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07/24/2025

Stevie Nicks is coming. Get the details on the Fleetwood Mac rocker’s concert, and other shows slated for Columbia this August.

Stevie Nicks and a concert full of Southern Hip Hop singers, rappers are among the shows set for Columbia stages this August in the Midlands of South Carolina.

07/23/2025

Tickets for the party of the year are on sale now! The theme? Y2K. The venue? The South Carolina State Museum. The goal? Party like it’s 1999.

Head to https://trib.al/EEH1HIE to get your tix now.

07/23/2025

Look to the stars for guidance. Check out your horoscope for today.

Horoscopes for Free Times SC readers: July 23, 2025 from Eugenia Last. Signs include Pisces, Sagittarius, Leo, Ta**us, Scorpio, Cancer, Aries, Libra, Capricorn.

07/23/2025

A hit reality food television show, "Top Chef," will film part of its 23rd season in Greenville. The season will focus on Southern foodways, showcasing the region’s hospitality and agriculture.

Bravo's hit reality food TV show, "Top Chef," will film its 23rd season in Charlotte, N.C. and Greenville, S.C. The show is led by host Kristen Kish.

07/23/2025

Preach Jacobs writes about the enduring legacy of Theo Huxtable: Malcolm-Jamal Warner didn’t just play a young Black man trying to find himself on “The Cosby Show.” He gave generations of us permission to do the same. To stumble. To grow.

“The Cosby Show” star Malcom-Jamal Warner died unexpectedly this week, shocking the world. Columnist Preach Jacobs writes about Theo Huxtable and Malcom impact.

07/23/2025

S.C. writer and historian Walter B. Curry writes about the impact a man with Salley roots, music producer Budd Ellison, has had on the music industry.

Walter Curry introduces readers to Budd Ellison, a music producer with Salley, SC, roots who is behind the sound of gospel legend of Patti LaBelle

07/23/2025

Gillian Murphy, who danced her swan song last weekend after nearly 30 years with the lauded ballet company, got her start training with Columbia’s William Starrett and Mariclaire Miranda.

After 20-plus years as principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, Florence native & South Carolina Ballet alum Gillian Murphy is retiring with ‘Swan Lake.’

07/22/2025

A person in South Carolina died after developing an infection from an amoeba that destroys brain tissue. Health officials did not identify the person, or say how they became infected.

Someone in SC has been infected with Naegleria fowleri, which lives in warm freshwater lakes and rivers. Some inaccurately call it a brain-eating amoeba.

07/22/2025

Looking for something to do? Head to the S.C. State Museum to catch the new Disney exhibit or to Steel Hands for their summer concert series Nashville Nights.

Events, concerts, meals, museum events and more cultural things to do in Columbia, Lexington and the Midlands of South Carolina this week, July 23-29 2025.

07/22/2025

Rush’s has returned to its original straight-cut fries after months of complaints. On the fries’ first day back, Rush’s CEO broke down the Columbia fast food chain’s decision while customers celebrated their return.

Straight-cut fries are back on Rush’s menu after months of social media debate centered on the Columbia fast food chain.

07/22/2025

Columnist Kevin Fisher writes that the Republican primary for South Carolina’s next governor promises to be a “barn burner.” Here are his predictions for the race.

Columnist Kevin Fisher takes a look at the Republican SC Governor candidates, including Alan Wilson and Pamela Evette, and makes a prediction on who might win.

07/21/2025

More than 20 artists from North and South Carolina have taken on the challenge to create tiny art pieces for a vendor market dedicated to pocket-sized creations.

Two Columbia-based artists are bringing a market and festival just for tiny art to Richland Library Main on August 2, 2025. Paired with an exhibit of tiny art.