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Locals Can’t Stop Raving About The Burgers At This Small-Town South Carolina Diner

There are places that earn their reputation quietly, without fanfare or fuss, and Circle Diner in Leesville, South Carolina is exactly that kind of place. The locals have been raving about the burgers here for good reason, and once you show up, you’ll understand why the conversation never seems to stop.

Lexington County, SC · 5d

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Feast On An Incredible $13 Buffet At This Beloved South Carolina Restaurant

Nobody warns you about BJ’s Country Buffet in North Augusta, South Carolina, and that’s honestly a problem, because the first time you walk in and see what thirteen dollars gets you, the surprise is almost too much to process. All-you-can-eat Southern cooking at that price is the kind...

North Augusta, SC · 1d

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You Haven’t Really Eaten In Aiken, South Carolina, Until You’ve Had Breakfast At The Track Kitchen

Down a dirt road in the middle of Aiken’s horse country sits a little breakfast spot that locals treat like a treasure. The Track Kitchen has been feeding horse folks and hungry visitors since 1957, and it still feels like stepping into a grandmother’s kitchen. The food is...

Aiken, SC · 10d

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South Carolina Seafood Lovers Keep Going Back For The Constantly Refilled Snow Crab At This All-You-Can-Eat Columbia Buffet With Sushi, Hibachi, And Chinese Classics

Picture a plate piled high with snow crab legs, and then picture going back for more as many times as you like. That is the big draw at Flaming Grill Supreme Buffet in Columbia, where crab, sushi, hibachi, and Chinese favorites all share one roomy dining hall. Some guests call...

Columbia, SC · 8d

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The Burgers At This Little South Carolina Cafe Are So Enormous, You Can Barely Take A Bite

Somewhere on Greene Street in Columbia, South Carolina, there’s a cafe that has figured out something most restaurants spend years trying to get right. Pawleys Front Porch knows exactly what it is, and it wants you to feel completely at home the second you arrive. Columbia is the kind...

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The 18 Cutest Christmas Towns In The South

These sweet destinations overflow with holiday cheer. They say there’s no place like home for the holidays, but if you’re in the mood for a little end-of-year travel, there’s no place that will feel more like home than one of the South’s many charming Christmas towns. These holiday havens go all out for the season, breaking out their festive best with thousands upon thousands of twinkling lights, impressive window displays, and garland galore. And if that wasn’t enough to put you in the spirit, their last two months of the year are jam-packed with all kinds of events, parades, and gatherings to further spread cheer. From candlelight tours to ballets and concerts to outdoor markets, there’s a way to celebrate the season almost every day. Keep reading to hear more about the incredible workings of the South’s cutest Christmas towns.

Aiken, SC · 3d

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The Massive South Carolina Tea Room Where You Can Sip, Shop, And Wander For Hours Before 2026 Ends

Somewhere in South Carolina, a tea room keeps an open closet full of fancy hats and fascinators just for its guests. You pick one, put it on, and lunch suddenly feels like a royal invitation. The tea arrives in fine china, and the food is made from scratch. The English...

Newberry, SC · 2d

The Post and Courier

Fabulous frankfurters: Hot dogs get the gourmet treatment at new downtown Aiken restaurant

AIKEN — Bobby and Allison Hilton have elevated frankfurters to gourmet status at HOTT Dogs, which made its debut downtown Oct. 31. The wieners served at the restaurant are “all beef,” Allison said. “There are no fillers and no preservatives.” And they’re also kosher. “Our bread is brioche artisan bread that we season and we cultivate into something different and new,” Allison said. The hot dogs are baked, and diners can order one served plain or topped with ketchup, mustard and/or onions.” But much fancier options also are available. The “Eight Four Three,” named for the area code for Charlest...

