Chris Trainor

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Chris Trainor

Stories by The State journalists, with AI summarizationA handful of restaurants in the Columbia area have recently closed their doors. Carolina Western Pub, a line dancing bar in the Vista neighborhood downtown, and Random Tap, a longtime bar near northeast Columbia, both shut down due to rising liquor liability insurance costs, but the owners of Random Tap are reopening it as Eatery 117 with a breakfast and lunch focus.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Chris Trainor

6 restaurants opening or coming soon to the Columbia areaStories by The State journalists, with AI summarizationThe Columbia area continues to buzz with new restaurant openings and announcements, from downtown to surrounding suburbs. Enzo’s Delicatessen is relocating to Whaley Street, bringing its hearty New York-style sandwiches and Italian groceries to a new spot.

1 week ago | thestate.com | Chris Trainor

A mural of Aaron Graves, the lead singer of Columbia band Those Lavender Whales, on the side of the Hunter-Gatherer Alehouse on Main Street in Columbia, South Carolina. Graves died in 2019 of a brain tumor. Joshua Boucher [email protected] A more than century-old Columbia building that was long home to a popular brewery will soon be sustainably deconstructed.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Chris Trainor

A more than century-old Columbia building that was long home to a popular brewery will soon be sustainably deconstructed. The building at 900 Main St. — first constructed in 1913 and home to Hunter-Gatherer Brewery & Alehouse from 1995 until last year — is set to come down piece-by-piece as part of a partnership project between the University of South Carolina’s Development Foundation, Historic Columbia, One Columbia, and Conway Salvage. The process is scheduled to begin June 9.

1 week ago | thestate.com | Chris Trainor

Vedha Indian Cafe is coming to the McCauley Square shopping center on Sunset Boulevard in Lexington. Chris Trainor [email protected] A new restaurant is planned for a busy retail area in Lexington. Vedha Indian Cafe is coming to 5076 Sunset Blvd. That’s in the McCauley Square shopping center that includes a host of businesses, including Konnichiwa Japanese restaurant, Antai Asian Dining, Momma Rabbit’s Nibbles and Sips, and Travinia Italian restaurant, among others.