The 3rd Annual Fur Ball brought out Columbia’s finest on October 17. Over 600 beautifully dressed people walked down a red carpet lined with several of South Carolina’s loveliest beauty queens at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. More...

Last year, Al l About Beer Magazine presented Columbia’s first World Beer Festival at the convention center on Lincoln Street. By all accounts, the one–day gathering was a success, a real crowd pleaser and a regional draw. This year, All More...

Residents of the Shandon and Hollywood– Rose Hill neighborhoods will welcome visitors to the annual Homes for the Holidays Tour December 6 from 2–6 pm. This event, held in some of Columbia’s oldest neighborhoods, will feature seven unique homes decorated for the Holidays in addition to Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. More...

It was stated on the news Nov. 11 that some funds have come into South Carolina ( by the effort of our honorable Lt. Andre Bauer). More...

Mac Whalen ran for four touchdowns and threw for another as Heathwood Hall came back from 14 points down to defeat Laurence Manning 35–28 on Friday, November 13 to advance to the SCISA AAA championship game. More...

Students at the New Timbuktu Academy are using building projects as some of the building blocks for their education. They are building a shed behind the school that will function as a “green technologies lab,” where they plan to build solar panels that will help the low–income homes in the surrounding Eau Claire neighborhood. More...

Less than a week after I returned from Guinea the country began to drastically change. On December 22, 2008 the long time President Lansana Conte passed away tossing the country into political uncertainty. A bloodless coup was led shortly after by current ruler Captain Dadis Camara. More...

First Baptist Church in Columbia will present its 22nd Annual Columbia Christmas Pageant December 10–13. More...

Roll call Columbia City Council convened Wednesday morning, Nov. 18 at 9. Daniel Rickenmann was absent, but all other members of council were present: Kirkman Finlay III, Tameika Isaac Devine, E. W. Cromartie, Mayor Bob Coble, Sam Davis, and Belinda Gergel. State Museum More...

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Since its official opening in 1997, the Carolina Children’s Garden has been a retreat for families, children, and school groups to picnic and play among plants surrounded by storybook characters and wildlife. Seasonal festivals, storytelling events, and workshops on such topics as composting, butterfly gardening, and building bluebird houses have attracted visitors to the garden too. More...