Tag: midlands
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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Columbia’s first animation studio is brought to life
Local artists in the Midlands can now pursue a career in animation professionally with the opening of Roc Bottom Studios.
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Black cinema takes center stage, connecting with local Black communities
The Luminal Theater in Columbia is showing Black films around the Midlands and providing opportunities for independent filmmakers.
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Retail employees see a less chaotic Black Friday
Fewer doorbusters, floating employees and dispersed crowds made for an easier shopping day for Midlands stores.
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As many colleges go test-optional, South Carolina students struggle with applications
Students are debating whether to send their ACT or SAT scores to test-optional colleges.
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People should protect their plants as temperatures drop
The Midlands was hit with freezing temperatures this week. While the temperatures will rise somewhat, plant owners should bring their tender plants inside when the weather drops below 40 degrees.
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