Why visit?

How to visit

History

Travel tips

• Bring your own containers.
• Make time to stop at Miller’s Bread Basket, a family-owned restaurant serving home-cooked Amish-Mennonite-style foods.
• The springs are accessible to those needing accommodations via a paved sidewalk and ramp leading to the water source.
• Respect the environment. Healing Springs is a sacred spot and a primary water source for many.
• Explore the area. Barnwell County has a lot to offer, like the Barnwell State Park or the Barnwell County Museum.

• Flying Biscuit Cafe one year anniversary | Tuesday, Aug. 1 | 7 a.m.-2 p.m. | The Flying Biscuit Cafe, 936 Harden St., Columbia | $5 | To celebrate, the Bacon & Eggs Breakfast will cost $5 all day for dine-in customers.
• Joelton Mayfield | Tuesday, Aug. 1 | 7-11 p.m. | New Brookland Tavern, 122 State St., West Columbia | $10 | Joelton Mayfield crafts hard-hitting alt-country music exploring life and love in the American South.

• The Market at Richland Library | Wednesday, Aug. 2 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Richland Library Main, 1431 Assembly St., Columbia | Free | Shop your community to get fresh produce, meet your new favorite author, or pick out an interesting piece of art.

• First Thursday on Main Street | Thursday, Aug. 3 | 6 p.m. | Main Street, Columbia | Free | This installment features live music from Columbia band Dear Blanca and Charlotte-based rock group Junior Astronomers.
• Artists For Africa 11th Anniversary Performance | Thursday, Aug. 3 | 7 p.m. | The Township Auditorium, 1703 Taylor St., Columbia | $25-$50 | The annual summer performance event features original live entertainment, food, and drink.

• Countdown to Kindergarten | Friday, Aug. 4 | 5:30-7:30 p.m. | EdVenture Children’s Museum, 211 Gervais St., Columbia | Free | EdVenture’s free Countdown to Kindergarten event, hosted by First Steps, features activities to calm nerves, generate excitement, and prepare young students and their families for their next chapter.
• Devine Street Sidewalk Sale | Friday, Aug. 4 | Devine District, Columbia | Price of purchase | Enjoy half off and BOGO specials on SC’s Tax Free Weekend.

• Dinner Detective Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Show | Saturday, Aug. 5 | 6-9 p.m. | Cambria Downtown the Vista, 1000 Lady St., Columbia | $59.99 | Get ready to tackle a hilarious and challenging crime while you feast on a fantastic dinner.

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• A new ice cream shop is now open on Decker Boulevard, aka Columbia’s International Corridor. Helados el pingüino is located at 2210 Decker Blvd., Ste. B in the Plaza Del Sol shopping center.

• D & Tea Dessert and Bubble Tea is set to open a new location at 1230 Bower Pkwy. in the Columbiana Station shopping center. The shop, already operating in the Village at Sandhill, offers a variety of cheesecakes, mochi, and a range of teas and lattes. The opening date is yet to be announced. (The State)

• Gamecocks’ Spencer Rattler and Antwane Wells have been named to the 87th Maxwell Award watchlist, an annual recognition for the best player in college football. Spencer threw for 3,026 yards and 18 touchdowns last year at QB, while Antwane, a receiver, caught 68 passes for 928 yards and six touchdowns. Kickoff is 32 days away.

• Steel Hands Brewing and Garnet Trust are releasing the Sandstorm Game Day Lager on Saturday, Aug. 19. Proceeds from the beer, available statewide, will support USC’s student-athletes, capitalizing on new NCAA allowances for players to profit from their name, image, and likeness. (Lexington Chronicle)

• This Cola home received thousands of likes in the popular online group For the Love of Old Houses. The 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1,882-sqft bungalow was purchased in 2016 for $172,500 and is currently “pending sale” for $355,000 in the Earlewood neighborhood.

• Sesquicentennial State Park is now accepting vendor applications for its 2023 Sesqui Artisan’s Market, scheduled for Sunday, Nov. 5. Artists interested in participating can apply until the Sept. 1 deadline.

• Did you catch our first edition of COLA Wellness? Our brand new monthly wellness newsletter, brought to you in partnership with Prisma Health, launched last week and will feature the best in health-focused topics, wellness events, fitness activities, food hacks + more. See the first edition.

• You deserve something delicious this weekend. Put this brunch star together Friday evening, let it sit overnight, then pop it in the oven Saturday morning for a sweet, rich, decadent start to your day.*