Tag: housing
As USC enrollment continues to rise, some Columbia...
By Sydney Dunlap | Dec 14, 2023
Rents on the rise, students scraping by
By Dylan Knichel | Feb 10, 2023
Plans for South Kilbourne apartment complex leave ...
By Emily Okon | Jan 25, 2023
SC’s housing market intimidates young profes...
By Holly Poag | Oct 10, 2022
USC has a record-breaking freshmen class. Can hous...
By Jayden Simmons | Sep 26, 2022
SC population growth puts pressure on affordable housing in Columbia
by Shamariah Vanderhorst | Jan 31, 2024
South Carolina was the state with the fastest rate of population growth in America in 2023.
Read MoreWill new regulations mean fewer Airbnbs in Columbia?
by Camdyn Bruce | Oct 26, 2023
Many hosts have been notified they’re out of compliance with new city rules.
Read MoreHistoric house near USC Horseshoe gets renovations
by Jack Wolfe | Oct 13, 2023
The house on Marion Street known as the Minton family home is getting a touch up that preserves its roots.
Read MoreCity council’s plan to build ‘rapid shelters’ for homeless raises concerns
by Connor Bird | Sep 21, 2022
Columbia is creating new space for chronically homeless people, but some local homelessness organizations are concerned.
Read MoreKansas City Royals provide Fireflies players with local housing
by Jack Veltri | Sep 14, 2022
Major league team pays for Columbia Fireflies’ housing for the first time, ensuring the minor league team has lodging for the season.
Read MoreNAACP wants to overturn South Carolina ban on data scraping
by Kaitlyn McCue | Apr 5, 2022
The South Carolina chapter of the NAACP wants to overturn the state’s ban on a data gathering technique necessary for research into the state-wide eviction crisis.
Read MoreLocal organizations seeking solutions to Columbia’s affordable housing crisis
by Nicholas Sullivan and Christine Bartruff | Dec 6, 2021
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.
Read MoreA historically Black area in Columbia is changing, and residents question why
by Sebastian Lee | Nov 30, 2021
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.
Read MoreFormer Allen Benedict residents still feel effects of Columbia’s negligence
by Nicholas Sullivan and Christine Bartruff | Nov 22, 2021
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.
Read MoreSouth Carolinians feel aftershocks of eviction moratorium
by Emma Dooling and Michaela Catoe | Oct 27, 2021
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.
Read MoreFor the hidden homeless, resources don’t come easy
by Nicholas Sullivan | Oct 21, 2021
Different federal agencies have different definitions of “homeless,” causing some, such as students and families, to slip through the cracks.
Read MoreUofSC economist predicts vaccinations will lead to faster economic recovery
by Daniella Ramirez | Apr 16, 2021
As more South Carolinians take their vaccines, a UofSC economist predicts a statewide economic recovery this year.
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