A local artist sings and plays guitar on stage at Curiosity Coffee Bar’s Open Mic night on Oct. 15, 2024. This event is one of many hosted throughout Columbia by South Carolina Pride, the main organization in charge of the city’s Famously Hot pride week.
Tam The Viibe introduces Curiosity Coffee Bar’s Open Mic night on Oct. 15, 2024. This event, along with others, was a part of South Carolina Pride week.
Customers order coffee and other drinks at Curiosity Coffee Bar’s counter just before their Open Mic night on Oct. 15, 2024. This event is one of many hosted by South Carolina Pride as part of Columbia’s greater Famously Hot pride week.
Pannerpete Vintage’s pop-up shop on Main Street during Soda City, a weekly farmer's market in Columbia, South Carolina, on Sept. 28, 2024. Located in Five Points, Pannerpete Vintage is a thrift store focused on upcycling and reselling old clothing.
The new Gateway 737 building, still under construction, stands across from 650 Lincoln in Columbia, S.C. on Sept 16, 2024. The new student housing complex is slated to open in Fall 2025.
View of the new Gateway 737 building as students and Columbia residents cross Greene Street on Sept. 16, 2024. The building is a student housing complex slated to open in the fall of 2025.
A family sits and enjoys the crowd during the 'Rock the Roost' event at the Strom Thurmond fields on Sept. 20, 2024. USC held multiple events throughout the weekend to welcome families to campus.
A man wearing a USC-themed "Proud Dad" shirt stands at a table with other visitors outside the Strom Thurmond Wellness and Fitness Center on Sept. 20, 2024. The Wellness and Fitness Center hosted the 'Rock the Roost' Family Weekend event.
University of South Carolina President Michael Amiridis and First Lady Ero Aggelopoulou-Amiridis greet families on the Horseshoe on Sept. 20, 2024. The event was one of many put on by the university for Family Weekend.
Students and their families gather around the Maxcy Monument on the Horseshoe on Sept. 20, 2024. Families visited campus throughout the day on Sept. 20 to participate in a variety of university and college events.