Riverbanks Zoo and Gardens opened 50 years ago after a decade of persistence (and a little help from a car wash tiger.) What's the zoo been up to since then, and what's in store for its next half-century?
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A national ice cream chain finds a home in Columbia, and other top food and dining stories in Columbia this week.
Lyricist and folk singer David Wilcox is from the Midwest, but calls the South home. "I never felt like it knew me, never felt like I belonged."
A new book about the lore of Hampton County's Murdaugh family, written by a former journalist at The State Newspaper, dives into the archives to find the family's 'insane foundation of crime.”
A roundup of the best spots to take your parents, with tailored recommendations for meeting their — and your — needs.
Vino Garage, a locally-owned wine and beer shop along North Main Street, rolled out its first-ever food program the first weekend in May, a charcuterie program with a variety of meat and cheese options.
Crimson Screen Horror Fest, the state's only festival of its kind, kicks off this weekend in Columbia. Featured in the lineup is a Charleston filmmaker and an entire block of Christmas-themed slashers.
Scene photography in Columbia is at an all-time high, so photographer and Free Times Contributing Editor Eden Prime pondered what it means to document meaningful spaces and experiences with their lens.
Columbia has seen a sharp uptick in the number of indie booksellers opening storefronts in recent months. What's behind the trend?
Columnist Cassidy Spencer saw NiA Company's latest play, "Passover." It got her thinking about the 'Don't Tread on Me' flag that breezed past her one day in Five Points.