Tag: Five Points
How ColaKicks is bringing ‘sneakerhead’ culture to Columbia, USC students
ColaKicks makes its impact in Five Points and among students through sneakers.
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How local businesses are preparing for Halloween
Events are brewing in the Midlands with Halloween coming – and there’s something for everyone!
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Columbia Soda City Market works as incubator for small businesses
Businesses set up shop along Main Street to sell products to the thousands of customers walking past.
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Five Points bookstore part of village’s return to form
The Five Points Village has been known more for its nightlife in the past decade. But new retail is bringing the village back as a more well-rounded district.
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St. Pat’s festival, microbreweries underpinnings for Columbia’s outdoor drinking culture
Biergartens are proliferating in the Columbia area as drinking alcohol outdoors is becoming more acceptable. And the granddaddy of outdoor drinking, the St. Pat’s Day Festival in Five Points, is right around the corner.
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10 things you still might not know about tattoos in South Carolina
Some things you might find surprising even though tattoos have been legal here since 2004.
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Playing to win: How Columbia’s arcade bars survived COVID hardships
Columbia is home to two arcade bars. Coincidently, both were founded during COVID, survived it and have stories to tell about it.
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How Columbia’s St. Pat’s festival lands your favorite bands
St. Pat’s is returning to Five Points for its 41st year with a diverse lineup of musical genres. Trae Judy and Dave Britt are the two men who make seeing your favorite artists a reality.
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Columbia businesses face challenging, historically high wages
The rise in wages comes from a labor shortage exacerbated by an aging population and retiring baby boomers, whose retirement left more holes in the workforce than can be filled by younger workers.
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A gift guide for Vista, Five Points
Need gift ideas? Check out our gift guide of local businesses in downtown Columbia districts.
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Historic Columbia carwash could help solve Five Points flooding
Constan Car Wash, once home to a live tiger, now may be used to fix some of the city’s flooding.
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Locals ring in Day of the Dead
El Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is from Nov. 1 to Nov. 2.
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