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• Main Street Developments
  Today, 11:45 AM digital_sandlapper, on 18 November 2009 - 11:51 AM, said:I would never say "I'm going downtown" then head to Five Points. It is it's own unique destination to me. Plus, it is separated from downtown by residential streets, and so isn't contiguous. Perhaps for those ...
• The mayor's office
  Today, 11:38 AM That's all I need to hear. I hope he wins.
• The mayor's office
  Yesterday, 11:53 PM Attorney Steve Morrison has announced his candidacy for mayor. He says he is running for mayor of Columbia with a message of developing downtown as a means of invigorating the city's distressed neighborhoods. "I'd like to see more outdoor cafes at the base of the Meri...
• Township Auditorium Renovation
  Yesterday, 09:34 PM Here's the latest on the Township renovations from WLTX. Back in the day, people drove from all over SC, even before interstate, to see big name entertainment at the TS. They are cutting no corners in bringing it back to top status. http://www.wltx.com/news/story.as...
• New Feature
  Nov 18 2009 07:37 PM Urban Planet's newest feature is the Project Database. This will replace the former wiki system that we were trying to develop. This system is editable by members, and we need you to help get it going. Krazeeboi has started with on entry in the Columbia Projects sectio...
• Economic developments in the Midlands
  Nov 18 2009 01:41 PM For future reference, unless they have something to do specifically with the local economy (e.g., Forbes annual "Best Places for Business and Careers," "Best Cities for Jobs" lists), rankings should be posted in this thread. But as far as the mention itself, it's defi...
• Main Street Developments
  Nov 18 2009 10:51 AM BryCola, on 10 November 2009 - 12:06 PM, said:Why do people assume that downtown Columbia is ONLY Main Street. There is a LOT more to downtown than just Main. The Vista has tons of restaurants, bars, shops, etc...as does Five Points. And BOTH areas are downtown. To...
• Economic developments in the Midlands
  Nov 18 2009 06:37 AM Another big plug for Columbia on the national scene... Posting this in one of the "Columbia Off Topic" forums would be too obscure. Sperling's lists the Capital City in its list of the 10 most affordable places to live that offer a good quality of life with a lot goi...
• Columbia Photo of the Day
  Nov 14 2009 11:45 AM I hope to go back in a couple of weeks when there will be more color on the larger trees. You can't see all of the color in the smaller trees from up there.
• Columbia Photo of the Day
  Nov 14 2009 09:37 AM Awesome pano.......I can see my house .