The intimate 40-person screening room on Harden Street has been cultivating a small but devoted audience for more than a year now with “hard to find” film screenings, comedy nights and more. Read more‘Micro cinema’ in Five Points celebrates 1 year of niche film, comedy, karaoke and community
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Authentic Middle Eastern coffee is coming to Columbia as a new coffee shop looks to offer late-night hours and beans sourced from Yemen.
Primaries that will likely go a long way to decide the makeup of county councils in Richland and Lexington are on the ballot, as are congressional races.
"This I know - should I or anyone I love ever be charged with a crime, I would sell a kidney to make sure Dick Harpootlian was representing me."
This week in Columbia, attend the inaugural Songbird music festival at Finlay Park or shop Y’all-Mart’s Summer of Strange Street Party at Art Bar, featuring a flea market of unusual and eclectic finds.
The intimate 40-person screening room on Harden Street has been cultivating a small but devoted audience for more than a year now with “hard to find” film screenings, comedy nights and more.
This week in Columbia, attend the inaugural Songbird music festival at Finlay Park or shop Y’all-Mart’s Summer of Strange Street Party at Art Bar, featuring a flea market of unusual and eclectic finds.
Start your Wednesday morning with the Columbia Museum of Art's Morning Blend series, attend a poetry reading at All Good Books or stop by an artist talk at the South Carolina State Museum, this week in the Midlands.
Authentic Middle Eastern coffee is coming to Columbia as a new coffee shop looks to offer late-night hours and beans sourced from Yemen.
‘I want a James Beard Award’: Midlands brewery gets ambitious with lauded chefs, brewer, bar manager
A dedicated staff, several new hires and an ambitious leader have been brewing up big dreams for the sprawling bar and restaurant near the Congaree River.
Items from the 2026 SC Athletic Hall of Fame class are now on display in a refreshed exhibit at the state museum in Columbia, including pieces from Gamecock and Clemson greats.
The actor once poised to be Marvel’s next on-screen supervillain recently filmed an action movie in Gaffney that’s being produced by Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire.
Door of Hope Mission operated in downtown Columbia from 1898 to 1953. The babies born there were given up for adoption before the mothers could have any contact.
From indie pop electronic to country to funk music, Columbia has a wide variety of concerts to put on your calendar for June.
The song was approved following lawmaker-requested lyric teaks that removed a reference to “señoritas of the night.”
From free weekly concerts at Finlay Park to shows under the stars at the S.C. State Museum, here are concert series worth checking out in the Midlands.
While the team who brought everything from Philly shoegaze rockers to southern baptist transcore outfits to Columbia is disbanding, shows will continue at The Spaze.
"This I know - should I or anyone I love ever be charged with a crime, I would sell a kidney to make sure Dick Harpootlian was representing me."
"Garners Ferry Target pothole update: following my rant and rave complaint, the infamous pothole has been patched in a way where it is still a big dip in the parking lot. But at least not as deep??"
"Where is all the good pizza in this city? I know Village Idiot, but that's basically a bar. And Cucinella's is such a drive from the city."
"Please, change the city slogan to 'Heat you will never forget.'"
It’s that time of year again, Columbia. Nominate your local favorites in more than 300 categories through April 30.
From Best Bar to Biggest Media Hog, we tallied up your votes and declared the winners. The 2025 Best of Columbia results are in.
What are the readers' picks for Best Hospital, Best Tattoo Studio and more in the 2025 Best of Columbia Awards?