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    Fig is your guide to local art, culture, shopping, dining, and living in Columbia, South Carolina. Support Small. Save Local.

    Social Mission: Sistercare + Songbird Café

    With each issue this year, Fig has been privileged to partner with Sistercare. This non-profit empowers survivors of domestic violence in Richland, Fairfield, Lexington, Newberry, and Kershaw counties by providing emergency shelter and community-based services.

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    Authentic: Morihiko Nakahara

    Morihiko Nakahara doesn't remember when or how he first learned to read music. It could've been in kindergarten, as music class was a required subject in his native city of Kagoshima Perfecture, Japan.

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    The Ultimate Guide to Game Days in Cola

    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.

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    The Left and Right Brains of Soda City

    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.

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    Farmers with Heart

    Across the Midlands this summer, passionate farmers are working hard to provide us with the very best that our soil and sunshine can offer.

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    Authentic: Beach Loveland

    For Beach Loveland, owner of Loveland Coffee, it has always been about more than simply brewing and pouring an excellent cup of coffee.

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    Experience Columbia: Capital City Bites & Sips

    The Columbia food scene is buzzing with new and exciting restaurants popping up all the time, while seasoned chefs continue to marvel diners with their culinary creations.

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    Social Mission: Sistercare

    Alarmingly, South Carolina remains one of the top states in the nation for high rates of domestic violence and domestic homicide.

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    Experience Columbia

    Mark your calendars as we break down some our community’s must-attend events throughout the year!

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    Hello, Spring!

    The temperatures are on the rise, the birds are chirping, and the sun is shining its rays down on us...Spring is coming!

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    Authentic: Angela Yong Sellers

    For Angela Yong Sellers, owner and operator of Fit Columbia in Five Points, opening up a fitness studio was about more than building a gym, but creating an experience; a personal one.

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    Social Mission: Sistercare

    Sistercare is a non-profit based in the Midlands that provides services and advocacy for survivors of domestic violence and their children across multiple counties in South Carolina.

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