We now know the identities of two of the three businesses that will be opening along a strip of Sumter Street in Cottontown that formerly housed Dave’s Transmission — and […]

We, the “amateurs” from SNST’s Amateur Hour, took a road trip to the heart of South Carolina this weekend to watch S.C. United open their brand new Monticello Road Soccer Complex […]

BY JEFF WILKINSON jwilkinson@thestate.com June 11, 2018 05:15 PM NORTH COLUMBIA –A north Columbia merchants group is opposing the expansion of a homeless shelter and treatment facility in Eau Claire. […]

BY JANET JONES KENDALL Updated May 04, 2018 05:36 PM Food & Wine magazine has named Columbia’s Indah Coffee the best coffee in South Carolina. The honor came in March when Food & […]

Last Friday, NOMA celebrated the grand opening of S&A Seafood Restaurant and Market! With pineapple mimosas, a ribbon cutting ceremony, and some delicious seafood- this new business certainly started off […]

This past Saturday, April 21st, the 6th Annual South Carolina Cornbread Festival was held at Earlewood Park in NOMA. The day was filled with cornhole, face painting, live music, dancing, […]

By: Melinda Waldrop mwaldrop@scbiznews.com February 15th, 2018 Columbia mainstay Cromer’s is settling into its new digs, and the popcorn, peanut and cotton candy makers already feel right at home. Cromer’s held […]

By: Mike Fitts January 14th, 2018 COLUMBIA — A real estate development of more than 75 acres is expected to bring new growth to north Columbia, a part of the […]

BY JANET JONES KENDALL jjkendall@thestate.com December 29, 2017 04:03 PM Updated December 29, 2017 04:05 PM A year ago, local chef and restaurateur Kristian Niemi announced plans to open a […]

By Chris Trainor Nov 2, 2017 A multi-faceted residential and retail development is in the works in North Columbia, not far from Interstate 20. Development and City of Columbia officials […]

BY JEFF WILKINSON jwilkinson@thestate.com September 18, 2017 01:41 PM Updated September 18, 2017 04:40 PM The North Main/Cottontown area, which is becoming a new commercial corridor in Columbia’s growing downtown, […]

By Eva Moore May 31st, 2017 Curiosity Coffee Bar owner Greg Slattery had to leave Columbia to realize how much he loved the Capital City. He moved to Athens, Georgia […]

CITY, FOOD & DRINK, THE DAILY MAY 08 2017 / CHLOE Cottontown gets a brewery …in 2018. A restaurant + a coffee shop come to a neighborhood – the only […]

By Eva Moore Feb 6, 2017 Indah Coffee Co. will be one of two tenants in a refurbished building in historic Cottontown, the developer announced today. Cason Development Group is […]

COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) – Columbia officials have long hoped for a revival of business activity on North Main Street and there is some evidence that it is finally beginning to […]

BY JANET JONES KENDALL jjkendall@thestate.com April 20, 2016 03:00 PM Updated April 20, 2016 02:00 PM When Tamala and Vinson Lathan opened Carolina Kernels in Columbia’s Greenview Plaza on North […]

BY JEFF WILKINSON jwilkinson@thestate.com April 18, 2015 08:50 PM Updated April 21, 2015 12:37 PM Main Street is bustling. The Vista is booming. Bull Street is looming. Is it finally […]

“George Clooney looks as good in person as he does on the movie screen,” says Hi Roberson, and she would know. Hi and Bill Roberson, owners of Classical Glass in […]