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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 | 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.

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

One million — that’s the amount Google.org announced in funding to the Central Carolina Community Foundation to help equip over 20 SC nonprofits, including several in the Midlands, with artificial intelligence skills. The donation supports the AI Opportunity Fund’s goal to train over one million Americans in AI technology.

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

When you walk into The Laundry — a new event venue tucked behind the Babcock Building in the BullStreet District — you’re greeted by a vintage industrial dryer: a conversation piece and a reminder of the building’s original role as the State Hospital’s laundry facility. Here’s what to know about this thoughtfully revived space: Built in 1883, The Laundry once processed over 30,000 pieces of clothing per week for the South Carolina State Hospital.