In honor of Financial Literacy Month, the City of Columbia Community Development Department is partnering with Richland County to host a Home Buying and Financial Workshop for this session of All Access Columbia April 20 from 6 – 8 pm. Informational booths will also be included. Topics will include downContinue Reading
School District Five’s FIRST Robotics Competition team, the Pandamaniacs, placed fifth out of 27 teams from South Carolina and Georgia at the Anderson District Event. The team piloted its 20th robot, Blocky “Mater” Balboa, through 12 qualification matches across a day and a half and compiled a 9-3 record. SeededContinue Reading
The Historic Melrose Art in the Yard (AIY) returns for the spring and will welcome art lovers and history buffs alike to the historic, downtown Columbia neighborhood. Artists and artisans will sell their original work and as an added bonus, Historic Columbia’s Palladium Tour coincides with the festival. The eventContinue Reading
The BullStreet District will become the future home to Columbia’s first Tupelo Honey Cafe. The restaurant, known for scratch-made southern food and handmade cocktails, is set to open its 5,800 sf location in the first quarter of 2024 inside the new Bennet at BullStreet mixed-use complex. “When I first visitedContinue Reading
The 9th Annual Pinot & Pearls— a ladies’ night out — will be held from 6:30 – 9 pm April 20, at Saluda Shoals River Center. Attendees will dine on hors d’oeuvres, sip on a sampling of wines and bid on silent auction items. The Lake Murray-Irmo Woman’s Club isContinue Reading
The South Carolina State Fair has announced its annual Spring Fair Food Drive-Through will return April 16 – 22. The week-long food event, featuring a wide variety of traditional fair food and drinks, will launch with a special Walk-In Kickoff Day April 15, and culminate with Movie Nights under theContinue Reading
Congaree National Park has announced the dates for the 2023 Synchronous Fireflies Viewing Event, which will take place May 13-16 and May 19-24, and will offer the public opportunities to observe the synchronous fireflies. Passes will be required to enter the park on event nights and will be made availableContinue Reading
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden will turn 50 April 25, 2024, and is launching a year-long countdown in April amid more zoo baby announcements, news for conservation, and a request for Richland and Lexington County councils to approve a bond in support of Phase Two of its Bridge to the WildContinue Reading
Wallick Investments, LLC has announced Lisa Breese has joined the firm as Community Relations Coordinator. In addition to team support, her primary focus is sharing Wallick Investments’ approach of faith- and factor-based investing. A graduate of the University of South Carolina, she began her career at SCANA in marketing forContinue Reading
St. Andrews Woman’s Club held their annual fundraiser recently with members and friends in the community gathering to play Bunco. The event had food and drinks, a silent auction, and a 50/50 board. Money raised will be donated to local charities in the community.Continue Reading
Dozens of special needs students from Lexington-Richland School District Five elementary schools, jumped, rolled and raced their way to finish lines as part of the Special Olympics Young Athletes Expo held at Spring Hill High School March 15. The event started as a service project for Spring Hill High School’sContinue Reading