Right now, COVID-19 is dominating the news + we’re committed to keeping you up-to-date on that, but sometimes it’s nice to take a stroll down a less stressful memory lane. So, check out some of our stand-out posts from March. 👇

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Top conversations:

Columbia’s Oldest Bar

COLAtoday’s friend, Mike Wine-Guy, laid some knowledge on us about the oldest bars in Columbia. According to Mike, the oldest is a spot that was most recently purchased by former USC quarterback, Steve Taneyhill. This location is most known for the good times + great music, like most bars, but this one is particularly famous for the creation of the Chili Cook Off, which benefited the Babcock Center. Find the answer in the link above.

Columbia’s Most Iconic Landmarks

We asked, you #answered. Cola has some pretty picturesque spots around town, but when it comes to finding a landmark that is distinctly Columbia - what comes to mind? What are the places you always take your out-of-towners to see that says, “This is the real Columbia?”

Here is a list of your favorite Cola landmarks, ranked based on your votes.

A guide to Midlands food trucks

This is an updated list of 33 local food trucks that roam the streets of Columbia, making sure you are eating the best on-the-go food around. Follow their social media channels to find out where you can find the trucks and what their specials are.

Bonus: some local food trucks are adding delivery options now, check out your favorite before you go on a treasure hunt for lunch.

Top clicked links:

○ Former Hollywood producer has big plans for development of 900 Block of Harden Street in Five Points (The State) The developer, Gustavo Spoliansky and his company, have plans to renovate most of the buildings to include 9,100 square feet of retail space.

○ A list of local restaurants participating in curbside or to-go services (WIS) Let’s continue to support local restaurants next month, be sure to call ahead in case of recent closings.

Top comments:

○ On our post about getting creative with learning at home.

“Wish I had a treehouse to do my homework in 😭” - @andreavogtt

○ On our post about Iron Hill Brewery coming to COLA.

“This place is going to be hoppin' 🍻” - @sodacitymom