City of Columbia Reveals 35 Trout Sculptures Painted By Local Artists, and Announces Upcoming Columbia Streams Art Live Auction Event | |
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The City of Columbia held a press conference this morning, to reveal 35 painted leaping trout sculptures, as well as to announce the upcoming live auction event. The press conference took place in the Columbia Museum of Art’s Salon Gallery, where all 35 of the trout sculptures are on display, and participating artists were in attendance
The auction event will take place on May 15 in The Loft event space and will begin at 5:30 pm. The event will be open to the public and guests can expect food, beverages, music, and a live auction experience.
Columbia Streams Art is a multi-faceted arts program that engages Columbia’s creative community through highly visible public art projects. Proceeds from the auction of the trout sculptures will fund further public art programs in Columbia.
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Pick Your Price Adoption Special | |
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Planning Commission | Thursday, May 9, 2024
On Thursday, May 9, 2024, the Planning Commission meeting will be held at 4:00 p.m. at City Hall, 1737 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201.
Members of the public and/or media who want to observe the meeting may do so remotely by accessing the live stream at www.ColumbiaSC.gov or www.YouTube.com/CityOfColumbiaGovernment.
The public may submit letters and statements via e-mail to CoCPC@ColumbiaSC.gov prior to the meeting. Please be sure to include your name and the case information, such as the address and topic of the request.
Questions can be directed to the Zoning Division by calling (803) 545-3333 or by e-mailing lucinda.statler@columbiasc.gov. For additional information, please visit our website at https://planninganddevelopment.columbiasc.gov/planning.commission.
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Food Truck Fridays
The City of Columbia continues the exciting initiative Food Truck Fridays through the month of May. There will be new food vendors and the food trucks will operate from one location.
The City of Columbia Food Truck Fridays initiative features delicious food as a way to highlight various types of cuisines, which can be enjoyed in our city while connecting with each other over great food. The public can visit the food trucks from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at 2300 Bull Street. Please find below the schedule for Food Truck Fridays for the month of May:
Location: 2300 BULL STREET (REI Co-op parking lot at Bull Street, corner of Bull and Colonial)
May 10th
Fresh Pours & Mo'
Mamas Taste of the World
Wise's Fish & Fries
Taco's Oink Oink
March 17th
Fresh Pours & Mo'
Lunas Grill
Jeb 's Famous Hot Dogs
Smoke It Up
May 24th
Kurt's Kitchen & Catering
La Sanmiguelense Neveria
Maurice's Catering
Tacos Oink Oink
May 31st
Heaven's Cuisine
La Sanmiguelense Neveria
Mamas Taste of the World
Smoke It Up
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Dominion Energy to Continue Performing Tree Trimming Activities as Scheduled for 2024
Dominion Energy will continue performing tree trimming activities along overhead utility lines in the following neighborhoods this week:
Distribution Line Tree Trimming:
Booker Washington Heights Neighborhood
Colonial-West Neighborhood Assoc.
Colonial Heights Neighborhood
Colonial Park Neighborhood Assoc.
Avalon Place Neighbors
East Lake Homeowners Assoc.
Heritage Woods Community
Meadowfield Neighborhood Assoc.
S. Meadowfield Neighborhood Assoc.
Earlwood Community Citizens
Hyatt Park Neighborhood
Burton Heights/ Standish Acres
Eau Claire Place HOA
Golden Acres neighborhood
Windemere Springs NA
To view the entire release, click HERE
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Community Development Committee
Council Standing Committee Meeting
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 9:00 AM
1735 Busby Street, Columbia, SC 29203
Download PDF Agenda | View Web Agenda
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A Large number of citizens were in attendance for the demonstrations. | |  |
Mayor Pro Tem Will Brennan and his son had a great time at the event. | | |
On Saturday, May 4, 2024, City of Columbia Public Works, in conjunction with Soda City and various City departments, placed their vehicles on display for the public. These departments included the Columbia Police Department, Columbia-Richland Fire Department, Columbia Water, Parking Services and Parks and Recreation. This was the second year that the City of Columbia hosted a Touch-A-Truck event downtown at the Soda City Market. The community was able to get a look at some of the City’s largest trucks and heavy equipment as well as witness demonstrations on how they work, including a backhoe, mini-excavator, bomb-disposal robot and much more. City staff was on-site to teach everyone how our trucks work and the work they do to keep the City of Columbia thriving. | |
The City's new logo was on display on one of the Solid Waste trucks at the event. | |
City Manager Teresa Wilson receives the 2024 Katherine Davis Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging Award | | |
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City Manager Teresa Wilson was supported by her family members as she accepted the award. | | |
Junior League Columbia recognized City Manager Teresa Wilson as this year’s Katherine Davis Diversity Equity Inclusion and Belonging Award recipient. This award recognized a new, active, or sustaining member in good standing who follows her legacy. During the Centennial year, City Manager Teresa Wilson has consistently served as a support, inspiration and champion for the Junior League of Columbia just as she does in her work as City Manager advancing the City of Columbia in new and diverse ways. Teresa Wilson is a municipal trailblazer, leading the executive team for South Carolina’s capital city. On a daily basis, she works diligently to address the needs of residents in the community, while also focusing on public safety and economic development initiatives. | |
CRFD Honored for Lifesaving Work Helping Drug Overdose Patients | |
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The Columbia-Richland Fire Department’s efforts to help in the nation’s ongoing opioid crisis was highlighted at the annual SC Governor’s Opioid and Addiction Summit.
CRFD was one of several fire departments from across the state to receive honors from Governor Henry McMaster and the South Carolina Center of Excellence in Addiction. In the last three years CRFD firefighters have helped reverse the effects of drug overdose in 334 incidents by administering the drug naloxone to patients on the scenes of medical emergencies.
