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Explore top-rated local car detailing services in Columbia, offering interior and exterior cleaning, mobile services, and more for your car or boat needs.
Explore diverse voices and stories with $5 tickets to AAPI movies at The Nick this month.
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The Vista’s got your cravings covered with its growing food scene.
Happening at the beginning of National Small Business Week, Farmer’s Market Xchange will host a grand opening and offer discounts to celebrate.
Five Points has gone through some changes over the year and the landscape is still changing as a well-known bar get a revamp.
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 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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This new downtown boutique has something for everyone.
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.
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.
Get ready to shamrock out at one of Cola’s biggest events and see what’s going to be new at this year’s St. Pat’s Festival.
Join All Good Books as the Official Seller for Open Book 2024, Hosted by Elise Blackwell and Sponsored by USC’s College of Arts and Sciences. Explore free author events at USC’s Capstone Building.
Explore The Flutter Wing, Columbia’s newest boutique accommodations that feature the eclectic taste of Hotel Trundle and privacy for guests.
As Columbia continues to grow, we’re keeping an eye on upcoming developments and recently opened businesses.
The 2024 Columbia Food and Wine Festival is back and bigger than ever with expanded events and a fresh rebrand
Dig into Columbia’s must-try pizza shops including local legends, fancier fare, cross-country crusts, and more.
City officials and legislators announced a $3 million allocation for the redevelopment of the former Richland Mall site, marking the beginning of a transformative project in Forest Acres.
The Columbia metro area covers Calhoun, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Newberry, Orangeburg, and Richland counties.
The semifinalists for the 2024 James Beard Awards were announced on Jan. 24. City Limits Barbeque, Kiki’s Chicken and Waffles, and Lula Drake Wine Parlour from Columbia were named to the list.
Shop Valentine’s Day chocolates, couple’s games, cookware, candles, and fuzzy socks to spread the love.
Blūm Coffee bids farewell as Piecewise Coffee Co. expands and opens its second location in the heart of the Devine District
Sparks of Joy Co, a local greeting card company founded during the pandemic, is featured on the #YearOnTikTok list by @tiktok in the Loved by Locals category.
We want to see those socks sag after being filled to the brim with local stocking stuffer gifsts from around Columbia.
We asked and you answered. Our readers brainstormed locations + plots for a potential future movie filmed in the festive Soda City. We present — the Hallmark movie set in Columbia that was written by you.
Columbia hasn’t been the filming location for a Hallmark holiday movie — yet. We’re asking our readers to brainstorm locations + plots for a potential future movie filmed in the festive Soda City.
Let’s try something new. Instead of gifting someone a material item, allow them to unwrap the best giftable experiences in Columbia.
Discover the inaugural class of South Carolina’s 50 Most Influential business leaders who have provided insights and contributions while shaping South Carolina’s economic growth.
Take a look at some of our favorite stories we brought you in 2023 — and learn about how you can keep them coming by supporting COLAtoday with the gift of your membership.
Calling all artists — the local airport’s initiative aims to offer local artists the opportunity to showcase their work to a broad audience traveling through the airport.
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