Carraway Children's Park at the Riverwalk
Carraway Park, 212 Hudson Street, West Columbia, SC, is getting an upgrade. Shade sails are being installed to keep the park breezy and shielded from the sun. To get the job done safely, the park will be closed starting Monday, March 9, for approximately 2.5 weeks. Crews will be working hard to get the gates […]
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On the morning of Feb. 1, the City of West Columbia was covered in more than 3 inches of snow. And for about 2 weeks after the snow had melted, there have been some cold days. But this week temperatures have reached the mid-70s, and that has brought crowds out to West Columbia’s parks. […]
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It’s January, but the forecast for West Columbia shows many days with temperatures in the 50s and 60s under sunny skies. Weather conditions are just right for many who are drawn to West Columbia’s Riverwalk Park and Amphitheater year-round. The West Columbia Riverwalk is part of the 3RVRS trail network. One entrance to the West […]
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The repair of West Columbia’s Riverwalk was completed in August. Since then, volumes of users have returned to Riverwalk to walk, run and fish in the Congaree River. Some of them come from close proximity, while others come from municipalities or bordering states. Jack Bottomly of Cayce was at the West Columbia Riverwalk Tuesday. He and […]
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West Columbia’s Riverwalk was the site of mass visitation, on Monday, Labor Day. The City of West Columbia’s free parking lots were getting maximum use. The parking lot at Carraway Park was filled and so was the street parking on Alexander Road. Drenched river-dippers walked across the filled Riverwalk parking lot carrying tubes. West Columbia’s […]
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More than 65 million households own at least one dog, according to the American Pet Products Association (APPA). Dogs are the most popular pet in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report. The APPA’s also reported that more and more Americans are getting pets. In West Columbia, on a Dog-Day Afternoon, all one […]
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It’s hot outside, and that’s why the Congaree River is the most attractive destination around.Float on the calm, glass-like water, then shoot through the refreshing whitewater rapids, all on an inner tube. The Fourth of July was on a Friday this year and we had close to 2,000 tube trips over the four-day weekend period,” […]
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The schools in West Columbia are closed for Spring Break from April 18 until April 28. With the break from school, West Columbia’s public parks are very popular. Click here for a link to all of West Columbia’s Public Parks “My grandson is in the 5K class at Riverbank Elementary,” said Patti Krantz of West […]
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