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Fireflies take flight
Mason gives the new Capital City Bombers jerseys two thumbs up. | Photo by COLAtoday
The Capital City Bombers are coming back to Columbia — at least for one weekend this summer.
The Columbia Fireflies will take the field as the Bombers, Columbia’s old minor league team, from Friday, July 10 through Sunday, July 12 at Segra Park as one of the team’s alternate identities.
In addition to these shirts, the team has jerseys and hats for sale online and at the team store. | Photo by COLAtoday
During the Bombers’ weekend:
Friday | B-25 bobble-plane giveaway for the first 1,000 fans
Saturday | Post-game fireworks
Sunday | Afternoon game and kids run the bases after the game
A quarter for a hot dog? Can’t beat that. The celebration starts on Thursday, July 9, with 25-cent hot dogs for throwback pricing night alongside the team’s regular $1.50 Bud Light Thursday promotion.
As for what’s happening with the old Capital City Stadium, we’re on the lookout daily for updates.
Here’s a sweet development for Midlands ice cream fans — Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams plans to open its first Columbia location. The Ohio-based gourmet ice cream company was founded by James Beard Award-winning chef Jeni Britton. No location or date has been announced.
Traffic
New traffic patterns start Thursday, March 19, at the US-21/I-77 interchange in Richland County. SCDOT says southbound US-21 traffic will shift to a new signalized left-turn lane onto I-77 southbound, the existing loop ramp will close, and new signals will open at the I-77 northbound Exit 24 off-ramp.
Holiday
Time to break out the green — St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner. Columbia’s festival in Five Points kicks off at 10 a.m. tomorrow, March 14, featuring a parade, road race, and more than 25 bands.
Development
Addison Pointe, an 80-unit income-restricted apartment complex on Percival Road near Interstate 77 and Fort Jackson will host a ribbon-cutting on Tuesday, March 17. The $19.4 million project includes one-, two-, and three-bedroom units aimed at expanding workforce housing options. (The Post and Courier)
Community
Columbia Children’s Theatre will host its third annual “A Night of Chance: Casino Night” fundraiser from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, March 20 at Segra Park. The event will feature Vegas-style games with “funny money,” food, entertainment and an online silent auction supporting youth theater programs.
Real Estate
Arrowhead Lake in Jonesville, SC spans ±290 acres of mature forests with a nearly 40-acre lake. Features include a ±7,000 SF metal building, a 3/4-acre pond, trails, and all utilities including sewer. Just minutes from Union, Spartanburg, and Union Medical Center. Learn more about this exceptional property.*
Learn
The Shepherd’s Center of St. Andrews will begin its eight-week spring session of Adventures in Learning on Tuesday, April 7. The program for adults 50+ offers classes ranging from chair yoga and Spanish to music, crafts, and discussions, with in-person sessions at Ashland United Methodist Church and online options available.
“Phenomenal milk teas every time. The boba is always perfectly cooked and chewy,” wrote Yelper Annie W. about D & Tea’s Irmo location. Now, a new location is open at Parkland Plaza in Cayce on Knox Abbott Drive, in the former Mai Poke space.
The shop, currently in a soft-opening phase, serves a variety of bubble teas — from fruit teas to milk teas with toppings like boba, popping pearls and foam — alongside desserts like crepe cake and macarons.
Our secret to dinner party compliments galore + unforgettable family feasts: artisan sourdough, pastries, and pasta from Wildgrain. Standout offerings include slow-fermented olive oil ciabatta, fresh rigatoni, lemon ginger biscuits, sourdough dinner rolls, and pepperoni pizza buns. Is your mouth watering yet? Our readers get $30 off their first order and free croissants for life.
USA Today is searching for America’s best riverwalks, and Columbia didn’t make the initial list. With your help, that could change. Columbia launched the public engagement phase for the new Congaree Riverfront District Project. No jokes here,the first meeting is Wednesday, April 1 from 4 to 6 p.m. at Senate’s End.
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