Riverbanks Zoo and Botanical Garden
Residents of Lexington and Richland Counties get FREE daytime admission to Riverbanks Zoo and Garden every Friday in January and February. Winter hours on Jan. 10 or from 9 AM – 4 PM. After Jan. 10, Normal hours on Fridays are: 9 AM – 5 PM. Yes, Free Fridays are BACK at Riverbanks Zoo and […]
In 2024, the City of West Columbia will host its 20th Annual Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony on the first Friday in December – Dec. 6 at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall. “I would like to invite everyone out for West Columbia’s Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony,” said Mayor Tem Miles. “It’s the kickoff for the Christmas […]
The end of August is fast approaching and Labor Day is Sept. 2, less than two weeks away. It is the time of the year that many get one more chance at that summertime activity before the thoughts turn to the fall season. And West Columbia Meeting Street Music Fest is less than a week after […]
At the West Columbia City Council meeting, Monday, Anna Huffman introduced a video that features many of the sites of West Columbia, including restaurants, its unique residential neighborhoods, shops and the scenic West Columbia Riverwalk and the Congaree River. The Video is narrated by Huffman who is the West Columbia Director of Public Relations and […]
The school year is coming to a close. With the summer months there are some opportunities in West Columbia to enjoy the break from school and have a lot of fun. The Cayce-West Columbia Branch of the Lexington County Public Library has several educational and entertaining activities and Lexington School District Two offers several summer […]
Tem Miles was elected mayor of West Columbia in 2019. He was reelected in 2023. Before that, he served 6 years on West Columbia City Council, representing Dist. 4. Miles owns a law firm. He has a wife, Cassie Shea Miles, also an attorney, and 3 daughters, Emma; Cate; and Charlotte. “Being mayor of West […]
BY LIZ MCCARY, VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING | SOUTH CAROLINA – Ryan McCue, ALC of Colliers – South Carolina brokered the sale of a 4.75-acre parcel of land at 680 Candi Lane in Columbia, across the river from where the West Columbia Pedestrian Bridge will be built. The site is to be developed into a […]
Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann, City Councilman Howard Duvall, and the Columbia Parks and Recreation Department cut the ribbon. last week, for a new entry access point on the Saluda Riverwalk. A Pedestrian Bridge is also being planned on the Saluda River beside the entrance to the Riverbanks Zoo Botanical Gardens in West Columbia. Eventually the […]