Have you been to Harbison Forest lately and noticed a large number of teenagers on mountain bikes racing through the woods? If so, you might have encountered the latest competitive outdoor activity for sixth through 12th graders in the Midlands. Columbia Composite is a National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) sanctioned mountain bike team for grades six-12 affiliated with The National […]
Columbia Arts Academy celebrates 20 years of serving the Midlands with the art of music
This year, South Carolina’s largest private music school, the Columbia Arts Academy on Rosewood Drive, celebrates 20 years in business. The academy was founded in 2003 by longtime Columbia music scene performer Marty Fort. Regarding the inception of the school Fort says, “I started the school when I came back from a brief stay in Los Angeles to be with […]
Memories of Football 1956
Originally published February 21, 2014Age gnaws at life without respite, Another wrinkle, another grey hair, Another memory… August 15, 1956. Football practice at Dreher High School begins. A blazing hot sun. Sweating and gasping for air. Eating dirt and chalk. Chewing grass. Locker room smells. Practice uniforms washed once a week…if they needed it. Coach Red Myers blared and glared, and beat us with […]
They’re coming for us
It’s not a criticism; It’s an observationI saw two dead skunks in the middle of the road last week. One of them did in fact stink to high heaven. I’ve witnessed skunks in almost every region I’ve lived in and throughout every decade until the new century arrived. These two are my first since then. Many decades ago my brother and I and a friend called […]
FOLKS ABOUT TOWN
Sandra Bolton has been named director of community outreach and development at South University Columbia Campus. Meredi th Cover t has joined The Five Points Association as assistant director. Erin R. Conroy has joined the team of lawyers at Moore Bradley Myers. Columbia City Manager Teresa Wilson has been elected president of the South Carolina City and County Management Association […]
REAL ESTATE
Colliers South Carolina has announced the following recently completed commercial real estate transactions: Chuck Salley, SIOR; Dave Mathews, SIOR; Thomas Beard, SIOR; and John Peebles, SIOR represented Weston, Inc. in the lease of industrial space at 131 Hobart Road in Blythewood: 156,251 square feet to Xerxes Corporation and 123,370 square feet to an undisclosed tenant. They represented Columbia Presbyterian Church […]
BUSINESS BRIEFS
Wingard’s Market’s Backyard Nature Center and innovative gardening concepts has been selected for the June edition of Garden Center Magazine’s “Spotted” feature. Midlands Housing Alliance (MHA),has announced a new multiphase housing project named Monarch Manor. The new facility will convert a vacant, multi office building complex into affordable housing for senior adults over the age of 62 with additional spaces […]
West Columbia District 7 City Councilperson resigns—special election to be held November 7
West Columbia District 7 City Councilperson Erin Porter will resign from city council effective July 7 as she is moving away from her district. A special election will be held in conjunction with the general election Tuesday, November 7, to fill her seat. Porter has served West Columbia District 7 since 2017. She is a founding member of the Saluda […]
FBI donates to USO
The FBI Columbia Citizens Academy Alumni Association (CCAAA) donated 1,500 water bottles to the United Service Organizations (USO) at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport June 23. This donation will support the USO, which provides water bottles to U.S. military members who depart the airport for missions across the world. Service members assisted with the delivery of the water.
City of Columbia Parking Services announces 2023 amnesty program
City of Columbia Parking Services has announced an amnesty program. Citizens will have the opportunity to have all late fees forgiven on parking citations 30 days to three years old. This program only applies to parking citations and not traffic citations. The program will run for only 30 days, from July 1 through July 31, 2023. In order to participate […]
