Multiples of the Midlands (The MoM Club) will host its spring/summer consignment sale March 11, from 7 am to noon. The M.O.M. (Mothers of Multiples) Sale is held bi-annually, featuring gently-used items for children at greatly reduced prices. Organized by volunteer members of The MoM Club, shoppers will find aContinue Reading
The fifth annual Cottontown Art Crawl will welcome 140 artists to show and sell their original work in the downtown Columbia neighborhood of Cottontown. The event will be held on Saturday, March 11, 2023, from 10 am to 4 pm with more art, more artists, and more food for visitorsContinue Reading
Columbia Animal Services is holding its adoption special from March 13-18 for pets looking for their potential forever home. Visit 127 Human Lane to browse the available pets. There is a $17 adoption fee.Continue Reading
Three winning chefs were selected to join “Team Lake Murray Country” at the Taste of Lake Murray (TOLM), the South Carolina Super Regional Qualifier event for the World Food Championships (WFC), on Thursday, March 2. The competitive culinary team will now represent the Palmetto State at the 11th Annual UltimateContinue Reading
Sheriff Leon Lott attends as special guest speaker By W. Thomas Smith Jr. Legendary Midlands-area karate instructor and nationally acclaimed tournament fighter Mike Genova hosted an hour-long women’s self-defense seminar at Genova Family Karate Studio in Elgin, Monday, Feb. 27. Not the first such seminar that has been held atContinue Reading
The South Carolina Arts Commission is happy to announce it will bestow five recipients in 2023 with the state’s highest award for exceptional achievement in practicing or supporting the arts: the South Carolina Governor’s Awards for the Arts. The SCAC presents the Governor’s Awards for the Arts annually in theContinue Reading
You can call Marjorie Kneece a true ‘lakel’ as she has just published a book about her experiences growing up on Lake Murray. “I grew up on the lake and I come from writers, artists and attorneys,” said Kneece. “I briefly talk about my family history on the lake andContinue Reading
More than 778,000 South Carolinians hide a secret: They can not read. Turning Pages SC, an adult literacy council, helps those secret keepers live a better life. Most people in the council’s free programs say they felt pushed through school without ever learning to read. “Everyday activities are hard forContinue Reading
Keep the Midlands Beautiful’s (KMB) annual shoe drive fundraiser begins March 1, and will continue through May 31. The shoe drive helps KMB to raise funds to support its mission of litter prevention, recycling, and beautification. Anyone can help by dropping off gently worn, used, and new shoes at anyContinue Reading
The Greater Columbia Rose Society is hosting an outdoor educational session, How to Prune Roses, on March 4 from 8:30 – 11 am at Prisma Health Richland Hospital. Prisma Health Richland Hospital is located at 5 Richland Medical Park Drive. The Rose Garden is in front of the hospital byContinue Reading