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First Choice kicks off the school year with backpacks and free groceries
Columbia, S.C. (WACH) — Believe it or not the school year is right around the corner and families want to start the year off on the right foot. This time of the year can bring a lot of added stress for you and your wallet. “It’s a lot that...
Parks and Recreation presents “Groovin’ in the Gardens” summer concert
Join City of Columbia Parks and Recreation for the “Groovin’ in the Gardens” Summer Concert Sunday, August 4, from 6 to 9 p.m., NOMA Community Gardens, 2417 River Drive. Admission is free. The evening will feature Dante Lewis and Friends with pre-show entertainment by Kurt Green. Bring...
Soda City Live: Find your new best friend during the Pick Me! SC pet adoption event
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Sponsored by Pick Me! SC. Looking for a furry friend? Now’s a great time to do it. More than 90 shelters and organizations across the state are participating in Pick Me! SC, a statewide pet adoption event. From July 20-28, participating locations are providing free...
Lexington author publishes historically correct novel on Jewish-Germans who escape from Nazi Germany during World War II
Lexington, SC 07/18/2024 (Paul Kirby) – Lexington author Art James recently published a book based on a true story of how a Jewish-German couple went underground when they received their summons for deportation in 1942. They then escaped by using forged Luftwaffe papers to make their getaway from Hitler’s final solution on Christmas Day, 1943. The book has been met with critical acclaim.
Big Red Barn Retreat announces Fall Jam in the Ballpark featuring Scotty McCreery
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WSAV) – The Big Red Barn Retreat (BRBR)’s seventh annual Fall Jam in the Ballpark event will feature multi-platinum singer-songwriter Scotty McCreery. The concert will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Sept. 28 at Segra Park. The gates open at 6:00 p.m. “Big Red Barn Retreat Fall Jam at the Ballpark, presented by […]
Longtime painter of Gamecock athletic fields passes away
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina fans may not know the name Eddie Dunning, but they have seen his work many times. Since 1983, Dunning has been a part of the Gamecock athletics grounds crew and part of his duties have included painting the athletic fields. Every year since 1984, Eddie was in charge of painting the Gamecock at midfield at Williams-Brice Stadium.
Photo gallery: Five After Five concert series returns to Five Points
Five After Five was never gone. It simply took a seven-year break. The free concert series hosted by the Five Points Association returned Thursday for the first time since 2017, with Mark Rapp & Soda City Brass Band performing the music of New Orleans. "Five After Five has delighted generations...
Join the Richland County Guardians of the Night K9 5K run
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — The Richland County Sheriff's Department is hosting its annual Guardians of the Night K9 5K race/run on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at the SC State Fairgrounds, 1200 Rosewood Drive, Columbia, South Carolina 29201. This event raises funds for the K9 team, covering costs for training,...
Latest Skin and Hair Trends with the Southeastern Esthetics Institute
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - If you’re wanting to stay in the loop of the latest trends in skin and hair, the Southeastern Esthetics Institute is training up the next great Hair Stylists and Estheticians. The school not only focuses on skin but crowns as well and they join us...
Microsoft outage disrupts flights, sows chaos at Columbia Metropolitan Airport
RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. — The global Microsoft outage has been affecting flights and causing confusion at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. Alike several airports around the country that have reported cancellations and delays. It all started around 4 a.m. when airport officials began feeling the impact of the global Microsoft...
Irmo Artist of the Quarter: Jen Carmiel
Hailing from Florida and currently residing in Columbia, South Carolina, artist Jen Carmiel is renowned for her figure paintings. Growing up amidst the serene beauty of Florida’s freshwater springs, Jen found inspiration in nature. In 2023, she moved to Columbia, drawn by the city’s vibrant art scene. Her captivating works have been showcased in six art gallery exhibitions and featured in seven online publications, now adorning over 30 collectors’ homes and the Irmo Town Hall.
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Columbia, SC | Legendary Columbia record shop Papa Jazz has temporarily relocated. Here’s what to know. A legendary record shop in Columbia’s Five points has temporarily decamped from its longtime location, but is still spinning just a short distance away. Papa Jazz, which has been at 2014 Greene St. in Five Points for more than four decades, is in the midst of renovations to its space there. As such, it has temporarily moved operations to 747 Saluda Ave., which was formerly home to the Five Points Starbucks. Papa Jazz owner Tim Smith said the record shop is tentatively slated to be at the temporary spot for a couple of weeks. Back in the early 1990s, a car hit the side of the building at Papa Jazz on Greene Street, Smith said. That led to some unique structural quirks at the shop, and Smith said the time had come to do some repairs.
Soda City Live: Attend a free movie screening to benefit teens living with sickle cell anemia
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The Columbia-Richland Fire Department is hosting a free movie night to benefit teens who are living with sickle cell anemia. On July 24 at 7 p.m. at Spotlight Cinemas near the old Columbia Mall, bring your friends and family to watch Sidney Poitier’s “A Warm December” movie that chronicles the love story of a person living with sickle cell anemia.
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