Whether your idea of movement is breaking a sweat at your local gym, exploring the scenic trails and waterways of the Midlands, or trying something new just for fun, Columbia has endless ways to get up, get out, and feel alive this season.
We caught up with City Manager, Teresa Wilson, who shares the importance of shopping local and uplifting the small businesses here in Columbia.
Meet Columbia’s newest nonprofit, Shiloh Communities—an organization dedicated to creating a purpose-driven community where every ability can thrive.
From chic staples to playful accessories, here are some of our favorite Columbia boutiques to check out this spring.
Fill your spring with this lineup of popular events happening in Columbia!
With ever-increasing costs and financial barriers to medical care, we’re extremely proud to feature the Good Samaritan Clinic as our 2026 Social Mission partner.
Columbia has a way of inspiring its determined dreamers, and for Zora Capers, Columbia is the perfect backdrop for helping others grow—both in fitness and in life.
In this issue, you’ll find that Columbia’s local businesses encourage us to move and grow alongside one another. Whether it’s finding a new fitness community, exploring an uncharted trail, trying a new restaurant for the first time, or shopping locally for your next spring soirée, there are plenty of ways to shake off winter’s chill and spring into motion in this season of renewal.
Inspired by iconic Columbia neighborhoods and the small businesses that make them thrive, these cocktails are a perfect, bubbly addition to cap off a fun, Cola-based gathering. Happy sipping!
Introducing the newest addition to Columbia’s coffee scene.
As the autumn breeze ushers in the football season, Columbia transforms into a vibrant hub of sporting passion and community camaraderie. Whether you’re a visitor or a Soda Citizen, game days in Columbia are a quintessential Southern tradition.
In Columbia, food brings us together. It brings us together inside of restaurants, on Saturday mornings on Main Street, outside of breweries, at tailgates in the fall, in our homes with our family and friends, and even on the city’s most iconic bridge for a beautiful seated supper of over 1,400 people.
To this issue’s Fig Authentic, Joel Lourie, philanthropy is simple. It’s about “seeing needs and taking action,” whether that’s through a monetary donation, volunteering, or civic leadership.
There’s an impressive power in Nora Williams’ photography—a stillness that invites viewers to pause, listen, and feel. A Midlands native and graduate student at the University of South Carolina, Williams has built a body of work that captures the heart and complexity of life in the South.
Local business owner aims to push the envelope for Columbia’s food and beverage offerings.
From Vietnam to South Carolina: Minh Le makes her mark on Columbia and beyond.
Designed and produced four times a year, Fig Columbia magazine is filled with the latest in Columbia including local shopping, dining, arts, events, and community.
Whether you aspire to See the Art, Be the Art, or Create the Art, there’s room for everyone on Columbia’s canvas.
In this Arts & Culture issue, we’re shaking things up with a “left brain perspective.” Take a journey through eight iconic boroughs that perfectly encapsulate how care for the arts, thoughtful development, and architectural preservation play a role in Columbia’s unique cultural landscape.
There are an abundance of theatre productions, live music performances, and art displays for all to enjoy. Dive into the variety of fantastic ways to appreciate the coming of autumn here in our Capital City!
Everybody’s got a story about the first concert that they ever went to, and around Columbia, you’ll often find that those stories include a local band or artist and a hidden hole-in-the-wall venue that you’d only know about if you were a local…
We caught up with City Manager, Teresa Wilson, who shares the importance of shopping local and uplifting the small businesses here in Columbia.
Sometime this season, pay a visit to any of these local businesses to see all they have in store for your home.
The Sweeten Group @ RE/MAX At The Lake has been making waves in the Columbia real estate community for the last 13 years.
You are in good hands with The Sweeten Group.
