Tag: housing
Kansas City Royals provide Fireflies players with local housing
Major league team pays for Columbia Fireflies’ housing for the first time, ensuring the minor league team has lodging for the season.
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Local organizations seeking solutions to Columbia’s affordable housing crisis
Columbia has 1,684 affordable units, about half the number available in 1998. Here’s how local organizations are working to improve the housing shortage.
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A historically Black area in Columbia is changing, and residents question why
In the area bound by Harden Street, Taylor Street, Two Notch Road and Chestnut Street, a historically black area, the black population is shrinking and giving way to a growing white population.
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Former Allen Benedict residents still feel effects of Columbia’s negligence
Three years after a fatal gas leak forced them from their homes, former Allen Benedict Court residents say they are still looking for safe and permanent housing options.
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South Carolinians feel aftershocks of eviction moratorium
Two weeks ago, Homeless No More began receiving more than triple its usual volume of calls due to an increased number of evictions in Columbia. President and CEO Lila Anna Sauls is hoping the wave will have run its course by the end of the year.
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For the hidden homeless, resources don’t come easy
Different federal agencies have different definitions of “homeless,” causing some, such as students and families, to slip through the cracks.
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UofSC economist predicts vaccinations will lead to faster economic recovery
As more South Carolinians take their vaccines, a UofSC economist predicts a statewide economic recovery this year.
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The elderly are at the center of Columbia’s housing crisis
The process for finding housing and additional assistance is not an easy one for senior citizens in Columbia.
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A time of transition for the Columbia Housing Authority
Over the next few weeks, transitions will be rolling out for The Columbia Housing Authority including new positions and a new director.
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For Walker, a 50-year legacy in public housing and then chaos
Executive director of the Columbia Housing Authority and employee for over 50 years, Gilbert Walker will retire at the end of June 2019.
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Columbia mayor unveils new home ownership initiative
On Tuesday afternoon, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin announced efforts to increase home ownership in Columbia.
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Housing policy, economics create an unaffordable city
South Carolina leads the country in evictions per renting household. And it’s only getting worse.
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