COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– You will have to wait a little longer to enjoy some tennis or golf at the City of Columbia’s parks. The City’s Parks and Recreation department announced a delay for phase 4 of the re-opening plan. Due to a significant increase in the number of covid-19 cases, officials say a new reopening date for phase 4 has…
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COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)_- You can once again take a stroll through the Soda City Market. The popular event in Downtown Columbia, on Saturday mornings, returned for the first time this weekend, since the pandemic. The Soda City market re-opened on Main Street. Of course, new measures were implemented, the event included social distancing, new spacing of vendors and masks. Organizers…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Good news for book lovers. While the Richland Library locations remain closed, the library says it will begin allowing customers to pick up items, they had on hold, at several library pick up windows. Customers can also request new materials over the phone and online. Now you can get hold or request items from 3pm – 6…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Now that the City of Columbia is requiring masks, city officials are giving out free face coverings. The City says it will offer free masks to citizens at several locations, while supplies last. According to officials, they will hand out two masks per person or five masks per family. Masks will be distributed on a first-come, first-served…
Columbia,SC (WOLO) — The City of Columbia is offering residents free masks to protect against COVID-19. The masks will be given out at various locations around the city as long as supplies last. Masks will be given to anyone deem to be high risk in accordance with CDC guidelines and those in vulnerable populations that live within Columbia city limits….
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, on Friday, announced 1,273 new confirmed cases of coronavirus and 1 additional death. Health officials say there are currently 906 hospital beds occupied by patients who have either tested positive or are under investigation for COVID-19. (ABC Columbia) State Epidemiologist Dr. Linda Bell DHEC says this brings the total number…
The Black is Beautiful at the Columbia Museum of Art. Starting this weekend CMA will feature the photography of Kwame Brathwaite. Kwame S. Braithwaite is the Director of The Kwame Braithwaite Archive which showcases many of his father’s pieces of art including everything from fashion and activism, to music and fashion. This exhibition is the the first ever dedicated to…
ABC Columbia travel Columbia, SC (WOLO) — AAA forecasts that the way Americans will take 700 million trips simply by looking gauging economic factors in addition to the reopening of many states around the country. AAA says the number of people deciding to take a trip regardless of how they get there, is down nearly 15% when compared to those…
(ABC News) — Summer is here, and the global coronavirus pandemic has changed, delayed or caused the cancelation of several events. Some organizations are even looking further ahead to make decisions about things scheduled in the fall of 2020. Like returning to school and state fairs annually held across the country. Earlier this week, the South Carolina State Fair announced…
