You can always tell the Statehouse is back in session when the number of bow ties on Main Street increases sharply.

Here’s hoping Columbia’s new luxury hotel has a Tron theme.

Enzo’s remains undefeated.

So you don't close the door to your office, crank Rosalía's Lux and "conduct" like a madman? Lame.

The tradition continues. www.postandcourier.com/free-times/e...

Such a supple wrist.

What's the difference between a "kitchen" and a "restaurant"? You tell us. Zoe Nicholson with the confirmation of a return that's not exactly a return. www.postandcourier.com/free-times/f...

It was a rad year for music at least. Here are the 25 albums that impressed me most.

I saw a "G" and wished to know where that "G" came from. www.postandcourier.com/columbia/bus...

Great and powerful?

The cat of my parents is my sister.

Merry and bright.

The perfect Christmas ornament doesn’t exi ….

My favorite Christmas song is by Hiss Golden Messenger (shocker). It's about how the world keeps grinding you and making it to year’s end and the company of family/friends is a restoration we all need. May the holiday fill you with light and energy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8H8...

You love to see it. www.postandcourier.com/columbia/new...

Periodic reminder that while you might not like paywalls, journalists like being able to afford room and board. Happy holidays!

A Simple Favor + Secret Window. It’s a vibe.

Let the gaslighting commence.

What an absolute banger.

Wow me, Big Jim.

West Columbia lost a legend, but the institution he built lives on, long may Gus' cone reign over Triangle City. www.postandcourier.com/free-times/f...

Tell us what you think. www.postandcourier.com/free-times/r...

For me, they earn it with the Rauchbier alone. www.postandcourier.com/free-times/f...

If something other than a kickass local brewery moves into the vacant Iron Hill, I’ll … complain about it on social media.

It's wear-your-hoodie-with-the-hood-up-inside cold this morning.

2025’s best album (to set the vibe while sipping good whiskey).

I just genuinely don't understand how, regardless of whether you understand what he's saying, you could not have an absolute blast listening to Bad Bunny.

Year-end listening thought: Why were we tepid on Lucy Dacus' Forever Is a Feeling again? lucydacus.bandcamp.com/album/foreve...

If anybody's curious, this was No. 1 on my Best of SC Music ballot. comacinema.bandcamp.com/album/grand-...

Good on Notre Dame for declining bowl invitations, I also refuse to show up to pointless meetings

The Bojangles bologna biscuit hits.

Catching up to Greenville. Sydney Dunlap has Free Times' inside look. www.postandcourier.com/free-times/f...

Conducting meetings today from the Dean Dome, a building that has yet to see a loss this year, unlike Rupp Arena. #GoHeels

Big Thief’s Double Infinity is the best Kurt Vile album.

Extremely proud of the work the team at Post and Courier Columbia has put out in my first month here. All of it.

Your soup can be 10% less satisfying than I'm counting on if you load me down with oyster crackers.

Album of the year? bellwitch.bandcamp.com/album/stygia...

A team needs a leader, Bill. And a public servant (that’s you, mister high-paid COLLEGE coach) owes the people answers. apnews.com/article/nort...

The Tar Heel vibe tonight.

Happy leftovers day from this banging lentil Wellington

Increasingly convinced Through This Fire Across from Peter Balkan is the best Mountain Goats album since The Life of the World to Come (2009). themountaingoats.bandcamp.com/album/throug...

Columbia nonprofit Homeless No More has dozens of housing units under construction or in development across the Midlands, a decade after endeavoring to build affordable housing to meet the region’s shortage. Read more: www.postandcourier.com/columbia/bus...

My first Free Times live review in a long time reflects on a weekend when Columbia felt like it took a step forward. www.postandcourier.com/free-times/l...

Legends never die.

So many variations of the same very correct sentiment here, all of them so good to read right now: Lisa Willis WAS Free Times. She was the best, and I'll miss her. www.postandcourier.com/free-times/n...

Time for the personal news. Feeling incredibly lucky to keep doing the work I love in a city I love. Columbi-YEAH. www.postandcourier.com/columbia/new...

Today was my last day with The State newspaper. Next stop to be announced soon (I’m not going far). Working for The State, as a reporter and then an editor, was one of my most fulfilling experiences in journalism.

So here it is, my old-man-est tweet to date: I maybe think Sloan put out the best album of the year. sloanmusic.bandcamp.com/album/based-...

Columbia says paying the verdict would impact “its ability to provide essential public services.”

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