Savage Craft Ale Works
St. Patrick’s Day is March 17. The Irish have observed the day for more than 1,000 years. To commemorate the occasion this year, there will be a big St. Patrick’s Day party in West Columbia at Savage Craft Ale Works, 430 Center St., on Saturday. SYR (sire) is a Celtic Folk Rock band that takes inspiration […]
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Bill Mooneyhan Sr. was a civic catalyst for the City of West Columbia. He envisioned the historic Brookland City Hall, a place where his kin before him had served for decades, as a potential museum. The building, at 430 Center St., has been transformed into the highly successful Savage Craft Ale Works, a showplace and […]
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The sun was bright, music played and children scrambled over the turf in the biergarten of Savage Craft Ale Works at 430 Meeting St. in West Columbia, Sunday. Kyle Dills strummed some country and rock favorites on his guitar from the sound stage in pre-spring temperatures at the micro-brewery. A prickly pear sour was one […]
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An influx of new businesses have opened in West Columbia and those businesses are drawing a regional clientele. “I could not have picked a better place,” said Dominic Peterson, owner of Gentleman’s Quarters Barbershop at 117 State St. It is in the Brookland Development in the WeCo River District. “I have people come in from […]
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This year’s Super Bowl is set for Sunday, Feb. 13. The big game will feature the Cincinnati Bengals representing the AFC and the Los Angeles Rams representing the NFC. It’s the biggest game of the football season. Super Bowl LVI is officially scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m. The game is being played at […]
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West Columbia’s Savage Craft Ale Works celebrated its first year in business, Saturday. The micro-brewery opened to a large crowd at 430 Center St. in late January 2021. The business has thrived despite the spectre of COVID. Savage Craft is housed in the renovated old Brookland City Hall and Fire Station building. The structure was […]
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The outlook for new business in West Columbia in 2022 is strong. “We will continue to move toward our long term redevelopment plan in 2022,” said West Columbia Mayor Tem Miles. “Our approach to growth is in keeping with the goal of improving the quality of life for the citizens of West Columbia.” Economic expansion […]
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The dog days of August are upon us. West Columbia is a great place for dog-owners with its many public parks and some businesses that welcome the four-legged family members. Stephen Carter moved from Columbia to the Brookland Development at State and Meeting streets about two years ago. “We walk on Riverwalk a lot, morning […]
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