Welcome to our 2027 Best of Columbia Ballot! You’ve nominated and now it’s time to vote! Please choose the names of your favorite local businesses in the categories below. The voting process will ...

But television personality Jan Jeffcoat makes her own and, in the process, has gone from Columbia storyteller to nationally ...

Even though college football continues to embrace technology, from helmet communicators to replay reviews, some aspects haven ...

The joy of homemade biscuits at the dinner table or at a well-appointed breakfast is a longstanding tradition in many Southern homes. In the past, the silver or china bread and butter plates and ...

“You have a gift the most noble; freedom was given to you by us who fought for your happiness, while you dangled on your mother’s knee.” — Titus Lany, South Carolina militiaman The rest of the country ...

Devorah Marrus, founder of Devorah Marrus Therapy, LLC, has built a practice that blends clinical excellence with genuine warmth and care. She listens closely to the concerns of each individual, ...

With the encouragement and support of Gov. and Mrs. Henry McMaster, the Governor’s Mansion Commission began a project in 2017 to plant a new generation of trees and to refurbish the Mansion Gardens.

Unlike many families in South Carolina, Kathy and Lee McCaskill did not inherit a history of farming, much less a farm itself. Even more surprising, perhaps, is the fact that Kathy, the proud ...

The record for the most Advanced Placement tests ever taken is 30 — AP scholar Justin Zhu even earned the highest score possible on 26 of the 30 tests he took. Is it a good idea to encourage your ...

In a city neighborhood far away on the coast of Greece, a boy and girl grow up together, fall in love, and come to America in pursuit of higher education. As a young man, he completes his doctorate in ...

The common threads that run through Columbia’s earliest riding schools are intangible, but they are strong as a tightened girth, warm as a horse’s breath, real as the thunder of galloping hooves.

Izzy twists her head as she scans her surroundings with the discerning eye of a trained hunter. Toes tipped with sharp talons adjust their grip on her perch. She stretches her wings once, twice. Then, ...