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Staff members work behind the bar at Smoked, located at 1643 Main St. in Columbia, South Carolina on Jan. 8, 2024. Smoked offers a variety of signature cocktails, in-house brewed beer and fine wines.

Restaurant Week is just around the corner. Here's what to expect

Local restaurants in the Midlands particpate each year in a week full of new creations and special deals. Restaurant Week, hosted by the South Carolina Restaurant and Lodging association, looks to help draw customers back into the eating-out scene after the holiday season. For some its a chance to try out new recipes or creations, but for others, it provides an opportunity for members of the restaurant industry to grow their own community.


Playlist: Messy, but in a cool indie way

Do you ever want to revel in the post-ironic enjoyment of mustaches and low-rise skinny jeans? While these 2013 era indie sleaze songs may be outdated for some, they are ahead of their time for others.  


Journalist Mandy Matney gives insight into her personal and journalistic journey covering the Murdaugh murders during a USC event on Nov. 13, 2023. Matney is now the CEO of her own company, a podcast creator and an author.

Podcast host, journalist reflects on covering the Murdaugh trials

The College of Information and Communications hosted Mandy Matney for “An Evening of True Sunlight with Mandy Matney” at the Joseph F. Rice School of Law on Monday. Matney discussed her process for writing the book, "Blood On Their Hands: Murder, Corruption, and the Fall of the Murdaugh Dynasty," and the process that led to breaking the case.