Aiken, SC · 11h

The State

A new spot for pizza has debuted in West Columbia. Check out where

A new spot for pizza and calzones has made its debut along a busy street in West Columbia. New Brooklyn Pizza has debuted at 134 State St. in West Columbia. That’s near the State Street Pub and the West Point Coin Shop, less than a half-mile west of the Gervais Street bridge. The new pizzeria noted on Instagram that it is still in a soft opening phase, with hours this week being noon to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 4 p.m. to midnight on Friday and Saturday, and 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday. The pizza menu at New Brooklyn includes a number of artisanal, New York-style pies. That includes, among others, the cup & char, which comes with Battistoni cup & char pepperoni, aged mozzarella and a robust red sauce. Also among the offerings is the Pig & Fig, which comes with Four Oaks country ham, thinly sliced prosciutto, fresh fig jam and ricotta salata. New Brooklyn also has a selection of calzones , including the Meatlover. That comes with pepperoni, soppressata, chicken, mozzarella and a house red sauce. During a recent stop, this reporter got the grilled cheese calzone, which comes stuffed with mozzarella, provolone and whipped ricotta.

West Columbia, SC · 3d

The State

This national retailer plans to open a new store in Columbiana Centre mall

A growing company that offers well-known fragrances is setting up a shop in a popular Columbia mall. Perfumania, which has more than 100 stores across the U.S., is coming soon to the Columbiana Centre mall in the busy Harbison shopping area northwest of downtown Columbia. There are banners up on a storefront in the mall touting that Perfumania is “opening soon” there and that the store will offer “over 1,000 authentic fragrances at discounted prices.” The new Perfumania shop will be neighbored by the Build-A-Bear Workshop and a Miniso store. The fragrance shop is going into a space that formerly was home to Francesca’s, which closed earlier this year . Perfumania touts on its website that it is one of the nation’s largest fragrance retailers, with more than 100 stores nationwide. It carries men’s and women’s fragrances, from companies such as Dolce & Gabana, Lancome, Paris Hilton, Giorgio Armani and many others. The company has been in a growth pattern, with industry publications noting earlier this year it planned to add 43 new locations throughout 2026 and 2027. The Columbiana Centre mall remains a popular shopping hub, with a number of department stores, smaller shops, restaurants and other amenities. It

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Harpootlian drops Group Therapy appeal, continues fight against neighboring bar’s liquor license

COLUMBIA — Dick Harpootlian’s latest challenge to Five Points institution Group Therapy has officially ended, but a similar challenge to the neighboring Five Points Saloon is ongoing. The cases began in July 2024, when former Wales Garden Neighborhood Association President Coley Frank Adams filed protests against the bar’s liquor licenses being renewed by the state. Adams claimed the bars are not following state law requiring the majority of their business be driven by food sales, rather than alcohol. Adams was represented in court by attorney and former state senator Harpootlian. After a seri...

Columbia, SC · 11h

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Opening at Victory Village in Lexington: Whataburger

“A major retail transformation is underway along Augusta Highway in Lexington County, with a new Target-anchored shopping center and several other businesses reshaping the corridor near Lexington High School,” said coverage by The State published this summer. “The area is drawing national chains and local favorites alike as the county’s population continues to climb.”

Lexington County, SC · 2d

The State

What will Columbia's new Congaree riverfront park look like? Here's a peek

After months of public feedback, the city of Columbia this week unveiled sweeping plans for remaking a broad swath of downtown riverfront into the city’s newest park. Plans for gardens, walkways, bike paths, community spaces and a boat launch are all slated for a future park along the banks of the Congaree River between the Gervais Street bridge and the University of South Carolina’s baseball park. The city and park designers showcased the plans for the first time at a public forum Monday at the Senate’s End event venue close to the site of the long-planned public development. They also frankly addressed the challenges to getting the project off the ground in such a challenging location. “It’s a tricky situation,” because much of the 100-acre site, long undeveloped at the edge of Columbia’s Vista district, sits in an area that is frequently flooded when storms swell the size of the Congaree, said Sarah Astheimer with the New York-based landscape architecture firm Field Operations, which designed plans for the future park. “It will be a green sponge,” Astheimer said. “Previous plans called for more development and buildings, and that would not be a smart thing to do.” Instead, the designers plan

