A man has been accused of stealing banners hung in downtown Columbia celebrating the USC women’s basketball team’s national championship, police said. Jamie Evans Jennings, 46, was charged after Columbia police recognized him on downtown surveillance cameras that captured the thefts, police. said. The banners have not been recovered, a spokesperson for the police department […]
Protesters vowed Monday not to vacate the campus encampment in support of Gaza ahead of Columbia University’s deadline to clear out. “If we are truly standing in solidarity with Gaza, we have to be a little bit more brave,” one protester said at the encampment. “Even though it’s very scary … we are part of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Columbia University’s president took a firm stance against antisemitism in a congressional hearing on Wednesday, but she faced bruising criticism from Republicans who say her actions haven’t supported her words, especially when it comes to disciplining faculty and students accused of bias. Nemat Shafik’s visit to Capitol Hill was a reprise […]
New apartments seem to be on their way in downtown Columbia more and more often these days. Between the steadily growing BullStreet District, new apartments proposed on Huger Street and at least two new projects, including luxury apartments, proposed on North Main Street, Columbians hoping to live downtown are getting more choices each year. But […]
When Traci Letts finally found the perfect shoes for her son Mike – a pair of white Nike trainers with a splash of green – the store didn’t have the right size. So she went to another. “They had to be just right,” she said. “He always wanted to dress well.” The high-top shoes completed […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nikki Haley has won the Republican primary in the District of Columbia, notching her first victory of the 2024 campaign. Her victory Sunday at least temporarily halts Donald Trump’s sweep of the GOP voting contests, although the former president is likely to pick up several hundred more delegates in this week’s Super […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans in the nation’s capital will gather in a hotel this weekend and cast their ballots for the GOP presidential candidate they would like to see occupy the White House. The contest may be the best chance for former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley to score a victory in a presidential nomination contest. […]
It feels like the time has arrived to start dreaming. For about a decade, the city of Columbia and Greenville’s Hughes Development have been in the midst of transforming the sprawling, 181-acre former State Mental Hospital site near downtown into the BullStreet District. It’s a massive undertaking that’s given way so far to among other […]
An iconic bar and restaurant on the Columbia dining scene has been sold to new owners. Rockaway Athletic Club, located at 2719 Rosewood Drive, has been a Columbia staple for more than 40 years. Columbia’s Cason Development Group and Baker Commercial Properties have purchased the building and property, Cason Development Group President Frank Cason confirmed […]