Small Business

SOCO opens a 9,500-sqft coworking space inside Gather COLA in the BullStreet District.
Explore these dog-friendly businesses in Columbia that span from places to eat, drink, shop, exercise, and stay the night.
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.
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Local recommendations, library challenges, and book clubs to keep your reading list hot this summer
SC small businesses are facing closures due to rising liquor liability insurance premiums. A new law hopes to address that.
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Caroline Guitar Co. and Archer Avenue Studio have moved into a shared, custom-built creative space on River Drive.
Local business owners share what makes Columbia’s small business scene collaborative, creative, and community-driven.
As part of Small Business Week, we are shouting out a few new local businesses in Columbia that opened earlier this year. Long live local businesses. May these 2025-founded businesses still be here when it’s 2125 and even longer than that.
Columbia business owners highlight their favorite local spots, showcasing community pride during Small Business Week.
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The Great Backyard Bird Count invites participants to observe and report birds to help track global populations.
Opening Weekend begins Friday, Feb. 13 with a Friday doubleheader and new upgrades at Founders Park.
Join in on the initiative created by Columbia Green.
Sugar Ray headlines the free, two-day Meeting Street Music Festival, bringing live music, food, and spring block-party energy to WECO.
Columbia has seven sister cities worldwide, fostering cultural ties. Explore Cola’s connections to Accra, Ghana; Kaiserslautern, Germany; and Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
The grand opening of the winter event is today in Northern Italy. We’re imagining how it would go down in the Columbia area.
Danish artist Thomas Dambo is bringing one of his famous upcycled trolls to the Cayce Riverwalk, just minutes from downtown Columbia.
Discover more about Columbia’s African American history.
USC’s band won Metallica’s collegiate competition with a halftime tribute, earning a national prize and a spot in EA Sports’ game.