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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.
See what Editors Sam and David are shopping this year.
Shop the most popular gifts of the 2023 holiday season, plus gifts that support small businesses and the best holiday wrapping paper to tie it all up in.
Wingard’s Market was named Small Business of the Year by the Lexington County chamber of commerce for the work they do selling local products and giving back to the community.
Wellness
Check out these 10 yoga studios around Soda City, which offer beginner classes, memberships, hot yoga, and more.
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Lowes Foods is rolling out this new offering to locals this summer — here’s how to participate.
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Enter: Main Street District.
Average yearly car costs hit a new high in 2022 — here’s how to invest smartly.
Take a look and get excited for what’s to come for the historic property.
Read about this seven-year journey for this local business.
Explore the plans the City of Forest Acres has for its new Gills Creek Memorial Park.
More from COLAtoday
Although 239 years might seem like a long time, it is relatively young for a city, so let’s take a look at some objects you can see in Columbia that are older than the Capital City.
SC small businesses are facing closures due to rising liquor liability insurance premiums. A new law hopes to address that.
Columbia’s skyline may soon see its tallest addition in nearly 40 years. Developer Core Spaces is planning new 26 and 22-story towers, reaching ~300 feet tall, for the block bordered by Main, Hampton, Washington, and Assembly streets. Here’s what our readers think about the new development.
Do you need more ways to beat the heat? Check out our list of pools, water parks, and splash pools in Columbia.
Can you relate to the sentiment of feeling like “empty nesters” when students leave for the summer?” Here’s how to explore your city when there’s less traffic.
Stevie Nicks? Check. Jerry Cantrell? Check. It’s not a bad idea to triple check this list of upcoming concerts and get your tickets before they sell out in Columbia, SC.
Looking for ways to honor and observe Memorial Day with your family? This event round-up is for you. Whether you want to hike, work out, watch baseball, attend a musical performance, or more, find a way to get involved locally.
Have you ever wondered what Public Works does in your county? We are providing you a quick rundown of the basic tasks this civic department completes and how to interact with it.
This new Columbia event space offers custom catering for showers, dinners, with room for up to 99 guests.
Try a glass, enjoy a tasting, or take home a bottle at these Cola wine bars.