 20, 2023
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Samantha Robertson
St. Pat's in Five Points
Events
St. Patrick’s Day events to try in Columbia
Here’s how to join in on the fun around the Soda City.
March 16, 2023
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Samantha Robertson
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Lifestyle
Your guide to the 2023 St. Pat’s Festival in Columbia, SC
Get ready to shamrock out
March 14, 2023
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Samantha Robertson
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Calling all campers to the South Carolina State Museum
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EdVenture summer camp registration is now open
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Prisma Health On Call: Ask the experts your men’s health questions 🙋‍♂️
What men’s health questions do you have for Prisma Health specialists?
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Here’s the key to getting the most out of your HVAC system 👀
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How Wake Forest can prep your high school student for college ✏️
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A preview of the desert biome at the new Darnall W. and Susan F. Boyd Aquarium & Reptile Conservation Center.
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Riverbanks Zoo and Garden’s new Aquarium & Reptile Conservation Center
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Prisma Health On Call: Answers to your heart health questions 🫀
Prisma Health’s heart and vascular specialists are back — and they have answers to readers’ heart-related questions.
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Kayakers on the water at Goodale State Park.
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3 ways to hit the water this spring 🛶
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Lifestyle
Celebrate Mardi Gras in Columbia
Let the good times roll at these Mardi Gras events in Columbia in 2023.
February 15, 2023
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David Stringer
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Lifestyle
Celebrate Friday the 13th in Columbia, SC
January 12, 2023
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David Stringer
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Prisma Health On Call: Ask your heart health questions 🫀
What heart health questions do you have for Prisma Health heart and vascular specialists?
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4 tips to ‘Be Well’ in the new year
Find out how to make 2023 the year you *actually* achieve your health goals.
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Columbia’s biggest 10-year-old boy gets a holiday makeover
We stopped by EdVenture Children’s Museum to check out recent updates to the Eddie exhibit, courtesy of Prisma Health.
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Prisma Health On Call: Answers to your urinary incontinence questions
You asked — and Prisma Health urogynecologists answered.
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Fall in Columbia, SC
Lifestyle
Columbia’s Local Year in Search 2022 💻
Think, Spotify wrapped but with our collective browsing histories instead
December 14, 2022
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Samantha Robertson
Four presents outside a front door.
National
Shipping deadlines for Christmas
Here’s how to ensure your presents will make it on time... without Santa’s help.
December 12, 2022
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
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Lifestyle
What to do this weekend in Columbia, SC
We’ve got you covered for this weekend’s events.
December 12, 2022
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
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Lifestyle
Local stocking stuffer guide for Columbia, SC
We want to see those socks sag. 🧦
December 12, 2022
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Samantha Robertson
Hotel Trundle
Lifestyle
More experience gift options in Columbia, SC
The more the merrier, right?
December 2, 2022
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Samantha Robertson
Historic Columbia
Lifestyle
A guide to Columbia, SC’s best giftable experiences
Let’s try something new.
December 2, 2022
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Samantha Robertson
Shopping
Lifestyle
Where to do your local holiday shopping in Columbia, SC
Eight local shops and vendors for everyone on your list this holiday season.
November 29, 2022
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Jessalin Heins-Nagamoto
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Lifestyle
15 interesting facts about COLA
How well do you know Columbia, SC? We’re bringing you some fun facts about the city and its history. If you’re a trivia master (or local enthusiast), give this a try.
November 29, 2022
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Prisma Health On Call: Ask urogynecologists your urinary incontinence questions
Don’t be embarrassed to ask questions about this medical condition — it’s more common than you think.
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Lifestyle
Attend Vista Lights in Columbia, SC
We’re giving you a guide to this annual holiday event in Cola. 🎄
November 14, 2022
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Samantha Robertson
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Lifestyle
What Soda Citizens can’t live without
According to Soda Citizens.
November 14, 2022
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Samantha Robertson
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Now Available: Newly-renovated designer apartment homes in Soda City
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