Columbia weighs growth, environmental safeguards in Congaree riverfront plans
Columbia officials are balancing the two forces as they shape the river’s future.
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Tag: Congaree River
Columbia’s riverfront could be the next new place to be
A new multi-million-dollar project will extend Williams Street to help boost accessibility to Columbia’s rivers.
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Columbia makes headway in extending Williams Street, with eye on riverfront development
A planning document shows the Williams Street Extension and the connecting perpendicular...
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Remaining Riverland Park residents watch rising Congaree
“If things do get worse, what type of (resources) will be available for us?”
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As temperatures in the Midlands surge, gators emerge
Keep an eye out for alligators on your next visit to Columbia’s riverwalks.
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Civil War artifacts recovered from Congaree River will find home in Columbia museum
Items thought to have been dumped into the Congaree River by Gen. William T. Sherman’s troops during the Civil War were removed from the river this year.
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Shipwrecks, explosives, prehistoric pottery. The Congaree soon might reveal even more secrets
The Congaree River has been a focal point for history since long before the Gervais Street bridge was built and college students on inner-tubes began crossing the waterway. Experts say there are many artifacts in the river to prove it and that more may be on the way.
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Above-average precipitation brings the rainy blues to Columbia
Higher than normal rainfall is bringing the rainy blues to Columbia.
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Artist creates swirling roosters for restaurant re-opening
Visual artist Michael Krajewski draws on the walls of Black Rooster restaurant in West Columbia....
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“Three Seconds and Counting…” reflects on sustainability at the West Columbia Riverwalk
“The day we were installing it, we were literally pulling bottles out of the river, so that’s how local some of these bottles are,” Karl Larsen said.
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