Tag: midlands
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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Nostalgia Central: Midlands shops provide gaming memories, memorabilia
Retro shops offer vintage electronics and gaming consoles that are now in such high demand.
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Turning Pages SC combating adult illiteracy in the Midlands
Turning Pages SC aims to fight adult illiteracy by one-on-one personalized tutoring.
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SC poised to be a leader in electric vehicle industry
With the help of leaders in the electric vehicle industry, South Carolina is becoming a hub for EV manufacturing.
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Pickleball fever and its dedicated community hit the Midlands
Pickleball is growing quickly in the Midlands as people come together to play one of the fastest growing sports in the United States.
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Local basketball teams hope to be crowned champions during high school title games
Four teams from Richland and Lexington counties will play for a state championship during this week’s playoffs.
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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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What if the Damar Hamlin situation happened at a Midlands high school?
The stricken NFL player’s injury sent shockwaves through all levels of football. How would Midlands high schools handle a life or death scenario?
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Rents on the rise, students scraping by
With rent increasing exponentially throughout the Columbia area, many University of South Carolina students are working overtime to pay the rent, and work life is cutting into their studies.
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Real Talk is a mentor program at Airport High started by social workers
These volunteers help students discuss hard topics to break the silence between students and staff.
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Career-readiness programs in Midlands school districts are succeeding. In other regions, not so much
South Carolina’s career and technical education programs aren’t performing as well as other states in the region, according to recent findings. But Midlands programs are excelling.
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Local entrepreneur brings mobile petting zoo to Midlands
Twin Farms Mobile Petting Zoo is a new business in the Midlands that Bianca Greer started in January. The traveling zoo is designed to bring unique fun to events as well as educate people on farm animals.
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