Luxury Clothier Pearce Bespoke-Charlotte provides the custom jackets for the S.C. Military Veterans Hall of Fame By Ward Carson Saturday night, June 6, at Fort Jackson was one I will never forget. Pearce Bespoke Charlotte provided the custom jackets for inductees into the S.C. Military Veterans Hall of Fame inducteesContinue Reading
Salute to 250 Day on June 27 features grand opening of American Battleground exhibition, live music, hands-on activities and new planetarium show The South Carolina State Museum will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution with Salute to 250 Day on June 27, offering free general admission from 10Continue Reading
Columbia, in partnership with Keep the Midlands Beautiful (KMB), celebrated the unveiling of the new Greetings From Columbia mural with a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 10 at the Laurel Street entrance to Finlay Park. Mayor Daniel Rickenmann spoke at the ribbon cutting. Installed near the park’s spiral fountain, the mural isContinue Reading
The Friends of the Lexington County Museum are holding three lectures this summer to raise funds and to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. The lectures will feature speakers who will focus on a different aspect of the American Revolution in South Carolina. The first presentation, scheduled forContinue Reading
The 10th Annual South Carolina Juneteenth Freedom Fest will take place June 20 at Finlay Park, bringing a day-long celebration of culture, history, entertainment, and community engagement to downtown Columbia. Festival organizers have announced legendary R&B and funk group Midnight Star as the event’s headliner. Known for chart-topping hits suchContinue Reading
Music, lasers and planetarium entertainment highlight summer favorite in Columbia The popular Friday Night Laser Lights series returns June 19 to the South Carolina State Museum, offering an evening of music and laser entertainment inside the museum’s 55-foot digital dome BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Planetarium. Guests can enjoy full-domeContinue Reading
One Columbia for Arts and Culture announces the Cultural Layers Community Celebrations, two public events marking the unveiling of new murals and artwork honoring the stories, people, and places at the heart of Columbia’s historically African American neighborhoods. The celebrations will take place July 18 at 2 pm at RichlandContinue Reading
NRPA honors Columbia’s signature downtown park for design, accessibility and community impact The City of Columbia has announced that Finlay Park has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Innovation in Park Design Award from the National Recreation and Park Association, a national honor recognizing excellence and innovation inContinue Reading
Event celebrating America’s 250th birthday gaining momentum as participants train to hit top numbers by month’s end By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The Richland County Sheriff’s Department’s (RCSD) 250 Bench Press Challenge added four new sponsors in recent weeks, not including three additional participating gyms, which will assist in verifyingContinue Reading
Riverbanks Zoo and Garden has partnered with Harvest Hope Food Bank to bring back Toucan Tuesdays, a summer promotion that combines family fun with community support. Beginning June 9, visitors can receive buy-one, get-one free admission to Riverbanks Zoo and buy-one, get-one free regular-sized ICEEs by donating two nonperishable foodContinue Reading