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Columbia Voice

Work by the multimedia reporting and production class at the University of South Carolina.

Category: Neighborhoods

News about Columbia’s neighborhoods

Main Street Bakery’s owner shares her Southern roots through her sweets

Dana Myers knew she wanted to be a baker ever since her mom gave her an Easy-Bake Oven and her grandmother taught her how to make pound cakes. She started out selling her sweets at hair salons. Now she owns Main Street Bakery, which got national attention when Hillary Clinton stopped by.

August 25, 2016March 2, 2018 Reporter

Local Buzz owner creates safe space, not just coffee shop, in Rosewood

A vibrantly colored sign at The Local Buzz in Rosewood welcomes “all sizes, all colors, all ages, all cultures, all sexes, all beliefs, all religions, all types, all people – safe here.” Stephanie Bridgers painted the sign and runs her coffee shop by this creed.

April 27, 2016April 28, 2016 Reporter

Columbia developer Richard Burts strives to keep city’s history alive

Columbia developer Richard Burts has built a reputation taking on projects, such as 701 Whaley and the Palmetto Compress Warehouse, that others said were impossible. Those successes have proved to Burts the value of historic preservation and prompted others to say he really gets it. He talks with us about saving historic Columbia.

April 22, 2016April 28, 2016 Reporter1 Comment

Through wrestling, Hyatt Park program grapples with enriching boys’ lives, involving more fathers.

Boys wrestling at Mats 2 Men.

When the boys in a Hyatt Park gym start talking about chicken wings, it isn’t time to chow down but to practice their takedowns. Mats 2 Men, a wrestling program, is trying to enrich their lives and teach character while also getting their fathers more involved.

March 30, 2016March 30, 2016 Reporter

New Columbia dog park would give dog owners extra choice

Adam Duff and dog

Dog owner Ola Helsing so wants another free dog park in Columbia that she’d drive several miles to get there. She and other dog owners could soon get their wish with a free dog park planned for Owens Field Park. But not everyone supports the idea.

March 26, 2016April 5, 2016 Reporter

Owens Field Park renovations require balancing many interests

Renovations at Owens Field Park are underway, but what comes first and who will or will not be happy with the results? Finding a balance for all the users of one of Columbia’s largest and busiest parks is a crucial part of the project.

March 23, 2016March 24, 2016 Reporter5 Comments

Sale nears for Olympia landmark Jaco’s Corner

Jaco's Corner closing this June

Jaco’s Corner, the 104-year-old bar in the shadow of Williams-Brice Stadium, is likely to pour its last beer this summer. The Jaco family, which has owned the Olympia neighborhood bar at Rosewood Drive and Bluff Road for three generations, is reluctantly being pushed toward the sale by financial and generational realities.

March 23, 2016December 6, 2019 Reporter4 Comments

Passionate volunteers provide help at North Main disaster relief center

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The volunteers at the NAACP-American Red Cross disaster relief center on North Main all share a passion for helping those still in need after the historic flooding of early October.

December 9, 2015March 23, 2016 Reporter

Chasing Tails Facebook page helps reunite pets, owners after SC flood

Chasing Tails logo

Meg Ellis just wanted to create a tool to help people. It wasn’t until South Carolina’s October floods that she realized how much of a resource her Chasing Tails Pet Patrol Facebook page has become.

December 7, 2015March 23, 2016 Reporter

Arts community helps flood victims throughout the Midlands

Artists Matthew Kramer and Jarid Brown got the idea for a collaborative show years ago. They recently held that show at Olympia’s 701 Whaley and then donated almost half their earnings to helping flood victims. It has been a common effort by the arts community.

December 4, 2015March 23, 2016 Reporter

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