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For The Health of It: Back Pain in Children

Tyler Ryan learns about child back pain from Hima Dalal

COLUMBIA SC (WOLO) – Back pain is fairly common in children and adolescents. Most of the time, it is nonspecific muscular pain, muscle strain, poor posture, kyphosis (round back), scoliosis, something as simple as carrying a backpack the wrong way, or the over use of muscles in sports, sitting the wrong way in a chair, playing video games on the IPad,…

Disney, Eddie Bauer recalls baby inclined sleepers over safety concerns

(Image: U.S. Product Safety Commission) COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO) –Eddie Bauer is recalling 24 thousand of their Disney and Eddie Bauer sleepers. The U.S. Product Safety Commission says the popular baby product was recalled after infant deaths were reported during use of similar products. According to (USPSC),  Infant fatalities have been reported while using other inclined sleep products, after the infants  they…

Free Summer Concert Series extended to August 24th

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)— The free outdoor summer concert series was initially set to wrap up Friday August 2, 2019, but Wednesday the Columbia Parks & Recreation Department announced two more acts added to the line up.The series will now run through August 24th. Mark your calendars! Officials say R&B group “Shai” and “Loose Ends” featuring Jane Eugene will perform at…

World of Creativity series: Artists for Africa

(Image: Artists for Africa (A4A) COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — The Columbia Art Center continue it’s Worlds of Creativity series.  This time taking a trip journey to see Artists of Africa, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing support for Anno’s Africa, a non-profit organization which brings arts classes to children in Kenya. Local artists based here in South Carolina are coming…

City of Columbia extends entry date for t-shirt design contest

COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO) —The City of Columbia wants to getting ready to see if you have the skills to create art for good cause. The City of Columbia is hosting their first ever Mayor’s Campaign Against Breast Cancer T-shirt Design Contest. The contest is open to any talented artists who are interested in creating a t-shirt that will represent the fight…