Michael Beausoleil

2 days ago | colatoday.6amcity.com | Michael Beausoleil

COMET is keeping Columbia moving, but it may not hit the gas. The transit system unveiled four new zero-emission buses: two New Flyer Xcelsior CHARGE electric battery buses + two New Flyer 40' Xcelsior hydrogen fuel cell buses. These are COMET’s first-ever zero-emission vehicles and will replace four diesel buses that have reached the end of their lifespan.

1 week ago | colatoday.6amcity.com | Michael Beausoleil |David Stringer |Emily Shea-Owen |Samantha Robertson

Let the music play — Main Street Jazz Fest is swinging back on Saturday, May 10 + Sunday, May 11. The award-winning music event will feature a different experience on each day. On Saturday, music will fill the air on the 1700 block of Main Street for a show from 2-9 p.m. Attendees will be able to enjoy live performances on the Main Stage from five jazz acts: Left Bank Big Band, Amos Hoffman, Jessy J, Alex Cuba, and The Gotham Kings.

1 week ago | clttoday.6amcity.com | Michael Beausoleil

Six months after historic and destructive flooding, the Charlotte-area response continues to help Western North Carolina recover from Hurricane Helene. Charlotte-based Lowe’s announced a $2 million investment to continue supporting disaster recovery efforts, with an additional $1 million to build additional temporary homes needed to reach remote and rural parts of the state. You may remember Lowe’sraced to build and deliver tiny homes to survivors before Christmas Eve.

1 week ago | colatoday.6amcity.com | Michael Beausoleil |David Stringer |Samantha Robertson

If you’re like us, you’ve had money on the mind recently. There’s been a lot of news about the costs of goods changing, but the US Bureau of Labor Statistics is indicating some stability in Columbia. Based on its Consumer Price Index in the South, annual inflation (comparing March 2024 to March 2025) was 1.9% — the lowest it’s been in three years. Overall, annual inflation was still a positive number, but there are some categories where costs have gone down.

1 week ago | colatoday.6amcity.com | Michael Beausoleil |David Stringer |Samantha Robertson

Each year, baseball fans remember Jackie Robinson on April 15. The trailblazing player broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball by becoming the first Black player signed to an MLB team. He debuted on April 15, 1947, with the . While Robinson never played in Columbia, he did visit the city after retiring from baseball. At that point, he was serving as a and advocate for the NCAAP. Robinson arrived in the Soda City on Oct. 21, 1968 during a Humphrey-Muskie campaign stop.