COLUMBIA SPY

Items offered at Kelman & Swartz include potbelly stoves, pedal cars, figurines, table & chairs, a klieg light, and even parts of the front end of a Shawnee fire truck. A new Columbia business, Kelman and Swartz Brass & Bronze Trading, LLC, will soon open its doors to the public, offering refurbished metal items such as potbelly stoves, pedal cars and figurines, among others. Co-owner Tim Swartz of Columbia, says he has searched high and low in homes, barns, and recycling yards to find the items, which he believes deserve a second chance. To that end, he has had many items restored or refurbished by the process of powder coating or other means. Swartz says there are no price tags on items, because he wants customers to decide what the items are worth to them. Although many pieces do require a minimum price, he wants customers to walk out feeling good about what they purchased. Swartz classifies his business not as a thrift shop or antique store but rather as a way to keep h...

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Axis Columbia Storage LLC, Axis 64th Garages LLC and Edward J. Demarcantonio conveyed property on a public road to Axis Columbia Storage LLC for $1. WGMC Properties LLC and Walter L. Sidero conveyed 131 N. Third St. to Keith Edwin Interiors Inc. and Edwin Keith Interiors Inc. for $115,000. Gilbert L. Bixler, Judy A. Bixler and Gilbert L. Bixler Jr. conveyed 229 Lawrence St. to Valley View Capital LLC for $45,000. Oscar Torres conveyed 227 Cherry St. to Blair J. Reich for $225,000. Brenda K. Lofquist and Brenda L. Lofquist conveyed property on Ridge Avenue to Alexander Meligakes and Alexa Axmacher for $215,000. Columbia Reduction Co. and Helest Realty Corp. conveyed property on North Second Street to Axis Columbia Storage LLC and Axis 64Th Garages LLC for $75,000.

 

 This week's photos of Columbia (Click on photos to see larger, sharper images.) Walkers out for a walk downtown Just passing through? There must be something interesting down there. Driftwood Pump - cheap water? Datestone at 8th Street & Route 462 Trailers on 462 South 9th Street as seen from Holy Trinity Cemetery Cell tower in a field roughly behind Keystone Cap Troopers flying over Cracked base at 5th & Locust On Tuesday, a train stopped on the tracks along Front Street for several hours due to a problem with a coupler. The train blocked traffic, because the tracks cross over Front Street near Locust Street. Resident Michael Nesteruk (shown in the photos) directed traffic at the intersection of Front and Locust: The train blocked traffic where the tracks cross over Front Street. Here's a photo of southbound traffic backed up. Norfolk Southern crews arrived and addressed the issue - reportedly, a problem with a coupler. Norfolk Southern on the job At least part of the...