The story is utterly fantastic, with a list of villains so long one has trouble keeping up with them all. On the other side are the avengers – the scores of investigators and prosecutors that read ...

“I have to put my whole hand on his leg,” wife Carol confides, describing how he has bounced the bleachers where they and other parents sit watching their sons play sports. “It makes me so embarrassed ...

Not too long ago, Kirkland Smith was meeting, 6 feet apart, with fellow artists at Stormwater Studios in Columbia when talk turned to sharing the work they have done during the quarantine. Known for ...

For the first time in 12 years, Columbia has a new man at the helm. Walking into our beautiful City Hall, second only to the State House as the oldest government building in the city, I was excited to ...

It has been 125 years since the thunder of hooves first rumbled across the well-groomed fields and skilled riders swung their mallets as polo made its debut in Camden, South Carolina. The Wateree ...

Columbia Metropolitan Magazine is now opening the nomination process for 2026 Premier Physicians TM — your opportunity to select the finest doctors in the Midlands. You know your favorite doctors ...

Izzy twists her head as she scans her surroundings with the discerning eye of a trained hunter. Toes tipped with sharp talons adjust their grip on her perch. She stretches her wings once, twice. Then, ...

Terence Young started playing music young. He took up the guitar at age 10, learning from several of his uncles who played gospel music in his small hometown of Elko, located between Augusta and ...

Many brides have a close relationship to the officiant of their wedding. But when Sarah Jackson Smith stood with Kubi Johnson in front of the priest who was about to join them in matrimony, that ...

Columbia Metropolitan Magazine’s Capital Young Professional Awards honors local professionals age 35 and under who work toward making Columbia a strong, thriving community. As in years past, our ...

One evening in 1966, C.W. Bowman arrived home to find his mother crying on the front porch. His father grinned, greeted him with a mock salute, and handed him a brown envelope. “I said, ‘Well, I guess ...

In today’s transient world of constant change and frequent moves, homes rarely pass through generations of the same family. Carol and Joe Commander are one such lucky couple, having lived in Joe’s ...