Birria tacos, a traditional Mexican street food, have caught people's eyes in the U.S. thanks to a Super Bowl commercial and posts on social media. Following the trend, some of the Mexican restaurants in Columbia started serving the popular tacos.
The annual St. Pat’s in Five Points event returned for the first time after two years this weekend to celebrate its 40-year anniversary, bringing with it one of the largest events in Columbia and South Carolina. The March event had a large turnout, with many enjoying the greatly missed musical festival.
The USC's School of Music aims to promote inclusion through a night of celebrating composers and musicians from the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities a year from the Atlanta Spa shootings.
The "Backbone" film premiered in Gambrell Hall on the night of March 18. The film, created by USC students and alum, documents the history of Black women at USC.
The Healthy Carolina Market is paving the way to a healthier way of living by providing fresh, healthy options for the community and by supporting the local businesses around Columbia.
The Sierra Student Coalition is a student based organization that promotes advocacy, teaching and involvement in environmental and justice areas. Currently, the coalition is working with a middle school to create a community garden.
Some of the saddest goodbyes when leaving for college aren’t people at all, but our beloved pets. USC’s “Dog Walking Club,” called Give a Dog a Bone was started so students can foster a pet for a day, have a pet back in their life, but also help the community through volunteering at a local shelter.
Fragrant flowers, long transformative views, and edible plants are hallmarks of USC's landscape. The two-person horticulture team behind them cares for these and create the sights and smells that mark springtime on campus.
Whether it's kayaking on the Saluda River or enjoying a nature walk through champion trees at Congaree National Park, Columbia parks have much to offer their guests.
Cocks in the Garden offers students a chance to learn about gardening, with hopes to help the community through donations of food to homeless shelters nearby.
Raymond Davidson, the number one pinball player in the world, maintains his status by playing at Columbia’s Bang Back Pinball Lounge.
A Columbia composer and Wilmington artist collaborated together to make an environmentally focused art exhibit as part of the Peake Colloquium series at the School of Music.
The best pizza in town for every occasion. Find out where to get upscale pies and party pleasers.
Meeting new people and putting on a fun show is what touring is all about for indie-pop band The BRKN as they prepare to bring their show to Columbia later this month.
USC Dance Marathon, a fundraising organization for the Children's Miracle Network, held its annual 5K run as a color run. This year's dedication was for the late 'Miracle Kid' Eli Adams
Honors College thesis sparks collaboration between student and School of Medicine program to bring affordable produce to campus. FoodShare, a food program, provides boxes of fresh produce at affordable prices. The small box — sized for college students costs $15 or $5 with SNAP or EBT benefits.
USC's Humanities Collectives hosted Princeton professor Imani Perry for a talk about her book "South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation," which tells the story of the South through Perry's experiences growing up and traveling though the region.
