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Local Living: Columbia Museum of Art ‘Free First Thursday’ and more local activities

Local Living on ABC Columbia brought to you by MUSC Health

Local Living on ABC Columbia brought to you by MUSC Health COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– In our look at Local Living, The Columbia Museum of Art is hosting Free First Thursday at the CMA. It will take place Thursday, February 2, 2023 from 10-8pm. According to the museum , the free admission is courtesy of Dominion Energy. There will also events…

Columbia Museum of Art’s Contemporaries Ball Fundraiser kicks off this Saturday!

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – You can be the belle of the ball at the Columbia Museum of Art’s annual fundraiser this Saturday! CMA’s Contemporaries Ball: A Secret Garden Affair goes from 7 to 11 p.m. at the museum on 1515 Main Street. Curtis spoke with two board members of the Contemporaries, Ashley Elsey & Eric Meadows, about how the event…

FBI Columbia’s Elder Fraud Initiative aims to help seniors from scams

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – FBI Columbia has launched an initiative to protect South Carolina seniors from scams. Curtis spoke with Kevin Wheeler, Public Affairs Specialist, about the Elder Fraud Awareness Initiative that was launched in 2021. Wheeler says through the initiative, they have presenters who are highly trained who speak with senior groups about different types of scams and how…

American Dream: Down payment options for your new home

Tyler Ryan learns from agent Jeannette Womble about Federal and State options for down payments

It is no secret that the cost of obtaining the American Dream…owning a home…has becoming increasingly out of reach for many Americans.  Between rising home prices, inventory, and the cost of most everything else on the way up, means that many families find themselves with less money in the bank.

Volunteers needed for United Way of the Midlands’ Reading Consortium

  COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) – You have a chance to help kids strengthen the reading skills through United Way of the Midlands’ Reading Consortium! Curtis spoke with Jabari Bodrick, Ph.D., Education & Resiliency Director and Deja Vaughn, MRC Operations Manager about how volunteers provide one-on-one reading support to prekindergarten – third grade students across the Midlands. They say their 2022-2023…