To ensure the continued safe and reliable operation of the Saluda Hydroelectric Project, Dominion Energy will launch a multi-year project to service its five intake towers near the Lake Murray dam. Crews will begin inspecting the intake towers in early August and continue through the end of September. The fiveContinue Reading
The Columbia Philatelic Society is holding a Summer Stamp and Post Card Show and Exhibit on Saturday, August 20 and Sunday, August 21 at Spring Valley High School in northeast Columbia. The event attracts philatelists from around the tri-state area and will include 12 professional stamp dealers. There will beContinue Reading
Congratulations are in order for SC Phil Executive Director Rhonda Hunsinger! In today’s issue of the Free Times, Hunsinger was recognized as a member of the 2022 Power List – “25 people who continuously reshape and define Columbia’s culture.” Coming in at #6, the Free Times writes “Hunsinger leads theContinue Reading
Mayor Daniel Rickenmann is one of 40 mayors who have been selected to participate in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative’s intensive leadership and management program. Rickenmann joins a class of mayors who will attend in-person and virtual classes taught by faculty from Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard Business SchoolContinue Reading
Artist Lindsay Radford Wiggins’ show, Stardust, will be featured at the hallway gallery at 701 Whaley Street in Columbia July 10 – August 27. The public is invited to view the artwork and meet the artist, as well as buy original works and prints during a reception on July 10Continue Reading
Annual photo exhibit honors children and youth living with a disability Family Connection of South Carolina (FCSC) has announced Groucho’s Deli as the presenting sponsor of LOOK. 2022. This year’s LOOK. photography collection will be on exhibit at the Richland County Library Gallery downtown. A private reception for photographers, sponsors,Continue Reading
The Columbia Fireflies, in conjunction with the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra, announced they will host the second Fireworks with the Phil presented by Prisma Health at Segra Park July 2. Gates for the event will open at 6 pm, the concert will begin at 8 pm and fireworks will startContinue Reading
NoMa Warehouse has announces SolFest RollFest, a music and bicycle festival featuring Columbia’s first bike-powered stage. SolFest RollFest will take place July 2 from noon – 6 pm at Earlewood Park. A music and community event started by NoMa Warehouse in 2021, SolFest began as a micro-music festival hosted atContinue Reading
The annual 4th of July Celebration on Lake Murray will be held July 2. The event is now in its 34th year, and presented by Lexington Medical Center. At noon, the annual boat parade will take place and this year’s theme is “Honoring our Heroes.” Enjoy the patriotic display asContinue Reading
The Greater Columbia Rose Society is holding their next meeting 3 pm June 26 at Kremser’s Plant Farm & Nursery, 208 Buckhead Lane in Swansea. It will be a learning session and is intended to help everyone look at their own roses and gardens a little more closely. There willContinue Reading