Riverbanks Zoo and Garden is partnering with Harvest Hope Food Bank for the return of Toucan Tuesdays. Beginning this Tuesday, June 6, guests visiting Riverbanks will receive buy-one-get-one admission to the park and buy-one-get-one ICEEs with a donation of two cans (or bags and boxes) of non-perishable food items. ToucanContinue Reading
Land trusts provide benefits to everyone living in or visiting local communities – from beautiful scenery and wildlife habitat to fresh water, flood mitigation, and recreational opportunities. The Mast General Store believes in the work of its local land trust partners and will donate 20 percent of the day’s salesContinue Reading
The South Carolina State Museum is set to celebrate summer with new and returning shows and events. MARS 1001 takes viewers away from planet Earth, into space, and across the solar system to Mars. Debuting May 27, the planetarium experience follows the fictional story of the Mars IRIS 1 mission,Continue Reading
The Mid-Carolina Daylily Society will present its 23rd annual show and sale on June 3 at the Asbury Memorial Methodist Church located at 1005 Asbury Drive, Columbia. Admission is free and open to the public from 1 – 4 pm. Entries for the show will be accepted from 8 –Continue Reading
Lexington One Educational Foundation Receives Walmart Grants inSupport of VEX Robotics Teams’ World Competition The Walmart Foundation generously provided $4,000 in grants to the Lexington One Educational Foundation to support two Lexington District One school VEX robotics teams from the Lexington Technology Center and River Bluff High School. ThisContinue Reading
CHAMBER CRAWL brings small classical ensembles to your favorite neighborhood watering holes. We’re heading downtown on Wednesday, May 26 to the original Craft & Draft (2706 Devine St, Columbia, SC 29205). Doors are at 6:00 PM, and the concert is at 7:00 PM. Tickets are only $20, and Craft &Continue Reading
Lake Murray Blvd from Nursery Road to I-26 will be shut down for the funeral procession of fallen Irmo Firefighter James Muller, says Irmo Police. The area will be closed from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. tomorrow, May 31. Authorities ask the public to avoid the area. Continue Reading
Lake Murray Blvd from Nursery Road to I-26 will be shut down for the funeral procession of fallen Irmo Firefighter James Muller, says Irmo Police. The area will be closed from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. tomorrow, May 31. Authorities ask the public to avoid the area.Continue Reading
May 23 proclaimed Dr. Tom Mullikin Day in historic Kershaw County, S.C. By Alex Junes-Ward Dr. Thomas Stowe “Tom” Mullikin received a somewhat unique – most assuredly rare – honor from Kershaw County (S.C.) Council, Tuesday evening, May 23, when the Camden-based attorney, retired military officer, and global expeditionContinue Reading
The Lexington Police Department has arrested a former Lexington County deputy accused of disorderly conduct at an apartment complex. Giovanni Michael Vaccaro, 29, was charged with disorderly conduct Friday morning, according to a Lexington Police Department incident report. “When I became aware of Mr. Vaccaro’s actions which resulted in hisContinue Reading