The State

USA Today ranks this Texas-style BBQ spot in SC among the nation's best

Where is the best place to find a good, delicious plate of Texas-style BBQ in South Carolina? Of course, the top restaurants with Texas-style barbecue will be in Texas, but readers from USA Today say there’s a joint in West Columbia that beats almost any other barbecue spot in the country. A panel of experts from USA Today nominated a list of Texas-style barbecue spots and then asked their readers to vote on which one is the best. The result was a ranking of the nation’s 10 best Texas-style barbecue spots. Here’s the BBQ spot in the Columbia area that was loved enough by readers to be featured on USA Today’s ranking: Best Texas-style BBQ in SC The South Carolina restaurant that was featured on USA Today’s 10 Best Texas-style BBQ Picks was City Limits Barbeque in West Columbia. Since 2016, City Limits Barbeque has been a staple in the Columbia community and has strived to make the best Southern cooking in the city, according to their website. The family-owned restaurant was originally a food truck, but in 2023, they made the transition into a brick-and-mortar. This isn’t the first time City Limits Barbeque has been recognized for its culinary

West Columbia, SC · 11h

Lexington County Chronicle

Priscilla Presley to share her story at Harbison Theatre

Priscilla Presley is coming to the Midlands to tell her story in her own words. At 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21, the Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College presents “An Evening with Priscilla Presley: The Story of Elvis & the King’s Legacy.” The all-new program offers audiences a personal look at life with Elvis Presley, from the moment they met when she was 14 years old to the legacy that endures today.

Irmo, SC · 23h

WRDW-TV

Local YMCA to help neighbors with free food, produce

The Aiken County Family YMCA is hosting a free food and produce giveaway to help neighbors and families who could use some extra support with groceries.

Aiken County, SC · 1d

The State

J.Crew Factory has opened along Columbia's busy Harbison. Check out where

A new shop for fashionable clothing has opened its doors in a busy Columbia shopping district. J.Crew Factory, which has stores nationwide, opened a new shop at 275 Harbison Blvd. on Thursday, Nov. 5. The store is located in the Harbison Center shopping complex that features a number of well-known retailers including Trader Joe’s , 2nd & Charles, Rooms To Go, First Watch, Mission BBQ and other businesses. “Whether you’re building a versatile work wardrobe or coordinating outfits for your next family vacation, our exclusive collection of colorful styles for women, men and kids always delivers,” J.Crew Factory says on its website. “Classic, coastal American style is part of our heritage, and designing quality pieces you and your crew can wear season after season matters just as much as getting you a great deal.” This marks the second J.Crew Factory store in the Midlands. The company also has a location at Trenholm Plaza in Forest Acres. The Harbison area is a reliably popular commercial shopping district northwest of downtown Columbia, lined with big box stores, supermarkets, hotels, theaters, restaurants, the Columbiana Centre mall and more. About 29,000 cars per day travel down Harbison Boulevard, per state Department of Transportation stats

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Veterans Day Parade to be held in Columbia

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - The city is celebrating Veterans Day with its annual parade next Wednesday. Columbia’s Veterans Day Parade honors the service members, veterans, and military families who define the Midlands. The event is one of the largest Veterans Day celebrations in the Southeast and a significant event...

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PENN Takes Its Saltwater Expertise Beyond Fishing Gear With New Waterproof Bags, Catch Coolers, and Accessories

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Oct. 1, 2026) - Saltwater is hard on everything. For anglers who spend every chance they get on the coast, offshore or anywhere the air tastes like salt, their gear needs to be ready for it. For the first time, PENN is taking its saltwater expertise beyond rods, reels and tools with a new lineup of waterproof bags, catch coolers, and accessories purpose-built for life in the harsh marine conditions.