About Town — April 26, 2026

This week's photos of Columbia 

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JOE LINTNER | COLUMBIA SPY 

Columbia is celebrating its 300th anniversary this year. Actually, Wright's Ferry/Columbia is.

The Old Columbia Public Grounds Company is celebrating 200 years.

Some folks are celebrating recovery.

New door murals by anndope at the State Theatre Vintage Emporium 

And some theatre seats outside 

More artists around town . . .

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More progress at the South 9th Street project 

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Iron Eagle was back at the former McGinness property.

Aren't they supposed to be done out there?

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C.S. Davidson was checking out the area around Shawnee Run. 

There's their truck.

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Remodeling at the smoke shop 

Progress at the Wright's Ferry Mansion/Von Hess project 

When you want that pole to stay in place, just tie it to another one with an old piece of rope.

It's always a good time for a selfie. 

Yes it is.

How many crows constitute a murder?

Google says it's three or more — up to tens of thousands.

Two crows are sometimes referred to as an "attempted murder."

Volunteers cleaned up around town Friday morning. 

Let's hope they find whatever this is.

(By the way, where's Riverside Park?)

Workers cut a tree from a house on Poplar Street and pulled it up with a crane over that warehouse building — and cut it up in the parking lot next to Avenue F. Good job.

[Submitted photos and video]

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U-turn

Would you call this defensive driving?

[Submitted]

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