“Our firefighters are trained to help people when they are facing the most dire circumstances and that includes cases where people are facing the deadly risks of a drug overdose,” said Columbia-Richland Fire Chief Aubrey D. Jenkins, “I commend our department for taking steps to train our firefighters in how to use naloxone so we have just one more tool at our disposable as we try and save lives in our community each day.”
CRFD & other South Carolina fire departments being recognized during the 2024 SC Governor’s Opioid and Addiction Summit
Naloxone is a medicine that can be given either as a spray or as a muscle injection to rapidly reverse an opioid overdose. According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) the drug acts as an ‘antagonist.’ This means that it can attach to opioid receptors and reverse or block the effects of other opioids.
In 2019 the Reducing Opioid Loss of Life (ROLL) program was launched to provide training to South Carolina firefighters in identifying and treating cases of drug overdose. Since that time the number of administrations of naloxone by CRFD has placed it as one of the top departments for overdose reversals in the region.
The Myrtle Beach Fire Department, the Lexington County Fire Service, the Rock Hill Fire Department and the Greenwood Fire Department were just a few of the other agencies also recognized for their work with naloxone during the summit.
QUESTIONS: Contact PIO Mike DeSumma at (803)413-8555
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Parks & Recreation department online survey seeks public input for master plan
Columbia, SC - The City of Columbia Parks & Recreation Department is seeking input through an online survey. The results will be used to develop a Parks & Recreation Master Plan for its park facilities, recreation programs, greenways and services.
The survey asks residents how Columbia’s park facilities, recreation programs, and services currently meet the needs of the community and what they feel are the needs for the future.
The City has engaged the services of Weston & Sampson, a multi-disciplinary planning and design firm to help develop the Master Plan.
Please click this link to access the survey http://columbiaparkssurvey.org/open
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Toms Creek Family Farms Mobile Market Coming To Columbia Neighborhoods | |
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The City of Columbia is pleased to announce Toms Creek Family Farms Mobile Food Market. The mobile market will serve areas in Columbia with a priority for the targeted 29203 and 29204 areas. A trailer has been upfitted to accommodate fresh produce, proteins, dairy, and fresh baked goods accepting cash, cards, SNAP, healthy bucks and senior farmers, market vouchers. Toms Creek Family Farms Mobile Market will be at these locations listed every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Monday (10AM- 3PM) Hyatt Park, 950 Jackson Avenue (29203)
Wednesday (10AM- 3PM) Greenview Park, 6700 David Street (29203)
Thursday (11AM- 4PM) Edgewood Library, 2101 Oak Street (29204)
For more information, please visit columbiasc.gov.
To learn more, click HERE to watch a video.
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New Traffic Pattern – Calhoun Street Improvements
Long-planned improvements to fourteen blocks of Calhoun Street (Wayne to Harden) include resurfacing (from Wayne to Gregg), restriping, and the installation of bike accommodations. This project includes a change in the traffic pattern, which is supported by existing traffic volumes.
ABOUT THE CHANGE IN TRAFFIC PATTERNS:
The installation of dedicated bike lanes adjacent to on-street parking have shifted vehicular lane assignments and turning patterns between Park and halfway between Henderson and Barnwell; motor vehicle travel within the dedicated bike lanes is not permitted by law.
Share the road markings, also known as sharrows, were installed along Calhoun between Wayne and Park and between Henderson and Barnwell to Harden, and while traffic patterns in this section of the roadway remain the same, the arrows will help identify the best course of travel for bicyclists, while bringing awareness of their presence to vehicular drivers.
On-street parking, while not heavily utilized along most blocks, was maintained throughout the corridor, with some removal of parking along the north side of Calhoun, and identified new parking locations along the south side of Calhoun.
As part of the project, a three-block road diet along Calhoun between Sumter and Pickens reduces the number of vehicular driving lanes from two lanes in each direction to one lane in each direction with a center turn lane. This shift increases safety and efficiency through creating more comfortable driving conditions, more efficient turning movements, and a reduction in the possible points of conflict.
You can view an informational presentation about the project on the City's YouTube channel here.
To view the entire release, click HERE
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Pups & Pints Adoption Event | |
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City of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department Invites the Community to Provide Input for Parks & Recreation Master Plan
Columbia, SC - The City of Columbia Parks & Recreation Department is seeking members of the community to assist in evaluating park and recreation programs within the City. The results will be used to develop a Parks & Recreation Master Plan for its park facilities, recreation programs, greenways and services. A series of community meetings will be held April and May in recreation facilities located in City Council Districts 1, 2, 3 and 4.
The participants will be asked to weigh in on the extent to which Columbia’s park facilities, recreation programs, and services meet the needs of the community. Participants will also be asked to weigh in on the community’s perception of needs for future facilities, amenities, services, and programs.
The City has engaged the services of Weston & Sampson, a multi-disciplinary planning and design firm to help develop the Master Plan. Please visit https://parksandrec.columbiasc.gov/master-plan/ e to sign up for a meeting.
Meeting Dates:
Meetings for District 1 and 4 were held in April.
COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING 3
City Council District 2
Location: Charles R. Drew Wellness Center- 2101 Walker Solomon Way
Date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING 4
City Council District 3:
Location: Ben Arnold Community Recreation Center- 1100 S. Holly Street
Date: Thursday, May 16, 2024
Time: 6:00 pm -7:30 pm
For more information, please contact, City of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department, Deputy Director of Operations, Kenya Bryant, kenya.bryant@columbiasc.gov
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