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The Columbia of the future


Folks, it’s time for Downtown, Phase II. So, we asked a varied and eclectic group of people how to make downtown better, for ideas that will take us to the next level. It’s that pesky vision thing. Here’s what they came up with ...
» Great ideas: Market, music and more | Wild ideas that may work
» Ideas to shut up about | Shoulda been done yesterday
» Will great ideas work? Panelists weigh in | POLL: Your thoughts?
» Who was involved? Meet our panel- 11:07 AM

  • Outcry leads to reopening applying for city boards

    More people can now apply for positions on the powerful boards that govern Columbia, City Council members say. Council closed applications last week but changed its mind after the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce and some prominent neighborhood organizations complained.- 1:15 PM

  • Exclusive: Innovista reeling in big firms

    The new partners in USC’s Innovista research campus say they are close to signing leases with IBM as well as British business software producer Regus International.- 11:11 PM

  • Building Our City | Assembly Street wish list


    Mayor Bob Coble will ask City Council today to OK a task force that will start planning a major overhaul of Assembly Street. At an estimated $100 million to relocate railroad tracks and streetscape, it would be the largest, most expensive project in Columbia’s history.- 8:02 AM

  • Massive cleanup begins on bus barn site


    SCANA Corp. will begin demolition and cleanup today of one of the most prized pieces of real estate in Columbia — the old bus barn lot at Huger and Hampton streets.- 3:22 PM

  • Building Our City | Assembly Street wish list


    Mayor Bob Coble will ask City Council today to OK a task force that will start planning a major overhaul of Assembly Street. At an estimated $100 million to relocate railroad tracks and streetscape, it would be the largest, most expensive project in Columbia’s history.- 8:02 AM

  • Building Our City | Assembly Street wish list


    Mayor Bob Coble will ask City Council today to OK a task force that will start planning a major overhaul of Assembly Street. At an estimated $100 million to relocate railroad tracks and streetscape, it would be the largest, most expensive project in Columbia’s history.- 8:02 AM

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