Hannah Wade
About
Hannah Wade covers growth, development and new business at the Post and Courier Columbia. She previously worked as the food writer for the Free Times. Before joining Post and Courier Columbia/Free Times, Hannah worked as a reporting and photojournalism intern with The Greenville News. She graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2021.
The technical college system received $12.6 million in federal grants at the beginning of July to be used for workforce development. Here's what the money is going toward.
In Great Falls, a rural town that once held thriving mills, a whitewater rapids project is helping revitalize the area and drawing outdoor adventure tourists.
The restaurant, which opened in Chapin in 2022, purchased about an acre of land at the corner of Garden Brook Drive and Dreher Shoals Road. The new location will have a drive-thru.
Chubby's Burgers & Brewhouse, a Blythewood smash burger restaurant that started as a food truck in 2020, will expand with a second location coming near Fort Jackson.
Blossom Plant and Produce, a plant store and produce stand with an outdoor plant nursery from a Columbia native, will open in mid-August, owner Jonathan Vang told The Post and Courier.
The Carolina Barber Shop has a new home after being kicked from longtime space. Blossom Shop, which has been open in Five Points since the 1940s, will move to Gervais Street. And Tupelo Honey gets closer to opening.
A Starbucks drive-thru and a Chipotle are set to open in the former space of San Jose Mexican Restaurant on Forest Drive.
JC's Lexington Bowl, a bowling alley that's seen over three decades of strikes, spares and gutter balls, is set to close its doors at the end of August.
A new thrift store with a charitable mission in mind is set to open on Forest Drive in August. Here's what to expect.